On-Off response time is the period required for a liquid crystal cell to go from active (black) to inactive (white) and back to active (black) again. It is measured in milliseconds. Faster is better: Lower response time means faster transitions and, therefore, results in fewer visible image artifacts in the display of transition of texts and graphics. On-Off response time is a more important measure in the display of business content like documents, graphs and photos.
For graphics monitors, the screen resolution signifies the number of dots (pixels) on the entire screen. For example, a 1280-by-1024 pixel screen is capable of displaying 1280 distinct dots on each of 1024 lines, or about 1.3 million pixels.
Philips Vista-ready monitors are empowered for vibrant, exciting display of this new, visually sophisticated and demanding Windows operating system, designed to enhance your entertainment experience, make you more productive and help you control your computing experience at home and in the office, making viewing, finding and organizing information for work or play quick, efficient and easy.
SmartManage is a system for monitoring, managing and checking status of display devices as well as delivering remote support to users who experience difficulties - all accomplished over a LAN.
The Super Ergo base is a monitor base that delivers ergonomic display comfort and provides intelligent cable management. The base's people-friendly height, swivel, tilt and rotation angle adjustments position the monitor for maximum comfort that can ease the physical strains of a long workday; intelligent cable management reduces cable clutter and keeps the workspace neat and professional.
Screen tilt and swivel is a mechanism built into the base permits the monitor to swivel and tilt backward or forward.
SmartBright is an exclusive Philips feature that employs a built-in sensor to automatically adjust display settings, delivering the very best viewing experience, reduced energy consumption and prolonged monitor life while eliminating bright-screen-dark-room and dark-screen-bright-room eyestrain fatigue - all without the bother of manually adjusting display brightness as room lighting conditions change.
PC software for fine tuning display performance and settings. Philips offers users two choices for display setting adjustment. Either navigate the multilevel On Screen Display menu through buttons on the display itself or use the Philips SmartControl software to easily adjust the various display settings in a familiar way.
The universal serial bus or USB is a standard protocol for linking PCs and peripherals. Because it delivers high speed at a low cost, USB has become the most popular method for connecting peripheral devices to a computer. By placing a USB 2.0 solution in a monitor, Philips provides a conveniently located, easy-to-use, high-speed USB connection for reading, writing, loading and transferring programs, data, digital media or music files to, from or among your PC and one or more USB devices.
The ability to switch among input from multiple PC sources on a single display rather than employing a separate monitor for each PC. Dual DVI input is especially useful with professional applications. A hot-key switches display among available computer inputs without the need to change cables.
An embedded power supply is a power adaptor built into the body of a display device that replaces a bulky external power adaptor.