Don't expect anything miraculous from Mitsubishi's latest announcement, but the firm is doling out a bevy of totally average LCD monitors for those in the market. First up is the 19-inch RDT193WM, which features a WXGA+ (1,440 x 900) panel, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 brightness, five-millisecond response time, 160-degree viewing angles and VGA / DVI inputs. Moving on up, we find the 20.1-inch RDT203WM / RDT203WM-S, which sports a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution but otherwise mimics the specifications on its smaller sibling. Finally, the 22-inch RDT222WM rocks the same WSXGA+ panel as the 20.1-incher, but an HDMI port is thrown in to further differentiate it from the pack. As for pricing, expect the bunch to land later this month for ¥34,800 ($307), ¥44,800 ($395) / ¥49,800 ($439) and ¥54,800 ($483), respectively.

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The shift towards a larger standard screen size isn't a surprising one (remember the dark days of 15-inch CRTs?). Besides, manufacturers need a legal reason to keep prices level as efficiency is continually increased, and consumers can't seem to get enough screen estate. Unless you've been living in a cave for the past few months, then you'll have noticed that the size du jour is 22-inch widescreen LCDs. Mitsubishi is the latest to join the fray with the announcement of the 22-inch RDT221WM Diamondcrysta -- although sadly it doesn't come with any diamonds or crystals. Specs wise, the RDT221WM features a 1680 x 1050 panel which is viewable 160 degrees vertically and horizontally, a hardly dazzling brightness of 300cd/m2, a pretty standard 800:1 contrast ratio, and an average 5ms response time. If that didn't blow your mind (it didn't ours), then the 1W speakers, choice of silver or black bezels, and the non-HDCP DVI-D and VGA inputs probably won't either. No matter, because the ¥59,800 ($506) price tag is pretty much in line with the feature set. If you're still interested, then look for the RDT221WM when it's available on January 26.

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Mitsubishi Diamondcrysta RDT261WH/(BK) is the industries first 25.5-inch H-IPS (High aperture ratio In-Plane Switching) panel. So on top of that Full-HD, 1920x1200 WUXGA resolution, this display also promises both professional color reproduction and control with a decent pixel response time to boot -- "decent" under these terms is measured at 15-ms (7.5-ms intermediate color). The panel features a 750:1 (1500:1 with contrast ratio optimizer) contrast ratio, 178-degree viewing angle, and support for 16.7 million colors. Still, this monitor is just as likely to end up with the well-heeled consumer by hosting 2x HDCP-compliant DVI inputs, a D-Sub 15 if you must, and a 4-port USB 2.0 hub integrated into the chassis. Expected to hit Japan for ¥158,000 (about $1,341) starting November 24th. Not bad pricing, considering.

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Last time Mitsubishi came out with a new monitor, it sported the new "Diamond Engine IV" processor. Well, Mitsu apparently isn't done with the whole diamond theme -- its new 19- and 20-inchers (available in white or black) both pack a "Diamondcrysta" display (whatever that is). We don't know much else about the RDT191WM or the RDT201WM models other than that they have an 800:1 contrast ratio and a response time of 5ms. Oh, and they'll be on sale starting October 27 for the ever-elusive "open price."

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