New PanoView 630MF 12.1" SVGA TFT LCD Flat Panel Monitor in a Rack-Mount Module; CTX Opto Delivers Large Display Solution To Design/OEM Market

Business Wire, Dec 22, 1997

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 1997--CTX Opto Inc., LCD products division of CTX International, today introduced the PanoView 630MF 12.1-inch TFT color LCD flat panel monitor module.

The modular PanoView 630MF features a corner-to-corner, active matrix TFT color display in an ultraslim rack-mount form factor. It is designed to provide industrial design engineers and system integrators with a large display in a readily buildable form factor. The PanoView 630MF has true SVGA 800 x 600 resolution, direct analog RGB input, and requires no special card or drivers.

The monitor is now available for purchase directly from CTX Opto or via authorized VARs and resellers. The suggested list price for a single unit is $2295.00, with graduated pricing for quantity orders.

"The PanoView 630MF is a pre-fab modular display," said Sean Liu, sales manager for CTX Opto's PanoView line. "Industrial and embedded applications are the primary market for PanoView units, and the rack-mount PanoView 630MF has been designed specifically to provide those markets with a larger true SVGA modular display solution."

The PanoView 630MF, including its metal housing, measures just 13.8" x 2.8" x 10.5" and weighs 5 lbs. Its 12.1" display area effectively replaces that of a 14" conventional CRT monitor, yet requires less than one-tenth the space. The PanoView 630 MF delivers quiet, cool operation, generates virtually no emissions, and has DPMS power saving functions to conserve energy.

Its 200-nit brightness and higher contrast ratio make it an excellent choice for any industrial environment or commercial application. Its on-screen display menus (OSD) offer a user-friendly interface for guidance.

The rack-mount design and modularity of the PanoView 630MF offer design engineers several key advantages. The most important advantage is the flexibility to fit a larger display area into limited spaces, such as consoles and kiosks. Design engineers select PanoView flat panel monitors for applications where space is at a premium, such as finance display, information kiosks, transportation, medical equipment, aerospace, and defense.

PanoView Line

The PanoView line of LCD flat panel displays is superior for reasons other than just space-saving design. All units carry state-of-the-art, active matrix TFT LCD panels. Since they do not rely on cathode ray tubes (CRTs), images are inherently flicker-free, emissions are extremely low, and power consumption is one-fifth that of conventional CRTs.

The CTX PanoView family of LCD flat panel displays carries a variety of units designed to meet specific flat panel requirements for corporate, financial, medical, industrial, and OEM use. There are many different screen sizes and touch-screen options.

CTX Opto was the first company to deliver LCD monitors in true quantity to the display market. Established in 1991, CTX Opto Inc. is a subsidiary of the CTX group of global electronics manufacturers. CTX develops advanced LCD applications for a wide range of projection and flat panel display applications.

Its products, like the PanoView LCD Monitors and EzPro Personal Projectors, combine space-saving design, ultraportability, image brightness and clarity, and ease-of-use. For more information, contact CTX Opto at 1178 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089; telephone 408/541-6060, fax 408/541-6068; Internet: www.ctxopto.com

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