(Thin Film Transistor) A transistor that is deposited onto a substrate in thin layers. TFT transistors are commonly used in active matrix LCD screens, which are sometimes called "TFT screens." See LCD and thin film.
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- ASUS Eee PC 701SD - Celeron M 353 - 7" TFT
- Excellent Utility "Box"This little unit is very useful in applications like a small company web server, e-mail server and file sharing server. We use it as a media server with good control over user permissions. It runs SuSE 11.2 except for the wireless network very well. Equipped with normal size...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Lenovo G550 2958 - P T6600 2.2 GHz - 15.6" TFT
- beware! Bad machineYou will surely encounter keyboard errors with this machine. There is a problem, Lenovo is not fessing up to it, yet.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- ASUS F6VE B1 - Core 2 Duo T9550 2.66 GHz - 13.3" TFT
- There are much better laptops than this!If you see from brochures that claim this laptop can downgrade its OS to Windows XP, don't trust it, even if the package comes with a Windows XP recovery software. You will find endless problems when you downgrade the OS.On its hardware issues, besides...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- ASUS Eee PC 1005HAB - Atom N270 1.6 GHz - 10.1" TFT
- If you like Customer Service, DO NOT GET AN ASUSBought one of these from Best Buy September 17 and by the power supply starts working intermittently in less than two months. Asus REFUSES to send a new power supply without receiving the bad one back. So I have to have...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- MSI CR600 013US - P 2 GHz - 16" TFT
- MSI CHEAP OK.MISLEADING WARRANTY . ONCE YOU BUY A COMPUTER. YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. NO TECH SUPPORT.WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER.I RECOMMEND TO BUY OTHER PRODUCT TOSHIBA ,SONY, HP, DELL FOR 50 OR 100 DOLLARS MORE AT LEAST YOU GET THE SERVICE.CUSTOMER SERVICE NEVER REPLY...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Samsung SyncMaster 2333SW - LCD display - TFT - 23"
- Not suitable for graphic designThis monitor doesn't display light grey tones very well at all. In fact they are pretty much invisible. I've played with the settings but still can't get them visble. Both my Laptop LCD and Dell 28" LCD display the same tones in a browserno problem.If your...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Apple's bumper crop of fall hardware, reviewed
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- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Acer Aspire 4810TZ-4696 - P SU2700 1.3 GHz - 14" TFT
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Gateway desktop, Kodak EasyShare digital camera, Garmin nuvi GPS
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- Blog posts 2009-10-12
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- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- HP ProBook 4710s - Core 2 Duo T6570 2.1 GHz - 17.3" TFT
- HP ProBook 4710sI recently purchased this computer without an os, I asked the techs at the shop to put Win 7 on it, they have given me Ultimate RC and I am really happy so far, the actual comp is really easy to use and I can easily give it...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-19
- Nokia 2680 - GoPhone black (AT&T) - Prepaid
- Photo gallery:Nokia 2680Cell phone bills can definitely add up, which is why a prepaid plan option can be an attractive alternative, especially if you don't make calls or need the mobile Web very often. For AT&T Wireless customers, the carrier offers its GoPhone plan with a handful of handsets, including...
- Product reviews 2009-09-04
- Samsung Glint SCH-u350 (Alltel)
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- Product reviews 2009-09-01
- BlackBerry Curve 8520 marks consumer, business power play for RIM [hands-on review]
- The first thought that springs from your mind when you pick up the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is, "You know, I could get the hang of this." That's what Research in Motion, BlackBerry's maker, is hoping. The new Curve...
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- AgfaPhoto releasing three new OPTIMA digital cameras
- European camera manufacturer AgfaPhoto announced the addition of three new pocket digital cameras. The new OPTIMA series point-and-shoots will be officially presented at IFA 2009 in Berlin next month. All three of the new models will come with the capability to shoot photos with resolution up to 1,920 by 1,080 pixels in...
- Blog posts 2009-08-05
- Pharos Traveler GPS 127
- The smartphone space has become really competitive, especially in the past year, and it's packed with wide variety of great devices. However, as far as GPS-enabled smartphones go, Pharos is trying to outdo the competition by including navigation software on the handset, so you're not required to sign up for...
- Product reviews 2009-08-04
- LG Display Reduces Manufacturing Downtime by 50% With Oracle E-Business Suite R12
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- Case studies 2009-08-01
- HP Mini 110-1020NR - Atom N270 1.6 GHz - 10.1" TFT
- HP Mini 110-1020NR - Atom N270 1.6 GHz - 10.1" TFTFirst HP BIG DisappointmentWe picked up one of these to take along on vacation. The hard drive crashed on us 2 weeks after purchase and only one week into our 3.5 week vacation...Get home call HP India call center...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- ASUS N90Sv X1 - Core 2 Duo T9550 2.66 GHz - 18.4" TFT
- ASUS N90Sv X1 - Core 2 Duo T9550 2.66 GHz - 18.4" TFTDon't waste your timeI am very surprised to see any review of this product in "the high numbers".First off, it is SLOW. I mean, it is VERY SLOW.Playing audio files is virtually impossible because they "hesitate" so often....
- Discussion threads 2009-07-24
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