Monitor Reviews

I did order the 15 Pin VGA M-M cable but the monitor can only work at 800X600 or 640X480. Don't expect too much as having a 20" PC monitor.

Good TV indeed. I have tried out with PS2 and regular cable. It works gret.

It doesn't need a TV tuner. Even a 1024X768 TV tuner can't do a better job than a TV itself

I have to say, I am really impressed with the quality of this TV for the price. It has many features found on much higher priced televisions, yet is very simple to operate. The picture quality is excellent for a tv in this price range and installation onto a wall mount was a breeze. I mounted this tv above the double doors in my bedroom (where I had an electrical and cable outlet installed when we built the house) and it looks great! Very sleek and stylish, I need a new TV for our living room too, and If Poloroid makes a large screen flat screen I will definately look into it as well. Very satisfied here!

We recently purchased the Polaroid 20 inch LCD Flat Panel TV. It has clear, crisp pictures with unbelieveable color. The onscreen program guide is easy to follow when adjusting color, size, etc. I also recieved the Polariod portable DVD player with the pivitable screen for Christmas. I am very impressed and satisfied with the Polaroid company and plan on purchasing more items from them in the future!!!

Hi, I just got my 210T this weekend. I did a great deal of research before finally purchasing this monitor. One thing that I noticed was that there weren't that many reviews on this monitor which is what prompted me to write one. This is a truely great monitor. It allows you to connect many other devices to it other than your computer. I personally connected my PS2 and my cable box. You don't even need a tv tuner to get this monitor to broadcast tv signals. The picture in picture is a great feature which allows you to do work and watch tv or anything else you connect on a different source. Picture quality and brightness is exceptional. If you do get this monitor try and set it up digitally because it is much cleaner in my opinion.

This monitor is huge. And bright. The contrast is amazing, and the colors don't budge with your eye in one corner of the monitor looking across it, so I can almost believe the 170 degree viewing angle claim. I find it works better a little further back than most LCDs I've been used to due to the relatively large pixel pitch resulting from 1600x1200 at 21.3" diagonal. Larger monitors further back are easier on the eyes because they don't require close focusing which causes strain. This monitor is the smaller sibling of the 240T, which is an otherwise identical monitor, with identical height and pixel size, but with a 24" diagonal at 1920x1200 resolution. My wife and I are both computer professionals, and we have one of each at home. For working on the computer, the 240T is almost too large, and the extra width is all but unusable because windows at the sides of the screen seem far away.

This monitor, like the 240T, accepts S-Video and composite (not component) video input, and does a reasonable job of de-interlacing and scaling. The major difference is that the 240T is high enough resolution for full 1080 format HDTV (1920x1080 pixels, 16:9 letterbox aspect ratio), which can be input via either DVI or VGA. This monitor, the 210T, can only manage 1600x900 for letterbox; both run 1600x1200 for regular TV 4:3 aspect ratio.

DVDs played through the computer's DVD player and scaled by a decent graphics card look much better than those coming from S-video when there aren't too many motion artifacts (see my review of WinDVD 4); but many DVDs play so poorly on PC home theater DVD players that I fall back on the regular DVD player through S-video fairly regularly. For computer connections, DVI input is much much sharper than VGA input; if you get this monitor, it's worth upgrading to a graphics card with DVI output. Contrary to the manuals of the monitors and graphics cards, both the Radeon 9000 Pro 128MB and the Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB model had no problem driving the 240T and 210T at their full resolutions in DVI mode at the monitor's native 60Hz refresh rate.

I'd like to see Samsung's new DVD HD931 player that provides progressive format (de-interlaced) DVI output, which should be optimal for this monitor (and the 240T). The home theater review sites love the HD931 player and the whole concept of connecting via DVI. The only reason I don't have the DVD HD931 is that the monitor only has a single DVI input, and it's in an awkard, though space-saving, vertical arrangment. Turns out that DVI routers are expensive, so plugging in two DVI inputs to a single monitor doesn't seem practical yet.

This is the black one; there's also a silver model.

I previously was using a dual monitor setup with a Samsung 17" 170MP (Which I LOVE) and an NEC 1850X which was pretty good and I wanted just one monitor.

Go buy this monitor.

The color is great - you can see it from every angle, and it's HUGE. 1600 by 1200 res - Which you will want to use.

The only things I can think of that are slightly negative is that I wish it was even HIGHER res - But I am a resolution junkie! ... and you don't really need the DVI cable - I have tried many times with both the VGA and DVI and they are both the same. NO DIFFERENCE.

You WILL get compliments on this monitor - The most common is "Wow - That is a cool monitor!"

I'm such a nerd for even doing the review - But I LOVE this monitor.

PS: I am an IT Manager and know my fair share about computers - I went through 20+ monitors before plunking down the cash for this one.

I have had this product almost 2 months now, and I've never been happier with my purchase. The color and graphics jump out and are well defined with very little "fuzz" around the edges-IF you the native screen resolution. Trying to use a lower rez for larger icons, print, etc. does create some minor blurs and fuzz but if you have a slight vision impairment like mine (can't read small print-otherwise just fine), then the native rez will work. This new technology takes some getting used to but once your brain and eyes make the switch, you'll never go back to the old clunky (and very dependable) CRT-type monitor. Only 2 things kept me from rating this five stars: the built-in speakers are JUNK-don't even bother hooking them up; and the set-up menu reads like Egyptian hieroglyphics
-in other words, you just have to figure it out by trial and error, which is easier than reading the booklet. If you're looking for a 17 inch flat panel and you have a limited budget, then this is one you should consider.

I just got a great deal on this at a local office supply store. "Twas the day before Christmas(2003), and they wanted to make a deal, so they gave me a hundred dollars off." The deal was just too good to pass up. I was concerned with the screen resolution-the higher the res, the smaller the icons and everything else on the screen. We all know how difficult is to see on a computer screen anyway. HELP IS ON THE WAY!!! If you leave the screen at the "native"(factory set) res- 1024 X 768 - AND go to the display options panel and change the icon setting from "normal" to either "large" or "extra large" the vision problem - poof! - just disappears. The color, clarity, sharpness and definition of everything on the screen makes a flat panel the best gift you can give yourself- or someone else, if you have enough money. Since I've only had this item for a little over two hours, another review is sure to follow in about six months-or sooner if I have to deal with the tech support people.
Happy Holidays-see y'all in a few months.

If any of my fellow parents out there are sending their kids off to college as well then I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND a LCD monitor. My daughter's desk is about the size of 4 2x4s stacked together and a regular monitor would dwarf it!

As we were over at OfficeDepot getting some school supplies I just happened to go down the monitor isle and my daughter liked this design. I had never heard of Microtek but after 2 months of use right now it works perfectly she tells me. Almost have to have faith when they are so far away that the product will work. It came with a 3 year warranty which is a nice addition as that should almost get her through all of college!

Good size screen, good picture quality as well to boot!

I thought I was getting a 22". It is only 20" viewable, they all are regardless of brand. I hope the monitor does not break down.

I'm impressed. Compared to my old 21" monitor, the Diamond Plus 200 takes up less space, has a larger viewable area, and gives a much crisper image. The difference is immediately apparent. Let's give some measurements: The old one took up 20.25" front to back. This one takes up about 18.5" front to back. Screen size on the old monitor: 14.5" x 11.5". Screen size on the Diamond Plus 200: 16.25" x 12.25". Nice! My screen resolution is at 1600x1200, and the fonts look just as big as they did on 1280x1024 before. If I want to go with small fonts, this monitor goes up to 1920x1440, and things are still readable! In summary, I highly recommend this monitor.

There are a few reasons why the Diamond Plus 22" stands out from other large monitors. First, many large monitors are deeper than the diagonal view space. Not so with this monitor. Viewable area measures about 20" and depth measures around 19". I am replacing a Gateway packaged 19 inch monitor and am pleasantly surprised to find that this monitor is much shallower than the 19" while providing much more vieable area. Second, as monitors get larger, many manufacturors tend to curve the screen out to save on costs. The Diamond Plus's screen is absolutely flat, and because of this offers unprecedented picture quality.

A few nice features: Mitsubishi includes a 3 port USB hub in the back of the monitor, cleaning up the mess of cables from the back of your computer. Also, while I don't currently use the feature, Mitsubishi included the ability to plug a second CPU into the same monitor and switch via a button on the front of the monitor. These little additions make spending the extra dollars worth it for a wonderful monitor.

i use a geforce 2 MX video card to play 3D games like max payne and r6 and also stare at it for long hours to do programming. compared with my old 17" micron it is way better. however it is almost impossible to set the monitors display top pin btm pin pin balance correctly, i would prefer they dump all those features.
as for value i dunno as my company pays for it. It also runs cooler than my old monitor.

... this monitor have all features u want , even for gamers, i play all my games with this monitor , it really has a good quality color , but if u have a little more money , buy the 21 inch . it cost a little bit more but , it really worth it

This monitor is top notch, I compared it with the sonys side by side before i bought it and it has better picture quality than sony, as a matter of fact this was best looking monitor in the whole store Fry,s. when i upgrade it will be Mitsubishi forsure there the best.

This monitor is absolutely perfect for a less expensive analog only LCD monitor. No bad pixels on my monitor were found. Perfect for my desktop. As long as I don't scroll! This monitor is hooked to my Dell 2 gHz Dimension 4400 with the Dell supplied garden variety OEM Nvidia graphics card. DURING scroll, using the NEC recommended screen size and latest NVidia drivers, the monitor really darkens all text colors on the screen. The more color, the more the darkening during scroll I see. Of course you can't read text during a scroll but what happens is that your eyes are jarred for a few seconds by the darkened flash of the screen. Most annoying. Not annoying enough however for me to send this monitor back because when the screen is at rest it is absolutely stunningly beautiful. At the recommended screen setting I switched to larger text size in the control panel which works better for me. Sadly my NVidia card will not allow THIS monitor to go to 640 x 480 which the monitor can easily do without much image downgrade, if any, because that definition is compatible with the screen LCD array, or at least that's what I've read. The monitor puts out very little heat. I understand that LCD monitors have a useful screen life of around five years. No problem for me since my PC power down settings put the monitor into sleep mode when I'm away. This monitor is worth a look if you want an LCD monitor from a name brand manufacturer at a less expensive price.

First impression.

This monitor is much easier to read than my Samsung 17" GLSI CRT that suddenly died. The LCD takes up only a little desk top space. I agree with the statement that "Once you go flat, you'll never go back." I spotted this monitor at Sam's Club at a discount along with its little 15" NEC brother. Analog input only. Compared with the 19" high dollar Samsung LCD on display next to it at the store the field of view on the NEC 17" is much narrower. This field of view issue caused me to think that when I hooked it up at home that one side of the screen was somehow less white on one side than the other side on a mostly white screen. This false perception I believe is due to the very narrow field of view. Straight out of the box the NEC monitor had NO bad pixels. Taped to the screen was a "optimized" set up instruction telling how to optimize the monitor setting in your PC control panel. I used this recommended setting but in the PC monitor settings advanced menu I choose the larger font option. The "auto" button on the monitor did a better job with contrast and brightness settings than I could do manually. The thing I really don't like about this monitor is that when you scroll the page the text colors very noticably deepen during the scroll. I wonder if the power supply in the monitor is on the weak side. Also with scrolling the text seems to blur slightly during the scroll. I upgraded the driver for the monitor and video card from the Microsoft update area for my Dell XP home edition machine. I wish I hadn't done that as it seems to have shifted the Windows "Welcome" message a little to the right when the PC boots up. When I changed the LCD to a lower resolution setting I found the clarity was on par with my Samsung CRT if not a little worse. It's going to take some time for me to get comfortable with this new monitor. The screen is so flat it almost looks to bend inward at the middle but course that is not the case. The nicest thing about the monitor is the outstanding text contrast against the backgroud. The second nicest thing is the outstanding gif or jpg colors. The worst thing about this monitor is the scrolling issues perviously mentioned. And FWIW fingerprints are said to be very hard to remove.

NEC has always made quality monitors, this LCD is no different. The size is about 1/4" difference from a normal 19" CRT for this 17" model. The picture is really bright and really clear. I stare at a screen all day and I play games on another when I get home and this is pleasant to look at. Typically I'd worry about playing games on an LCD but I have to say, there is no noticeable ghosting or articfacting from this screen. Even while playing Unreal Tournament 2004 at 1280x1024 in 32 bit color on highest settings, all is good. It was a great purchase.

Had very little trouble connecting the cables from the monitor
to the electric/computer outlets. A note on my screen told me to
punch auto for the screen to automatically adjust. That being done, I found that the normal resolution for this monitor is
1280x1024. The images on the screen were very, very small.
I had to change the resolution to 1024x768, for me to even
see the letters well. When I did that, I had the problem of
blurry images. The documentation on how to manually adjust

the monitor is very much lacking.....as a matter of fact,
after a couple of hours trying to figure out how to adjust
the monitor, I called the NEC toll free number and spoke to
a technician. He couldn't find the model number that I had in
his book and said he would call me back---he never did. I finally figured out how to manually change and adjust the
monitor---by adjusting the phase and the horizonal/vertical modes. The numbers and the letters are still a little fuzzy, so I decided to change the HZ from 60 HZ to 70 HZ. That helped a
little. The text is still a little fuzzy, but I can live with it.

I have one of these sitting next to a ViewSonic 17" monitor, and this thing is so much brighter and sharper than the ViewSonic it is hard to believe. I used to think the display was sharp on the ViewSonic, but now this LCD just makes it look bad! If I could afford to replace all of my monitors with this one I would. I can comforably view 1280x1024 on this monitor, which is about the limit for my 21" monitor also. The display size is bigger than you would think for a typical 17" monitor.

I simply have nothing bad to say about it. I have the same model in 15" and 17" on my desk. I use to love the 15" - but the higher resolution of the 17" now seems to make the 15" look a little course. Both of them have worked flawlessly.

Ever wonder who watches the Weather Channel? Lots and lots of people, and these are the people who will love this product. I gave it to my husband for Christmas. He's usually very difficult to buy for, but this was a hit! He was always looking outside at the outdoor thermometer, which wasn't all that accurate to begin with, and difficult to see at night. Now he can sit in the comfort of his easy chair and tell you exactly what the temperature is, indoors or out, any time of the day or night. He can put it on his nightstand and see it when he wakes up and use the information to help him select the right clothes to go outside. The alarm feature that operates when the temperature drops below zero was evidently disabled when we got it. However, the directions tell you about that so you don't have an unpleasant surprise in the middle of the night. My next gift would be to add a couple of additional remotes - he thinks it would be useful to know what the temperature is in the garage. If you want to know the temperature, you'll enjoy this product. One thing I think would make this product better would be if the display was lighted to make it easier to see in the dark. Perhaps the more expensive models have this feature?

First and foremost, it's a great thermometer. It works just as advertised. I set my remote sensor 50 feet away on the fence and it records the temperature perfectly!

That said, I do have one caution. The unit was developed to give a warning once the temperature drops below 2 degrees C (About 37F). I had placed the monitor unit in my bedroom and the first night that I put it up, the warning went off. I was half dressed before I realized it wasn't my alarm clock going off at 2:00 am! You can bypass this feature by setting the switch in the back to unit 2 or 3. I encourage you to do this unless you live in an area that doesn't get cold in the winter!

When the Oregon Scientific Cable-Free Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer model MTR101 came up in my Gold Box offer, I checked out the specifications on Oregon Scientific's web page. This is what I found:

Displayed range: 14.2 degrees Fahrenheit to 158 degrees Fahrenheit (-9.9 degrees Celsius to 70 degrees Celsius)

I trust Oregon Scientific's quality as I have used their products in the past. However, this particular unit would not be much use to me because I live far enough North that it can get down to 20 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. 14 degrees Fahrenheit is a heat wave around here, especially after the cold, cold winter that we've had this year. Anyway, this is a perfectly fine and extremely well-priced unit for warmer parts of the world.

Note, that I have not used the product yet. These are just -out-of-the-box impressions. The description states that it is "Compatible with Oregon Scientific's wireless weather station". However, be warned that you MUST own that unit.
The WGR968 is ONLY a transmitter and completely worthless unless you have the weather station.
Also, (sarcasm warning) could they have printed the manual using a SMALLER type style? It is printed in english, french, spanish,german, but only for people with VERY good eye sight.

Have had this unit for about 10 months and it has performed great. Easy to set up, and provides accurate readings. The wireless feature is great, given the need to get the unit at least 20 feet above any surrounding obsticals. The unit is solid and has had no problems. A good unit for the price. If you are considering an anemometer, keep in mind that it must be located well above any buildings so the wind is not affected by the wind deflection of roofs, trees etc. Thus, the biggist problem can be getting the unit high enough on a solid mounting. Mine is on a 35'high 2" pipe, secured to the side of the house, and well grounded.

Snow and cold. Combine the cold with wind and you have yourself a low wind chill factor. This unit measures windspeed and then sends the info to the main unit (which you must purchase separately). The unit combines the outdoor temperature with the windspeed and automatically calculates wind chill. It works wonderfully and really comes in handy before heading off to work. It is solar powered with a battery backup, so make sure you have chosen the proper area in which to place the unit. I'm a weather buff, so of course I love it!

The 16 x 9 aspect ratio of these widescreen monitors is great for dvd movies and other shows formatted to it. However since most broadcast shows are in 4 x 3 format you must stretch your picture to fill the screen. This does cause some distortion. Because watching the tv constantly with the black bars can cause screen burning you need to fill the screen image. This cannot be done, however, when watching from a component feed. Only with coaxial or s link will the remote adjust your picture. Freeze also does not work with component. It seems a shame that the high definition hookup with component feed ( supposedly the best method) does not allow these features. I must say however that the picture with an s cable is excellent. DVD picture is excellent as well although slow motion is average. Owners manual is average and needs more detail. This unit fits in a corner, taking up less space, than any of the other major brands I examined. In short, widescreens require more adjustments so keep the remote handy.

I searched for the best prices on the net and had HH Gregg match it. They Did & I saved $400.
The TV is great, the detail of the picture is betond my expectations.
You need a HD receiver or Direct TV to really see the quality.
It's worth every dollar you pay.
No I don't work for RCA or Thompson.

I bought my TV this weekend and the first movie I put in was Black Hawk Down the helocopters were like they were right thier I hooked a souround sound system with dvd and with the cristal clear Big Screen and my system it was I was in a digital theater.
The extras like auto convergance is a plus and the digital filtering and auto format of the picture this is a high end TV without speending the $...
I work on simulators and deal with barco projectors for a living the picture I get from this TV has me realy impreased at what technoligy has put out for the consumer.
Lets see great picture great sound pluse great price what a deal.