As market conditions changed and the availability of commercial HD projectors became less expensive there was a shift in the market for an affordable compact true HD monitor for use in video production. So in response to market demands, in early 2008 Manhattan LCD LLC was born. Before Manhattan LCD released its first monitor, the highest resolution on camera LCD monitor with a HDMI port available was 800x480 and cost over $1000. Our first actual complete product was the HD109A HD monitor it featured a resolution of 1366x768 and excellent viewing angle and brightness and was priced at $699 it was a real hit. Unfortunately the LCD panel was discontinued by the manufacturer soon after the products release only around 100 HD109A monitors were ever sold. With the demand for a true HD small HDMI monitor with excellent viewing characteristics Manhattan LCD decided to make a monitor with a more popular size screen that would not be discontinued so soon and the HD089A was born. It had a resolution of 1024x600 and can accept a native signal of 576P, the beginning of the HD spectrum. Soon after that we upgraded the LCD controller from the older MST to the more advanced PW338 and in early 2009 the HD089B quickly became our best seller. Not wanting to ruin a good thing we have stood by our original design of an affordable HD Monitor and continue to improve on the design and firmware in the controller. Not forgetting our roots we still offer DIY kits and we have 6 different models of HD LCD monitors ranging in size from the 5.6 inch HD5 to the very versatile HD8900 with HDSDI all of which are true HD and start under $1000.