Planar's New 21-Inch Flat-Panel Monitor Excels in High-Performance Video and Business Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2003 New Monitor Features Multiple Video Inputs, Picture-in-Picture Functionality and Ergonomic Design Planar A technique developed by Fairchild Instruments that creates transistor sublayers by forcing chemicals under pressure into exposed areas. Planar superseded the mesa process and was a major step toward creating the chip. Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLNR), a worldwide leader in flat-panel display flat-pan·el display n. A thin lightweight video display used in laptop and notebook computers and employing liquid crystals, electroluminescence, or a similar alternative to cathode-ray tubes. Also called flat screen. systems, is introducing the PX212M, a 21.3-inch flat-panel 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. . The PX212M is designed to fill the growing demand among high-end home users, small businesses and large corporate users for an LCD monitor that is capable of producing multiple video images simultaneously and providing the resolution and screen size required to run several complex applications at once. The PX212M is the latest in Planar's premium PX-line of monitors, and features an S-video input that enables a direct connection between devices such as game systems, DVD players and camcorders, producing a better video image than monitors that require an external video-processing accessory. The monitor's picture-in-picture functionality allows users to perform multiple tasks at once, such as analyzing video while working on a spreadsheet or surfing the Internet. The PX212M also features the innovative QuadStand base, allowing for simple height, pivot, swivel and tilt adjustments, providing great flexibility of viewing position for the user. Demonstrating Planar's commitment to customer satisfaction, the PX212M includes its industry leading 3-year "Customer First" warranty featuring free 2-day air monitor advance replacement. "Planar continues to lead the market in delivering new features, functionality and performance," said Erick Petersen, general manager of the commercial business for Planar. "The PX212M is a further testament to Planar's strategy of growing its presence in the high-end desktop market. We've recognized the increasing demand for a variety of video inputs on the desktop, and by providing a monitor with S-video input, picture-in-picture capability and the QuadStand base, we've brought to market the most versatile 21-inch display available." "We see strong growth in the market for flat-panel LCD monitors larger than 20 inches over the next three years," said Ross Young Ross Young (born 9 September, 1983) is an Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League. Young, a relatively light 76kg but noted as a skilful and intelligent midfielder, played under-18s football for the Bendigo Pioneers, , president of DisplaySearch, a worldwide leader in flat-panel display market research and consulting. "In 2003, the number of units shipped worldwide in this segment is estimated to grow from two percent of the 46 million total units shipping (0.9 million units) to six percent of 114 million units shipping in 2006 (7.3 million units)." With UXGA (Ultra XGA) A screen resolution of 1600x1200 pixels. See PC display modes.  (1600x1200) resolution, multiple video inputs (S-video, composite video A video color format that combines all three YUV video signals into one channel. The first video signal to include color, composite video transmits brightness/luma (Y) and colors/chroma (U and V) over one cable. NTSC, PAL and SECAM television sets have composite video inputs. , analog and digital), picture-in-picture capability and integrated speakers, the PX212M is well suited for high-performance video and office applications, including CAD/CAM CAD/CAMin full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. and video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. and development. The 400:1 contrast ratio, brightness of 250 cd/m2 and viewing angle of 170 degrees make the PX212M an ideal monitor for use in a wide range of home or office settings. The PX212M incorporates the Pixelworks ImageProcessor, which enables the monitor's picture-in-picture functionality, sizes the incoming image to fill the UXGA-resolution screen regardless of the source and deinterlaces incoming video signals to eliminate image artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. . "Along with Planar, we're seeing that consumers are excited by having multimedia LCD displays representing a new generation of 'smart displays' that make the connection between PC, video and the Web more compelling than ever before," said Brad Zenger, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Pixelworks, Inc. "We are proud that Planar has chosen Pixelworks to incorporate the latest in image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished technology to deliver outstanding image quality and flexible features to the PX212M." Planar's PX212M will be available July 18, 2003 in black or silver/black at an estimated street price of $1,399, and comes bundled with Portrait Display's PivotPro software for quick adjustment from landscape to portrait viewing orientation. Free 2-Day Air Replacement Warranty Every Planar monitor also includes the industry-leading 3-year "Customer First" warranty featuring free 2-day air monitor advance replacement. About Planar Planar Systems is a worldwide leader in flat-panel display systems for market-specific applications. The company specializes in collaborative relationships with customers and channel partners, drawing from a global supply chain network to produce a range of systems from desktop monitors to high-performance displays for challenging applications in medical and industrial markets. Founded in 1983 and publicly traded on the Nasdaq National Market as 'PLNR,' Planar is headquartered in Oregon and has operations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe. For more information please visit www.planar.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: In "250 cd/m2" noted in this news release, the "2" should be superscript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). Contrast with subscript. . |
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