5 Great 24-inch LCD Monitors

No1 - Gateway FHD2400 24" Widescreen HD LCD Monitor
The Gateway 24" widescreen high-definition LCD flat-panel display delivers a superior visual and audio experience. Unique hybrid Faroudja video processing technology displays both data and entertainment content in crystal-clear video with 1080p support. The optional TDX audio bar features the latest in 3D audio technology for the ultimate high-fidelity sound, extending beyond the PC to the X-Box, VCR, DVD player and more.
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No2 - Samsung SyncMaster 245T 24" LCD Monitor
The 245T monitor has a 24-inch, 16:10 wide-screen format, with a 178/178-degree viewing angle. The viewing angle is achieved via Samsung's proprietary Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (S-PVA), the latest technology advancement in liquid crystal cell structure, for an improved user viewing experience. The 245T monitor's ultra-wide viewing area can support a range of multi-window applications, thereby helping to improve work efficiency and reducing the need for two monitors.Furthermore, the 245T model features a high 1920 x 1200 resolution, allowing the monitor to deliver clearer and more precise images.
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No3 - Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM 24" LCD Monitor
The Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM looks great--and I'm not talking exclusively about the antiglare treatment or the crisp 1920-by-1200-pixel native resolution, which provides very good visual quality. The SyncMaster also sports sleek lines and a thin, glossy black bezel that stays.
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No4- Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP 24-Inch TFT LCD Display
The UltraSharp 2408WFP 24-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor from Dell is a brilliant choice when you need exceptional clarity and vibrant color. Featuring a 3000:1 contrast ratio and 400 cd/m? brightness, the monitor boasts excellent color accuracy and uniformity. Additionally, a resolution of up to 1920x1200 pixels provides quality entertainment and an exhilarating multimedia experience. Moreover, you can enjoy accurate color representation for content creation like gaming development, video and photo viewing with the TrueColor technology that allows for 110% color gamut.
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No5 - Westinghouse L2410NM 24-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor
Introducing the quintessential monitor from Westinghouse Digital, the 24-inch widescreen multifunctional monitor L2410M. This brilliant monitor features an impeccable industrial design accentuated with a piano black and clear acrylic bezel that was designed using Windows Vista ID guidelines. The technical features are equally impressive, including a stunning 1,920 x 1,200 resolution that displays 16.7 million colors on an MVA panel, equipped with HDMI-HDCP and a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, so whether you are reviewing presentations, watching DVD's or gaming this monitor is the best in class.
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Microsoft to offer Windows 7 on USB thumb drives?

by Barry Collins, pcpro
Microsoft is reportedly considering offering Windows 7 on USB thumb drives to allow netbook owners to upgrade their machines.
Windows has, until now, only been distributed on DVDs or via download. However, netbooks don't come with optical drives and downloading an operating system is a frankly painful experience.
The Windows 7 ISO weighs in at 2.3GB, which would take several hours to download on an average broadband connection and potentially do serious damage to a customer's broadband data cap.
Consequently, the company is exploring alternative means of distributing the OS, including USB flash drives, according to a report.
Microsoft UK was unavailable to comment on the speculation at the time of publication.
Windows 7 could prove an attractive option for netbook owners whose machines are plodding along with Windows Vista. PC Pro's tests have shown that Windows 7 runs perfectly well on machines with only a single core processor and 1GB of RAM, whereas we have found Vista frustratingly slow on the same spec.
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Windows 7 pre-orders grab Amazons top sales spots

Microsoft and e-retailers discount Windows 7 as much as 58%, buyers flock.
Microsoft and online retailers today kicked off Windows 7 sales in the U.S., Canada and Japan, taking pre-orders at prices discounted by as much as 58%.
The upgrade for Windows 7 Home Premium, priced at $49.99, immediately stormed to the top of Amazon.com's bestseller list. The $99.99 Windows 7 Professional Upgrade held the No. 2 spot in software, while Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade, a $219.99 package that has not been discounted, claimed No. 4 as of 1:30 p.m. ET Friday.
Microsoft officially announced the limited-time deal yesterday, although details had leaked earlier this month when the Engadget site published a Best Buy memo that spelled out the prices and start date.
The discounted prices are good from today through July 11 in the U.S. and Canada, or "until supplies last," Microsoft noted in fine print. Pre-order prices will cease after July 5 in Japan. Customers in the U.K., France and Germany will be offered similar pre-order discounts starting July 15.

LCD-Plasma Display Technology Shoot-Out

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If you were shopping for a large-screen HDTV just a few years ago you would have seen mostly Rear Projection HDTVs, based primarily on DLP, LCD and LCoS technologies, plus a fair number of pricey direct-view Plasmas, and maybe a few very expensive direct-view LCDs. It's amazing how the TV industry has abruptly toggled into an entirely different lineup. Now you'll see mostly direct-view LCDs together with a small number of Plasmas. If you look in some back corner you may find a few attractively priced Rear Projection DLP HDTVs. CRT and LCoS technologies are now dead for HDTVs, and Rear Projection is "a dead man walking."
Scientifically, it's hard to understand why this happened because CRT, LCoS and DLP offered the highest picture quality at the lowest price, while direct-view large-screen LCDs have historically offered the lowest picture quality at the highest price. This seems to be the result of a series of consumer misconceptions together with some high powered industry marketing. Of course, all of the display technologies have improved dramatically over the last few years, so we decided to revisit this topic and do a new in-depth Shoot-Out comparison and analysis of LCD and Plasma technologies to find out how they are currently performing.
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Jackson's Death Prompts Record Traffic for Yahoo

by Chloe Albanesius, AppScout
Yahoo on Friday released statistics about the impact of Michael Jackson's death across its various properties, and a news story about the deceased pop star's hospitalization is now the highest clicking story in Yahoo's history.
A story on Yahoo.com about Jackson being rushed to the hospital generated 800,000 clicks in 10 minutes, and a subsequent story about his death logged 560,000 clicks in 10 minutes, Yahoo wrote in a blog post.
Overall, the news area on Yahoo's front page had five times its normal amount of traffic.
On Yahoo News, the section had 16.4 million unique visitors, breaking the 15.1 million visitor record set on Election Day. Overall, Yahoo News logged 175 million page views – the fourth highest after Election Day, January 22, and Hurricane Ike.
Meanwhile, about 21,000 people left comments on a blog post about Jackson. And more than 4,000 Jackson-related images have been posted to the Yahoo-owned Flickr photo-sharing site.
Jackson's death also prompted a number of Internet searches, including queries for: how to moonwalk; celebrity deaths in threes; hoax rumors; cardiac arrest; related celebs like Elizabeth Taylor and Lisa Marie Presley; and the location of Jackson's home.
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