The H257HU monitor (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), from Acer, is now available in the USA. It is a 25″ unit with 2560 x 1440 resolution, a ‘bezel-less’ design and Acer’s flicker-free and anti-reflection features. The monitor covers 100% sRGB and uses an IPS panel, with a 1,000:1 contrast ratio and 4ms response time. It features DisplayPort 2.1, mini-DisplayPort, HDMI 2.0 and DVi connections. It costs $370.
Three Chrome-based digital signage devices will be released by AOpen in Q2’15: the Chromebox media player and the Chromebase touch display, in 19″ and 22″ sizes.
All 10 of Eizo‘s Flexscan EV monitors have been certified as flicker-free, with low blue light content, by TUV Rheinland.
LG has added a 29″ monitor to its curved, stretched UC97 series, which already holds a 34″ model (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33). The 29UC97 is similar to the 34UC97, but with lower resolution (2560 x 1080). It has an IPS panel with a 1,000:1 contrast ratio and 5ms response time, as well as displaying 100% sRGB. Thunderbolt (x2) DisplayPort, HDMI (x2) and USB 3.0 (x2) inputs are featured, as well as two 7W speakers. The monitor will be available ‘soon’, but exact launch details have not been shared.
Two 15″ TFT-LCD display modules from Avnet are now being stocked by MSC Technologies. Both units (AA150PD03 and AA150PD13) have 1400 x 1050 resolution and are designed for industrial use, as well as applications in trains and on-board ships. They can operate in -30° to 80° temperatures, with IPS panels providing a 1,000:1 contrast ratio and 170° viewing angles. They use a 6- or 8-bit LVDS interface. The difference between the units is in brightness, which is 500 cd/m² (AA150PD03) and 1,000 cd/m² (AA150PD13). Both are available now; price is on application.
SunbriteTV‘s outdoor TVs are now available in additional locations in the USA. Availability has been expanded to a total of 181 Best Buy locations across the USA and Canada, as part of Magnolia Home Theater’s new in-store outdoor display areas.
A new version of Toshiba‘s Portege Z20T notebook (Toshiba’s Easyguard Protects its Professional Hybrid) has been introduced. The Z20T-B-103 is a 12.5″ convertible laptop with a new Intel Core M-5Y51 processor and 1920 x 1080 resolution. It has HDMI, RGB and USB 3.0 (x2) ports and will last for up to 17 hours on battery in notebook mode, or nine hours in tablet mode. Toshiba will begin to sell the unit in April, for €1,665.
The Lightstream PJD6350 DLP projector, from ViewSonic (ViewSonic Introduces Projectors with Improved Color) is now being shipped. It is available for $850.
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