Customer Reviews

NEC LCD1760V-BK 17" LCD Monitor (Black)

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The NEC MultiSync LCD 1760V monitor is an excellent choice if you are considering an LCD monitor. In case you didn't know, NEC-Mitsubishi Display Systems, the manufacturer, is one of the first companies to produce LCD monitors, so they really know what they are doing. The LCD screen itself measures... you guessed it... 17 inches diagonally, and the image is sharp and bright even at 70% brightness and 50% contrast. The native resolution is 1280x768; if you think you'll get eye strains at this level, don't worry: the monitor comes with a free downloaded copy of Liquid View, which makes Windows easier to look at.

Setup was a total breeze for me. I just took the monitor out of the box, hooked up the power and monitor cables, and turned it on. NEC's exclusive automatic adjustment immediately set the contrast and brightness to my liking. The only adjustment you may need to make is on the PC itself: according to an instruction sheet taped to the monitor, you should set the display adapter to 1280x1024 at 60Hz.

The 1760V is stylish in either black or white. Because it's made in China, the plastic does feel a little "cheap" when you inspect it up-close. Thankfully the LCD screen itself is top-notch. No dead pixels, no ghosting, no pulsating spots as with offerings from off-brands like KDS or Cornea.

My only complaint is the control buttons on the monitor have nearly invisible markings. Of course, the automatic adjustment feature means you probably won't have to tinker with the monitor controls, but NEC should have labeled them more clearly. Contrary to what one reviewer claims, the manual *does* mention the buttons and what they do, in a table on p. 7. The buttons are responsive and easy to press, which is an improvement over some previous models. The setup interface is pretty straightforward, although first-timers may need to refer to the manual to see which buttons control what.

In summary, another excellent product from NEC-Mitsubishi. If you want a 17-inch LCD, be sure to get this affordable, high-quality one.

(Note: This model is Macintosh-friendly.)

Most of what I was going to write has already been said by the two reviewers preceding me so I'll try to provide a different slant.

I work with computers professionally designing web sites. A quality screen is important to me and so I was using a 19" Trinitron from Dell and previously a 17" Trinitron from Gateway. No way I was going to ante up the $$$ for a 19" LCD or "settle" for a 17" LCD!

My downfall came when I bought this NEC for my daughter who pleaded for one, but not before hours of study of the reviews on the internet, visiting stores, and seeing one my cousin had just bought (accidentally). The dutiful father, I tested my daughter's NEC at my home before I gave it to her. It took about 2 hours of putting it through its paces for me to decide to order another from Amazon for myself.

The specs say that 17" LCDs are "much bigger" than 17" CRTs but, while true, that doesn't really tell the whole story. I wear bifocal glasses and have a third prescription just for computer use. It astounded me that this NEC, at 1024x768 resolution, was so much sharper and easier to read for my oft tired eyes, than my Trinitron. The colors are so vivid that it disturbed me to compare the true blues to my 19" CRT. It was really mediocre picture quality by comparison and I never knew it!

One reviewer below this one indicated that LCDs must be run at their native (optimal) resolution to perform at their best. That concerned me very much because I'm only comfortable at 1024x768 on my 19" CRT. I had read in a couple reviews that this NEC had an amazing ability to adapt itself to lower resolutions, much more so than many other leading brands, and I can't overstate that this is true, true, true. If this is important to you as it was for me, do see this NEC before you decide on another that you're going to run at "lower than optimal" resolution. By the way, 17" LCDs typically are recommended to run at 1280x960, and 15" at 1024x768.

The other factors that are true of all LCDs are true of the NEC of course so I won't dwell on those. I am really impressed the most by how much desk space I reclaimed. And most important, my eyes don't strain with this display as they have before.

A negative that should be mentioned is that the black model (1760V-BK) has totally impossible to read control buttons at the base of the display's frame ... and they're totally non-intuitive. NEC should be ashamed! However, the saving grace is two-fold. 1) Once I had the controls set to my liking, I have not had to make further adjustments and it's been two months now. 2) With Windows XP you have some great software available free at NEC's web site called NaviSet, as has been mentioned below. It's great software and performs almost all the adjustments that the physical controls can do but much, much easier, and it lets you see the effect of the adjustment immediately without leaving the menu, much like selecting a Windows Theme and clicking "Apply".

Finally for people who care about ergonomics and things like eye strain and neck pain, this NEC has a fairly wide angle of view, but more important the ability to swivel the screen right and left, not just up and down. Don't take this for granted please because most of the ones I saw at stores could not.

That's my contribution to this reviews section, folks. It is so hard for me to imagine selecting a more pleasing LCD display or imagine any of you not liking it as I do. Oh, by the way, no dead pixels on either of my two displays ... and NEC does provide an industry standard 3-year mail-in warranty if you're one of the few unlucky ones. Good to buy from a reputable retailer because of the potential for dead pixels on LCDs. Doesn't take 30 days to discover those rascals.

I think I'll thank my daughter once more for coaxing me into buying her an LCD and thank my cousin for accidentally picking this NEC for himself.

I've been sitting on the LCD fence for desktop use. Even though I'm not a big gamer, I dislike the ghosting on slow LCD's while scrolling web pages, etc. Also, I learned about native LCD resolution the hard way after purchasing a close-out Thinkpad T-series direct from IBM which did not indicate SVGA+ with native resolution of 1400x1150 on a 14" screen (talk about your small fonts!!).

I've adjusted, though, and when my desktop CRT started acting up I decided I could live with 1280 x 1024 on a 17" for desktop use. I use the Opera web browser which provides for easy "scaling" up of web pages. This can be the biggest surprise for LCD newbies; LCD's only look sharp in their native resolution, you can't really scale up/down like a CRT (and stay sharp).

My priorities for a desktop LCD monitor, in order, were:

o) sharp text display
o) limited/no ghosting (16ms)
o) some reasonable probablility of no dead pixels
o) high contrast
o) thin case bezel

I have not been disappointed in any regard with the 1760; no dead pixels at all that I can see on this unit. Of course, this is somewhat the luck of the draw, but I understand that NEC is fairly stringent with this. The monitor is also very "bright". I am running the brightness around 75% which is plenty for me.

This LCD is not a "wide view", but that has not been a big issue for me; the base does tilt/swivel. If you're not familiar with this aspect of LCD's search the net; LCD's that have around 170 degree viewing angle don't "dim" as you move your viewing angle off-axis. Dell Ultra-Sharp is an example (most of which are made by Samsung). I believe NEC offers several wide-view LCD's as well as do other vendors.

I was somewhat wary of the included LiquidView software, but it actually works pretty well in limited use - increases desktop icons to a "comfortable" size. For those that aren't used to the 1280x1024 native resolution for desktop icons and such it is an added bonus ...

The NEC 1760 hits the size/performance/cost LCD sweet spot quite nicely, imo, and I have been very satisfied so far. I have no doubt LCD prices will continue to drop, but you have to take the plunge some time.

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I have read probably 50 reviews of various moitors in all price ranges, and sizes. Of all the reviews, the Nec 1760V seemed to have all the qualities, on paper at least, that I wanted. After the decision had been made, I proceeded down to the local staples to have a look. The Nec 1760V was one of 8-9 monitors there, and it looked the best right off. I know the possibility of bad settings at the store, but from the reviews I read, I could tell this was a great monitor. ( The only reason for not purchasing this on the net is the fact of return policys at major retailers regarding stuck pixels etc, if not satisfied, simply take it back. amazon may have this policy as well, but I didn't want to fool with sending a unit back and forth. I have purchased other items on Amazon, and was extremely pleased. ) Back to the review. This monitor out of the box, with no configuring, looked fantastic. No dead or stuck pixels that I can see. The Naviset software from NEC is also fantastic in that it allows you to adjust color, brightness, contrast, and a host of other sttings with your mouse. This is needed because the on moitor buttons are hard to see, and you would need to memorize them for easy setup. LiquidView, also a NEC program downloaded from the NEC site with the inclosed KEY number, is fantatsic as well. This program makes it very easy to change the icon sizes on your desktop. I havn't played any fast games on this monitor, but with its 16ms verses 25ms for most monitors, it should do well, and all the reviews confirm this. This is just a stunning monitor, I can't say enough except at this price point it is a steal. GO GET ONE! You won't be sorry.

I bought the LCD monitor half a year ago and it has been running very well. The color is bright and the fonts are very clear. I 100 percent recommend it.

This monitor is the clearest brightest monitor I have ever worked with. It blows away the best Sony and NEC 19inch CRTs I have in terms of sharpness and clarity. I use it primarily to extend the desktop of my A30 IBM laptop in a dual monitor display and I find I am always moving the stuff I want to read from the A30 screen over to the NEC 1760V because it is so much brighter and clearer. (and my A30 is a top of the line $3500 laptop so I'm sure the screen isn't a cheap one) The thin bezel is great because it doesn't waste space and allows you to butt multiple monitors together. At first I thought all LCDs were this bright but I recently went into a store that had several LCDs on display from the same video feed and was surprised that the NEC was by far the brightest and clearest, even against the best Sony LCDs. Unlike the previous reviewer, I don't have any problem with difference in brightness on the top and bottom. Also he should know that ALL LCDs have problems with clarity when not running at the native resolution, in this case of 1280x1024. Why he is running primitive 800x600 on this beautiful monitor beats me, but that is the ONLY reason why the CRTs seem to be clearer for him. As for the control buttons I like the fact they are unobtrusive. I don't need loud ugly labels on buttons that I rarely use. Buy this monitor you won't regret it!

I wondered about clarity before I got this monitor, but was pleased with the contrast and brightness. The view from a reasonable angle is good and it was truely plug and play. The speed on games is also good. I couldn't be happier unless someone gave it to me free.

I've owned this monitor for about 3 months and I am very pleased with its performance. I use it primarily for web and office work and I find its display to be far superior to all other LCDs I have used (mostly made by DELL). Text is extraordinarily clear, colors are bright and accurate, and the response is fast enough that scrolling text, etc. causes only barely noticeable blur. I have tried the monitor with a few 3D games and have never found a game that moved fast enough to make its response even slightly unacceptable. And on top of its performance, it looks really nice and appears to be built very well. This monitor leaves me with no desire to ever look at a CRT again.

My only complaint would be that it is difficult to get the monitor to display a true black, so in watching DVD movies the borders tend to glow. This, however, is still a problem with all but the best modern panels and you will surely pay a steep price premium for any of those. Other reviewers have complained about the poorly-labeled buttons; it's true that they are hard to read but after getting the monitor set up initially, I have never needed to make any adjustments. This should be considered only a very minor issue.

If you are looking for a 17" LCD and price is any concern at all, get this monitor and you will not regret it. Actually, even for a higher price I can't think of many features/etc that could make another monitor much more desirable.

My first experience with an LCD monitor. Very sleek design, light and compact. The display colors are bright and text resolution is very good. The buttons are on the front; easy to reach but hard to read. No dead pixels that I could tell. Seems to work well with Medal of Honor. Downside: text will blurr while scrolling vertically (such as internet search results). Also, the white background seemed to have a slight pinkish hue but to be fair, I didn't try using the color adjustments. All in all, an excellent monitor at a very reasonable price.

I was debating between a 15 and 17 lcd monitor. I walked into a local store to check 'em out. I was immediately drawn to the 1760V. They had both the white and black models. The white one was already getting dirty, so I opted for the black model, since I like eating and surfing at the same time, and the color mataches my dark gray keyboard and mouse well. Basically for your money you are getting a very nice lcd monitor, with high brightness (nearly 300 "nits"), sharp text, as well as good contrast. Viewing angle is good, too, so up to 3 people can view it at the same time. Side by side compared to other lcds, this one ranks at the top. Definitely a top buy.