Mitsubishi Electric to Launch
Mitsubishi 14- and 15-inch TFT-LCD Color Monitors

Tokyo, September 16, 1997 -- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Takashi Kitaoka, President) has recently developed the RDT141 and RDT151 TFT-LCD (thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display) color monitors. These are next-generation display devices that will replace cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors. Mitsubish Electric will begin taking orders for the new products and start shipments as outlined below.

Profile of the new products

Main characteristics

1. Employs a TFT-LCD color panel with a display area equal to that of a 17-inch CRT monitor (equal to a 15-inch CRT monitor for the 14-inch model).

2. XGA (extended graphics array; 1024 dots x 768 lines), high resolution with 260,000 displayable colors

3. Plug-compatible with a CRT monitor using an analog input

4. Space-saving design, allowing users to maximize desk space. Occupies only about one-third the space required for a 17-inch CRT (based on comparison with our CRT monitors).

5. Power consumption of 45W or less delivers energy savings. Uses about one-third the power required for a 17-inch CRT (based on comparison with our CRT monitors).

6. On-screen display (OSD) enables easy operation of a wide range of functions.

Background of the launch

LCD monitors are the focus of widespread expectations as the next-generation computer display devices, replacing CRT monitors. One reason for these expectations is the tremendous need to save space and energy in the new information age, in which every employee working in an organization uses a personal computer. Another reason is that LCD monitors now offer picture quality superior to that delivered by CRTs thanks to recent technological innovations.

Mitsubishi Electric's new TFT-LCD monitors, embodying our most advanced display technologies and the production and marketing know-how accumulated during our years of experience with Diamond Thoron CRT monitors, are designed to meet the market needs identified above.

Profile of the new products

1. Employs a 15-inch, 1024 x 768 TFT-LCD.

High-resolution images of 1024 dots x 768 lines are displayed on a large 38-cm diagonal screen, corresponding to a 17-inch CRT monitor (the 14-inch model has a 36-cm diagonal screen, equal to a 15-inch CRT monitor).

2. Use of analog video input

Connectable with the VGA signal cables attached to existing personal computers.

3. Multiple scanning feature

Employs an auto-tracking method that handles horizontal synchronous frequencies of 24.8 to 60.2 kHz and vertical synchronous frequencies of 56.3 to 85.1 Hz.

Compatible with DOS/V machines, Macintosh (TM), and all other personal computers.

4. Enlargement function

Capable of full-screen display of formats such as 640 x 480 and 800 x 600.

5. Accepts connection of a USB hub to its base (option).

Allows installation of a USB hub with four down streams. Also allows connection of a keyboard, mouse, camera, or other USB-compatible device.

6. Easy operation thanks to on-screen display (OSD) feature

All operations can be performed easily with controls on the main body by following OSD indications.

7. Thin design, with a thickness of only 160 mm

Both the 14- and 15-inch models are superthin, with a thickness of only 160 mm; they also weigh only about one-third as much as a 17-inch CRT monitor.

8. Conforms to specifications around the world.

Each of the countries in the world has its own regulations governing computer displays. These new products conform to new regulations, such as TCO95, power-source high-frequency wave control set by the Swedish labor union, TCO, as well as to existing regulations on safety, electromagnetic interference, leaked low-frequency electromagnetic fields, energy-saving features, ergonomics, and others.

Note: Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. of the U.S.

Specifications

MODEL: RDT141

Specifications

MODEL: RDT151