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HP Pavilion F1903 19" LCD Monitor
 
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HP Pavilion F1903 19" LCD Monitor

by HP
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)


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Technical Details

  • 1,280 x 1,024 resolution, 0.294 mm dot pitch
  • Analog and DVI-I digital interfaces
  • 130-degree horizontal, 120-degree vertical viewing angles
  • 500:1 contrast ratio, 250 nits of brightness
  • 2 Harmon/Kardon speakers; PC and Mac compatible
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Product Details

Supplementary Guide [808kb PDF]
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 16.6 x 20.7 inches ; 17.2 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 17.2 pounds
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B0000DHI6A
  • Item model number: P9627A#ABA
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,409 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: September 23, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

A 19-inch TFT LCD from HP, the F1903 is a sleek and stylish monitor that delivers a high-quality image and a number of useful features. A 1,280 x 1,024 maximum resolution and 0.294 mm dot pitch combine with a 500:1 contrast ratio and 250 nits of brightness to provide detailed, true-to-life images suitable for a wide variety uses. The F1903 has a 130-degree horizontal viewing angle (120 degrees vertical), while the anti-glare, and anti-static screen treatment helps cut back on harmful reflections and the resulting eyestrain. The F1903 also comes with two Harmon/Kardon speakers, providing a stand-alone audio output. It connects to your computer via its analog D-sub or DVI-D digital port and has a fast 20 ms response time.

With its small 16.6-by-8.5-inch footprint, the F1903 fits easily onto any convenient surface and is also wall mountable, freeing up desktop space completely. TCO '03 and Energy Star certified, the F1903 is a plug-and-play monitor, ready to use right out of the box. It weighs just 17.2 pounds. With the onscreen controls, you can adjust a wide variety of monitor settings including brightness, contrast, H/V position, H/V size, and color temperature. The AC 100 - 240V, 50 - 60Hz power supply consumes less than 40 W during normal operation, and less than 2 W in power save mode. PC and Mac compatible, the F1903 also comes backed with a three-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
Monitor, detachable base, two Harmon/Kardon speakers, user's manual, power adapter and cable, monitor cable, warranty card

Product Description

19" display / Harman Kardon speakers / Analog and digital inputs / Includes Table Stand / Wall-mount option / 1280 x 1024 resolution / 500:1 Contrast Ratio 500 - 1 Contrast-Ratio Save space in your home or office with the slim design (about 8.5 deep on included table stand) Get going fast with the easy plug-and-play installation Energy-star-compliant conserves energy Get longer screen life than you would with a CRT monitor Analog (DB-15 VGA ) and Digital ( DVI ) connectivity


 

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Elevates your desktop to new levels and a good tv screen, July 8, 2004
This review is from: HP Pavilion F1903 19" LCD Monitor (Electronics)
A 19 inch monitor is pretty big these days for a PC. Apple with their new 30 widescreen is in a different league (more like furniture), but for normal people this monitor will suffice. It makes my old 17 inch LCD feel small and is probably as big as my 20 inch TV.

For the price (get it at discount), you can't beat this HP F1903. Not only does it look good, it is sharp, relatively bright, just large enough to wow you and its stand will elevate off your desk almost 8 inches. Why does this matter? You will no longer scrunch your back while you potatosurf the internet.

The default settings were already at 100% brightness, but the contrast seemed low. Boosting contrast slightly made reading a lot easier and increased sharpness slightly. If you increase contrast too much, the colors change (like from grey to yellowgrey).

I have a TV tuner card in my desktop and having a 19 inch TV on your desktop will instantly save you couch time for that casual channel surfing when you're bored.

The colors are not as saturated as the Samsung 19 inch that my friend has, but are more realistic. Skin does look smooth on this monitor, not red or orange. Which brings me to this: Download the most current drivers on the HP website for an accurate color profile.

The package weighs 26 pounds and this is mostly due to the heavy base. All is forgiven when you slide this monitor up higher off your desk. Your posture will thank you for sure.

I paid slightly more than a 17 inch monitor and got a great 19 inch LCD which looks modern and gives me larger viewing (at 1280x1024, everything looks better bigger vs. a 17inch monitor). The silver bezel looks nice against a light colored wall- it is not as imposing as an all black monitor. HP has some high quality touches like a backlit power button, a very good antiglare coating, and a very solid (almost heavy) base. It comes fully assembled and with a pair of basic Harmon Kardon speakers (I have not used yet).

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great design, but bad color cast, November 19, 2004
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G. Duda (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Pavilion F1903 19" LCD Monitor (Electronics)
I have a graphics card with two plugs, so I was able to compare this monitor side-by-side with a 19" X-Brite Sony LCD (one monitor used DVI, the other analog, but I switched back and forth and it didn't seem to make any difference which one was on which for my observations).

The Sony was bright and brilliant, and made the HP look positively dull by comparison. One big advantage of the HP is that it can show a true black screen; the Sony's blacks are marred by the backlight "leaking" in from the side.

However, the deal breaker with the HP was the color cast--there was a slight yellow tint that I couldn't get rid of, even after updating the drivers, and using the OSD to adjust colors, etc. Also, if one raises the monitor's contrast to above 75%, this color cast becomes much more pronounced.

I really wanted to like this monitor, but after comparing it side by side with the other monitor displaying the same image, I decided I just couldn't live with the yellow color cast.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful design, July 13, 2004
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D. Price (W Henrietta, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP Pavilion F1903 19" LCD Monitor (Electronics)
This is my first LCD monitor, and I'm so picky that I did a lot of research and in-store playing before making my selection.

Comparing models side-by-side in the store, I found that despite the f1903's reported contrast ratio of only 500:1, I found it consistently as bright if not brighter than others with higher reported contrast ratios. (I was sure to check all the brightness/contrast settings.) So I wonder what that number really means. The lesson here is to look at the screen for yourself.

The highest praise goes to the very adjustable base and stand. It will tilt and swivel and even raise up and down to find your comfortable viewing angle. I was surprised to find that the height adjustment actually acts like a spring tensioned to the weight of the monitor, so it only takes a simple lift or press of the frame to raise and lower it.

It ships with the brightness set to 100% and the contrast at only 50%, but actually that looks perfect for a dim environment. Raising the contrast to 75% will sufficiently blast your retinas, but beyond that I notice some color distortions at the bright end.

It also ships set to a color temperature of 6500K (warm/yellow), and also offers 9300K (cool/blue), but I found that a custom setting of RGB(50,50,55) looks best to me.

The on-screen control interface is very attractive, but still functional. Unlike some other models I tried, it doesn't take 2 minutes to adjust a value from 0 to 100%. It could benefit from some presets or memory settings though, so one could quickly adjust for viewing in bright areas, dark areas, movie viewing, etc. It offers a slick opacity setting that you can adjust to your liking, and you can also move the control area around the screen. I moved mine to the lower right corner so it's above the buttons on the bezel, which makes sense to me.

My model shows one stuck pixel that comes and goes. Not bad when the HP specs allow for up to 7 flaws. And this one's not even noticable except on a black screen.

The viewing angle is reported at 170 degrees horizontal, but that's hardly an exact property to be measured. I actually find that when I move more than 30 degrees off center, the image turns slightly yellow like an old newspaper and gets dimmer as the angle increases. I don't see any sort of cut-off around 170 degrees though.

Pixel response would have to be my biggest disappointment, but I should point out that I'm picky. When scrolling black text in a browser, it can turn slightly purple or blue. Certain color combinations are particular bad though, and I discovered this while playing Yahoo! Pool. A red or pink ball moving across a green background leaves a very noticeable trail. Upon seeing this, I tried viewing a DVD, and found that certain high-speed action such as the running of a horse's legs will get blurred and possibly change color. But I realize that LCD technology has yet to match the performance of a traditional CRT, and given that, this monitor doesn't do bad at all. I've seen much worse on laptop screens.

I also noticed that this particular LCD acts a little different than most when touched. Specifically, it leaves not just a dot where my finger pressed, but a dot with an X through it. This is neither good nor bad, but I just found it interesting. I'm curious what technology is at work behind that behavior.

I should note that I'm using the DVI connection and supplied DVI-D cable. (The box doesn't indicate that any DVI cable is included, but mine had one, so don't do like I did and buy one extra then have to return it.) However for analog connections, there are some very simple calibration tools to give you the best possible picture. And the "auto" button on the bezel is only for analog connections. (I tried to use the calibration and the auto button before I realized it wasn't necessary for digital connections.)

Overall I'm very satisfied, but it loses a star for the viewing angle and pixel response.

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