BALLETTEACHING BLOG

AUO in Development for Lower Number of LEDs Used in TV Application
04/19/2010

AUO says LEDs used in TV Backlight Unit (BLU) will be lowered by about 30% by the end of this year. This is made possible because of 1-bar LED edge-type. The 1-bar edge-type LED BLU will start to be applied to TV application from year 2011.

AUO says LED BLU equipped model show 90% share in Notebook and 20% in TV and Monitor application that at the end of 2010, the penetration for TV application will reach 30~40%. LED penetration for TV application depend on the factor whether LED supply can cover the growing demand of the application.

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Rapidly Advancing Edge-Type LED BLU Technology – Reduced Number of LED Bar
Displaybank Market Insight

Introduction: 3D LED LCD TV in Analyst’s Perspective

New 3D LED LCD TV products are launched one after another. In 2009, the word, “LED”, was added to LCD TV products with LED backlight and they were called LED (backlit) LCD TV (or LED TV). This year, word “3D” is added and the products are called 3D LED LCD TV (there is also 3D CCFL LCD TV). Differentiations mean premium products. These products ask for higher prices since they have added functions through differentiations.

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Before you buy: 12 things to know about the iPad
By John D. Sutter, CNN
April 2, 2010 — Updated 1401 GMT (2201 HKT)

(CNN) — You’ve seen the television commercials and the product reviews.

But maybe, like many gadget lovers, you’re still debating whether you really need this new touch-screen computer from Apple.

To help you make sense of the hype, here are answers to 12 common questions about the iPad, Apple’s much-anticipated “slate” computer, which goes on sale Saturday.

Buying an iPad? What will you do with it?

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April 1, 2010
From ’sensual’ to ‘disappointment,’ iPad reviews are in
Posted: 01:13 PM ET

In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock with your iPhone turned off, there’s some big tech news coming up on Saturday: Apple’s iPad goes on sale. And the pundits are already chiming in.

Here’s a point-by-point about this new “slate” computer, which is like a touch-screen laptop without a keyboard, or, as The New York Times writes, “basically a gigantic iPod Touch.”

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