[APC Magazine]
One of the major shifts taking place in monitors now is the rapid uptake of White LED technology. According to Gaba Cheng, Digital Display Product Manager at Acer, around 65% of the monitors sold in 2011 used White LED, but this will soar to over 95% over the remainder of 2012. This energy saving technology uses up to 68% less energy than other backlight technologies, and is also more Earth friendly thanks to the lack of any Mercury used in their construction. …
It’s unlikely we’ll see much progress in the 3D world, as NVIDIA has only just released version two of its 3D Vision technology. There was little progress on auto-stereoscopic (glass-less) displays in 2011. Gamers lusting after an IPS display will approve of recent rumours about the impending launch of 120Hz IPS displays, though we’ve been unable to ascertain who’s making the panels, so we’ll believe it when we see it. …
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