MONITORS

The old-fashioned CRT monitors – the heavy, fragile, TV-type monitors - are going the way of the dinosaur. A few years from now they’ll be as rare as black-and-white TV sets.

There are two types of flat screen displays: LCD (liquid crystal display) and plasma screens. LCD screens make an image by sending electricity to a crystalline liquid trapped between two sheets of plastic or glass. A plasma screen, on the other hand, consists of a jelly-like substance between two sheets of plastic or glass.

Below are some sites you can visit to find out what features are available on both LCD and plasma screens

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NEC/Mitsubishi LCD Monitors

• Large screen (30- and 40-inch) LCD displays
• 1280x768 resolution
• Wide angle viewing
• NEC

Sony LCD Monitors

• 19-inch display
• 1280 x 1024 resolution
• Designer color frames
• Sony

Radius LCD Monitors

• 19-inch display
• 1280 x 1024 resolution
• Tilt and swivel base with wall counting capability
• Radius

Sony Plasma Monitors

• 32-inch display
• 1024 x 852 resolution
• Viewing angle of 160 degrees
• Sony

Phillips Plasma Monitor

• 32-inch display
• 852x480 resolution
• Viewing angle of 160 degrees
• Philips