MultiSync P221W Professional LCD Monitor

NEC announced today its new MultiSync P Series with the 22-inch P221W LCD monitor.

The MultiSync P221W features a 1680×1050 native resolution, 1000:1 conteast ratio, 300cd.m2 brightness, 16ms response time, and XtraView+ 178-degree viewing angle.

NEC MultiSync P221W comes with the S-PVA LCD technology, which provides for the widest viewing angles available with minimal off-angle color shift. It has the AmbiBright for automatic brightness adjustment and offers ECO mode for carbon footprint reduction.

The P221W, which touts a wide color gamut and high brightness, offers users working in color-critical environments the opportunity to take advantage of professional-grade desktop display benefits without breaking their budgets.

A partial list of features of the MultiSync P221W includes:

1680 x 1050 native resolution
Wide color gamut achieves 96 percent coverage of AdobeRGB
Internal 10-bit programmable lookup tables (LUTs)
S-PVA LCD technology, which provides for the widest viewing angles available with minimal off-angle color shift
AmbiBright™ automatic brightness adjustment
1000:1 typical contrast ratio
16ms response time
300 cd/m2 typical brightness
XtraView+™ 178° (88°/88°/88°/88°) viewing angle
ECO Mode™ and carbon footprint reduction
Analog and digital input signal
Four-way ergonomic stand (tilt/swivel/pivot/height-adjust)
Optional Soundbar 90

The NEC P221W comes with a 3-year limited warranty and will be available for December 2008 for  $640.