Computer monitors lag in comparison.
But that may change soon as the PC industry moves CRT technology from an analog world to a digital one. The standard will do for computer monitors what high-definition television is expected to do for the boob tube, says Ed Anwyl, an IBM marketing manager. News Radio Fusion audio primers Computerworld Minute IBM announced Tuesday that it supports the new DVI specifications in its Aptiva S Series, which is now available. IBM representatives say its PC 300 and IntelliStation desktop PCs, and both its P Series CRT monitors and T Series flat-panel displays will be infused with the technology by the end of September. A group of PC, monitor, and graphic-chip makers said this week at Intel's Developers Forum that they too will support DVI specifications.