Customer Reviews:
 It's OK. January 16, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The screen is big and very bright. The lack of connections is a little annoying, but we all know that going into this thing. The speakers are one tick above useless. Do not buy this monitor because it has built in speakers. If I want to watch and listen to anything like TV or movies, I pull out my old pair of speakers from the drawer and plug them in. Bottom line, it's OK for the price, but I'm thinking the 20 inch Dell is probably a better long term value.
As for the "power button" issue, I've only had to use it once...the first time I turned it on. It goes to sleep when the computer is off or on stand by, and that's good enough for me.
 Excellant quality...A surpising value January 15, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Excellent quality...A surpising value...by far the best display I've ever owned. Very easy to install and set up too. Love the adjustable stand...
Manaual adjustment controls are very easy to use and intuitive.
Highly Recommend!
Wide January 10, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's nice and Wide.
The panel is sharp and clear.
The size is what sold me.
Will only use this brand and modle.
 Great for the price! January 9, 2007
Like the monitor, display is great for the price, the built in speakers i didnt need because of surround sound. The only problem I had was getting the right drivers.
Room for improvement, but worthy. January 7, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Good points:
* The S-PVA screen is a compromise between speed (the monitor is stated to do anywhere between 8ms and 16ms depending on site one looks at. However, I saw no problems with gaming or watching a DVD.)
* True 8-bit panel rendering 16.7 million colors, with no appreciable dithering. (the S-PVA technology is inherently incapable of dithering anyway...)
* I don't need to tilt the monitor downward to get an even lighting of the display. Colors appear even through and through.
* Excellent customization and menu buttons. There is even a status screen telling how long the monitor has been turned on and how long the backlight has been on (the light's rating is about 40,000 hours)
* No dead pixels upon purchase
* 0.27 dot pitch, while note as nice as one competing brand, is very nice. (and the competing brand isn't entirely truthful when it claims PC compatibility...)
Bad points:
* Some minor backlight bleed. Only at the 4 corners and you'll never see it unless the screen is all black. I've seen far worse.
* While virtually ideal for graphics, text seems a tad overprocessed. Even with ClearType(tm) turned on.
* Why the speakers? They're pointless for a computer monitor, which is what the unit is sold as.
* I am aware of the power button problem (maybe incidents like this are why HP is losing popularity - hint hint, execs...). Naughty on HP's part, but I'll put the monitor in sleep mode and never have to press it or worry that it'll break.
* The stand seems a bit flimsy; I worry that too much realignment will loosen its bearings and won't hold itself up. (it also makes pressing the menu buttons on the monitor somewhat annoying too...)
* If I work on an image, I do have to occasionally turn my head slightly to the side -- zooming in on the image for closeup work negates any color washing. This problem I saw on a competing model, but on that model it was far, FAR worse.
As with all LCD monitors, buy an extended warranty. Dead pixels and backlighting are a hidden market and repair costs are nasty.
Plusses and minuses aside, I am very happy with this monitor. And thanks to an extended warranty, if the thing goes back within a couple years, I'll be fine. I'd rather hope it does hang together, it is usable and far better than most of the lower priced entry level gimmicky stuff out there that can't deliver the visual quality.
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