January 11, 2009 1:00 PM PST
Westinghouse gets on the 'Full HD' train
Along with pretty much every other monitor vendor, Westinghouse is moving to a 16:9, "Full HD" format for its monitors. This means that these new displays will be able to display 720p or 1080p HD content without stretching the image.
Other than "Full HD," not much is new about the new lineup.
Here are the specifications on the three new unreleased models.
(Credit:
Westinghouse)
L2031NW (20-inch class LCD monitor)
Available: Second half 2009; Price: TBD
- 20-inch TFT LCD monitor, 20.0-inch diagonal viewable
- True HD 16:9 aspect ratio, 1,600x900-pixel resolution
- 0.277x0.277mm pixel pitch
- 1,000:1 contrast ratio
- 250 nits brightness
- Fast response time of 5ms
- 16.7 million true colors
- Wide viewing angle: 170 degree H, 160 degree V
- HDMI (HDCP), VGA, and stereo audio inputs
- Built-in stereo speakers: 1Wx2
- EPA Energy Star 4.1 Tier 2 compliant: Power consumption: less than 41 watts
- RoHS compliant
(Credit:
Westinghouse)
L2427HW (24-inch class LCD monitor)
Available: March 2009; Price: TBD
- 24-inch class TFT LCD monitor, 23.6-inch diagonal viewable
- True Full HD 16:9 aspect ratio, 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution
- 0.2715x0.2715mm pixel pitch
- 1,000:1 contrast ratio
- 300 nits high brightness
- Fast response time of 2ms (gray to gray)
- 16.7 million true colors
- Wide viewing angle: 170 degree H, 160 degree V
- 2 HDMI inputs with HDCP in addition to VGA and stereo audio
- Built-in stereo speakers: 1.5W x 2
- EPA Energy Star 4.1 Tier 2 compliant: Power consumption: less than 59W
- RoHS compliant
(Credit:
Westinghouse)
L2635HW (26-inch class LCD monitor)
Available: March 2009; Price: TBD
- 26-inch class TFT LCD monitor, 25.5-inch diagonal viewable
- 16:10 aspect ratio, 1,920x1,200-pixel resolution
- 0.287x0.287mm pixel pitch
- 1,000:1 contrast ratio
- 300 nits high brightness
- Fast response time of 2ms (gray to gray)
- 16.7 million true colors
- Wide viewing angle: 170 degree H, 160 degree V
- 1 HDMI (HDCP), 1 DVI-D(HDCP), 1 VGA
- Built-in stereo speakers: 1.5W x 2
- EPA Energy Star 4.1 Tier 2 compliant: Power consumption: <65W
- RoHS compliant
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