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GIANT HOME-PC SCREENSCOMPUTER MANUFACTURERS used to assume that 17-inch monitors were the limit of size and weight that consumers would accept in displays. But like many other assumptions about consumer behavior, buyers' response to falling prices is causing companies to reconsider. Relatively inexpensive 19-in. monitors are now making their way into the home market. The $925 SVP300 from TeleVideo (408 954-8333) is a good example of the breed. The screen, with an 18-in. viewable diagonal, offers 159 square inches of display area, more than 30% more than a typical 17-in. monitor. With a video adapter, it is usable at resolutions of up to 1,280-by-1,024 pixels, while 17-in. monitors top out at 1,024 by 768. Before buying a monitor this big, though, consider its heft and bulk. Improved design has allowed big-tube monitors to shrink somewhat, but the SVP300 still measures 19 in. from front to back--and you're going to want to allow at least 30 in. from your eyes to the screen for comfortable viewing. Its weight of nearly 55 pounds also means that getting the monitor into position is likely to be a two-person job. RELATED ITEMS
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