Audio 15, a 15-inch monitor from Tatung Co. of America (Long Beach, CA), conserves desk space by incorporating two internal speakers into the unit's case. Positioned at the sides of the monitor, the speakers have a frequency range of 100 Hz to 20 kHz. The noninterlaced flat-screen monitor ($499) offers a 0.28-mm dot pitch, 1024- by 768-pixel resolution, and a 75-Hz refresh rate. Tatung also offers two large-screen monitors, the 17-inch CM17MKR ($995) and the 20-inch CM20MKR ($1799). Both have flat screens and offer a refresh rate of 120 Hz and resolutions as high as 1600 by 1280 pixels.
Phone: (800) 829-2850 or (310) 637-2105.
The Elite series of flat-screen monitors, from MAG InnoVision (Santa Ana, CA), are compatible with PCs, Apple systems, and Sun SPARC systems. The noninterlaced 15-inch MXE15F ($749) offers 1280- by 1024-pixel resolution and a 0.28-mm dot pitch, t
he 17-inch MXP17F ($1299) offers 1600 by 1280 resolution and a 0.26-mm dot pitch, and the 21-inch MXP21S ($2499) offers 1600 by 1280 resolution and a 0.28-mm dot pitch. All models are Energy Star-compliant.
Phone: (800) 827-3998 or (714) 751-2008.
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