Westinghouse launches new HD-Grade 17-Inch Widescreen Monitor
Mac- and PC-Friendly Monitor Priced to Fit Any Student Budget
Westinghouse Digital Electronics, a leading North American LCD TV and monitor provider, recommends its new HD-Grade™* 17-inch widescreen LCD monitor as an essential back-to-school product for students of all ages.
Featuring a clean white chassis with silver trim, Westinghouse Digital's 17-inch HD-Grade LCD widescreen monitor delivers the color, clarity, resolution and response time that enable students to watch DVD movies or TV, play video games or surf the Internet, as well as work on school papers, projects and spreadsheets.
"With the Westinghouse Digital 17-inch widescreen monitor, students can simultaneously view multiple school documents or keep a term paper open while maintaining their Internet experience via IMing (Instant Messaging)," said John Araki, director of product management for Westinghouse Digital. "Many video games are being produced in widescreen format, and this monitor is excellent for maximizing the gaming experience. Customers will find that this monitor is compact and lightweight for convenient travel, and leaves a small footprint on the desktop."
Offering one DVI input, 1280x768 WXGA resolution, 15:9 aspect ratio, 400-cd/m2 maximum brightness, 600:1 contrast ratio, response time of 15 milliseconds and a 170-degree viewing angle, the monitor is currently available for an estimated $229.
Product Features
Display Specifications
| Screen Size | 17" Diagonal |
| Native/Optimum Resolution | 1280 x 768 16.2 Million colors |
| Compatible Modes | |
| PC | VGA/SVGA/XGA |
| Contrast Ratio | 600:1 The measure in nits of the brightness of a display at full white over the brightness of a display at full black. Because the black value is greatly affected by ambient light, some TV technologies calculate contrast ratio in darkened rooms. LCD televisions are superior at rejecting ambient light and maintaining contrast ratios in lit rooms. |
| Brightness (Nits) | 400 cd/m2 |
| Lamp Life | 25,000 Hrs |
| Viewing Angle | 170° Horizontal 170° Vertical |
| Response Time | 15 ms |
| Physical Specifications | 15.0"H x 17.2"W x 7.6"D (with Base) 10.4 lbs (with Base) |
| Connectors | 3.5mm Stereo mini-jack, D-Sub |
| Cabinet Color | White and Silver |
| Installation Options | 100mm VESA® pattern wall mounts |
