NEC MultiSync FP1370 Totally Flat 22" CRT Monitor

by NEC

Product Details

Product Manual [1.08mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 19 x 19.7 inches ; 71.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 82.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004Y6C8
• Item model number: FP1370
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,006 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

For those always in search of the cream of the crop, NEC Technologies offers the MultiSync FP1370 22-inch monitor. Improving upon the award-winning FP1350, NEC takes it to the next level, providing even greater resolution (2,048 x 1,536 maximum), greater horizontal frequency (130 kHz), a unified 0.24-millimeter grille pitch, and a maximum refresh rate of 160 Hz (at lower resolutions). These features, along with an antistatic treatment and a multilayered, semi-dark tint screen, practically eliminate annoying glare and make it easier on your eyes.

Designed for professional, high-end use (Mac or PC), the superior image quality of the FP1370 makes it the ideal professional tool for graphics, Web design, desktop publishing, CAD/CAM, and other graphics-intensive applications. It also comes loaded with other features, such as onscreen controls, a two-way USB channel for peripherals, and second-generation digital signal processing (DSP) technology. With a three-year warranty and superior image quality, the FP1370 is a top-of-the-line model that can meet the demands of uncompromising users.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The hottest monitor now available!!, April 6, 2001

By 

R D Benz (Rockville, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NEC MultiSync FP1370 Totally Flat 22" CRT Monitor (Electronics)

The 22" (20" usable) NEC FP1370 monitor is the hottest
display available! We now own three at the office, are about to buy a
fourth, and I'm trying to convince my wife that I need one at home as
well <g>. Especially in a multi-tasking environment, any large
monitor enables you to work more efficiently as you can see more of
what you are working on at the same time, eliminating need for much
scrolling and window manipulation. However, the totally flat display
coupled with the remarkable resolution and refresh rate capability of
the FP1370 enables you to work routinely with a very high resolution
(1280x1024, or even 1600x1200) for hours at a time without eye strain.
In practice at our jobs, this means we can see four times as
much material at one time than we could with our old 17"
monitors. While the price is admittedly steep, especially for
personal use, the productivity gains possible make the NEC FP1370 well
worth considering at least for office use.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best monitor I ever worked on, January 14, 2006

By 

San Diego Cust (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NEC MultiSync FP1370 Totally Flat 22" CRT Monitor (Electronics)

I just noticed the bad reviews and I just wanted to set the record straight. I am an engineer and got an NEC FP1370 at work mid-1999 for my PC workstation. It is the best thing that ever happened to me. This screen solved overnight my headaches due to eyestrain. Set-up at 1600x1200 @85 Hz, the image was unbelievably crisp to the point of reading comfortably 2 pages side by side instead of printing. This was with a professional graphic card Elsa that could really drive this screen. Since I have changed for a Dell laptop that can only drive a resolution 1280x1024 @85 Hz, it is comfortable but I miss the higher definition. An even lower resolution such as 1024x768 with this size of screen will get the eyestrain back; the pixels become too big, it has nothing to do with the screen. A 22" screen require high resolution, otherwise the size is wasted.
Bottom line: the FP1370 was advertised as the top of the line screen, it works so well that I will continue with this screen during my next computer upgrade in February 2006.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars SpookSync 1370, December 3, 2001

By 

Homam (LA, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NEC MultiSync FP1370 Totally Flat 22" CRT Monitor (Electronics)

I've had this monitor in my mind for many months because its specs were excellent and I thought the 17" versions from NEC were awesome. I was looking forward to high resolutions at high refresh rates.

I read a review at ePinions about "ghosts" and didn't frankly believe it because the reviews in CNET Shopper were all positive, except one who complained about the illegibility of text. Now I know the source of the problem.

I wish I listened! What a major disappointment after the long wait and expectations. Each black letter on a white background has an ugly bright ghost to its right. I spent an hour fiddling with convergence (basic and area) and all the other settings to no avail. I tried many resolutions and refresh rates, even suspected my new ELSA video card and installed the old one to be sure, and moved the monitor to other locations to eliminate the possibility of electromagnetic interference; nothing changed.

Increase the sharpness to 4 and the ghosts will be much more pronounced and uglier. It looks as if every dark line has a long bright smear to its right, as if somebody pressed his finger against the screen and smudged it to the right. Letters were simply bleeding bright white to the right. Those ghosts make sans-serif letters (as in Arial or Verdana) very blurry and a major hassle to read.

I called NEC tech support just one hour after plugging in the monitor, and the engineer offered the same advice on their web site; that I had to unplug any extension cable between the monitor and the PC. But I don't have an extension cable! I just plugged the monitor directly to the PC using the standard data cable that comes with it. Then he simply told me to return the monitor without bothering to try further remedy. His quick suggestion sounded very suspicious; simply return the monitor after only a couple of minutes of support over the phone. This clearly tells you that NEC knows very well about this terrible problem, and in spite of that, they let people buy this "prestigious" monitor, which is supposed to represent the best NEC has to offer.

I thought the data cable that comes with it is unusually thin, so it could be that the cable's quality is causing interference. I shelled out the next day (price) for Belkin BNC cable; I just wanted to rule out the last possible cause and exonerate the monitor; still, the ghosts didn't nudge!

Just before I returned it, I noticed two vertical lines at the middle of the screen that resemble the standard horizontal lines that show up on all Trinitron monitors. Only this display has four of them.

Steer clear of this display; it's too expensive and heavy for a paper-weight.