Pros: I bought this monitor as I needed HDMI to watch my high def video. It has 16x9 screen and 1920 x 1080 format just perfect for my video. It was easy to assemble and gived great definition. Has menu side buttons and tiny speakers which I don't use but at least they are there!
Cons: Side buttons can be a bit fiddly but changing the various formats HDMI,DVI,D-sub is pretty easy, just press the side button one you find it. No added USB sockets.
The menu to adjust contrast etc was a bit fiddly but the instructions that came with the monitor got me there in the end.
Overall: I also bought mine from shopping square,but the unit is a great buy at the price.
and believe you me its worth getting a video card that can handle HDMI. This is a quality unit at a very reasonable price and I read a great editors review in a PC mag that's why I bought it.
Pros: Full high-definition 1920x1080 in 16:9 format, great value for money
Cons: No vertical/height adjustment, no HDMI input, switching between DVI and D-SUB is tedious, a bit flimsy, no USB
Overall: I bought this to replace a Dell 1704fpt Ultrasharp monitor. My requirements were 1) minimum resolution 1920x1080, i.e. full high-definition and 2) DVI and D-Sub (VGA) inputs as I use it to switch between two development PCs. This was the best-value monitor I could find ($234 from ShoppingSquare) meeting these requirements. I've had it for three weeks and am really happy with it so far.
A few minor gripes:
- switching between DVI and D-Sub inputs, something I do alot is tedious, involves navigating the menus, whereas it was one-touch on my Dell monitor.
- there's no vertical/height adjustment. I don't need it but HDMI input might come in handy.
- I don't need it but my old Dell had a 2x USB hub.
- it seems a little less robust then my old Dell.
When a traditional 16:10 LCD monitor handles 16:9 signals in generating Full HD image, there are usually two ways to get it done. The first way would be to stretch the image which results in picture distortions. Another way would be to cover up the surplus image using horizontal black bars. Either way - stretching the image by 10% or covering 10% of the image - would cause a seriously impact to quality of your visual entertainment.
Specifications:
Screen Size: 21.5" Wide
Color: Glossy Black
Resolution: 1920x1080
Pixel Pitch: 0.248
Brightness: 300 cd/㎡
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 (DCR:10000:1 )
Response Time: 5ms
Display Area: 476.64x268.11 (mm)
Display Colours: 16.7 million
Viewing Angle: 170/160 (L/R;U/D) (CR>=10)
Input Signals: D-sub / DVI-D
Horizontal Frequency (KHz): 30 ~ 83 (KHz)
Vertical Frequency (Hz): 50 ~ 76 (Hz)
Video Bandwidth (MHZ): 25 ~ 170 (MHz)
Colour Temperature Settings: 6500k / 7500k / 9300k / User Preset