Proview PL482s 14" LCD Monitor with Speakers (Silver)

by Proview

Product Details

• Item Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8.7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007YN3F8
• Item model number: PL482S
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,826 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 7, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Spiff up your home office with an affordable, space-saving upgrade: Proview's PL482s flat-panel LCD monitor. Delivering adequate resolution (1,024 x 768 for both PC and Mac), a 250:1 contrast ratio, and 200 nits of brightness, the TFT LCD's images are crisp, clear, and bright enough use in everyday lighting conditions. Its stereo front-panel speakers are driven by 2 watts per channel, ample for general computer use.

LCD screens offer a number of benefits over CRT monitors, including general ease of use, freedom from eye strain (minimal screen flickering and radiation emissions), quiet operation (no high-pitch "flyback" noise, an issue with CRT monitors), accurate image geometry (no curvature distortion or susceptibility to magnetic interference from, say, speakers), long screen life, space savings, and light weight for easy positioning.

The screen offers a single standard RGB monitor input (15-pin D-Sub) and convenient onscreen controls for everything from brightness, horizontal/vertical phase and sizing, and color temperature to advanced features like manual pivot, auto adjust, and display mode. The active-matrix PL482s is configured in a standard, 4:3 aspect ratio.

What's in the Box
Monitor with base, analog signal cable, power cable, instructions/setup, warranty/service information

Product Description

Proview Technol PL482S 14"".297 LCD SILVER W/SPEAKERS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent value brand, emphasis on "value", July 22, 2005

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Gadgester "No Time, No Money" (Mother Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Proview PL482s 14" LCD Monitor with Speakers (Silver) (Personal Computers)

I have an olde Proview 14" LCD monitor. From the specs mine is very similar to the one sold here, the PL482s.

Let me just say that for what you end up paying after rebate, and as long as you are comfortable with a 14" diagonal screen (equivalent in viewing area to a 16" CRT tube monitor), you are getting a good deal. The screen is not as bright or contrasty as the more expensive, larger LCD monitors, but most large LCD monitors are way too bright and contrasty anyway (a known problem with LCD monitors -- plasma monitors have the opposite problem, tending to be too dark and too "flat"). The viewing angle is limited, so if two of you are looking at the screen from equal angles, you'll both see color shifts. But for one-person, straight-on viewing, the image quality is pretty good. Because it has a slow response time (rated at 38ms), it's not good for gaming or watching fast-action movies or sports, as fast action will result in terrible streaking on the screen.

So, basically, if you want a cheap, decent-quality LCD monitor for surfing the net, word processing, spreadsheeting, managing personal finance, trading stocks/bonds/futures/options, IM'ing with your friends, or even basic photo editing, this is good enough. It's also good for watching DVDs on, as long as the movies are not fast-paced as mentioned above. BTW, the small footprint does make this very slim and very lightweight.

I've had my Proview for almost 2 years now and it's working great. My unit came with 2 dead pixels (i.e., pixels that get stuck on one color, usually blue or red) but it was no biggie, as even $3000 LCD monitors may come with dead pixels.

Bottomline: a good value-oriented monitor, with emphasis on value.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good product, October 17, 2005

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V. vanderstreet "launchfax" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Proview PL482s 14" LCD Monitor with Speakers (Silver) (Personal Computers)

Excellent quality for the price. Picture & sound is of good quality & the speakers are built in which is a plus if you need to free up space on your desk. I own 2 Proview LCD Monitors and have been very pleased.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Monitor, August 19, 2005

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Jesus Elizondo "wedo" (Beebe, Ar) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Proview PL482s 14" LCD Monitor with Speakers (Silver) (Personal Computers)

Very excellent monitor. This is a good product for the price. 1 piece of advice!!! Make sure you download latest video driver for your pc. I did & it made a huge difference. Windows generic driver not very good.