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ces monitors wrap-up

Monitors finally showing some progress

I have to admit, going into CES 2011, I found it difficult to garner excitement about the category for which I hold responsibility.

Before CES, I was reviewing what seemed like the same 23-inch LED-based monitor over and over again, with the odd large-screen IPS monitor thrown in every now and then to spice things up. Only, it was like adding half a teaspoon of salad dressing to a huge plate of cold, raw broccoli.

I definitely didn't expect to leave CES more excited about this category than I've ever been. Thankfully, for the sake of my mental … Read more

Wrap-up: Monitor industry rests on its laurels

LAS VEGAS--Coming into CES 2010 I wasn't expecting much. Most vendors I'd made plans to meet with didn't have anything really new and exciting planned. At last year's CES, we saw the emergence of 16:9 monitors as well as the first real rumblings of LED backlights and 3D technology.

At this year's show, most vendors seemed to be leaning heavily in the LED direction, with some vendors, such as AOC, outfitting the majority of their lineup with LED backlights. Monitors with LED backlights didn't really start taking off until late last year, even … Read more