Space-Saving
and Environmental Benefits
Hitachi flat panel displays
offer a whole new world of convenience and energy savings.
Incredibly thin, these panels
are light enough to move and carry. In fact, they are so light that
some customers even use these panels rather than a projector for
small client meetings!
Most panels are approximately
7-8" deep. Compare that to the average depth of a 17"
monitor that is usually around 17" 17.5" deep.
Not only does this save space on your desktop, but most panels can
even be mounted on a flexible wall mount or desktop-mounting arm,
so they can be moved to any angle. You can buy these mounting pieces
separately from vendors that specialize in these products (www.ergotron.com,
www.premiermounts.com
or www.LCDarms.com to name
a few).
Because of their liquid crystal
medium, flat panel displays emit no magnetic and very low emission
fields significantly less than CRT monitors. In addition,
all Hitachi flat panel displays are TCO certified they are
built and tested to TCO 1995 or 1999 specifications, which are the
strictest European specifications for ergonomics, emissions, energy
savings, and ecology.
Hitachi flat panel displays
on average use less than 1/2 to 2/3 of the energy to operate than
the average CRT. For companies that run hundreds of monitors every
business day, cutting monitor power requirements by two-thirds represents
a significant savings in electricity costs.
Why a CRT May
Still Suit Your Needs
While flat panel displays
are amazing and offer numerous benefits, CRTs are still the best
choice for some consumers. People who need to work with multiple
resolutions especially 1600 x 1200 and higher are
better off with CRTs because flat panels cannot support very high
resolutions, and will show degraded images at non-prime resolutions.
In addition, CRTs are significantly
less expensive than flat panel displays, so if budget is an issue,
you can get larger screens on CRTs for the same money as a smaller
flat panel.
There is no doubt that flat
panels are the wave of the future and have a host of great benefits,
from space savings to improved brightness and reduced glare, but
there are still some cases where CRTs are a better fit.
If you are unsure which technology
is best suited for your needs, please contact a Hitachi pre-sales
support representative at 1-800-562-2383, and they will be happy
to discuss your questions and evaluate your requirements to help
you choose the right display.
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