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19" LCD Monitors: The Spring 2006 CollectionMar 27, 2006 - in Reviews
We rounded up the best LCD monitors available in retail channels this year - and let us just say we were not disappointed. But what ultimately determines whether a display stands out or not depends on whether you are an office user, gamer or graphic designer.
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Is the Acer F20 the Ferrari of LCD Monitors?Feb 16, 2006 - in Reviews
For quite a few Formula One seasons now, Acer has been unconditionally supporting Team Ferrari. Accordingly, the IT manufacturer has also taken the opportunity to market a few products bearing the famous prancing horse emblem. These have usually been portable computers; but now LCD monitors are getting the Ferrari look. How do they perform compared to the rest of the pack?
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Do You Want a 16:9 LCD Monitor Now?Jan 31, 2006 - in Reviews
LCD makers supposedly have been working hard to develop big-performance, wide-screen monitors in 16:9 format. But so far, the results have been dismal. Will new wares from some of the world's largest electronics OEMs finally take things to a new level?
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ViewSonic VP930 LCD Monitor: The New Champion?Nov 17, 2005 - in Reviews
It's happened. Much to our dismay, ViewSonic has pulled their VP191b monitor off the market. You can still find it in limited quantities, but at a high price! As consolation though, ViewSonic is back with a new model: the VP930. It features searing specifications and ergonomics that are still top notch. But the VP191b won't be easily forgotten - the VP930 has some very big shoes to fill.
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The Secret Sauces of THG's LCD TestsNov 10, 2005 - in Reviews
We've taken great pains to put the displays we review through the most stringent and detailed tests we can find, and according to your feedback, we're at least doing some things right. And we're not standing still either; we've recently made some improvements in the way we determine what is worth your money and what is not.
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Do The New 19" LCDs Pass Muster?Nov 4, 2005 - in Reviews
After a brief digression on LCD TV sets and professional monitors, we invite you to take a look at the latest LCD computer monitors. All the heavy hitters in the sector are represented, with no fewer than nine panels on the test bench. How do they stack up?
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A Revolution? The First Lumileds LCD DisplayOct 28, 2005 - in Reviews
After months in the final development stage, NEC has released the first monitor on the market featuring LED backlighting: the NEC MultiSync LCD2180WG-LED-BK. The price won't be to everybody's taste, but Lumileds technology is an important development in the evolution of LCD displays.
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LCD TV Set Fall PreviewSep 28, 2005 - in Reviews
You may considering buying into LCD TV technology - but where do you start? We put the screws to eight 26" and 27" LCD TV sets to show what works, what doesn't and - more importantly - what you might want to buy.
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All-Pro LCDs Part 2Aug 30, 2005 - in Reviews
As promised, we put a new batch of what some vendors claim are the latest-and-greatest professional-quality LCD monitors to the test. For $1,500 and more, are wares from Eizo, ViewSonic and, yes, Apple really the best retail-channel monitors you can buy?
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Are 17" LCDs Dead?Jul 20, 2005 - in Reviews
Are 17" LCD monitors dead and buried? The answer is far from cut and dry as 17" vendors scramble to upgrade their wares with eye-catching designs and completely new features. Meanwhile, 19" monitor prices continue to slide.
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NEC and LaCie Lead On Professional LCD GearJul 6, 2005 - in Reviews
In response to your numerous requests, we've tested a few professional display solutions for you - four high resolution monitors. Also on the menu are two calibrators, which complete the equipment set of any self-respecting image editing professional. Are you ready for the move to LCD?
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Add A Monitor Using USB: Sitecom's VGA AdapterJun 8, 2005 - in Reviews
Can't see your desktop for all the icons and windows? You need more desktop space - but what if you are using a notebook? Sitecom offers an interesting solution with its USB-to-VGA adapter, which lets you easily add a second monitor to any computer with a free USB 2.0 port.
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Finding the Best 19" LCD Monitor for Your ApplicationJun 6, 2005 - in Reviews
We selected 19" LCD monitors that heavy hitter vendors tout as some of the best they've got. With response rates ranging from 8 to 25 ms, their superlatives also remain tied to the application, whether you want to run Photoshop, office apps or watch DVDs - and don't forget about gaming.
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ViewSonic VX924: The Near Future Of LCD DisplaysJun 2, 2005 - in Reviews
We'd all been waiting for the ViewSonic VX924, with its announced record low latency of 4 ms. Based on the new Overdrive technology, it represents what the near future of LCD display technology will look like. Our tests of this monitor yielded a few surprises - not all of them pleasant. Read on...
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ViewSonic Overdrive LCDs: A New Era of Very Fast Panels?May 26, 2005 - in Reviews
ViewSonic says its first LCD panel to offer a new gray-to-gray response time calculation and "Overdrive" signal technology is bursting with speed. Given the traditional disconnect between LCD vendors' claims and reality, we thought we would pit ViewSonic's TN VP192s LCD with a black-to-white latency of 12 ms, against its new VP191b with a purported GTG response time of 8 ms.
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I Want My 32" LCD TVMay 23, 2005 - in Reviews
We recently scrutinized the kind of picture you get with 26" LCD TVs, but we now go larger with a look at 30" and 32" wares. Does size matter when it comes to picture quality?
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3D Stereo Technology: Is it Ready for Prime Time?May 2, 2005 - in Reviews
3D stereo technology has made major strides in the past few years, so we felt it was time to take a look at the state of the industry and several different 3D stereo technologies that are available. We include a discussion of autostereoscopic displays, which allow a viewer to watch 3D images without the need for 3D glasses or other aids.
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Great Design: 2 New 17" LCDs from LGApr 20, 2005 - in Reviews
If you thought not much was happening where LCD monitor design is concerned, you're about to change your mind! LG has obviously been giving its design center pep talks, as evidenced by two really original units that are a breath of fresh air for PC monitor design.
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The DoubleSight DS1700 Gives Your PC Double VisionMar 31, 2005 - in Reviews
Here at THG we review lots of hardware geared towards gamers, but there are many of you who need screens for work, not play. If you are a professional who is looking for more display space and resolution, DoubleSight's dual 17" LCD monitor may be the answer for you.
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26" LCD TVs: Are They Ready for Prime Time?Mar 29, 2005 - in Reviews
Television sets are at the forefront of the High Definition revolution, and LCD TVs are leading the way - one look at the number of models available will tell you that. But while they have an obvious appeal, just how good is the picture they produce? THG takes an objective look.
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LCD Or Plasma - What's Your Pleasure? Understanding Modern Flat-Panel TV TechnologiesMar 9, 2005 - in Reviews
Flat-panel displays are the future of television. HDTV, digital convergence, and high-resolution DVD will all have contributed to making CRT TVs all but obsolete within two years.
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8ms 19" LCDs: Speed for Gaming, but at What Cost?Feb 15, 2005 - in Reviews
Manufacturers are quickly moving from 12 ms to 8 ms response times on 19" displays. But remember that with 17" models the improvement in response time was accompanied by a substantial reduction of viewing angles and deterioration of color rendering.
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Can 19" LCDs Pass the Frag Test?Jan 10, 2005 - in Reviews
LCD vendors claim their new crop of 19" displays are up to par with their 17" wares. But our past tests show that OEM claims in this space aren't always worth too much. We put four of BenQ, NEC, Philips and Xerox' 19" finest to the test.
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The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful: 17" LCDs ReviewedNov 23, 2004 - in Reviews
Since our last review, LCDs have gotten cheaper, but not necessarily better. We put the screws to eight 17" LCD monitors to see which ones came out on top with wares from both new and veteran vendors. Some pleasantly surprised. Others didn't.
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BenQ's FP71e+ LCD Is Fast, But How Furious?Oct 15, 2004 - in Reviews
Faster LCD displays are what gamers want and now BenQ says its FP71e+ delivers the industry's lowest latency-value yet at 8ms. But what happens during the heat of an Unreal frag fest or fast-action scenes in Pamela Anderson DVDs?
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THG Unveils New LCD Benchmarking MethodSep 23, 2004 - in Reviews
We can't say it often enough: Don't go by manufacturers' specs in choosing a TFT display, which are often stamped by the innate optimism of the Marketing department. We were previously unable to measure LCD monitor latency under real conditions in a satisfactory and coherent way and had to rely on the old-fashioned human eye. But now, that is a thing of the past.
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Shuttle Enters Monitor World with XP17 LCDSep 23, 2004 - in Reviews
Shuttle's XP17 LCD, the company says, is high on design and concept for the nomadic, LAN party set. But after making a name for itself in the mini-PC world, can Shuttle live up to its LCD ambitions?
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LCD's 17" and Larger ReviewedJun 9, 2004 - in Reviews
We scrutinized five of the latest LCD monitors from the likes of LG and Iiyama and saw what new contenders from BenQ and Dell had to offer. See what LCD graphics and game performance is like today at a price range of $600 to $1,050.
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High-End LCD: Samsung and BenQApr 13, 2004 - in Reviews
We tested them so believe it - LCD screens with a refresh rate faster than 16 ms and 20 ms, response times of 12 ms. But these superlatives do not necessarily mean everything. We scrutinize the BenQ FP767-12 and the Samsung 172X to see which LCD makes the best use of such impressive specs.
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LCD Comparison: 17" & 19" Under 20msMar 26, 2004 - in Reviews
Wide-screen LCD monitors with fast response time have finally arrived. The Samsung SyncMaster 193P offers the first 19" monitor with a less than 20ms PVA panel. Others such as Hitachi, Sharp, Sony and Nec have also stepped up to the 19" plate.
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