Customer Reviews

NEC 1850E 18" LCD Monitor (Black)

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This monitor is adequate but it's not best of breed. Lack of a DVI input means it is difficult to make text razor sharp and there is some shadow effect when black text is displayed on grey background. On the positive side colour reproduction is good and latency is low enough to make gaming and video playback entirely possible. This monitor will probably more than satisfy an average customer but those looking for top notch quality (and are prepared to pay premium for it) have to keep on looking. I'm returning mine as text quality is absolutely paramount for me and this monitor doesn't quite deliver.

I don't know what's up with the "electronics fan" from Brooklyn, but when you set this monitor to the native resolution of 1280x1024 in combination with Windows XP's ClearType option enabled, the results are absolutely amazing. It looks anything BUT grainy to me. For a monitor with a total response rate spec'd at 50ms, you think you would experience the "ghosting" effect (also known as screen noise). However, after four days of putting this monitor to the test with games, office apps & Internet browsing, I have seen no signs of it yet.

I also think it is worth mentioning that this is my third NEC LCD monitor purchase since 1998, and I have yet to see one dead pixel between the three of them. I have also purchased two Viewsonic LCD's during this time period and returned them both in exchange for the NEC's due to multiple dead pixels in both of them, so I think that says something about NEC's LCD quality control.

If you are considering an 18" LCD flat panel, all I can tell you is that I can't imagine it getting much better than this!! The display is just gorgeous and you are sure to be the envy of all your computer savvy friends & relatives.

This monitor is amazing!! After looking at many LCD monitors and doing my homework, I decided to take the plunge and spend the extra money for this masterpiece. Sure, I could have gone for a less expensive, or perhaps a smaller monitor, but after I got this out of the box and watched it perform I was in complete awe. The picture was even better than my Sony Wega T.V.!!! I urge you to strongly consider this monitor if you can swing the funds- you will not be dissappointed unless you decide on something else.

This monitor provides some of the clearest flicker free images I have ever seen from a display. You will not even have to use a referesh rate over 60.

Vivid colours, a wide viewing angle and sleek styling are yours for the taking at a "street price" of about... (I picked one up at a [local store].

This beauty is sooooo cool that my friends completely ignore my brand new, 1.8 ghz pentium 4 and hone right in on the monitor. Your friends might hate you, but you will love this item.

This is my second flat panel display - my first was the top-rated Eizo L330 15" display - and that was fantastic. This screen's visual quality is EQUALLY as good (which is an excellent testament). BUT at 18.1", I'm even more amazed at the image quality! I thought for sure that I would have to sacrifice some image quality - be it text or graphics - to get the additional real estate. But you know what??? All I did was GAIN with this baby!

Much larger screen, more adjustable, swivel adjustment, dual inputs - an absolutely fantastic unit ALL around!!!

If you can drop the $$$ for this piece, do it now and don't hesitate! AND do it with [Amazon.com] - they have the ABSOLUTE BEST customer service in the industry (trust me - I deal with A LOT of vendors).

MAN I love this screen!

-J

This is my second flat panel display - my first was the top-rated Eizo L330 15" display - and that was fantastic. This screen's visual quality is EQUALLY as good (which is an excellent testament). BUT at 18.1", I'm even more amazed at the image quality! I thought for sure that I would have to sacrifice some image quality - be it text or graphics - to get the additional real estate. But you know what??? All I did was GAIN with this baby!

Much larger screen, more adjustable, swivel adjustment, dual inputs - an absolutely fantastic unit ALL around!!!

If you can drop the $$$ for this piece, do it now and don't hesitate! AND do it with Amazon - they have the ABSOLUTE BEST customer service in the industry (trust me - I deal with A LOT of vendors).

MAN I love this screen!

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Text looks grainy.
Using Clear type makes it looks even worst.
I had chance to compare it with Sony 18'LCD side by side - can't compete.