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New Products
Monitors
Samsung 500b and 700b
Dial 'b' for Business

Samsung means business with its new line of "b" series color monitors. Designed for business and corporate users, the 15-inch Samsung 500b and 17-inch 700b monitors offer flicker-free viewing with higher refresh rates and a redesigned Display Director for on-screen adjustments.

The 500b has a 13.8-inch viewable area, weighs 29.9 pounds and measures 14.6 by 15.2 by 16.2 inches. The 700b has a viewable area of 15.7 inches, weighs 41.9 pounds and measures 16.7 by 16.7 by 17.6 inches. Both monitors use Invar shadow mask technology and offer a 0.28mm dot pitch with a maximum resolution of 1280x1024 at a 60Hz refresh rate. Recommended viewing for both units is 1024x768 at 85Hz.

The one-button Display Director control system displays a pull-down menu and provides 13 functions for the 500b and 20 functions for the 700b. This new line replaces Samsung's GLi series.

500b, $429; 700b, $759. Samsung Electronics America, 800-933-4110, 201-229-4000. Circle #574


Windows Magazine, July 1997, page 68.

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