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ViewSonic keeps it up with VP 50 LCD series
Ready for more? Sure you are! Comin' up next is the ViewSonic VP 50 series, which includes a trio of newcomers. Kicking things off is the 19-inch VP950b, which sports a 1,280 x 1,024 resolution, 280 nits of brightness and a 2,000:1 contrast ratio, while the 22-inch VP2250wb steps up to a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution and a 3,000:1 contrast ratio. Last but not least, we've got the 26-inch widescreen VP2650wb, which offers up a stellar 1,920 x 1,200 resolution and a 3,000:1 contrast ratio. The pain? $379, $449 and $579, respectively.
Fujitsu Siemens debuts SCALEOVIEW Q22W-1 22-inch LCD
We're not usually looking to Fujitsu Siemens for leadership in the LCD monitor space, but there's a lot to like about the new SCALEOVIEW Q22W-1 22-incher. The display has the aspirations of many a young 22-inch display, but also manages to integrate a 30fps webcam and dual microphones into the display housing, which are powered by a USB cable. Inputs include D-Sub, DVI, S-Video, Composite and HDMI, with both the HDMI and DVI ports supporting HDCP. The unit should be ready for the holidays in Europe at about £299 ($600 US).
Philips boasts of "sharpest-ever images" with new LCD monitor line
Philips sure seems to be confident in the new line of LCD monitors it's introduced at IFA, with the company boasting that they deliver the "sharpest-ever images." Apparently helping the monitors meet that dubious claim are their PerfecTune and SmartImage features, the former of which supposedly ensures that each monitor boasts "laboratory-quality display performance," while the latter apparently analyzes the content on the screen and "dynamically enhances the contrast, color saturation and sharpness of images or video" to meet a selected scenario. What's more, Philips is also claiming that the monitors boast the lowest power consumption in the industry, using "up to 30 percent less power" that their competitors. Each model also comes equipped with Philip's SmartAcessory feature, which'll let you use multifunction clips to keep webcams and other gear off your desk. While complete specs are still a bit light, you'll get your choice of 17 or 19-inch standard aspect ratio monitors or 19, 20, or 22-inch widescreen models, although it seems that only some of them come will come with the aforementioned do-it-all PerfecTune and SmartImage features.
