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RasterOps Shatters Price Barrier for Large-screen Color Monitors
For Immediate Release Contacts:
Mary Looram
Cunningham Communication Inc.
(408) 982-0400
Carrie Reichenberger
RasterOps Corporation
(408) 562-4200
RasterOps Shatters Price Barrier For Large-screen Color Monitors
SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 12, 1992 — Creating a new price entry point
for large-screen color displays, RasterOps Corporation (NASDAQ:ROPS) today
reduced the prices of its true color, 20- and 21-inch monitors by as much as 30
percent:
• RasterOps/20T Multiscan Trinitron® Color Display — now $2,499 — was $3,499
• RasterOps/20 Multimode Color Display — now $1,499 — was $1,799
• RasterOps 21-Inch Color Monitor — now $2,999 — was $3,599
Effective immediately, the RasterOps/20T Multiscan Trinitron Color Display —
which provides superior overall image quality required by professionals engaged
in color critical work on the desktop — is reduced 30 percent, from $3,499 to
$2,499. At this listing, the RasterOps/20T Multiscan Trinitron Color Display
represents the lowest priced Trinitron technology among major Trinitron monitor
suppliers, including the SuperMac™ SuperMatch™ 20T, which has a suggested
retail price of $2,999 and the Radius™ PrecisionColor Display 20, listed at
$3,299.
“With a price reduction of $1,000, graphic arts and business color
professionals won’t hesitate to upgrade their displays to the RasterOps/20T
monitor,” said Kieth Sorenson, president and CEO of RasterOps. “We’re taking
a leadership position in making high-quality, true color on the desktop
affordable for all professionals by eliminating the final obstacle to
widespread adoption — price.”
The RasterOps/20 Multimode Color Display, ideal for business professionals
previously priced out of the large-screen display market, is now $1,499,
reduced from $1,799. In addition, the RasterOps 21-Inch Color Monitor,
previously priced at $3,599, is available for $2,999 and offers a full two-page
WYSIWYG display for graphic arts and creative services professionals.
RasterOps/20T Multiscan Color Display
The RasterOps/20T Multiscan Trinitron Color Display is a high-end,
multifrequency color monitor that features cutting-edge Trinitron technology at
a price typically associated with lower-performance displays. Priced at $2,499,
the RasterOps/20T provides a crisp, flicker-free display and supports
resolutions from 640 x 480 pixels up to 1280 x 1024. The RasterOps/20T display
is compatible with RasterOps’ complete line of color display adapters for the
Macintosh® and PC platforms, including:
• RasterOps ProColor 32, features real-time conversion of CMYK-to-RGB
information;
• RasterOps 24XLi, winner of Macworld magazine’s 1992 Reader’s Choice Award;
• RasterOps 24XLTV, an accelerated, 24-bit display adapter for monitors up to
21-inches;
• RasterOps PaintBoard Li, an accelerated, 24-bit graphics adapters with a
list price of $999.
RasterOps/20 Multimode Color Display
With the RasterOps/20, priced at $1,499, business professionals will be able
to benefit from RasterOps advanced multifrequency technology. Multifrequency
monitors, which by definition support a range of resolutions and frequencies,
can be used on many platforms, allowing volume purchasers and resellers to
standardize on a single model. Previously priced at $1,799, the RasterOps/20
is a multifrequency, color display which provides high-resolution support for
sharp corner-to-corner image stability at multiple resolutions. The
RasterOps/20 display offers a wide range of resolution support, from 640 x 480
to 1024 x 768, which includes all of the RasterOps display boards for the
Macintosh. It can also be used with the RasterOps PaintBoard PC 24-bit display
adapter and other VGA compatible cards for the IBM® PC. At this new price, the
RasterOps/20 compares very favorably to SuperMac’s SuperMatch 20 at $1,799 and
the Radius PrecisionColor Display 19 at $2,499. It is the lowest cost,
high-performance display for the cost-sensitive VGA monitor market.
RasterOps 21-Inch Color Monitor
The RasterOps 21-Inch Color Monitor is designed for graphic arts and
creative services professionals demanding a full two-page WYSIWYG display.
Now available for $2,999 — a $600 reduction in price from $3,599 — the 21-inch
diagonal screen provides 1124 x 870 resolution and includes anti-glare screen
coating, automatic degaussing, and ergonomic brightness and contrast controls.
The RasterOps 21-Inch Color Monitor is priced significantly below competitive
products such as the SuperMac SuperMatch 21 at $3,299, the Radius
PrecisionColor Display 21 at $3,699, and the Apple 21-Inch Color Monitor at
$4,179.
RasterOps Corporation designs, manufactures, markets and supports true color
photorealistic imaging systems for Apple® Macintosh and Quadra® series
computers, IBM Micro Channel™ computers and Sun SPARCstations™. The company
also manufactures similar products on an OEM basis for DEC®, Hewlett-Packard®,
IBM and Sony® workstations. RasterOps’ products are designed primarily for the
graphic arts, creative services, publishing, advertising and related
industries.
All trademarks and registered trademarks are those of their respective holders.
Note to the editor:
Following is a breakdown of competitive product offerings for your information.
If you have any questions regarding this chart, or require further information
on how it was compiled, please do not hesitate to call. Prices are
manufacturer’s suggested retail price.
20-inch 20-inch 21-inch
Business Professional Two-page WYSIWYG
(Trinitron)
RasterOps
RasterOps/20 RasterOps/20T RasterOps 21” Color
Multifrequency Multifrequency Fixed frequency
$1,499 $2,499 $2,999
SuperMac
SuperMatch 20 SuperMatch 20T SuperMatch 21
Fixed frequency Multifrequency Fixed frequency
$1,799 $2,999 $3,299
Radius
PrecisionColor PrecisionColor PrecisionColor
Display 19 Display 20 Display 21
Multifrequency Multifrequency Fixed frequency
$2,499 $3,299 $3,699
Apple
n/a n/a Apple 21” Color
Fixed frequency
$4,179