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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. Nearly an inch smaller VGA screen makes news? by tlhIngan · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Sharp and Toshiba both make PDA-sized VGA screens. Maybe NEC, too. I think the Toshiba is a 640x480 screen, while the Sharp is a 480x640 screen.

    Look up the Toshiba e805 PDA. Or the Dell Axim x51v (which can be had cheaply). Both feature a 3.8" VGA screen.

    So all that's been accomplished is the screen is an inch smaller.

    I've had QVGA screens that were 1.6" in size, so they had the same DPI as this screen...