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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent monitor for the price, December 10, 2007
I had a DELL UltraSharp 2005FPW 20.1-inch Wide Aspect Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand that I replaced with this one. So that is my baseline for comparison.
Cons:
-The most annoying thing for me is the bright blue LED right up front. It is distracting while trying to watch a DVD, and it keeps me up at night with its flashing (Yes, it flashes when there is no signal). I'm covering it with some black tape.
-The stand is flimsy, and it feels like the monitor will fall on its face (though that is not likely to happen).
-There are absolutely no adjustments on the stand, but the viewing angles are quite good, so you don't really need to adjust. Still it would have been neat to be able to adjust the vertical angle.
-Further comparing with 2005FPW, this does not have a USB hub built in, which was quite useful. I knew this when I bought, and this is what to expect for the price (with rebate).
-Elegant is not the word that comes to mind when you look at this monitor. It is not ugly, but it is not sleek or sexy either. The bezel is large and makes the monitor look more square than widescreen. Then again, what do you expect for this price.
-One dead pixel. I can live with that.
Pros:
+The biggest pro is that the monitor does well what it is supposed to do, i.e. show crisp, clear pictures and video. I had to adjust the brightness and contrast to get it right (Out of the box, the screen looks washed out). That is the reason I am keeping it.
+The monitor is very light, lighter that my old 20", which makes it easy to set up.
+Good viewing angles. I can see the monitor clearly from all around my room.
I have not tried out the speakers, as I don't intend to use them. Also, I have had it for only 2 weeks, so I don't know how long it will last.
Amazon shipping was horrendous. The monitor box was put in a much larger box, with no padding. It rattled and destroyed the outer box, and damaged the inner box. I was surprised to see the monitor working (shows that it is built well). Amazon's response to my email was inadequate.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
alright for the price, December 5, 2007
decent picture quality (brightness, viewing angle, etc.)
4 stuck pixels, but hard to notice unless i look for them hard
asked for replacement, but apparently too many people are also doing the same
too bad...would have liked 0 stuck pixels, but can live with this
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great Deal - some ghosting issues - might be my video card, January 11, 2008
I was so excited when I saw the price & several good reviews on this monitor. Used some xmas gift cards & as usual, amazon had speedy service. Set it up, admired it size, & fired up my computer. (and yes, the blue light is annoying- I would have taped over it with electrical tape!) The base is adjustable, but it's very tight, so I can see how people would think it wouldn't be - but if you look at it, it does have a pivot, and gentle (firm) pressure will move it slowly. Not sure of the range, but I could adjust no problem at least 20 degrees up/down.
After using for a few minutes, I started seeing that the there were faint impressions of the pictures previously displayed, that would fade in a few seconds. I tinkered with multiple settings, and connected it to several computers, with various resolutions. I couldn't get the ghosting to stop. I verified that the video card supported the resolution (GEforce 6600GT 128 MB), and updated drivers. Just couldn't get it to stop. The video card is a year or two old, but no reason it shouldn't work. I even went from dual display to single display, just to see a difference, but nothing stopped the ghosting.
Maybe it is my video card, but after trying on 2 laptops & my desktop, decided it was more likely I had either a bad monitor, or for some reason, it was incompatible with my video card (another $100+ bucks to address that, so....) Kudos to those it works great for, but I'm done tinkering (if you have advice on how to fix - let me know!!!!) Going with a viewsonic 22" monitor instead.
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