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The reign of the 40 lb primitive CRT monitor is over. Go lean and clean—Reclaim your desk space with a skinny, modern flat panel.

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Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor	Samsung Syncmaster SM740N	NEC Multisync LCD1770VX BK-2	Planar Pl1700	Hyundai Imagequest B70A	Samsumg Syncmaster 1720N	HannsG HW191 APB	Hewlett Packard L1506	Eizo Flexscan L362T	Emachines E17T 4W	Compaq 17" Flat-screen Crt Monitor With External Speakers Fs7600e
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Lowest Price	$99.00	$92.00	$84.00	$90.00	$95.00	$100.00	$87.00	$92.99	$84.50	$64.99

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Resolution	1280 x 1024	1280 x 1024	1280 x 1024	1280 x 1024	1280 x 1024	1440 x 900	1024 x 768	1024 x 768	1280 x 720	1280 x 1024
Brightness	300 cd/m2	250	260 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	300 cd/m2	250 cd/m2	180 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio	600:1	600:1	450:1	700:1	600:1	700:1	450:1	400:1	500:1
Response Time	8 ms	5 ms	16 ms	8 ms		5 ms	8 ms	55 ms
Dot Pitch	0.264 mm	0.264 mm	0.264 mm	0.624 mm	0.264 mm		0.297 mm	0.297 mm	0.291 mm	0.25 mm
Signal Input	VGA	DVI-D		VGA		VGA	VGA	DVI-D	VGA
Aspect Ratio	5:4		5:4 (Regular)	5:4 (Regular)	5:4		4:3		16:9	4:3
Backlight Life						50,000 hour(s)
Depth	7.9 in	7.8 in	7.5 in.	7.87 in.			7.9 in.	6.2 in	6.5 in
Display Type	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD		CRT
Height	11.85 in.	14.3 in	15.2 in.	15.8 in			14 in	14.5 in	13.9 in
Power Consumption	34 Watt	36 Watt	40 Watts	35 Watts	34 Watt		21 Watts	40 Watt		75 Watt
Size	17 in	17 in	17 in.	17 in	17 in.	19 in.	15 in	15 in	17 in.	16 in.
Sync Rate	75 Hz x 81 KHz	75 Hz x 81 KHz	24 - 80 kHz	75 Hz x 80 KHz			30 - 61 kHz	75 Hz x 61 KHz		30 - 70 kHz
Vertical Viewing Angle	160	80	135	135	160	160	100	170	130
Viewing Angle	160	80	150	150	160	170	130	170	140
Warranty		3 Years	3 Years	Limited warranty - 3 years - Pick-up and return		3 Years	Limited warranty - Parts and labor - Backlight - 3 years - On-site , Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 3 years - On-site	3 Years	1 Year
Weight	7.5 lbs	13.2 lbs	11 lb.	7.05 lb.			7.05 lb.	11 lbs	6.8 lbs
Width	14.41 in.	14.4 in	14.7 in.	14.7 in			13.4 in	13.6 in	16.1 in

Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$99.00	$92.00	$84.00	$90.00	$95.00	$100.00	$87.00	$92.99	$84.50	$64.99