Reigate, UK, 3 February 2009. Trident announce the introduction of a new compact 8 inch wide aspect ratio display from Hitachi, featuring an LED backlight to provide lower power consumption and a longer life than traditional backlight technologies with the same performance.

The TX20D19VM2BAA 8 inch WVGA TFT display module offers a brightness of 350cd m squared, excellent display uniformity and a contrast ratio of 200:1. The key innovation is the use of an LED backlight in an 8 inch wide display, delivering bright, clear images in all lighting conditions and environments. The LED backlight matches the performance of traditional CCFL backlight technologies, but is more robust, uses less power, is easier to control and lasts longer, 70,000 hours while also dispensing with the need for a high voltage inverter.

High colour saturation and excellent uniformity make the new TX20D19 display ideal for applications such as in flight entertainment, media terminals, navigation systems, home automation and industrial user interfaces. The 8 inch display is also available with a touch panel as an optional feature.

The display module measures a compact 189mm w x 120mm h x 7.5mm d and weighs only 170g. Drop-in compatible with existing WVGA displays the TX20D19 also supports operation in extended temperature environments of -20 degrees C to 70 degrees C.

About Trident
Trident is one of Europe s leading technical franchised distributors of displays, interface kits, single board computers, panel PCs, printers and card readers as well as providing an extensive range of value added services.

The company is part of the Abacus Group and has offices in the UK and across Europe with presence in The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Italy.

Due to their years of expertise and vast product portfolio Trident operate in most markets including industrial, retail, public information, marine, hospitality, transport, multi-media kiosks, EPOS, broadcast, security, defence and medical hardware.

Differentiated by its unrivalled technical expertise across a very broad portfolio, customers are able to consult Trident specialists on the most appropriate solution to meet their particular needs.

For further information visit: www.trident-uk.co.uk

About Abacus Group plc
Abacus Group plc is one of the leading distributors of electronic components in Europe, with directly owned companies having locations in every major European electronics market.

Abacus Group companies are marketed in four groups:

Abacus Electronic Component Distribution ECD has a portfolio of over 180 franchises within 12 trading operations providing technical distribution services through locally based sales offices.

Abacus Embedded Systems Group ESG covers businesses offering displays and communications expertise, and includes Trident, Axess, TDC and Abacus Embedded.

Abacus Own Brand encompasses Dubilier and Eledis offering competitively priced, quality passives, electro-mechanical components and batteries.

Alpha 3 Manufacturing provides electromechanical sub contract manufacture, under three trading operations: DEM Manufacturing, CTL Manufacturing and CCS Electronics.