Proview PL456S 14" LCD Monitor

by Proview

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002CF06K
• Item model number: PL456S
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,978 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 31, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Weighing less than five pounds and offering a slim 5-inch profile (including the base), the 14-inch Proview PL456s is well suited for dorm rooms, small home offices, or anywhere space is at a premium. It also offers a great value price if you don't need a lot of bells and whistles and don't use high-end graphic applications.

The monitor's narrow viewing angles (90 degrees horizontal, 40 degrees vertical), 1,024 x 768 resolution, and a 50-millisecond response time should stand up to word processing, web surfing, and other general-purpose tasks, though not so much to gaming and video entertainment. Happily, the PL456 offers fine 0.279-millimeter dot pitch and a 350:1 contrast ratio, so images and text should be clear, crisp, and legible.

Onscreen controls allow you to customize the panel to your heart's content, and simple plug-and-play setup and operation will have you up and running in just minutes. This model connects via a standard 15-pin D-sub cable (included) and supports its full 1,024 x 768 resolution on both PC and Power Mac platforms.

What's in the Box
Display, stand, analog signal cable, power cord, user's guide, warranty information

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars strange event, September 2, 2004

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John W. Jabusch - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Proview PL456S 14" LCD Monitor (Electronics)

I bought one of these and unboxed it and hooked it up. It worked fine for a couple of weeks, then stopped. It has a little external inline power transformer which failed, (I checked it with a voltmeter) and I called Office Depot, where I purchased it. They said they don't repair them, and to contact Proview Tech Support, which I did.

Proview Tech Support completely refused to replace the transformer until THEY received it and verified that it wasn't working, at which time they would ship it back (by ground UPS only). So I was faced with a two-week downtime on my computer. After some heated argument, I finally gave in, and I shipped it because I had no alternatives.

It's been a week, and they called today and told me it's not the correct power adapter. I must have told the guy a dozen times that it's what came in the box, and that I hooked it up immediately. (I don't have any other power adapters in the house, except one for an old laptop that will not even fit in the monitor.) The box was new, with original tape seals on it, so I know it came from the factory this way.

So, they refuse to replace it. They claim it's supposed to be a 12 volt adapter, and this one that died is a 9 volt, so it's not the right voltage, or the right brand. Now I have this expensive flat panel monitor and no power supply. (They did offer to ship it back to me, and to sell me the correct adapter!!!!!!!)

So, I say to Proview: I'm never buying a Proview product again. I'm using a computer in a public library now, and I'm trying to decide what to do with a monitor that doesn't work.

My advice: stay away from anything that says Proview on it, because the "Pro" part isn't accurate.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Proview PL456S 14" LCD Monitor "aka" MAG Innovision LT-456s, January 10, 2005

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Enigma - See all my reviews

This review is from: Proview PL456S 14" LCD Monitor (Electronics)

I purchased two monitors from Best Buy during a Black Friday sale. They were labeled as "MAG Innovision LT-456s" though I later found out they are Proview PL456S. Being military I left for deployment, returned and relocated duty stations before I getting to hook these monitors up. Upon receiving my household goods I hooked up both monitors and found both with dead pixels in the center. When I contacted Proview customer support I was told that I did not have "enough" dead pixels for them to do anything about it. Each of my monitors had at least 8 dead pixels, and were located in the center, just enough to be annoying.

From my experience with Proview's customer support I can only recommend that you BE WARY of Proview and be sure to check your monitors for dead pixels and return them to your place of purchase as soon as possible for replacement or refund.

"signed"

an unhappy customer who is using a Proview monitor with dead pixels

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value for the money !, January 21, 2005

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Sl Judge "gatormomz" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Proview PL456S 14" LCD Monitor (Electronics)

I bought two of these monitors for my teens for Christmas.
A month later, they are still working great and they love them.
They love that they can be wall mounted and really save desk space ! They are SUPER slim !!!
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