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ASUS VE247H 24" LED Monitor is currently being liquidated for just $179.99 shipped after rebate. It features a "high dynamic contrast ratio ranging between 50,000,000:1, ASCR delivers a more defined image especially while watching night scenes in movies or playing games that typically have dark areas." Product page. Continue reading for a video review.

ASUS Splendid Video Intelligence Technology, or Splendid for short, is a quick image setting selectable through buttons on the monitor. Featuring different scenario settings ranging from game to scenario modes, choose your preferred one for your task at hand.

Racing simulators just got a lot cooler, thanks to this immersive, 175-degree display by Norman Design. At 110-pounds, "the display uses a series of rear-mounted projectors seamlessly blended together, powered by a sufficiently capable gaming PC running special software." Continue reading for a video and more information.

File this under: cool MIT projects. You read that right, "instead of the complex hardware required to produce holograms, the Media Lab system uses several layers of liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), the technology currently found in most flat-panel TVs." Continue reading for a video and more information.

Researchers have developed the world's thinnest display, and they call it a "Colloid Display". Simply put as possible, it "uses ultrasonic sound waves to change the properties of a soap-like film to display both flat and 3-D images - using several of them together can even produce a holographic projection." Continue reading for a video and more information.

AOC's E1649FWU 16" USB-Powered Portable LED Monitor is currently being liquidated for just $99.99 shipped, originally priced at $129.99. It's "plug-and-play compatible with PC and Mac computers and laptops. It receives both power and signal via a single included USB cable for plug-and-play simplicity." Product page. Continue reading for a video demonstration.

This monitor offers a 500:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time and 1366 x 786 resolution @60 Hz. The e1649Fwu USB Monitor is compatible with PC as well as Mac using the DisplayLink driver. It's ultra lightweight for greater portability, making it perfect for business presentations, the frequent traveler, photo frame applications, and dual monitor setups on-the-go.

Viewsonic's VA2703 27-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor is currently being offered for just $254.97 shipped, originally priced at $398. This display "has a 15,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, DVI and VGA inputs, 3ms response time, and a VESA mountable glossy finish design." Product page. Continue reading for more pictures and information.

The VA2703 features an automatic aspect ratio adjustment, which senses the input single and will not stretch a 4:3 signal but instead, it will position the image in the middle of the screen with side bars.

Panasonic's VIERA TC-P65GT30 is currently on sale for just $1749.99, originally priced at $3199.95. It "uses Full-HD Frame Sequential technology to create its 3D images. Images recorded in 1920 x 1080 pixels for both the right-eye and the left-eye alternately flash on the screen at the ultra-high rate of 120 frames per second." Product page. Continue reading for a video preview.

When you view the screen through active-shutter glasses that open and close each lens in sync with the alternating images, you see breathtaking FULL HD 3D pictures with stunning power and realism.

The LG EW224T 22in Widescreen LED Monitor is on sale today only for just $134.99 shipped, originally priced at $169.99. Boasting "the latest in LED backlighting technology and 1080p Full HD, the LED Monitor EW224T is a monitor built to make anything you're viewing look spectacular." Product page. Continue reading for a hands-on video preview.

This stunning picture is the reason you wanted HD in the first place. With almost double the pixel resolution, Full HD 1080p gives it superior picture quality over standard resolution. You'll see details and colors like never before.

Love touchscreens, but miss pressing down on actual buttons? Tactus Technology has come up with an innovative solution. Simply put, it features a fluid layer that "creates buttons that fill up like balloons and disappear flat." Continue reading for a video demonstration and more information.

While it may be more of a novelty...for now, this nifty transparent, double-sided display by Japan-based NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu accepts simultaneous front and back touch inputs, allowing for more creativity from mobile developers. Continue reading for a video demonstration.