Customer Reviews

Proview PL482s 14" LCD Monitor with Speakers (Silver)

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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.

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.

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.

the monitor , for a 14" is excellent....save space....great view...speakers do they job (for easy listening)....great price oportunity.....

only one dead pixel.....im satisfied.

I needed a smaller monitor with a small "footprint" for a child's desk and purchased this one mainly for the price.

The contrast and brightness are just fine for average use. This monitor is extremely light weight, but seems sturdy. The casing and buttons are overall reasonably good quality.

I wouldn't recommend this monitor for avid computer users, just not "crisp" enough if you are looking at the computer for many hours - but for all other general purposes where you need a small monitor...perfect.

This moniter is lightweight, very thin (great if you have only a small space in which to work), works wonderfully, and looks quite nice. I am very happy with my purchase and would recommend this product to others.

This monitor is great. It is lightweight and has a small footprint with the speakers within the front panel. The speakers also work better than the HP speakers our original monitor came with. (...) You cannot find a flat panel monitor that works this well for such a great price.

My wife loves this monitor, which replace her Sony 17" CRT. The screen size is just slightly smaller. Great for the price!

wm has it for 144.77,without speakers.built in speakers are junk anyway.response time is my only gripe,some ghosting.mine had no dead/stuck pixels.for the wm price,it's a good deal.

Got this for $114 with rebate. Great little LCD monitor for the money.