Hitachi's New 18 Inch Flat Panel Display Features New S-IPS Technology; Sets New Standard for Low Color Shift and Increased Color Accuracy.Business/Technology Editors WESTWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002 Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HIT) today announced an 18" flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time featuring Hitachi's proprietary S-IPS S-IPS Super-In-Plane-Switching (LG.Philips LCD display technology) technology that sets a new standard with almost imperceptible color shift and increased color accuracy. S-IPS technology builds on Hitachi's multiple award-winning STFT STFT - Short Term Fourier Transform technology and enables crisp text, true colors, and sharpest, distortion-free images at viewing angles of 170 degrees, in both horizontal and vertical directions. With its excellent color reproduction, clarity and quality, the CML 1. CML - A query language. ["Towards a Knowledge Description Language", A. Borgida et al, in On Knowledge Base Management Systems, J. Mylopoulos et al eds, Springer 1986]. 2. CML - Concurrent ML. 181 display is an ideal choice for demanding users in imaging or business applications who want to conserve desktop space but require top high-quality text and images. The CML181 provides all the advantages of an LCD with the wide viewing angles and consistent colors of a 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. . It is the first technology that provides `the best of both worlds' and is one of the most advanced LCD technologies available on the market. "This is truly an amazing new product," said Leslie Bishop, marketing communications manager of the Hitachi America, Ltd. monitor group. "We demonstrated the CML181 at the recent COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). conference and exposition and received much interest from attendees. Hitachi's S-IPS technology was very obviously head and shoulders above most other LCDs, so much so that many visitors immediately identified the difference." S-IPS (Super IPS) Hitachi's Proprietary award-winning S-IPS technology, - an upgrade to Hitachi's multi-award winning S-TFT technology - employees a "zig-zag" electrode structure to improve images clarity and reduce color shift regardless of viewing angle. This zig-zag structure arranges the molecules to compensate for color shifts at certain angles at which whites can appear slightly blue or yellow. By angling the orientation and arranging the color shifts to compensate for each other, Hitachi S-IPS technology achieves sharp, high contrast images with minimal smallest color shift. The CML181 uses an advanced smoothing algorithm for significantly improved text and solid graphics at non-native resolutions. High performance design The CML181 display features 235 nit brightness and a 300:1 typical contrast ratio with a prime and maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024 at 60 or 75 Hz for analog and 60 Hz for digital. Pixel pitch is .28 mm. The CML181 provides a full 18" viewing area (359x287 mm) with minimal glare and almost no emissions. It features analog and digital inputs as well as integrated speakers, volume control on the bezel and an integrated headphone jack. PC & Mac (analog only) compatible, the CML181 features an auto-adjust function to quickly and accurately produce beautiful, distortion-free images. The panel meets the VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association, Milpitas, CA, www.vesa.org) A membership organization founded in 1989 that sets interface standards for the PC, workstation and computing environments. Note the following VESA standards following this entry. FPMPMI FPMPMI Flat Panel Monitor Physical Mounting Interface (Flat Panel Monitor See flat panel display. Physical Mounting Interface) standard, which enables wall-mounting with third party mounting arms. It also features a Kensington Security Port. The TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. '99 approved CML181 uses less than 1/2 the energy of most comparably sized CRTs. The panel weighs 14 lbs and has a 30 mm left and right bezel width. The CML181 comes with a 3 year warranty. It is available for immediate shipping from Hitachi distributors worldwide with an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $999. About Hitachi Hitachi America, Ltd, monitor sales group is a leading supplier of display technology in the U.S. With numerous product awards for excellence, Hitachi displays provide superior quality at value prices to business, education, government and professional markets. For more information please contact Hitachi America Display Customer Relations at 1-800-441-4832, or via email to display.info@hal.hitachi.com. Information is also available on the World Wide Web at http://www.hitachidisplays.com. Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, consumer electronics and semiconductors, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout North America. For more information, visit www.hitachi.com. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 2000 (ended March 31, 2001) consolidated sales of 8,417 billion yen ($67.9 billion(a)). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web site at http://global.hitachi.com. (a) At an exchange rate of 124 yen to the dollar. |
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