SyncMaster 173P LCD monitor Company: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Korea Designers: (from left) Young-Jun Kim, Principal Designer, Corporate Design Center, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Korea Eui-Seok Kim, Designer, Corporate Design Center, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Korea
"Dual hinge, pivot, tilt and swivel functions. Simple and elegant design makes it stand out from the competition." The latest SyncMaster 173P LCD monitor features a sleek and cool appearance epitomising the revolutionary technology inside. Aesthetically designed, the 173P has a sanded aluminum cabinet and a frosted metallic silver colour-scheme, creating an appealing look that is different to the usual silver and black colour combinations. The silvery 173P comes with a versatile hinge design, enabling an easy height adjustment of 82mm and a swivel angle of 175 degrees, and the screen can tilt and rotate from landscape to portrait mode. The 173P can even be folded flat against the base to serve as a wall mount unit. Together with a harmonic circle stand and thin frame with a 21.1mm bezel size, the SyncMaster 173P is a perfect space saver and decoration for users' desktops. The "buttonless" design, which Samsung dubs "hands-free", features no front-panel controls except for the Power/On button. This simple design stands out because the cables are hidden in the rear, and buttons have been replaced by a mouse removing the need for an air vent. The flexible 173P has a MagicTune function allowing accurate colour images, with embedded colour calibration software. The MagicBright function allows users to choose from four pre-set brightness level modes including: Text, Internet, Entertainment and Use Adjust.