NEC to release three new widescreen LCDs

Tokio-based NEC Corporation is now preparing to introduce three new LCD monitors in this seemingly-saturated display market. The models are the 17" LCD174WXM, the 19" LCD194WXM and 22" LCD224WXM, all set to be released this quarter, the first two as soon as Friday and the latter in March.

The first arrivals, the 17 and 19" models will both have a native resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels, two 1W speakers, a DVI and VGA connectors but are differentiated by the contrast ratio - 800:1 for the first and 1000:1 for the second.

The 22" display is set to have similar features with the 1000:1 contrast ratio but it has a 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution. The monitors' prices have not been announced but hopefully they'll be pretty competitive. read more