AOPEN AMERICA DEBUTS NEW LINE OF CRT AND LCD DISPLAY MONITORS.

AOpen America, Inc. has debuted an aggressive and bold line of CRT and LCD display monitors aimed at both home and business users. This new line of displays covers the gamut from lower end, price-conscious requirements up to the professional 21" monitors for high-performance users plus an exciting new line of LCD displays that are truly beautiful to look at.

"We want every user of display monitors to own an AOpen display product," comments Paul Su, president of AOpen America, Inc. "These displays are very high quality, superb display technologies that offer extremely competitive pricing with the industry's best warranty and support program to back them up."

The new CRT line includes four new models: the A50S, A70S, A90S and A21S, available in diagonal color display sizes of 15", 17", 19", and 21" respectively. Resolutions range from 1024x768 for the A50S to 1600x1200 for the A21S. All monitors accept analog input with frequency ranges varying from 30-55 Hz up to 30-95 Hz for the A21S.

The new LCD line of displays is represented by the F50L, F75L, and the F23L with display sizes of 15", 17.4" and 23.1" respectively. All are TFT Active Matrix technology with resolutions starting at 1024x768 up to 1600x1200. Signal inputs are analog for all models (F75L has dual D-type analog connectors). The F23L also includes digital input capability. Viewing angles are an impressive 120 degrees for the F50L and 160 degrees for the F75L and the F23L models.

The displays utilizing Ultra Fine Dot pitches ranging from 0.27" down to 0.26 inch for the CRT models and 0.27-0.297 dot pitch on the LCD models. All CRT displays have the Power-On Auto Degauss feature built in. OpenControl OSD and DDC1/2B Plug & Play capability is provided on both CRT and LCD models.

AOpen's new monitor line is fully compliant with all manufacturing & safety regulations as appropriate for each country served around the world.

"Our strategy has been to provide the absolute best price/performance solutions to our PC customers," says Su. "As part of our Total IT Solution initiative, we have created a comprehensive product offering so our customers can make AOpen their one-stop shop for all their IT components."

Pricing and Availability

All CRT monitors and the F50L LCD display are available today through AOpen's registered channel partners. The pricing on the new CRT line is: A50S-$145.00, A70S-$199.00, A90S-$299.00, A21S-$799.00 and all include a full 3 year warranty. The LCD pricing is: F50L-$899.00. The F75L and F23L pricing will be announced in early 2001. A 3 year limited warranty (1 year on Back Light Source) is included.

About AOpen America

Headquartered in San Jose, California, AOpen America is the world's largest total component solutions manufacturer and a member of an $8.5 billion technology group.

Leveraging more than 23 years of technology manufacturing experience and more than 1,000 Group patents, AOpen designs, develops and markets advanced PC motherboards, optical drives, PC housings, peripherals, multimedia and networking solutions for resellers, system integrators and those who value reliability and performance.

AOpen America can be found on the World Wide Web at www.AOpenUSA.com.

For more information, call 408/383-3630 .