Congratulations!

The display you have just purchased carries the TCO’03 Displays label. This means that your display is designed, manufactured and tested according to some of the strictest quality and environmental requirements in the world.

This makes for a high performance product, designed with the user in focus that also minimizes the Impact on our natural environment.

Some of the features of the TCO’03 Display requirements:

Ergonomics

Good visual ergonomics and image quality in order to improve the working environment for the user and to reduce sight and strain problems. Important parameters are luminance, contrast, resolution, reflectance, colour rendition and image stability.

Energy

Energy-saving mode after a certain time - beneficial both for the user and environment

Electrical safety

Emissions

Electromagnetic fields

Noise emissions

Ecology

The products must be prepared for recycling and the manufacturer must have a certified environmental management system such as EMAS or ISO 14000

Restrictions on

chlorinated and brominated flame retardants and polymers

heavy metals such as cadmium, mercury and lead.

The requirements includes in this label have been developed by TCO Development in co-operation with scientists, experts, users as well as manufacturers all over the world. Since the end of the 1980s TCO has been involved in influencing the development of IT equipment in a more user-friendly direction. Our labeling system with displays in 1992 and is now requested by users and IT-manufacturers all over the world.

For more information, please visit

www.tcodevelopment.com

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