Stuff.Product: ViewSonic ViewSonic is a manufacturer and provider of visual technology, specifically CRT monitors, liquid crystal displays, projectors, plasma displays, HDTV technology, and mobile products, including tablet PCs and wireless monitors. VA712b Manufacturer: ViewSonic Corp., Walnut walnut, common name for some members of the Juglandaceae, a family of chiefly deciduous, resinous trees characterized by large and aromatic compound leaves. Species of the walnut family are indigenous mostly to the north temperate zone, but also range from Central Description: 17-inch monitor that can be placed on a desk or mounted on a wall, with an 8-millisecond response time Price: $249 VIEWSONIC touts its new line of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A display technology that uses rod-shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and bend light. Unenergized, the crystals direct light through two polarizing filters, allowing a natural background color to show. flat screen monitors as high-end products for the budget-conscious user. But you don't exactly get a lot more screen for the green. The features are more impressive than the comparable --and cheaper--Dell variety, but just a bit. One of the first notable plusses of the 712b is its bright, crisp image. Contrast between text and the white background in Word is excellent and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and Web videos are smooth and clear. This product seems targeted to the home and office, where graphics requirements will rarely be stretched beyond word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and or DVD viewing. For users with such standards, the Dell E173FP 17 inch 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. is a better deal at $223 (with a Dell Home customer discount).The improvements may not be noticeable enough to justify the extra $30. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Service: DingIT.com, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Description: Provides multiple estimates for auto-body repair Price: Free HERE'S a new way to get estimates on your banged up car, without ever having to leave your home computer. DingIT.com users log onto the site and provide the year, make and model of the damaged car, along with a few uploaded digital pictures of the affected areas. The information is then sent to about 50 body shops around Los Angeles and the customer receives detailed and price estimates. Each estimate includes the address of the body shop and in most cases the time it will take to repair the car. After comparing the estimates, the customer contacts the shop and gets the car fixed. DingIT gets a percentage--in the range of 7 to 15 percent--from the body shop, and it is currently offering 5 percent back to the consumer. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Business Journal welcomes candidates for its Stuff feature. Products must be made in Los Angeles County. Please e-mail ideas to Stuff c/o newsdesk@labusinessjournal.com. |
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