LG L226WU 22" USB LCD Maxes out DisplayLink Potential

July 15th, 2008

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This picture clearly depicts the the perfect application of Displaylink USB video technology (while secondary functions are found on Samsung 7" LCD sidekick and Asus photo frame. In the rather grim future of the financial sector, we don't think they will be needing new monitors anytime soon. If everything picks up in a few years' time, LG's new L226WU is going to sell like hot cakes. The new USB 22" LCD monitor is built for multi-screen environment in mind. With a notebook's screen serving as a primary display, you can have an additional six more of these LCD units via daisy-chaining. Each can be rotated from landscape to portrait and vice versa without the use of GUI.

The current DisplayLink DL-160 core can boast up to 1680 x 1050 (16:10), which is the maximum resolution the L226WU offers. The panel supports a 1000:1 contrast ratio; 176-degree view angle; and a 2ms response time. HDMI is absent in this model, and even support for HDCP through DVI-D remains a question. As for sales target, In-Stat recently projected USB network displays to exceed 40 million units by 2011. USB 3.0 will likely be available by then to further boost performance. To find out how USB monitors generally, check out the Samsung 940UX review.

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