Mitsubishi debuts power-saving RDT231WLM-S 23-inch monitor
By Donald Melanson 
posted Oct 7th 2009 2:41PM
posted Oct 7th 2009 2:41PM
We know it's been tough finding a 23-inch, full HD monitor that's just nondescript enough to cause not so much as a passing glance, but it looks like Mitsubishi finally has the monitor for you. In addition to that 1,920 x 1080 resolution, its new RDT231WLM-S model packs a decent 5 ms response time, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, a full range of ports including HDMI and DVI, and an "ECO Professional" mode to cut down on power consumption whenever possible. Unfortunately, it also makes use of a TN panel, and it eschews any modern conveniences like a built-in webcam or USB hub -- but, hey, at least it's one monitor that won't collect fingerprints left and right. No price or release just yet, but we'd expect those details to be fairly inexpensive and fairly soon.
[Via Akihabara News]
[Via Akihabara News]
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First at what, making an idiot out of yourself? Yay, go you.
Reflection FAIL! Someone in the art department has no sense of style or taste. It looks like a Jupiter flyby. I guess you could argue the same about the product design department.
Still, I'd like to see the image quality and brightness of the power saving screen in action. Sans terrible faux reflection.
I think the reflection is stylish and intentional. Plus it lets you know it your looking at a glossy screen. You would have rather had the screen shot so it was pure black... like every other boring LCD picture you've ever seen?
No Isaac, I would have rather they stuck with the typical reflection...like every other boring LCD picture I've ever seen. My comment was on the awkward location and direction of the reflection which looked more like an image on the screen than a reflection. Usually its subtle.
What besides a giant lamp right next to the screen would create a reflection like that? It is extreme and odd.
Power saving is nice, but image quality should come first.
That's the first time I've read an Engadget article that points out whether an LCD panel is TN or not. Now I don't have to dig down into the comments to find out the bad news.
Yeah, I really hope it becomes a regular part of these LCD display descriptions
No Isaac, I would have rather they stuck with the typical reflection...like every other boring LCD picture I've ever seen. My comment was on the awkward location and direction of the reflection which looked more like an image on the screen than a reflection. Usually its subtle.
What besides a giant lamp right next to the screen would create a reflection like that? It is extreme and odd.
Why not just get a rpoper 1920x1200 screen in 24''? If you want subtility, there's Samsung 2443BW :)