NEC preps speaker-loaded wide AccuSync LCDs

NEC is growing its AccuSync display line today with three widescreen models, all built with full features but also stealth in mind. The 17-inch LCD174WXM, 19-inch LCD194WXM, and 22-inch LCD224WXM all share stereo speakers but use a refreshed design that tucks them underneath the bezel, preventing the large "chin" that often plagues mixed-media displays. NEC also makes concessions to environmental friendliness with a special ECO mode that drops brigtness to reduce the display's power use by about 30 percent.

All three displays support both DVI and VGA video input; as the budget model, the LCD174WXM has a more modest 250cd/m2 brightness, 8ms pixel response time, and 800:1 contrast ratio; the larger models boost brightness to 300cd/m2 while also stepping up contrast ratios to 1,000:1 for the 19-inch screen and 900:1 for the 22-inch display. NEC ships the three displays in March at prices of $210, $230, and $320 ranging from the smallest to the largest models.