Introduction
Philips is a company that is amongst the top-three consumer electronics producer in the world. They leverage on their expertise to deliver an experience that enhances consumers' lives whether at work, home or on the move. Additionally, it is one of the largest color television manufacturers and a world leader in the development and market introduction of wide-screen and flat television formats. As such, Philips is able to combine their expertise in television production and LCD monitors to bring us a synergistic product that functions as a PC monitor as well as a high-end television.
Thus, we now come to the introduction of the new Philips 180MT. It is an 18.1-inch SXGA LCD all-in-one monitor/television with excellent display performance and features. It comes with multiple inputs for the display of DVD and VCD and even for use with your game consoles (for example a Sony Playstation 2). In fact, there are many reasons why one should like this monitor. For one, it emits less radiation, occupies less desktop space, lightweight, portable and mountable on the wall. It is highly desirable to use it either as a PC monitor, or even as a television for comfortable viewing.
As such, read on to find out why this product deserves your serious attention when deciding on the many alternatives out there in the LCD market.
Philips 180MT 18-inch Color LCD Monitor/TV Specifications
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Display |
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18.1-inch
diagonal viewable screen
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TFT LCD, R.G.B. Vertical Stripe, Anti-glare
Polarizer
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Display area : 359.0mm x
287.2mm
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Viewing angle : +85° to -85°
(Left/Right) (typ.), +85° to -85° (Up/Down) (typ.)
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White Chromacity |
- X: 0.281 Y: 0.311 (at 9300° K)
- X: 0.312 Y: 0.338 (at 6500° K)
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Peak Contrast Angle |
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Response Time |
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Loudspeaker |
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5W Stereo Audio (2.5W/channel RMS x2, 200Hz~10kHz, 4
ohm, 10% THD)
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Headphone |
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Luminance |
300cd/m² (typ.) |
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Contrast |
300:1 (typ.) |
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Pixel Pitch |
0.2805mm (H) x 0.2805mm (V)
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Video
Interface Frequency |
- SXGA Hsync 64 - 80 kHz, Vsync 60 -75 Hz (N.I.)
- XGA Hsync 48 - 61 kHz, Vsync 60 - 75 Hz (N.I.)
- SVGA Hsync 35 -50 kHz, Vsync 56 - 75 Hz (N.I.)
- VGA Hsync 31 - 38 kHz, Vsync 60 - 75 Hz (N.I.)
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Video Dot Rate |
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Input Impedence |
- Video - 75 Ohm
- Sync - 2K Ohm
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Input Signal Levels |
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Display Colors |
8 bits
interface (16.7 M colors) |
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Supported Resolution |
- 640 X 350 @ 70Hz
- 720 X 400 @ 70Hz
- 640 X 480 @ 59.9Hz
- 640 X 480 @ 67Hz
- 640 X 480 @ 72.8Hz
- 640 X 480 @ 75Hz
- 800 X 600 @ 56.3Hz
- 800 X 600 @ 60.3Hz
- 800 X 600 @ 72Hz
- 800 X 600 @ 75Hz
- 832 X 624 @ 75Hz
- 1024 X 768 @ 60Hz
- 1024 X 768 @ 70Hz
- 1024 X 768 @ 75Hz
- 1152 X 870 @ 75Hz
- 1280 X 1024 @ 60Hz
- 1280 X 1024 @ 75Hz
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Optimum Resolution |
1280x1024 @
60Hz |
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Sync Input Signals |
- Horizontal : 30 -
80KHz
- Vertical : 56 -
75Hz
- Composite sync
- Sync on Green (SOG)
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Sync Polarities |
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Input Connectors |
- Power
Connector
- 15-pin D-sub (for analog
RGB signals)
- S- Video
- TV-RF
- SCART (Europe) or composite and components video
(others)
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Dimensions |
452mm (W) x 452 (H) x
200 mm (H) (Incl. Pedestal) |
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Weight |
6.3 kg |
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Power Consumption |
- On: < 68W; Standby / Suspend: <2W
- Active Off: < 2W
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