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Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor	NEC Multisync LCD205WNXM	Viewsonic Vx2240w	HP L1745	Planar PL 1910M	Samsung Syncmaster 204BW	Acer AL1917W	Viewsonic VA2226W	Samsung 203b-black Monitor	Viewsonic Vg1930wm Monitor	Samsung Syncmaster 205BW
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Lowest Price	$170.00	$160.00	$199.86	$160.00	$179.00	$159.00	$158.00	$165.00	$172.99	$152.00

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Resolution	1680 x 1050	1680 x 1050	1280 x 1024	1280 x 1024	1600 x 1200	1440 x 900	1680 x 1050	1400 x 1050	1440 x 900	1680 x 1050
Brightness	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio	1000:1	1000:1	500:1	800:1	700:1	700:1	1000:1	600:1	700:1
Response Time	5 ms	5 ms (typical); 2 ms (gray-to-gray)	5 ms	25 ms	6 ms	5 ms		8 ms	5 ms	6 ms
Dot Pitch	0.258 mm	0.282 mm	0.264 mm	0.29 mm	0.285 mm	0.284 mm	0.258 mm	0.292 mm	0.285 mm	0.258 mm
Signal Input	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D	DVI-D
Aspect Ratio		16:10		5:4	16:10			4:3
Backlight Life		40,000 hour(s)	40,000 hour(s)				40,000 hour(s)		40,000 hour(s)
Depth	9.6 in	8.9 in	8.3 in	8.7 in	7.9 in		8.9 in	7.9 in	9.1 in
Display Type	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD
Height	14.9 in	17 in	21.4 in	241f 16.40 in.	16.9 in		17 in	16.8 in	17.1 in
Power Consumption	57 Watt	38 Watt	40 Watt	55 Watt	75 Watt	50 Watt	38 Watt	2e0e 45 Watt	35 Watt	75 Watt
Size	20.1 in	22 in.	17 in	19 in	20 in.	19 in.	21.6 in	20 in.	19 in.	20 in.
Sync Rate	75 Hz x 81.1 KHz	75 Hz x 82 KHz	76 Hz x 83 KHz	75 Hz	75 Hz x 81 KHz		75 Hz x 82 KHz		2f53 24 - 82 kHz	30 - 81 kHz
Vertical Viewing Angle	85	160	135	170	160	135	160	160	160	160
Viewing Angle	75	170	150	150	160	150	170	160	170	160
Warranty	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 3 years , Limited warranty - Backlight - 3 years	3 Years
Weight	19 lbs	11 lbs	16.1 lbs	12.10 lb.	17 lbs		11.2 lbs	12.6 lbs	11.9 lbs
Width	18.5 in	20 in	14.6 in	16.60 in.	17.5 in		20.1 in	17.5 in	18.1 in

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Lowest Price	$170.00	$160.00	$199.86	$160.00	$179.00	$159.00	$158.00	$165.00	$172.99	$152.00