162 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
90% of people recommend it.
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All purchasers (161)
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| Build Quality | 8.5 |
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| How easy to set-up | 9.2 |
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| Image quality | 8.6 |
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| Value for money (at time of purchase) | 9.1 |
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| Overall rating | 8.8 |
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*not all purchasers provided a score or review
Moira Holmes, Glasgow
Score 8.0/10
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The picture quality is excellent, and it was really just a case of plug in and go. No problems.
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Screen is a little too wide for me personally, but thats just an individual thing. Also, no flexibility to turn screen other than tip it up or down.
16 of 16 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Jul 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 6.0/10
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relatively cheap
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monitor screen is out of proportion / scale - long & thin !!
13 of 15 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Easy set up , good picture quality, value for money
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None really
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
purchased 07 Jul 2009
Matt, Aberystwyth
, “19yr old student”
Score 9.0/10
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Good build, cheap and easy to use.
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None really, other than it flickers now and then.
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
purchased 09 Apr 2009
ken, norwich
, “not a techno freak”
Score 10.0/10
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nice looking, stylish,good picture and colour
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wide screen takes a little time to get used to
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 08 Apr 2009
Matthew, Droitwich Spa
Score 9.0/10
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Ultra-simple to set-up. Slim, sturdy design.
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Not-so straightforward for changing image colour etc. A little bit of guesswork is involved. When viewing from a slight angle, colours can appear very pale, compared to the old-fashioned bulky monitors!
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Nothing”
Score 8.0/10
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Works very nicely
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Bracket very badly designed, no adjustment for viewing angle, making the stand virtually useless and the picture quality much worse than it needs to be. Who wants a screen stood on books??. The knuckle joint is a roman invention, and would have made this screen so much better.
9 of 12 people found this review helpful
purchased 09 Apr 2009
Stephen, Ripley
Score 9.0/10
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This was a great price and very good looking monitor.
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As it is wide screen the images gets stretched a little.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 04 Jun 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Very easy to install and adjust
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When reading just text, wide screen makes it hard to read
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 04 Aug 2009
Mike, Louth
, “not a computer expert”
Score 9.0/10
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every promised aspect of this product worked first time. extremely clear display, very easy to setup (with one minor? exception)
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the one minor ? exception was it took a while to realise that I needed to adjust my screen output to the right setting for it to display properly. Perhaps an "idiots setup guide" should be included
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Aug 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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See rating above.
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None discovered.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Apr 2009
Dan, Noak Bridge
Score 9.0/10
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Just about everything
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Screen tilts but doesn't swivel
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Jul 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Good value for money and easy to set up
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image looks a tiny bit stretched but not enough to worry about, could probably be adjusted if I could be bothered to adjust it.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 27 Jul 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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easy to set up
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Jun 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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compact, very easy to install, great colours
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 31 May 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Fab. Easy peasy and great value!
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None so far
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 May 2009
jackie, lincoln
, “working mum”
Score 10.0/10
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very clear picture, really easy to install.
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n/a
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 Jul 2009
Harold, Wallasey Merseyside
, “Not this time”
Score 8.0/10
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Space saving
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Would have prefared a square screen as my previous monitor because the screen displays everything stretched out. Could not find out how to change aspect ratio
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 26 May 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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A good choise..whatever it's being used for..movies..gaming..
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None I can see now..after 1 month of intensive usage.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 Aug 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Silver Surfer - still”
Score 10.0/10
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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nice size and easy to use
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Reviewer left no comment
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Apr 2009
william, south shields
, “retired and use regularly”
Score 10.0/10
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very easy to set up and use
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none so far
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 26 May 2009
Wang, Cambridge
, “Work at Home”
Score 9.0/10
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If you only have a limit budget for a Monitor. This is the one---a good value for money!
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 May 2009
robert, Aberdeenshire
, “Computer Geek”
Score 9.0/10
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Quality monitor at an affordable price.Easy to setup.Crisp clear picture.
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Blue lighted button shows monitor powered up although dimmed can distract you but its really just a minor point.No Dvi connection therefore analogue only.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 May 2009
Simon, Norfolk
Score 10.0/10
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Excellent for the price
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 31 May 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Very easy to set up, easy to use also.
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none
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Jul 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “i paid for half”
Score 10.0/10
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simple and stylish
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none yet
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Aug 2009
ANDY, PURLEY
, “NOT TECHNICAL BUT PRACTICAL”
Score 9.0/10
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GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY. TO IMPROVE ONE NEEDS TO SPEND A LOT MORE-HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Reviewer left no comment
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Sep 2009
Malcolm, Chesterfield
Score 10.0/10
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Easy set up just plugged in and everything worked as promised..very good value for money
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no adjustment for hight only for vertical tilt
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Oct 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “nothing”
Score 10.0/10
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very clear and precise, nice light screen
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 03 Aug 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Nice clear picture easy to use looks good
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none
purchased 12 Aug 2009
paula , great yarmouth
, “mother of 2 ”
Score 10.0/10
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easy to set up,clear vision really pleased
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none
purchased 22 Aug 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Discerning buyer”
Score 10.0/10
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Great lines and a good quality brand
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None
purchased 27 Aug 2009
marie, stoke-on-trent
Score 10.0/10
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its just that easy and the quality is brill
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 25 Aug 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Reviewer left no comment
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Came as a shock to find it was so rectangular rather than square.
The on/off switch is very hard to use as it is hidden and small.
purchased 26 Aug 2009
Richard, East sussex
, “Professional Electronics Engineer”
Score 8.0/10
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Supplied with installation disc which never actually needed. Just connect up and away it goes. Guess just need disc if want to make fine adjustments to suit yourself.
Overall build quality, appearance and performance not the greatest but adequate for my use on a second PC.
Overall a very good value for money product.
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All switches fiddly to access and out of sight underneath, including power.
Blue ON light can be a bit distracting, at the bottom right in front, but you soon get used to it.
purchased 30 Aug 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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overall good screen looking to get a bigger one soon though, cheap (not in quality)
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none that I can think of
purchased 21 May 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “See Bad Points above”
Score 8.0/10
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Your service wasa good and to assemble it was quite easy for me - a 69 year old female pensioner.
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The only thing was, I found it difficult having the wider screen but still the same depth.
purchased 01 Aug 2009
Sue, Leeds
Score 9.0/10
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Does the job that it is described as being able to do
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none
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Aug 2009
Phil, Shrewsbury
Score 8.0/10
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Excellent value for money
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None
purchased 27 Aug 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Can't really fault it for the price. Excellent value
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Bit of a dodgy on off switch that feels rather flimsy.
purchased 06 Sep 2009
DEAN, Grantham Lincs
Score 9.0/10
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excellent quality and value
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 09 Sep 2009
Jez, London
Score 8.0/10
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Easy to setup and gives clear image quality
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not exactly a sleek design
purchased 02 Sep 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 5.0/10
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Reviewer left no comment
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Hadn't realised that the angle of the screen is not adjustable which is very unconvenient
purchased 11 Sep 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Graeme from Hampshire”
Score 10.0/10
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overall good product for the price
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a bit blurry in places
purchased 07 Sep 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Price. Lightweight. Good wide screen.
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Buttons not straight forward, but easy enough.
purchased 06 Sep 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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good screen
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no dvi adapter
purchased 22 Sep 2009
Matthew, Norwich
Score 8.0/10
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Very easy to set up and use. Very stylish
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The wide screen is disorentating and takes a bit of getting used to, all images are streched.
purchased 22 Sep 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Comes with a CD to set up but my notebook doesn't have a CD slot. Still managed to set up reasonably easily. Nice big screen for the money
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On/off button not very positive
purchased 24 Sep 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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eay to set up
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could not find serial no
purchased 30 Sep 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Easy to install and clear instructions.Neat and a nice compact design with a good clear picture.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 30 Sep 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “London woman”
Score 10.0/10
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set up was easy and the moniter looks good and is good quality..am very pleased with it
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ajusting the moniter angle was awkward, it was v stiff and unmovable...it was tilting slightly downwards on set up and thankfully my son managed to do it for me.
purchased 30 Sep 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Not by name”
Score 8.0/10
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Overall quality
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Widescreen distorts somewhat and causes minor problems with some printing
purchased 05 Oct 2009
Mo, Aberystwyth
, “Great Grandmother”
Score 10.0/10
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Useful wide screen for multi window use
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On off switch not easy to push with stiff joints.
purchased 20 Oct 2009
Jennifer, Grimsby
Score 10.0/10
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excellent value, works perfectly
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the standby button is a little fiddly
purchased 24 Oct 2009
Sandra, Somerset
Score 10.0/10
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Very easy to install, not the largest of screens, but adequate, and with a very clear image.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 26 Oct 2009
Phil, Monmouth
Score 9.0/10
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Easy on the eyes
Good value for money
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Widescreen ok for video setc., but have to juggle parameters to avoid stretching the normal desktop. I've not found a quick way around this.
purchased 23 Oct 2009
John , Coleford
, “not a lot”
Score 6.0/10
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Picture quality is good
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Power on/off switch very difficult to operate
purchased 02 Nov 2009
Charlie, London
Score 9.0/10
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Good picture and easy to read,
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Difficult to turn down brightness.
Also my own pictures stretched horizontally.
Could do with more instructions.
purchased 04 Nov 2009
Andy, West Yorkshire
, “Aspiring super computer user”
Score 8.0/10
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Great clarity and graphics
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On/off button a bit stiff! Bit disappointed there were no built in speakers
purchased 14 Sep 2009
Liam, Worsley, Manchester
Score 9.0/10
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very simple to set up and great picture quality for such a low price.
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nothing bad to report
purchased 28 Sep 2009
Fiona, Llangollen
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to set up and good size screen
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cable connection a bit fiddly
purchased 12 Oct 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Excellent screen, good value for money
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No bad points at all
purchased 15 Oct 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Monitor for the price works very well
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the button to switch on the monitor is very stiff and you have to push it very hard to get it to work
purchased 12 Oct 2009
Rob, London
Score 9.0/10
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Good quality image. No dead pixels.
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None.
purchased 04 Nov 2009
Juan Carlos, Andover
Score 3.0/10
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the screen is great.
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it is slow, and crashes frequently. It conflicts with my HP printer and webcam. Even the already installed microsoft word trial version gives error messages!
10 of 29 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Jun 2009
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Screen Size in Inches

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18.5
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Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
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Screen Resolution (pixels)

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1366x768 (WXGA)
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The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source.
A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
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Response Time in ms
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5
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Contrast Ratio (X:1)

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10000
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This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
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Brightness in Candela per square metre

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300
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Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
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DVI Port

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Yes
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DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface. Like VGA, DVI is used to connect laptops, desktops and other devices to HD TVs or monitors. You can buy a small adaptor to convert your digital DVI socket to an analogue VGA socket for use with older monitors if needed.
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HDMI Interface

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No
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Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
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VGA Port

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No
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VGA stands for Video Graphics Array. The VGA socket is used for connecting a monitor or TV to your computer. If you want to use an external monitor, TV or projector on your laptop make sure it has a VGA or DVI socket. VGA is also sometimes referred to as D-sub.
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VGA Port

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Yes
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VGA stands for Video Graphics Array. The VGA socket is used for connecting a monitor or TV to your computer. If you want to use an external monitor, TV or projector on your laptop make sure it has a VGA or DVI socket. VGA is also sometimes referred to as D-sub.
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Type of Screen

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LCD
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Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
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Screen Format

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16:9
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This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
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PC Interface

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Yes
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If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
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Height in mm
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334
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Height in mm
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334.7
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Width in mm

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454.3
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Width in mm

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453
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Depth in mm
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163.72
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Depth in mm
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163
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Colour

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Black
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The main colour of the product.
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Also known as: Acer X193Hqb, X193HQGb, ACER
Manufacturer's Description
The silm and attractive 19" Widescreen offers optimised price performance in one package, driving the latest display technologies like adaptive contrast management and rapid response rate for a flawless performance. The X193HQ ensures viewing comfort for sustained usage, without eyestrain. Supporting a shiny silver bezel frame and smoothly contoured black base adding contemporary style to any home environment.
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