MultiSync EX231W LCD monitor

NEC release 23-inch stylish,ultra slim LED-backlit desktop MultiSync EX231W LCD monitor with Superior Performance with less power,lighter weight and thinner design and complete with DisplayPort.Features with AccuColor,XtraView,Ambix,AmbiBright,Rapid Response,ECO-Mode,NaViSet,NTAA,sRGB,OSD,Full HD and DVM.

NEC announced the new MultiSync EX Series of monitors. The first model in the series, the 23-inch MultiSync EX231W, features a slim bezel, a weight of 9.3 pounds with stand, and a USB pass-through on the top of the monitor for easy connection to a webcam or flash drive. The LED-backlit monitor has DisplayPort and DVI-I. The monitor also features a human sensor that can detect user activity and will reduce the power consumed by the monitor by up to 95 percent with inactivity. To achieve additional power savings, the monitor has an ambient light sensor. The MultiSync EX231W will be available in November for approximately $339.

The introduction of the series begins with the 23-inch MultiSync EX231W, an LED-backlit LCD monitor equipped with DisplayPort and DVI-I for full high-definition resolution. The monitor offers users an ultra slim bezel (14.6mm width), ultra light weight (9.3 lbs. with stand) and USB pass-through on the top of the monitor, which allows quick connecting of a webcam or simple flash drive access. Additionally, its excellent ergonomic features include a fully adjustable stand with 110mm height adjust, pivot, swivel and tilt, as well as a built-in carrying handle and quick release stand, which is ideal in financial applications where multiple monitors are tiled.

First-class quality comes in the form of brand new technologies like the human sensor, which detects user activity in front of the monitor and reduces its power up to 95 percent with inactivity. Users have the ability to adjust the inactivity length and sensor settings. The monitor’s ambient light sensor detects external light sources and adjusts the display’s brightness accordingly, while its carbon savings meter calculates the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Features :

• 1920 x 1080 full high-definition resolution
• 250 cd/m² brightness
• 25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
• 31W typical power consumption, 16W in ECO Mode™
• DisplayPort and DVI-I connectivity
• USB pass-through
• 4-way ergonomic stand with 110mm height adjust, pivot, swivel and tilt
• Quick-release stand
• Touch-sensitive On Screen Display (OSD) controls
• Human sensor
• Ambient light sensor
• ECO Mode, Carbon footprint meter and cost meter
• Intelligent Power Management (IPM) system and off timer
• Dynamic Video Mode (standard, text, movie, game photo)
• External power supply via mini AC adaptor
• ENERGY STAR 5.0 compliance
• Windows 7 and Windows Vista™ certified

Source :hothardware.com

 

HP ZR30w IPS LCD monitor

HP offers an exceptional LCD monitor in the market with the HP ZR30W LCD monitor, a 30″ monster that offers impressive color resolution. It comes with an S-IPS.How should you go about determining what size monitor to buy? It’s simple – go out and purchase the biggest, baddest display you can afford, because really, you only get one shot at this thing called life, so why waste it staring at a 23-inch panel.

Suffice it to say, when HP asked if we were interested in evaluating their new ZR30w display, we answered ‘yes’ before they were finished giving us their pitch. We didn’t need to hear the rest – the fact that this is a ginormous 30-inch display built around a sexy S-IPS panel is all we needed to know. S-IPS, or Super In-Plane Switching, is the Rolls Royce of display panels and almost always offers significantly better color reproduction and far wider viewing angles than the much more common (and cheaper to produce) Twisted Nematic (TN) panels. S-IPS displays also tend to tap deeper into your gold reserve than TN-based monitors, and when you’re talking about 30 inches of screen real estate, things can get expensive awfully quick. Or at least that used to be the case.

The market for 30-inch monitors is growing, but that’s not the same as saying that your options are plentiful. You’ll have a far easier time finding high-res 24- and 27-inch screens to toss together, but if you’ve got your mind set on a single LCD workspace, HP’s ZR30w has to be on the short list. Coming in at an altogether respectable $1,299, this panel offers oodles of pixels (2,560 x 1,600) and top-shelf image quality. Critics over at Hot Hardware were thoroughly pleased with the results, keeping in mind that this was designed for the creative professional.

Pitted against other 30-inch displays on the market, the ZR30w is one of the least expensive models around.  And unlike your other components, it’s probably not going to become obsolete in 6-12 months, so we tend to view the price point as a positive in this case. Barring any manufacturing defects or unfortunate acts of God, a quality monitor can potentially last several years without being any worse for wear.

Right off the bat we have to give HP kudos for listing the ZR30w’s typical contrast ratio rather than the dynamic one. Contrast ratios measure the range between the brightest and darkest points a display can produce, and the higher the contrast ratio, the deeper the blacks, resulting in better detail in low light scenes. In an attempt to one-up the competition, monitor makers have begun listing dynamic contrast ratios. These are measurements of the brightest whites and darkest blacks a display can possibly produce, just never at the same time, so it’s not as useful as a typical contrast ratio.

The rest of the spec sheet is pretty typical of a 30-inch monitor, save for the 30-bit panel. According to HP, the ZR30w comes capable of delivering 4.1 million pixels and a staggering 1.07 billion displayable colors, enough to cover up to 100 percent of the sRGB and 99 percent of the Adobe RGB color ranges. It’s clear HP is targeting graphics professionals and anyone else who values color accuracy above all else.

Specifications and Features :

Display Size	30″ Widescreen
Resolution	2560 x 1600
Aspect Ratio	16:10
Brightness	370 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio	1000:1 (Typical)
Response Time	7 ms (GTG)
Viewing Angle	178º / 178º (Horizontal / Vertical)
Display Type	S-IPS
Connectors	DisplayPort, DVI-D
Power Consumption	<2W standby / 185W maximum / 135W typical
Speakers	No
Stand	Ring – Tilt Adjustable
I/O Ports	5 USB 2.0
Dimensions (with stand)	27.3″ x 23.3″ x 10.9″. (WxHxD)
Weight	28.6 lbs
Included Accessories	Power Cord, D-sub Cable, HDMI to DVI Cable Quick Start Guide, Ring Stand
Warranty	3 Years (Parts, Labor, On-Site Service)

They did knock the lack of ports (only a DisplayPort and DVI connector are included), but the lack of inputs was just about all they could kvetch about. Performance was deemed “exceptional,” color reproduction was said to be “superb” and it even managed to hold its own while gaming. You may not be a big fan of the plain styling, but those source links are definitely worth a look if you’ve been teetering on this here fence.

Resources :hothardware.com,engadget.com