Introduction
Current LCD technology will progressively disappear and be replaced first by monitors with CCFL tube backlighting and extended gammut, then with LED backlighting and finally OLEDs. Unfortunately, these three types of technology have been delayed. The release date is now at best October for the first two and we don´t have a date for OLED.
These delays are not only due to technological complications. Manufacturers’ priorities have changed. Recently, LCD monitors lost the privilege of being the first to benefit from technological improvements. Except for one manufacturer, TVs and notebooks are now favored. We put together a collection of monitors from the manufacturers in question to have a glimpse of what the next generation will be (soon we hope).
- Samsung and Sony sent us their latest TVs equipped with the new generation of CCFL tubes.
- Sony lent us their (THE) first monitor with LED backlighting.
- NEC sent us the definitive version of the first professional monitor with LED backlighting. We tested a prototype last year.
- Let´s be honest. We aren´t expecting much progress in terms of reaction time. (In the conclusion we address what are the limits today and its future). Here we only expect richer colors. To evaluate possible improvements, the three monitors followed the color testing procedure started with the
the last 24 inches monitor test (Dell and Samsung). There is color quality before calibration, analysis of colors defects, initial gammut, results after calibration, and corrected colors.
