Planar Unveils Innovative
Flat-Panel Monitors Featuring Rotating Screens
New
Desktop Offerings Enable Landscape, Portrait Viewing;
Sport Enhanced Design
Planar
Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: PLNR) has launched innovative 15-
and 17.4-inch flat-panel monitors that feature the
ability to rotate the display from landscape to portrait
viewing, providing users a choice to fit their specific
desktop application.
Designed
to appeal to both the business and consumer markets,
Planar's new models offer crisp, high-contrast images,
large format viewing areas, USB hubs and built-in
speakers. The units can be ordered in a range of exterior
colors, including translucent red, blue and clear, as
well as classic white or professional black.
"Planar's
extensive experience in the development, procurement and
integration of flat-panel display technologies allows us
to deliver state-of-the-art products," said Erick
Petersen, director, desktop monitor business, Planar.
"We're expanding our line of desktop monitors to
offer business and consumer users an array of options to
suit their needs, and we see rotating displays as a
compelling choice that will ultimately become the
standard."
With
rotating screens, users can easily switch from landscape
to portrait viewing with a simple twist of the display,
allowing them to see an entire Web page, PDF, e-mail or
word processing document without needing to scroll down.
Software provided with the monitors easily switches the
orientation of the displayed information with just a
click of the mouse. Planar's 15-inch PV150 supports
resolutions up to 1,024 x 768 (XGA) and has a viewable
area equivalent to a 17-inch CRT monitor. The 17.4-inch
PV174 is capable of 1280 x 1024 (SXGA) resolution and
features analog and digital inputs.
Planar
offers a broad selection of flat-panel displays,
including 15-, 17.4-, 18.1- and 19-inch models, featuring
the company's industry-leading three-year "Customer
First" warranty.
Planar-branded
flat-panel desktop monitors are available through leading
resellers, including 4sure.com, CDW, Dell, Insight.com,
MicronPC, Micro Warehouse, Outpost.com, PC Connection,
TigerDirect and Zones.com.
Planar
established the supply chain for monitor production
through its development of specialized displays for
medical applications in the late 1990s. Since October
2000, the company has been leveraging those strengths for
efficient penetration into the desktop market.
About
Planar
Planar
Systems is a worldwide leader in the development and
marketing of electronic information display systems. The
company specializes in collaborative relationships with
customers, designing and producing flat-panel display
solutions ranging from desktop monitors for the office to
high-performance displays for challenging field
applications in medical, industrial and transportation
markets. Founded in 1983 and publicly traded on The
Nasdaq National Market as `PLNR', Planar is headquartered
in Oregon, USA, and operates manufacturing and sales in
the United States and Europe. For more information please
visit www.planar.com.
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