Samsung today announced the US launch of the SyncMaster 245T, the company's latest and most advanced 24-inch computer LCD. The screen is designed equally for average users and professionals who might be sensitive to color accuracy. An enhanced color spectrum gives the panel as much as 97 percent of the NTSC color gamut at one time, improving media for home viewers and media editors alike. Blacks are also reproduced more faithfully with a dynamic contrast ratio of 1,500:1 versus the 1,000:1 of a static-contrast LCD, Samsung says. Average pixel response times of 6ms and active motion compensation help eliminate ghosting artifacts.

While large, the 245T can swivel into a portrait view and takes advantage of its size to include component and HDMI video inputs for HDTV sources. A four-port USB hub also finds room on the display casing, Samsung says. The 245T connects to most computers through DVI and should be available today for $800.