Gateway Announces New 21" Display

By Digital Trends Staff October 6, 2005

Gateway Announces New 21" Display Computer manufacturer Gateway is excited today about the new release of their 21” FPD2185W LCD flat-panel display. Priced at $599.99, this display is available now. The FPD2185W offers a wide array of features which Gateway feels blend innovation with value. It is the first monitor to use a Genesis Microchip controller withintegrated suite of DCDi by Faroudja video processing technologies to provide higher quality images. The display is capable of delivering up to 1680 x 1050 widescreen aspect ratio. It offers acontrast ratio of 1000:1, a wide viewing angle of 178/178 and 8ms refresh rates. Other features of Gateway’s newest 21” LCD include a HDCP video content encryption chip, screenrotating capabilities, Picture-in-Picture functionality, a self-powered four port USB 2.0 hub and five video ports which support a variety of different video input options. "The GatewayFPD2185W display continues our focus on innovation," said William Diehl, vice president of product marketing, Gateway. "It embodies professional-grade design with next generation videotechnologies, outstanding performance and video quality clearly demonstrating the leading-edge solutions we’re developing. More than just offering advanced features the display is ideal as aproductivity tool with its widescreen, high-definition flat-panel capabilities that offer an elevated computing experience for an affordable price."

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