Bij CNEWZ staat de press release van de nieuwe Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 73, da's een 17" monitor met een platte DiamondTron NF beeldbuis. Verder heeft de Diamond Plus een 0.25 mm aperture grille en een maximale resolutie van 1280x1024. Met slechts een prijskaartje van $289 dollar is dit model perfect voor de value market:
Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc., creator of the industry's broadest line of award-winning monitor and projection products, has announced it's lowest-cost, flat-faced 17`` (16'' DVI) desktop monitor, the Diamond Plus 73.
The new DIAMONDTRON(TM) NF color monitor features a patented state-of-the-art, flat-faced CRT and joins Mitsubishi's expanding Natural Flat line-up.
Natural Flat technology produces remarkably natural-looking flat images mirroring traditional pen and paper imagery and has been singled out with industry awards for technological advancements in CRT monitor manufacturing. Available now at a low estimated street price of $289, the slim-designed Diamond Plus 73 is the new value and technology choice for business and home.
[...] The new Diamond Plus 73 has a 0.25 mm aperture grille pitch, 30-70 kHz horizontal scanning range, and 108 MHz video clock frequency and a maximum non-interlaced addressable resolution of 1280x1024 creating sharp, clear imagery perfect for home and office. New, on-screen display (OSD) controls allow easy manipulation of more than 20 separate settings, including brightness, contrast, positioning and geometry.
The Diamond Plus 73 meets TCO 99 and MPR-II emissions, EPA Energy Star, and DPMS power management standards and is DDC compliant for Plug & Play and is compatible with IBM, Apple Macintosh, Power Macintosh, and Windows 98. Its wide auto-scanning compatibility range makes it possible to upgrade video cards or software without purchasing a new monitor.