Sharp 18-inch LCD Monitor Recognized By PC Magazine as One of the ''Best Products of 2002''.Business Editors, Technology Writers HUNTINGTON BEACH Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2003 Sharp Systems of America announced today that its groundbreaking LL-T1820 LCD display, which introduced 10-bit gamma correction An adjustment to the light intensity (brightness) of a scanner, monitor or printer in order to match the output more closely to the original image. A gamma correction imposes the complement of the "tone curve" in order to flatten the line and bring the gamma closer to the ideal 1. technology to LCD hardware, was selected by PC Magazine as the top monitor in its `Peripherals' section of the January edition (volume 22, number 1) "Best Products of 2002" feature. "We are pleased that the quality and technology of the LL-T1820 didn't go unnoticed by the editors of PC Magazine," said Greg Nakagawa, senior vice president and general manager of Sharp Systems of America. "Sharp is committed to providing industry-leading LCD displays, and having our products recognized as some of the best of 2002 speaks to the dedication and hard work of our designers and engineers. Sharp looks forward to leading the advancement of LCD technology that will turn even more heads in the future." "Sharp has packed its best LCD technology into the LL-T1820, including Ultra High Aperture, Advanced Super View, and a proprietary antiglare, low-reflection technology," states the PC Magazine summary. "As a result, the monitor offers wider viewing angles (up to 170 degrees), better brightness levels, and lower power consumption. And thanks to the 10-gamma correction the panel's electronics provide, images have smoother color gradients. All of that is worth the premium price." Sharp also offers the premium features of the LL-T1820 in other sizes. The recently announced LL-T2020 is the 20-inch version, providing superior image quality in a larger form factor. Sharp also offers the LL-T1520 and LL-T1620, 15-inch and 16-inch LCD monitors 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. , respectively. Both units provide the advanced features of their larger counterparts, but in compact, space-saving packages. The Sharp LL-T1820 is no stranger to compliments. The unit was recognized as `the best LCD monitor we've ever tested' by Maximum PC in their August 2002 LCD round-up. LL-T1820 The Sharp LL-T1820 is the ultimate 18-inch LCD monitor. It features the Sharp ASV ASV abbr. Bible American Standard Version ASV n abbr (= American Standard Version) → traduction de la Bible ASV n abbr (Bible) (= technology LCD panel Also called a "projection panel," it is a data projector that accepts computer output and displays it on a see-through liquid crystal screen that is placed on top of an overhead projector. See data projector. that provides a superior 25 ms response and super-wide display angles of 170(degree) both horizontally and vertically. A unique 10-bit per subpixel gamma correction table maintains a linear gray scale while delivering the maximum image data in very dark and very light areas of the image. The LL-T1820 employs Sharp's Ultra High Aperture (UHA UHa University of Hartford (West Hartford, Connecticut) UHA United Homeowners Association UHA Ultra-High Availability UHA Ultra-High Altitude UHA Uganda Honey Bee-Keepers Association UHA United Hackers Organization ) technology for reduced power consumption and improved brightness (220 nits), as well as AGLR AGLR AGL Resources AGLR Anti-Glare, Low Reflection , a multi-layer surface treatment that reduces glare and reflection to less than one-third that of a conventional LCD. With a slim bezel The front cover of a desktop or tower computer case. The term also refers to the individual drive bay covers, which are removed to install CD-ROMs and other removable drives that require access from the front of the case. width of only 17 mm, the LL-T1820 is ideal for multi-monitor applications while its dual DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. inputs permit the most flexible configuration in new and existing installations. Furthermore, its ability to pivot to the portrait mode Portrait mode and landscape mode refer to the orientation of text (and pictures) on a printed page. (The paper must be a rectangle, however in practice square sheets are hardly ever used. reduces or eliminates scrolling for page-oriented applications thus improving productivity. The LL-T1820 is available in black or white for an estimated street price of $1099. About Sharp Systems of America Sharp Systems of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, markets, sells and supports LCD monitors and notebook computers. Products are available through Sharp's online store at www.sharpplace.com and through Sharp's network of authorized dealers and resellers. More information can be found at www.sharpsystems.com or by calling 1-800-BE-SHARP. |
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