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Best value for money widescreen LCD monitor

Enjoy more with this widescreen monitor! Experience multiple viewing experiences on a single screen with convenient one touch auto adjustment, the Philips 170CW8 brings you all in one easy-to-use, highly affordable package.

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Best value for money widescreen LCD monitor

  • 43 cm (17") w S-line
  • WXGA+

sRGB ensures color matching between display and printouts

sRGB is an industry standard that ensures the best possible match between the colors displayed on your screen and those in your printouts.

Empowered for Windows Vista

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.

Big, wide screen: IM, write mail, watch videos on one screen

A wide screen has a wider aspect ratio for displaying more entertainment or information to have more fun and get more done.

WXGA+, wide format 1440 x 900 resolution for sharper display

WXGA+, wide format 1440 x 900 resolution for sharper display

WXGA+ or Wide Extended Graphics Array plus is a standard indicating a graphics monitor's ability to display up to the resolutions 1440 by 900 pixels and supports simultaneous display of more than one million colors. WXGA allows monitors to be non-interlaced for better display performance and increased color accuracy.

For your safety: Aerospace composite fire retardant case

For your safety: Aerospace composite fire retardant case

PC/ABS plastic composite is the industry's best and toughest flame-retardant casing material; and is a space-age compound deployed in the aerospace and automotive industries as well as in fire detectors that is compliant with most stringent fire safety standards.

Power consumption below the industry average

Power consumption below the industry average

Reduction of the electrical power required to operate a device.

One-touch brightness and contrast controls

One-touch brightness and contrast controls

Conveniently located buttons on the front bezel that provide one-touch brightness and contrast adjustments.

Embedded power supply eliminates external power adaptors

Embedded power supply eliminates external power adaptors

An embedded power supply is a power adaptor built into the body of a display device that replaces a bulky external power adaptor.

Auto adjustment for perfect picture display with one touch

Auto adjustment for perfect picture display with one touch

The auto adjustment key restores optimal screen position, phase and clock settings with the press of a single button - without navigation through OSD menus and control keys.

Easy, user friendly plug-and-play installation

Easy, user friendly plug-and-play installation

Plug-and-play is a peripheral connectivity standard. A plug and play display device can be connected to a PC and operate without requiring user intervention to adjust complicated settings.
Technical Specifications

  • Connectivity

    Signal Input

    VGA (Analog )

    Sync Input

    • Composite Sync

    • Separate Sync

    • Sync on Green

  • Picture/Display

    Panel Size

    17"/ 43 cm

    LCD panel type

    • 1440 x 900 pixels

    • Anti-glare polarizer

    • RGB vertical stripe

    Pixel pitch

    0.255 x 0.255 mm

    Optimum resolution

    1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz (analog input)

    Brightness

    250  cd/m²

    Display colors

    262 K

    Contrast ratio (typical)

    500:1

    Response time (typical)

    8  ms

    Viewing angle

    • 140º (H) / 130º (V)

    • @ C/R > 10

    Horizontal Scanning Frequency

    30 - 83 kHz

    Vertical Scanning Frequency

    55 - 75 Hz

    Maximum Resolution

    1440 x 900 @ 75 Hz (analog input)

    Effective viewing area

    367.2 x 229.5 mm

    sRGB

    Yes

    Video Dot Rate

    140 MHz

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Technical Specifications

  • Connectivity

    Signal Input

    VGA (Analog )

    Sync Input

    • Composite Sync

    • Separate Sync

    • Sync on Green

  • Picture/Display

    Panel Size

    17"/ 43 cm

    LCD panel type

    • 1440 x 900 pixels

    • Anti-glare polarizer

    • RGB vertical stripe

    Pixel pitch

    0.255 x 0.255 mm

    Optimum resolution

    1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz (analog input)

    Brightness

    250  cd/m²

    Display colors

    262 K

    Contrast ratio (typical)

    500:1

    Response time (typical)

    8  ms

    Viewing angle

    • 140º (H) / 130º (V)

    • @ C/R > 10

    Horizontal Scanning Frequency

    30 - 83 kHz

    Vertical Scanning Frequency

    55 - 75 Hz

    Maximum Resolution

    1440 x 900 @ 75 Hz (analog input)

    Effective viewing area

    367.2 x 229.5 mm

    sRGB

    Yes

    Video Dot Rate

    140 MHz

  • Convenience

    Plug & Play Compatibility

    • DDC/CI

    • sRGB

    • Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista

    User convenience

    On-screen Display

    Monitor Controls

    • Auto

    • Brightness (Left)

    • Power On/Off

    • Contrast (Right)

    • Menu (OK)

    Regulatory approvals

    • CE Mark

    • EMC

    • Energy Star

    • FCC-B, UL, CSA

    • SEMKO

    • TÜV/GS, TÜV Ergo

    OSD Languages

    • English

    • French

    • Portuguese

    • Simplified Chinese

    • Spanish

    • Traditional Chinese

    Other convenience

    Kensington lock compatible

    Tilt

    -5° to 20°

    VESA Mount

    100 x 100 mm

  • Power

    Power supply

    • Built-in

    • 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz

    Consumption (On mode)

    < 36 W (Typical)

    Power LED indicator

    • Operation - green

    • Stand by/sleep - Amber

    Complies with

    Energy Star

    Consumption (Off Mode)

    < 1 W

  • Dimensions

    Box depth

    170  mm

    Set width (with stand)

    400  mm

    Box height

    377  mm

    Set width (with stand) (inch)

    15.7  inch

    Box width

    472  mm

    Set height (with stand)

    332  mm

    Set height (with stand) (inch)

    13.1  inch

    Set Width

    400  mm

    Set depth (with stand)

    210  mm

    Set Height

    287  mm

    Set Depth

    77  mm

    Set depth (with stand) (inch)

    8.3  inch

    Set Width (inch)

    15.7  inch

    Temperature range (operation)

    0°C to 40°C

    Set Height (inch)

    11.3  inch

    Temperature range (storage)

    -20°C to 60°C

    Set Depth (inch)

    3.0  inch

    Box depth (inch)

    6.7  inch

    Box height (inch)

    14.8  inch

    Box width (inch)

    18.6  inch

    Product weight (+stand)

    3.4  kg

    Product weight (+stand) (lb)

    7.5  lb

    Weight incl. Packaging

    4.4  kg

    Weight incl. Packaging (lb)

    9.7 lb

    Relative humidity

    20% - 80%

    MTBF

    40,000 hrs

  • Accessories

    Included accessories

    • AC Power Cord

    • VGA cable

    User Manual

    Yes