Tom's Hardware > All Reviews > Peripherals > Monitors > LCD's 17" and Larger Reviewed

Conclusion

07:00 - Wednesday 9 June 2004 by Vincent Alzieu

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.