The Iiyama Vision Master Pro

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line was manufactured by

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, a high-end manufacturer of

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and

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monitors, as advanced version of Vision Master line.

Overview

This CRT monitor was manufactured in the 1990s, and has been discontinued. For a year from April 1997 to April 1998, this monitor was at the top of ''

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''s chart as a Best Buy. According to ''

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'' magazine, it dominated the UK monitor market at around that period. This line was succeeded by the Iiyama Vision Master ProLite LCD monitor series, later rebranded as simply ProLite.

Models

Vision Master Pro 17

The Iiyama Vision Master Pro 17

was released by

in 1997.

Technical specifications

Screen - The monitor was a

with a

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area diagonal: ,

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of 0.26mm. The screen had a short persistence phosphor with an anti-reflection and

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coating. The horizontal sync

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was 27.086.0kHz, and the vertical sync frequency was 50160Hz. The maximum

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was , non-

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. In 2000 this model received a tube upgrade: a Mitsubishi Diamondtron FD tube with 0.24mm dot pitch was equipped. Video connectors - The two standard input connections are 5- BNC and

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mini 15 pin. Power - The monitor operated on a standard 120V 60Hz line or 230V 50Hz, consuming a maximum of 110W of

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. Standby power was 10W maximum, and suspend mode was 6W maximum.

Pro 400

Pro 454

Pro 510

Released in 1999

References

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External links

Iiyama website
Iiyama monitors