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Samsung Develops World's First three-inch VGA LCD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the teeny-tiny dept.

Nomad05 writes "Samsung announced this week it has developed the world's first three-inch VGA LCD panel that "directly meets industry interface standards for digital still cameras." What this means is that future LCD screens on digital cameras will allow multimedia to be viewed at a resolution of 640x480. Presently, a majority of camera LCDs only display multimedia at a resolution of 320x240 — significantly lower in quality than Samsung's new LCD. In layman's terms, expect significantly brighter, more detailed LCD displays, which will enable you to review your photography more thoroughly after you take an exposure. This innovation will make it easier to spot blurry images and ensure your photo is framed properly. "

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  1. Damn kids and their VGA's... by halivar · · Score: 5, Funny

    In my day, we had 320x200, and 16 colors. By God, we were thankful for it!

    1. Re:Damn kids and their VGA's... by kfg · · Score: 2, Funny

      In my day, we had 320x200, and 16 colors.

      What's color?

      KFG

    2. Re:Damn kids and their VGA's... by Russ+Steffen · · Score: 3, Funny

      And 320x200? My teletype only had 132 columns.

      Hold on, I gotta go chase some of those damn kids off my lawn...

  2. 20 bucks by Linkiroth · · Score: 2, Funny

    Says that this ends up in a rock on someone's dashboard on that MTV show "pimp my ride".

    1. Re:20 bucks by Kankraka · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, this is a perfect display for what I had planned for just that. An in car media center powered by a mac mini :). I was saddened by the fact I would have to butcher some crappy "portable dvd player" and use a DVI to S-video adapter to do it half assed, and subsequently gave up on it. I may just be able to do it after all :D. It's so perfect, remote included, iTunes visuals for the eyecandy, mobile web and what not through wifi! Add more songs/videos from your driveway! And it all stashes under the passenger seat :)

  3. Brighter screens, double both dimensions: by Kamineko · · Score: 1, Funny

    Enjoy the fun of 8 times your usual battery usage!

  4. "In layman's terms"? by epp_b · · Score: 2, Funny

    What do we need that for on Slashdot?

  5. Re:Shame displays are not like other tech products by Millenniumman · · Score: 5, Funny
    bool verification = [[aboveComment Find:@"entire LCD display industry" andReplace:@"Microsoft XBox division"] verify];
    NSLog("&@", verification);


    Log:

    true
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    Stupidity is like nuclear power, it can be used for good or evil. And you don't want to get any on you.
  6. Gee... by humungusfungus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow. Jeepers. Glad that stuff was explained in layman's terms. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a clue.

    Is this slashdot or CNN?

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  7. Re:Nearly an inch smaller VGA screen makes news? by joetheappleguy · · Score: 2, Funny
    I think the Toshiba is a 640x480 screen, while the Sharp is a 480x640 screen.
    Maybe you're holding it upside-down?