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WORLD'S FASTEST LCDs GET FASTER
ViewSonic 3ms Xtreme Line of LCDs Dazzles Gaming Community
WALNUT, Calif., Sept. 13, 2005 – Demonstrating its technology leadership in the display market, ViewSonic® Corp., a worldwide leader in visual display products, today announced the improved response time of its VX Series, already the fastest LCD monitors in the world. Featuring ultra-fast 3 millisecond (ms) average video response time across the entire color scale, the 19-inch VX924 and 17-inch VX724 deliver fluid, full-motion images and optimized video performance for a variety of applications.
Although initially released with the conservative 4ms response time specification, further comprehensive testing proved the VX Series' response time to be even faster. The Xtreme LCD line provides average gray-to-gray (or intermediate level) response time performance of 3ms, which is up to 10 times faster than typical "fast-response" displays on the market. This dramatically lessens motion artifacts and ghosting, making them ideal for extreme gaming, viewing DVDs, watching television, and traditional computer applications.
Paradigm Shift, one of the World's top professional PC Gaming teams, uses 18 VX924s for all of its gaming activities, including training and competitions.
"As serious competitors we have to be very selective about the hardware we use, and we think the VX924 is hands down the best monitor on the market," said Kurtis Buckmaster, manager of the Paradigm Shift Gaming Team. "Not only does it rival CRTs in response time, but it is more mobile, saves valuable desktop space with its slim design and offers incredibly vivid images with no ghosting."
The VX924 and VX724 are the first desktop displays to combine ViewSonic's proprietary Dynamic Structure™ and Amplified Impulse™ video response acceleration technologies to support rates of more than 300 frames per second across the entire color scale. This advancement produces superior front-of-screen performance for motion video, since the majority of video transitions on games and digital entertainment occur within these intermediate ranges.
"ViewSonic brought to market the first 12, 8 and 4 ms LCDs and our technology and testing continues to set the industry precedent," said Jeff Volpe, vice president of marketing, ViewSonic Americas. "The exceptional performance of the VX Series reinforces ViewSonic's technology leadership, as well as our ongoing commitment to exceed our customers' and partners' expectations."
The displays are currently available through traditional ViewSonic resellers, distributors, retailers and mail order. For more information and images of the VX Series, visit www.ViewSonic.com
About ViewSonic
ViewSonic® Corp., a worldwide leader in visual display products, offers comprehensive display solutions for today's business, education and consumer electronics markets. The company's products have won more than 2,000 awards globally from independent publications and organizations.
Headquartered in Walnut, Calif., ViewSonic was founded in 1987 and is a privately held corporation. For further information, please contact ViewSonic Corp. at tel: 800.888.8583 or 909.869.7976; fax: 909.468.3736; or www.ViewSonic.com.
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