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Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor	Dell Ultrasharp 3007WFP-HC	Hewlett Packard LP3065	Samsung Syncmaster 305T	Hewlett Packard LP1965	Eizo Coloredge CE240W-WS	NEC Multisync LCD2470WNX	NEC Multisync LCD2470WNX	Samsung Syncmaster 215TW	Dell Ultrasharp 2405FPW	Samsung Syncmaster 244T
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Lowest Price	$1,399.00	$1,193.04	$1,229.99	$264.85	N/A	$398.00	N/A	$1,612.89	N/A	N/A

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Resolution	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	1280 x 1024	1920 x 1200	1920 x 1200	1920 x 1200	1680 x 1050	1920 x 1200	1920 x 1200
Brightness	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	400 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	450	500 cd/m2	500 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	500 cd/m2	500 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio	1000:1	1000:1	1,000:1	1000:1	1000:1	1270:1	1000:1	1000:1	1000:1	1000:1
Response Time	8 ms	12 ms (rise+fall); 6 ms (gray-to-gray)	6 ms	6 ms	8 ms	6 ms	6 ms	8 ms	16 ms	8 ms
Dot Pitch	0.25 mm	0.25 mm	0.25 mm	0.294 mm	0.27 mm	0.27 mm	0.27 mm	0.27 mm	0.27 mm	0.27 mm
Signal Input	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-I	DVI-I	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D
Aspect Ratio		16:10	16:10		16:10		16:10	16:9	16:9
Backlight Life
Depth	7.9 in	9.4 in	11 in	8.8 in	9.1 in	10.6 in	10.6 in	8.7 in	9 in.	10 in.
Display Type		LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD
Height	18.5 in	19.3 in	17.7 in.	14.8 in	14.13 in.	16.5 in	16.5 in	14.8 in	22 in	19.9 in.
Power Consumption	177 Watt	176 Watt	130 Watt	55 Watt	110 Watt	90 Watt	92 Watt	70 Watt	80 Watts	100 Watt
Size	30 in.	30 in.	30 in.	19 in	24.1 in	24 in.	24 in.	21 in.	24 in	24 in
Sync Rate	60 Hz x 98.7 KHz	60 Hz x 100 KHz	75 Hz x 81 KHz	76 Hz x 83 KHz	86 Hz x 94 KHz	85 Hz x 93.9 KHz	75 Hz x 93.9 KHz	30 - 81 kHz	76 Hz x 81 KHz	75 Hz x 81 KHz
Vertical Viewing Angle	178	178	178	178	178	88	88	178	178	178
Viewing Angle	178	178	178	178	178	88	88	178	178	178
Warranty	Limited warranty - Replacement - 3 years - Shipment	3 Years		3 Years	5 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years
Weight	25.1 lbs	29.5 lbs	26.5 lbs	15.7 lbs	23	27.3 lbs	27.3 lbs	16.5 lb.	29.1 lb.	21.1 lb.
Width	27.2 in	27.2 in	27.2 in	15.9 in	22.3 in	22 in	22 in	18.5 in.	22 in	22.9 in.

Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$1,399.00	$1,193.04	$1,229.99	$264.85	N/A	$398.00	N/A	$1,612.89	N/A	N/A