Test CRT And Setup
Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454 (19”, 2003)
We reviewed this monitor in 2002. It was an upper-mainstream 19” unit enabling impressive resolutions and supporting high frequencies of 115 kHz on its DiamondTron tube. This was enough to run up to 1920x1440 at 77 Hz. We used a 1600x1200 resolution at 85 Hz for our testing. Iiyama's specifications say that it consumes up to 145 W. We didn't get that high. At 100% brightness, it pulled just over 100 W.
Sony Multiscan G420 (19”, 2002)
Test Environment
| System Hardware | Header Cell - Column 1 |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| Motherboard (Socket LGA1156) | Zotac H55 ITX-WiFi (Rev. 1.0), Chipset: Intel H55, BIOS: 1.3 |
| CPU Intel | Intel Core i3-530 (32 nm, 2.93 GHz, 4 x 256 KB L2 and 4 MB L3 Cache, TDP: 73 W) |
| Display I (CRT) | Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454, 1920x1440, 19", 4:3, 115 Hz |
| Display II (CRT) | Sony CPD-G420, 1920x1440, 19", 4:3, 110 Hz |
| Display I (TFT) | Philips 190BW9, 1680x1050, 16:9, 19", TN panel |
| Display II (TFT) | Samsung SyncMaster 245B Plus, 1920x1200, 16:10, 24", TN panel |
| Display III (TFT) | Samsung SyncMaster 204B, 1600x1200, 4:3, 20", TN panel |
| Display IV (TFT) | Acer P225HQL, 1920x1080, 22", 16:9, LED Backlight, TN panel |
| Display V (TFT) | BenQ FP937S, 1280x1024, 4:3, 19", TN panel |
| RAM | 2 x 2 GB DDR3-1333 (OCZ3G2000LV4GK 8-8-8-24), dual-channel mode |
| HDD | Seagate Barracuda 7200.11, 500 GB (ST3500320AS),7200 RPM, SATA 3Gb/s, 32 MB Cache |
| Power Supply | Enermax Pro 82+, EPR425AWT, 425 W |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Updated on 2010-03-03 |
| Drivers and Settings | |
| Intel Chipset Drivers | Chipset Installation Utility Ver. 9.1.1.1025 |
| Intel Storage Drivers | Matrix Storage Drivers Ver. 8.9.0.1023 |
| Intel Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 15.17 |
All LCD-based displays operate at their native resolutions and 60 Hz. The CRT display runs at 1600x1200, 85 Hz. Brightness was always set to 100%, which may not be realistic, but it represents the worst-case scenario. The last test results demonstrate power consumption at decreased brightness.
