BenQ leads the market with new LCD line-up: New 16:9 Full-HD Monitor Trend

Hemel-Hempstead, 20 June 2008 – The rising popularity and availability of Full HD content has made the 16:9 1080p format the major trend among IT displays. With 100% dot-for-dot matching to Full HD (1080 lines) material, 16:9 format renders Full HD content in true native ratio without distortion, blur or resizing for immaculate visuals. As Blu-ray, HD ready and Full HD are sent in 16:9 formats the user has a real full-screen picture only with a 16:9 display. As a result, black frames do not appear any more at the top or beneath the display screen. Additionally, a more detailed and crystal-clear picture can be presented on the display screen. The most important benefit is the Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080, which delivers uncompromised visual enjoyment of digital HD set-top boxes, Blu-ray movies and HD-gaming with PC or consoles. As an industry-leading 16:9 Full HD adopter, BenQ will introduce three 16:9 1080p Full HD LC displays in September 2008 for the European market.

Extending its 22" segment BenQ will offer the 21.5" 1,080p Full HD design display E2200HD encased in glossy black featuring a 1920 x 1080p native resolution, where 15% more pixels can be sharply displayed compared with a standard 22" resolution (1680 x 1050). Furthermore, the BenQ E2200HD is equipped with a high 10,000:1 DCR, 2 ms GTG response time, HDMI™ and DVI (both with HDCP), headphone jack, integrated stereo speaker and Windows® Vista™ Premium Certification¹.

Also two new 16:9 models will be added to the 24" segment: the BenQ E2400HD in glossy black casing and the BenQ M2400HD encased in glossy white. Both Full HD models arrive with a 1920 x 1080 native resolution, HDMI™ and DVI (both with HDCP), a high 10,000:1 DCR, integrated stereo speaker, headphone jack, a fast 2 ms GTG response time and Windows® Vista™ Premium Certification. The M-Series offers on top a 2.0M webcam so consumers can easily and spontaneously stay in touch via Web conferencing or Internet chatting.

¹ Windows® Vista™ and the Windows® Vista™ logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and/or other countries.

About BenQ Corporation

BenQ Corporation, a leading provider of networked digital lifestyle devices, is a multi-faceted company with strengths in mobile communications, visual display and network and digital convergence technologies. BenQ offers unrivalled breadth and depth of products and integrated technologies across platforms through the brand promise of “Bring Enjoyment and Quality to Life,” including digital projector, LCD monitors, LCD TVs, digital cameras, mobile phones, laptop PCs, storage devices, media and human interface devices such as mice and keyboards.. 2006 revenues of BenQ Corporation exceeded US$6.2 billion dollars.*1

About BenQ Group

The BenQ Group is currently comprised of 12 companies that operate independently while sharing resources and leveraging synergies among them. The BenQ Group companies include BenQ Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation (world’s top 3 manufacturer of large-size TFT-LCD panels), Qisda Corporation, Darfon Electronics Corporation, Daxon Technology Inc., Daxin Materials Corp., BenQ Guru Software Co., BenQ Hospital, Darwin Precisions, Ltd, Raydium Semiconductor Corporation, Cando Corporation and Wellypower Co., Ltd. 2006 revenues for BenQ Group exceeded US$16.5 billion dollars.

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*1 consolidated revenue of branded and manufacturing business.

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