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Eizo Launches 24 Inch Monitor for Colorblind People

By Robert | January 9, 2008

If you are a regular computer user and you spend a lot of time working on a computer, you will love a large screen LCD display. On the other hand, some people, especially those that are colorblind, will find computer work very difficult to do. A recent statistic released by the Color Universal Design Organization, in Europe and the US one of 10 to 12 males suffer from a color vision that is different when compared with regular individuals. Also, one in ever 200 females suffers from the same problem. It is currently stated that around 200 million individuals from all around the world are colorblind.

In most cases, colorblind people have problems in recognizing green, yellow, red and similar hues. This means that a regular Gateway XH3000 30 inch monitor would be difficult to use for them. The good news we just found out is that Eizo comes with a new 24 inch LCD display that is aimed to satisfy the personal needs of colorblind people. We are talking about the FlexScan SX2461W-U. This special display utilizes Color Universal Design technology, which utilizes special color schemes and shapes in order to help people that are colorblind in differentiating between colors. To make it even better, the monitor comes with 2 HDCP DVI ports that can be utilized in order to use the same display on two computers and USB ports are also available. Different profiles are also available for people that are not colorblind. This special
If you want to purchase such a display you will need to play $1,275. Also, the new monitor comes in with a contrast ratio of 850 to 1 and brightness of 300 CD per square meter. The Eizo SX2461W-U is expected in shops in December. Some people will be happy to get their hands on the display.

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