CES 2008: LaCie Rolls Out Luxury 24in Display January 11, 2008

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LaCie is best known as a maker of very cool storage devices but the company has long been a supplier of high-end and expensive displays. It’s latest 24in beauty seems set to continue the trend.

Considering the LaCie 324 LCD will cost almost £600 when it ships this month, you’d probably need to be a creative professional to justify the outlay. That, or the most dedicated and well-heeled gamer in the UK. You get a lot for your cash though.

Apart from supporting Full HD 1080p video content, it boasts a 10-bit Gamma Correction system that minimises banding, supports picture-in-picture, has a built-in 3-port USB hub and a headphone/speaker port. There’s embedded Faroudja DCDi and TrueLife video technologies inside – also used by many decent projectors and upscaling home cinema devices - to improve video playback. And let’s not forget the connectivity. The 324 can be connected to up to four devices simultaneously via its twin HDMI ports, DVI and VGA inputs.

Sweet, but well out of my financial league.-Martin Lynch

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