DX Antennal announced to release in July a new LCD TV  with built-in Digital & Analog Tuner TV,the LVW-322.The new scree features a 32-inch LCD panel in 1,366×768 resolutions, and provides a brightness of 400cd/m², a contrast ratio of 1,500:1, response time of 8ms.You can expect to a price of 600 euros

SANYO introduces their second-generation LCD waterproof monitor ‘CE52SR1′ integrating revolutionary sun-readable LCD panel and marine grade construction.

This unique LCD monitor is lightweight, runs cooler and uses less electrical power than similarly sized plasma monitors. The CE52SR1 surprisingly makes no compromises on image quality with Full HD resolution and a 1500:1 contrast ratio. Combined with the CE52SR1’s sun-readable feature, it is also ideal for viewing under sunlight with 1500 cd/m2 on-screen brightness.

The CE52SR1 comes equipped with a wide variety of input/output terminals (including DVI-D instead of HDMI) so that you can make full use of the LCD monitor’s colorful, blur-free, high-speed 6.5 ms response time while watching a wide range of real time video signals.

It will be available in October 2008 and have a MSRP price of 13,995(USD).

NEC today announced a new 26-inch LCD it targets at the workplace but which is also usable at home. The design is relatively accurate with coverage for 92 percent of the NTSC color gamut and a 1,000:1 contrast ratio in spite of its relative size and a 5ms pixel response time. The professional black bezel also hides downward-firing stereo speakers for users who might not have space for separate speakers. The screen is also unusually flexible for its size and pivots into portrait mode for editing text, code, or viewing large websites, while a four-port USB hub gives it room to hook up most peripherals. A DVI port with HDCP encryption for certain HD movie formats is accompanied by a VGA connector that handles most other video sources.

NEC plans to ship the black-bordered EA261WM in August for $680.

Sony has released a new series of BRAVIA TVs that reduce your power consumption to 89W. This JE1 Series uses fluorescent tubes that provide higher luminance efficiency at lower electric voltage with optical film that gives off a higher light transmission rate. The KDL-32JE1 features a 32-Inch LCD Panel in WXGA Resolution (1366×768 ), HDMI interface, Digital TV Tuner, and a contrast ratio of 2500:1 as well as a view angle of 178 degrees. The KDL-32JE is going for about 900€.

ASUS presented its 24-inch wide LCD monitor with built-in video communication facilities during Computex 2008.With the ASUS software ‘LifeFrame2′ users will enjoy amounts of fun with capturing, storing, editing and managing their treasured memories through photos, videos and recorded audio files with ease.

ASUS has since expanded this range to cover the whole scale of sizes from 19-, 22- 24-and 26-inch.

Today LG introduced a two new stretched display monitors in the UK . The 29’’ M2900S-BN has a screen resolution of 1366×480, and 38’’ MS3800S-BN a screen resolution of 1366×398. Both provide a contrast ratio of 1,000:1, a response time of 9ms, and feature digital and analogue video input.The M3800S-BN and M2900S-BN have been designed specifically to host large format digital data for public locations.

The M3800S-BN’s impressive 38″ screen and the M2900S-BN’s 29″ screen make these new monitors ideal for exhibiting information in large commercial areas, such as shopping centres and cinemas, and in high footfall locations like airports and train stations.

Both screens have a high picture quality and can display data either horizontally or vertically in large format and full colour.

The M3800S-BN and the M2900S-BN have a screen resolution of 1366 x 398 and 1366 x 480 respectively, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 9 ms (grey-to-grey) response time, digital and analogue video input and PC input via 15-pin D-Sub.

Mitsubishi is going to launch its 24.1-inch wide monitor ‘VISEO MDT242WG-SB’ in Japan market, which features stylish satin black color.The VISEO monitor supports 1,920*1,200 WUXGA resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 16ms response speed and 500 cd/m² brightness while adopts HDMI and AV slots.

LG Electronics show their LCD TV ‘LG60 Series’ in China market during CHITEC 2008.Equipped with LG’s Intelligent Sensor which automatically adjusts picture settings according to room lighting, the LG60 Series adopts invisible speakers for the simple design.Featuring full HD 1080p resolution the LG60 Series supports 50,000:1 contrast ratio and four HDMI ports. LG has also implemented an energy saving ‘Green EYEQ’ that reduces power consumption by up to 60%.

BenQ released its 24-inch high-end monitor ‘V2400W’ in Japan market, which features 24mm thickness.Sold in Japan for 371€ the new LCD feature an DVI-D HDCP connector as well as an HDMI one and D-SUB one. With a “slim” body (24mm) our LCD has a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a brightness of 250cd/m2.

This V2400W is far to have stunning performances (on the paper) but does have a great design.

LG showcased its broad line of LCD and Plasma TVs at the Hospitality Design Expo 2008 in Las Vegas.

LG’s first Full HD TV ‘42LB5DC’ designed with the hospitality industry in mind, employs MPEG-4 H.264 decoding technology to create an entertainment environment.

This technology delivers entertainment quality and flexibility to guests at hotels where HD programming is available. The model is also equipped with Pro Idiom Digital Rights Management System, which unlocks access to premium content and provides rapid and broad deployment of HDTV and other high-value digital content. Additional features include built-in pay-per-view capabilities and In Plane Switching, which automatically reduces the distortion and blurring.