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| Written by Matt Chapman | |
| Tuesday, 08 July 2008 | |
 People clearly take their frustrations out on screens. That’s the only conclusion we can draw from LG’s latest range of monitors, which are designed specifically for use in “high traffic settings” such as public libraries, schools, internet cafes and airports. And can withstand being twatted by balls of steel...
The L42PP series contains, according to LG Electronics, the company’s “most durably-designed monitors” to date. The tempered glass which covers the LCD panel has a 7H hardness rating, whereas most monitors have an acrylic material with a hardness level of 2H or less. During testing, the LG team dropped a 1.2lbs steel ball onto the L42PP’s glass surface and it remained unscathed, “just going to prove the level of abuse these monitors can withstand”. “Computer equipment is a vital resource for education, so it is important to introduce technologies that are designed with younger audiences in mind,” said Fiona Landsberg, IT marketing manager at LG Electronics. “The L1942PP and L1742PP are the perfect options for school environments in that they offer a tougher screen which helps withstand the rigours of the classroom, such as children prodding or accidentally knocking the screen in a moment of excitement.” The L1942PP and the L1742PP have a 19-inch and 17-inch screen respectively and an aspect ratio of 5:4. In addition, the L42PP range boasts the latest screen technology with an 8,000:1 Digital Fine Contrast ratio (DFC) and a five-millisecond grey-to-grey response time. Powered by LG’s picture enhancing F-Engine chipset, these new monitors have “the very best image definition and colour reproduction available”. When set to Movie Mode, a pre-configured setting of the F-Engine, the contrast ratio is maxed to 8,000:1, creating “some of the most life-like images experienced on a PC”.
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