NEC's 20WMGX2 is US-bound

NEC's 20.1-inch 1680 x 1050 widescreen monitor we saw out in Europe the other day, the 20WMGX2, well, she's a States-bound according to NEC. Expect this 6ms response time, 400cd/m² beauty to have a 1600:1 contrast ratio though, which even sweetens the deal, along with DVI, VGA, coax, S-video, component, and composite inputs and a speaker attachment. It'll also be making the trek with the 19-inch SXGA 90GX2, and the 17-inch SXGA 70GX2 in tow, both of which have a 4ms response time, 700:1 contrast ratio, and a 400cd/m² brightness level. No word on price or release yet, but we have a feeling it shan't be long.

[Justin @ Feb 2nd 2006 3:23PM]

That's one gay monitor.

[Digger Phelps @ Feb 2nd 2006 4:07PM]

Haha.
Justin beat me to it.

Even the third pic looks a lot like ersatz gay lit "it boy" JT Leroy's doppelganger.
http://static.flickr.com/3/6439183_e6f5c55564_m.jpg

[Fred Hyke @ Feb 2nd 2006 4:10PM]

Hey Justin, many of the Engadget readers are gay, too. No need to use terminology like that.

Thanks.

[BEETROOT @ Feb 2nd 2006 4:53PM]

Terminology like what, gay?

It does seem to be a monitor catering to 'like minded' individuals.

[rip @ Feb 2nd 2006 5:01PM]

Does that monitor have a built-in computer? Cause it looks about twice as thick as an iMac...

[Peter Camperton @ Feb 2nd 2006 5:11PM]

Finally a computer for black nerds, gay asians and electro clash chicks. It's about fargin' time.

[Peter Camperton @ Feb 2nd 2006 5:13PM]

monitor that is. ahem.

[Mrono @ Feb 2nd 2006 5:34PM]

yeah, that is pretty gay

[Finished.Law.School @ Feb 2nd 2006 5:59PM]

I am not sure if it is ghey but they should have put an attractive Asian woman on the screen like other companies who actually want to sell stuff.
That ugly guy is not doing NEC any favors.
He is almost as stupid looking as the OfficeMax model guy...

[MrX @ Feb 2nd 2006 6:12PM]

Yeah, that target market will buy...what?...3 monitors? Way to go NEC marketing!

[threEchelon @ Feb 2nd 2006 7:33PM]

That's always funny when I see people use the word "ghey" because it was started by my friend, on WoW.

[trev @ Feb 2nd 2006 7:58PM]

This monitor is "gay"? You sound like a bunch of teenage boys. What about focusing on what the actual monitor can do and how it has been designed instead of whatever image NEC have chosen to mock up on the screen.

"should have put an attractive Asian woman on the screen like other companies who actually want to sell stuff."

Ide like to think you were being sarcastic...alas no.

[saltiness @ Feb 3rd 2006 2:47AM]

Yeah, nobody ever said ghey before WoW in the whole history of the internet.

[BitwiseMcgee @ Feb 3rd 2006 10:19AM]

I'm sorry, how in the hell is a monitor gay?

I see a gray box with an lcd in it. yep, pretty homosexual. Can we get an engadget that requires age/iq verification before commenting?

Besides the thickness and that speaker setup (have on-monitor speakers ever been a good idea?) this looks pretty nice.

[Krueger @ Feb 3rd 2006 3:13PM]

Specs on the 20.1" do look real nice. If they keep the price down on it, would be a great buy, especially with all those connections.

And yeah, I don't see what's "gay" about how it looks. Just a nice looking, albeit slightly on the thick side, grey monitor.

I'm assuming the speakers are detachable too, based on "speaker attachment", and the fact that they just don't look built in. That's definitely a plus ifyou don't plan to use the speakers.

[compnerd @ Feb 7th 2006 9:34AM]

I'm looking at the response time of the LCD and I think 6ms is pretty awesome. There are only a very small handful of other monitors that claim to be faster. I haven't looked at the full specs, but when someone says 4ms response time, they are referring to a color to color response time, not a full black to white response time. BTW when you get contrast ratios that high (1600:1) and you find something with a response time of 6ms that is really freakin huge.

[Zeshan Ahmed @ Mar 5th 2006 5:53PM]

1680 x 1050 (WSXGA) Optimum Resolution AS-IPS display with OptiClear DVM
- 16.7 Million Colours
- 800:1 (1600:1 with advanced DVM) Contrast Ratio
- 6ms Response Time
- 470 cd/m2 Brightness
- One Analogue Input
- One DVI Input
Advanced DVM
Hcp
- VESA mounting compatible
- 4-port USB hub 2.0

If yu guys took your heads out of each others butts you would see that this s an exellent monitor.

[Rich @ Apr 4th 2006 6:43AM]

The guy in the top pic looks stoned as hell!

Seriously tho according to current owners of this monitor (various forums)it is very good and has excellent black levels, It also has the shiny CRT like coating on the screen which to me is a good thing. I hate the dull matte screen surface used on most LCDs.