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Westinghouse Debuts Budget-Ready 17-inch Display

by , 8:30 AM EDT, August 31st, 2005

Westinghouse Digital Electronics LLC announced Wednesday a sub-US$300, 17-inch widescreen LCD display that is Mac and PC compatible.

Westinghouse Digital's 17-inch HD-Grade LCD widescreen monitor -- model LCM-17v2, The Mac Observer has learned -- has 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 new display comes in a white chassis with silver trim and weighs 7.7 pounds, with its base.

The new monitor is available now and retails for US$229.

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Close Name:jimothy Posts: 581 Joined: 04 Jun 2004
Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:48 am Subject: Not widescreen

Actually, the widescreen model is the LCM-17w7:

http://www.westinghousedigital.com/products/monitors/prod-17w7.shtml


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Close Name:Tiger Posts: 940 Joined: 17 Jun 2003
Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:06 am Subject: go bigger

I bought my 19" GEM LCD flatpanel from eCost for $239 after rebate.

The prices of flat panels have dropped considerably. This really isn't a big news announcement.


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Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:43 pm Subject: This is big news
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Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:42 pm Subject: it was not wide though!
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