BenQ has announced the launch of two new eco-friendly computer monitors, each of which uses 16:9 resolutions equal to the most popular 720p HDTVs.

The E900HD and the simpler G900HD are both 18.5 inches and have 1366×768 720p resolution. In an effort to be more “green”, the company says the displays use a unique backlighting system that can “produce the same 300-nit brightness as most displays by using a two-lamp backlight versus the four that would otherwise be necessary.” Full power consumption is then reduced to 30W and mercury levels are reduced by over 50 percent.

Each display also sports a nice 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and 5ms pixel response time. Both displays also have built-in speakers or headphone jacks for private listening.

Each screen has HDCP encryption support to allow Blu-ray playback and had DVI and VGA ports.