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LG's thinnest monitor ever, the E2290 (review)

For the last few years, there's been this unofficial mandate in the computer monitor space to have thinner and thinner displays. Vendors have succeeded for the most part, offering monitors that are thinner than anything that was available just a couple years prior.

However, this ever-constant demand to see monitors cut the fat has unfortunately culminated in what we have today: monitors, strung out on Stacker 2 and Cordislim, willing to do anything for a another hit of--OK, as I type this, the man who looks over my shoulder, constantly correcting my mistakes, is telling me that this is … Read more

CES: AOC shows 0.3-inch thick monitor

LAS VEGAS--It appears the ultrathin monitor wars have begun. At CES this week, LG showed off its 0.28-inch thick E2290V monitor. And not to be outdone--or at least in an attempt to not be outdone--AOC revealed its i2352Fh monitor with a 0.37 profile length.

It is not quite as thin as LG's offering, but is still thinner than anything else we've yet seen in monitors.

The 23.6-inch AOC monitor is, however, wall-mountable--unlike the E2290V, as far as we could tell. Also, the AOC comes with two HDMI ports.

No pricing or release date info has … Read more

CES: LG unveils one of the slimmest monitors ever

LAS VEGAS--Over the last few years, with the advent of LED backlighting technology, monitor panels have been on a hard-core diet or sorts, getting thinner and thinner. How thin you ask? How about a thinness of 0.28 inches?

This week at CES 2011, LG presented what may well be the thinnest monitor ever built. Hmmm, even using the word "built" seems to betray the sleek elegance this monitor conveys. "Forged" seems like a more appropriate term.

"Forged" seems even more appropriate when the E2290V's striking metallic-chrome chassis is revealed. Suffice it to … Read more