EIZO’s Foris FX2431 24-in Widescreen LCD [EIZO Readies European Launch of Latest Monitor]

The world of LCD monitors is a big one but it hasn’t stopped most manufacturers from scrapping to gain market share. The Foris line of LCD monitors has been strictly a Japanese offering and its makers, EIZO, have taken their time moving its release outside of their own borders. It was announced today that EIZO has decided to take the next step with its release of the Foris FX2431 24-in widescreen monitor into the European market.

EIZO is marketing their latest monitor as a great fit for gaming, film viewing, and PC use. It comes with dual HDMI and dual PC ports and AV inputs for connecting PCs, high-definition game consoles, and analog AV devices. It sports integrated 2-watt stereo speakers and 1080/24p display capability for complete HD playback. It features an enhanced screen size capability that features a “Portable mode” connection that lets you plug in your PSP and play games on the monitor’s big screen. It also comes with an AV connection that lets you display 480i/p format and other low-resolution games at up to twice their original size without distortion.

The Foris FX2431 24-in widescreen monitor is actually the first Foris model to be released outside of Japan. It features an S-PVA with a native resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels that reproduces 96% of the Adobe RGB color space. It has a response time of 6ms (G2G), a maximum brightness of 360 cd/m2, and a contrast ratio going up to 2000:1.

The Foris FX2431 will be available in black or silver and will be backed by a five-year warranty. Set to hit store shelves within the next month, the Foris FX2431 will sport a less-than-attractive price tag of about 890EUR ($1265). For more information and a complete spec list visit www.eizo.com.