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Conclusion
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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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