This is a 22 inch LCD monitor from NEC with a range of features. The main target for this release is professionals for whom color is absolutely critical and on that note it covers around 96% of Adobe RGB. In addition it offers a resolution of 1680×1050, has a 1000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 brightness and a 16 millisecond response time. The SPVA LCD technology allows a wide viewing angle of 178 degrees with minimal color shift.

There is an ergonomic four way stand which allows you to tilt and rotate the monitor to the perfect position. It has analog and digital input signal and an optional soundbar. In addition there is an ECO mode for people concerned about their carbon footprint. The monitor comes with a three year warranty and for professionals who require this level of color range and brightness it seems a good option. It will cost you around $640 to get your hands on one of these.

Though the prices for flat screen monitors aren’t exactly cheap these days, good news came our way. Dell has just announced that their SP2309W widescreen flat panel monitor is going to sell for $379. The specs aren’t the greatest but expect to get a 2048 x 1152 resolution, 300 nits of eye-searing brightness, a 80,000:1 contrast ratio, plus one DVI, one HDMI and one VGA port. Sounds like a bargain to me, so you’d better go check up on these guys and see what’s with the deal. Looks incredible good, don’t you think? [via Dell]

Surprise surprise! AOC has announced recently their newest $429.99 2218Ph LCD monitor that according to them will bring PC users a touch of that long-expected and amazing Mac flavour.

“Incredibly sleek design and powerful performance, AOC’s 2218Ph goes head-to-head with the latest and greatest of today’s computer monitors and comes out ahead of the pack” the press release says.

According to some rumors supported by this image below, this beautiful and elegant display features an amazing metallic workmanship with a polished aluminum cabinet, a zinc multi-flex stand and a piano black finish.

In addition to all that, it boasts with a 1,680 x 1,050 native resolution, HDCP-compliant HDMI input, 2-millisecond response time, 12,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, illuminating touch-key and obviously a Windows Vista Certified sticker.

So … start saving money and turn your PC into a Mac or at least try repeating that in your head.

via Engadget