Along with the slackening off of demand for PCs and other electronics, LCD demand has dropped off at a moment when the supply is pretty good.
Even more startling: LCD TV sales were off 3% year-0ver-year in Q1, the first-ever sales drop in the history of the category.
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This air gap allows light to come through the touch sensor and reflect off the LCD, which causes added glare for the user.
That, plus the fact that the liquid crystals will revert to transparency if the power goes off, mean an LCD eats batteries.
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We glimpsed the future of the Bravia XBR LCD line back in March when Sony showed off the Japanese-only X2550s, and now it looks like that premonition was dead-on, as the nine new Bravias introduced today feature Sony's x.v.
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Acquiring Horizon, which means a work on six new nuclear plants for ten to 15 years, is such a decision, as are sale this year of the California-based hard drive business to Western Digital and spin-off of a Japan-based LCD panel business.
For users that are accustomed to the hustle and bustle of daily life, but looking to treasure those busy moments, the PowerShot A2600 digital camera also comes equipped with a new ECO mode that assists with battery conservation by turning off the 3.0 inch LCD screen when idle.
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The seven-inch barrier-type LCD display shows lifelike 3D images that appear to jump right off the screen.
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The company is in the process of holding an expo in Tokyo, where they've lined up some leading Japanese manufacturers to show off their latest gear, along with concept products that will never see the light of an LCD screen.
The camera also includes a new Direct Setting Control that enables quick access to settings in manual exposure modes (P, S, A, M), so that settings can be changed without taking an eye off the electronic viewfinder or the high-resolution 921, 000-dot 3.0-in LCD display.
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