White Paper | October 2005 When LCD Monitors can reduce TCO
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6.1 Specifications overview
The table shown below provides an overview of the key specifications that affect the total cost
of ownership. It is assumed that both monitor types are within the same price range and that the
other-brand vendor, like Philips, is a well known company with a sound financial position and a
long-term strategy within the LCD displays market.
Table 1: Key specifications of Philips 17” monitors compared with industry average
Philips 170B
Industry average
Panel size and resolution 17” 1280x1024 17” 1280x1024
Acquisition phase
Monitor price (ex. VAT) EUR 250 EUR 250
Asset management user licence (ex. VAT) EUR 4 n.a.
Deployment phase
Built-in power supply Yes 50% no
Cable management Yes 50% no
Auto self-adjust and diagnosis Yes Yes
Remote asset tagging SmartManage No
Remote monitor configuration SmartManage No
Operation phase
Standard warranty duration 3 years 2,5 years
48-hour on-site single swap Yes Yes
Pixel policy Perfect panel
(zero dead pixels)
Class 2 (up to 3 dead
pixels)
MTBF 50,000 hours 50,000 hours
Power consumption 32 W 45 W
Standby power consumption 3 W 5 W
Remote power management SmartManage No
Built-in Kensington lock Yes 50% no
Central alarm after cable pull-out SmartManage No
Monitor lock after cable pull-out SmartManage No
Remote life-cycle management SmartManage No
Retirement phase
Remote asset tracking SmartManage No
Remote operating hours registration SmartManage No
Monitor weight 4.8kg 6.0kg
RoHS compliance Yes 50% not yet
6. Calculating TCO costs of LCD monitors
A computation of the direct and indirect costs, compiled on an annual basis over a period of three
to five years, provides a total cost of ownership figure. The results can be quite telling. This section
compares the costs of owning 500 Philips 17” LCD monitors (model 170B) with those of 500
industry-average displays with the same size and comparable display performance specifications.
