
No, there's no mistake in my computation, as you might think at first sight, and that's because Woojin Inc., a Korean
manufacturer of LCD displays, has decided to rewrite arithmetics and has just come up with a very peculiar model,
the "Tenbuno", that really looks like a freak of nature, since it has a 8.4-inch sub-screen fitted on top of the otherwise regular 19-inch LCD monitor.
But what's the use of such a device? Well, the manufacturers boast it to be a very good solution for those people who usually work on twin monitors, but don't always use the second one to its maximum potential. So, why not fit a 19-incher with a smaller display, so that the user won't have to pay for 2 separate displays. The idea is quite an interesting one, and the result is also quite a fine product, as you can plainly see from the list of technical specs listed below:
- dimensions: 426 mm x 280 mm x 580 mm;
- weight: 7.9 kg;
- display size: * big display: 19 inches;
* small display: 8.4 inches;
- type of LCD panel: LCD TFT;
- contrast ratio: * big display: 700:1;
* small display: 350: 1;
- response time: * big display: 8 ms;
* small display: 10 ms;
- native resolution: * big display: 1280 x 1024 pixels;
* small display: 800 x 600;
- TV/video input: Composite RCA;
- compatible: NTSC/PAL-SECAM;
- VGI signal: * big display: DVI;
* small display: 15 pin D-SUB.

No word on the pricing yet (well, I haven't been able to find the price on the Korean website), but it shouldn't be too expensive, at least not as expensive as 2 monitors. I'm really quite curious about the future this concept has in front of it, because I tend to believe that it won't become anything more than an entry in the list of peculiar devices developed in the beginning of the XXIst century. But then again, I might be completely off.
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