First look: Samsung’s new display range

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Samsung’s monitor range has been hugely successful over the last couple of years, combining excellent image quality with living room design, and after seeing the 2009 additions today I can safely say that winning formula looks set to continue.

The majority of the displays on show were impressive refreshes, such as the polished and angular ‘Lavender’ line and the ‘Ecofit’ low-power models – all of which we’ll be reviewing over the coming months. But in amongst them a few interesting additions caught my eye.

The first was the so-called ‘lapfit’ display (LD220 and LD190N), which is essentially a widescreen monitor without the traditional stand. Instead it rests on an arm in the same way as a picture frame.

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What should I do with my spare screen?

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

This is my desk. Beautiful, isn’t it? Until today, it’s been one of the few in the PC Pro office not to sport a second (or even a third) screen. I had my 19in TFT running off my laptop and I was happy with my lot. I’d never extended the desktop on to my idling laptop screen, largely because doing so in Windows XP was a bit of a faff.

Not so in Windows 7 – a quick tweak with the display settings, and hey presto, my laptop was immediately pressed into service. But now I don’t know what to do with all that extra screen space! Several of my colleagues use their secondary screen for email, but my failing eyesight can barely cope with the email on my larger screen, let alone the laptop’s squidged display.

So, I’m asking you, the great PC Pro readership, for your suggestions. What can I stick on that barren desert landscape? I’ll liberate something from our cupboard of discarded kit for the best suggestion.