The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful: 17" LCDs Reviewed

Respect Of The Colors

The color rendering was satisfactory without being excellent:

98% of the colors were correctly reproduced (DeltaE < 2), but only 70% were rendered perfectly. Yet it's easy to see the progress LCD manufacturers have made in terms of colorimetry. They've come a long way since the first panels appeared. The 710T also scored above average in reproducing black.

The depth of the black measured by our sensor was excellent, above all if you take into account the high luminance value after calibration. For a responsive monitor intended for gamers, the 710T offered static performance that's quite acceptable. The luminance was too high, however; we'd prefer a value somewhere around 190.

Unfortunately, contrast fell apart fairly quickly as brightness decreased, and only the 50% to 100% brightness range was able to maintain optimum contrast. Our calibration was made at 84% brightness, which means you can go down to 200 cd/m² with only a minor deterioration of the calibration curve. However, the black level quickly bottomed out at 0.37 cd/m² - a value which is not bad in itself.