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NEC has introduced a new a 22.5-inch TFT LCD to its product line. The 22.5-inch LCD sports a WUXGA resolution with full high-definition 1920 x 1080 resolution, a high luminance of 460 cd/m2, a 97% wide color gamut (NTSC ratio) and a double frame rate of 120 Hertz. The new 22.5-inch model boasts of an excellent picture quality which is geared for preview monitoring and verification commonly used in broadcast stations and post-production studios. Additionally, the 22.5-inch NEC LCD has an anti-glare polarizer surface,12 CCFLs backlight and a built-in inverter.

Together with the 22.5-inch LCD, NEC also released a new 19-inch TFT LCD. This time the 19-inch LCD boasts of a super extended graphics array (SXGA) resolution.

Both LCDs will be launched during the Display 2008 event on April 16-18, 2008 in Tokyo Japan. A US launch will follow on May 20-22 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Hopefully by then, NEC would have already come up with pricing details for both models.

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ViewSonic announced price reductions on two of its latest 20-inch LCD monitors. The new VG2021m and the widescreen VX2025wm are now available for $369 and $379, respectively with three year warranties.

ViewSonic also introduced the VG2021m LCD display with a slim bezel design and integrated speakers. The 20-inch display features an optimum resolution of 1400x1050. With 300 nits of brightness (typ), an 8 millisecond response time and a 500:1 contrast ratio, the VG2021m offers brilliant color rendition, crystal-clear motion and photo-realistic image quality.

Although often overlooked when measuring productivity, larger displays, specifically with SXGA+ resolutions, increase employee output. This is due to a larger viewing surface that allows users to work with documents at true print size or control multiple applications simultaneously. A smaller screen requires zooming, scrolling and toggling, while a larger display can show spreadsheets, Web pages and Word documents side-by-side at 100 percent.