Conclusion

07:00 - Wednesday 9 June 2004 by Vincent Alzieu
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: lcd

Conclusion

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Model FP783 2001FP E481S E511S L1920P
Manufacturer BenQ Dell Iiyama Iiyama LG
Price US $ $839 $1,050 $615 $1,020 $750
Price 699 € 1,280 € 837 € 1,424 € 849 €
Technology TN+Film IPS IPS A-IPS S-IPS
Panel manufacturer AU Optronics LG-Philips LG-Philips LG-Philips LG-Philips
Response time 12 ms 16 ms 25 ms 16 ms 25 ms
Resolution 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 1280 x 1024
Contrast 500 : 1 400 : 1 400 : 1 400 : 1 700 : 1
Luminosity 300 cd/m² 250 cd/m² 250 cd/m² 250 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Viewing angle, vertical 140° 176° 176° 176° 170°
Viewing angle, horizontal 140° 176° 176° 176° 170°
Colors 16.2 M 16.7 M 16.7 M 16.7 M 16.7 M
Diagonal 17" 20" 19" 20" 19"
Connectivity D-Sub D-Sub + DVI D-Sub + DVI D-Sub + DVI D-Sub + DVI
USB hub no yes no no yes
Pivot function no yes no no no
Ergonomics X XXXXX XXX XXX XXXX
Colors XXX XXX XXX XXXX XXX
Interpolation XX XXX XXX XXX XXX
Games XXXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
Movies XX XXXX XXX XXXX XXX

In sum, the overall quality of all of the monitors we tested is correct, which will be good enough for many users. At the same time, none is perfect. Whether you are bothered by ergonomics, color rendering or pixel latency, you will always have to compromise. It's up to you to figure out what is the right tradeoff.


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