ADI Systems Announces the Industry's First Pivoting LCD with Integrated USB Hub; ADI's 4T Pivot LCD Flat Panel Display to Be Unveiled at Comdex.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1997--ADI Systems Inc., the innovator in display technology, today announced the MicroScan 4T pivoting LCD, equipped with a locally powered USB See PoweredUSB. hub. The MicroScan 4T is a high-end, 14-inch (13.3-inch diagonal viewable area) display that pivots between landscape and portrait modes for viewing of full-page documents and websites. In vertical/portrait mode, it exhibits approximately eight-inch vertical viewable area that is very close in size to a standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch document. "The MicroScan 4T possesses many unique features including a USB hub A device that increases the number of USB ports on a PC. However, since the hub plugs into one of the USB ports on the computer, the total number of additional ports is minus one. For example, a four-port hub adds three new ports. so professionals can make purchasing decisions now and not have to sacrifice tomorrow's leading-edge technologies," said Dan Dunn, Director of Distribution Sales and Marketing for ADI Systems Inc. "With the innovative LCD and pivot technologies, ADI is delivering a product that meets the industry demand for a smaller footprint on the desktop." 4T Features The newest addition to ADI's popular MicroScan Series, the 4T provides an active matrix, thin transistor (TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor ) LCD picture display. The USB hub provides the speed and convenience of plugging USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. digital cameras, scanners, joysticks, mice and keyboards directly into the back panel. Also, with four downstream ports and one upstream port, the USB hub gives users greater connectivity and compatibility, as well as true plug 'n play functionality. The 4T incorporates the intuitive EasyScreen on screen display with a unique feature which offers multilingual on screen instructions, power saving functionality, as well as multimedia features, such as a built-in microphone and stereo speakers for a complete multimedia and business teleconferencing solution. "As features, supply, and screen size options continue to improve, consumers can look forward to a wide range of LCD monitor A flat panel display that uses liquid crystals. Although laptops have used LCDs as their flat panel technology almost exclusively, LCD is also the most popular for flat panel desktop monitors. Toward the end of 2003, sales of LCD displays for desktops overtook CRTs for the first time. alternatives in 1998," said Rhoda Alexander, market analyst at Stanford Resources Inc. "The cost of these units has dropped dramatically in the past year, and is expected to continue to decline as additional vendors enter the market. All of these factors combined point towards explosive growth in the LCD monitor market in 1998." Availability The MicroScan 4T will ship in the first quarter of 1998. Warranty ADI provides the strongest free warranty in the industry. Our 42 month parts, labor, and CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. warranty, with 3 month addition for registration, beats the competition by an average of nine months -- a full 25 percent better. Repair Turnaround ADI has raised the bar by slashing user downtime in half at no additional cost to the user. With our QuickTurn five-day turnaround repair policy, ADI beats the industry average of 10 days by 50%. About ADI Systems Inc. ADI Systems Inc. is the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. subsidiary of Taiwan-based ADI Corporation, the world's fifth largest manufacturer of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color monitors. ADI manufactures the award-winning MicroScan series of color monitors, an innovative family of high-performance 14-, 15-, 17-, 19-, and 21-inch models (13.3 - 20-inch viewable image) designed for graphics-intensive computing. The company also manufactures the ProVista Series, aimed at business and small office/home office See SOHO. markets. The 4T is ADI's first on the Web at www.adiusa.com . -0- Noten to the USA. ADI factories are located in Taiwan, Thailand, and China. The ADI logo, MicroScan, and ProVista are trademarks of ADI Corporation. Sales: 800/228-053iello@rourke.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA with Hyperlinks to your home page. |
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