The Monitors Articles
- High-End LCD: Samsung and BenQ
- LCD Comparison: 17" & 19" Under 20ms
- Eye Candy: Stereo 3D Imaging
- LCD Technicalities: Do Contrast Ratios Matter?
- Review: 20" LCD S-IPS Panels
- 17" LCD Part V: Four Panels Compared
- Affordable 19" LCD Monitors
- 17" LCD Part IV: Six Panels With 16 And 20 ms
- Penalty: An Autopsy Of Dead LCD Pixels
- 17" LCD: Samsung 171N & NEC LCD1760V vs. Everyone Else
Conclusion
Table of Contents:
Conclusion
| Model | FP783 | 2001FP | E481S | E511S | L1920P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | BenQ | Dell | Iiyama | Iiyama | LG |
| Price US $ | $839 | $1,050 | $615 | $1,020 | $750 |
| Price | 699 € | 1,280 € | 837 € | 1,424 € | 849 € |
| Technology | TN+Film | IPS | IPS | A-IPS | S-IPS |
| Panel manufacturer | AU Optronics | LG-Philips | LG-Philips | LG-Philips | LG-Philips |
| Response time | 12 ms | 16 ms | 25 ms | 16 ms | 25 ms |
| Resolution | 1280 x 1024 | 1600 x 1200 | 1280 x 1024 | 1600 x 1200 | 1280 x 1024 |
| Contrast | 500 : 1 | 400 : 1 | 400 : 1 | 400 : 1 | 700 : 1 |
| Luminosity | 300 cd/m² | 250 cd/m² | 250 cd/m² | 250 cd/m² | 300 cd/m² |
| Viewing angle, vertical | 140° | 176° | 176° | 176° | 170° |
| Viewing angle, horizontal | 140° | 176° | 176° | 176° | 170° |
| Colors | 16.2 M | 16.7 M | 16.7 M | 16.7 M | 16.7 M |
| Diagonal | 17" | 20" | 19" | 20" | 19" |
| Connectivity | D-Sub | D-Sub + DVI | D-Sub + DVI | D-Sub + DVI | D-Sub + DVI |
| USB hub | no | yes | no | no | yes |
| Pivot function | no | yes | no | no | no |
| Ergonomics | X | XXXXX | XXX | XXX | XXXX |
| Colors | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXXX | XXX |
| Interpolation | XX | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX |
| Games | XXXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX |
| Movies | XX | XXXX | XXX | XXXX | XXX |
In sum, the overall quality of all of the monitors we tested is correct, which will be good enough for many users. At the same time, none is perfect. Whether you are bothered by ergonomics, color rendering or pixel latency, you will always have to compromise. It's up to you to figure out what is the right tradeoff.
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