New Sharp LCD Monitors

The

most eye-catching thing about the new Sharp LCD monitors is their sharpness and

image clarity. Perhaps this is due to a new feature that minimizes reflected

light. For this, a low-reflection coating has been applied to the LCD panel of

both the monitors. This coating consists of several layers of thin optical film,

each of which refracts light at a different ratio, causing reflected light rays

to cancel each other.

We checked out two units. One was a 15" screen. The

other one interestingly had an 18.1" screen, while most monitors are of

17" or 19". Both use the TFT (Thin Film Transistor) technology.

The 15" and 18.1" monitors are wall-mountable and

can also be fixed to a table. The 18.1" model is equipped with dual

computer input terminals, allowing two computers to be connected to the monitor

simultaneously. An Input selector on the monitor’s front panel lets you switch

between the two displays. It also boasts of wide horizontal and vertical viewing

angles of 140 and 110 respectively.

The 15" monitor supports a maximum resolution of

1,024x768 pixels and the 18.1" supports 1,280x1,024. The 15" monitor

(model LL-T1510A) is priced at Rs 95,000 and the 18.1" monitor (Model

LL-T181A) is priced at Rs 175,000.

Vini Goel in Bangalore