Monitor Reviews

This monitor is the first flat screen monitor I ever owned. In the process of making the decision, I looked at over 300 reviews on monitors. The most influential were the user reviews on Amazon.com It was because of this that I bought this monitor.

The monitor has resolution and clarity that I never expected to see on the screen. It is truly a plug & play device, I just pulled it out of the box and booted up. MS-Windows then found it and seached automatically for the best driver.

The installation was practically seemless and the results were just phenomenal. I would highly recommend this as a first monitor for anyone who has yet to experience the glory of a flat screen monitor. The only problem left is what to do with all that desk space.

Attention:

The reason why I am asking your opinion on the above, is simply this:
I have a NEC MultiSync 3FGe 15" Color Monitor; I intend to purchase the DELL PRE610 Processor. Therefore, I am wondering if my monitor would be compatible with it?
Thank you.
Derryck Griffith
Manhattan. New York.

Unless you require digital input interface,which I would recommend Eizo Nanao's L365, NEC's 1550M is by far the best in terms of image quality for the price. Contrasts and brightness make this monitor stand out from the crowd. I found my Samsung panel at work lacks the brightness and contrasts that i demand, but this 1550M meets my highest expectation. The small premium over the others including NEC 1550V is worth every bit.

By the way, the 1550M's panel is identical to Nanao's L365, which explains why these two monitors manage to have such outstanding image quality. (Still a satisfed user even though my panel has one dead pixel)

This monitor is the first flat screen monitor I ever owned. In the process of making the decision, I looked at over 300 reviews on monitors. The most influential were the user reviews on Amazon.com It was because of this that I bought this monitor.

The monitor has resolution and clarity that I never expected to see on the screen. It is truly a plug & play device, I just pulled it out of the box and booted up. MS-Windows then found it and seached automatically for the best driver.

The installation was practically seemless and the results were just phenomenal. I would highly recommend this as a first monitor for anyone who has yet to experience the glory of a flat screen monitor. The only problem left is what to do with all that desk space.

Attention:

The reason why I am asking your opinion on the above, is simply this:
I have a NEC MultiSync 3FGe 15" Color Monitor; I intend to purchase the DELL PRE610 Processor. Therefore, I am wondering if my monitor would be compatible with it?
Thank you.
Derryck Griffith
Manhattan. New York.

Unless you require digital input interface,which I would recommend Eizo Nanao's L365, NEC's 1550M is by far the best in terms of image quality for the price. Contrasts and brightness make this monitor stand out from the crowd. I found my Samsung panel at work lacks the brightness and contrasts that i demand, but this 1550M meets my highest expectation. The small premium over the others including NEC 1550V is worth every bit.

By the way, the 1550M's panel is identical to Nanao's L365, which explains why these two monitors manage to have such outstanding image quality. (Still a satisfed user even though my panel has one dead pixel)

I bought this monitor About a year ago as a replacemnt to a 15"
older monitor. I fell in love the second the perfectly flat screen came alive with beutiful bright colors, the image filled the entire screen. it works very nice with linux. after a while i got used to how nice this has made my daily viewing experience.
I just purchased a 19" viewsonic A90F, and I felt diapointed.
the screen does not feel flat, and I have geometry problems, the outer edge is black(not a full creen). Im sending it back and going back to NEC for a flat 19" (or other brand).

I have owned all of 3 monitors in my life, an Everdata 14', a TVM 15' flat screen and finally the NEC FE700+, which won out over two Sonys, a 19 NEC and a 19' Samsung. What impressed me most about this monitor was the richness of color-while the other monitors around it seemed faded, the NEC was hands down the superior screen. When I got it home I had all but forgotten about the other monitors. It's also big enough that I could increase the resolution from 800x600 to 1024x768, and still be able to read text on the screen, something I had trouble doing on my TVM 15'.

This monitor is a dream. Setup time was les than a minute, and Windows detected it for what it was, and not a generic monitor. It is perfect for what I use it for-word processing, games, and a little graphics work in PhotoShop. It's superb color coupled with NEC's high quality construction and reputation make this display not only good value, but a good investment. Sure there are 'bigger' monitors, but how good are they? I have seen several people with the Samsung 950p and I believe the NEC FE700+ gives a superior image quality and is only 2' small in screen size. And hey, it's Macintosh compatible, which means you can do away with those silly and cheap looking clear plastic boxes. I highly recommend this monitor.

This is the best monitor that I have ever used. Images are very crisp and colorful. It also has a brighter display than others. I would recommend the FE700 to anyone who is looking for a new monitor.

It's a great monitor, clear and crisp even with an analog input. I haven't noticed any motion blur when playing movies and games, and I can't see a single defective pixel on the entire screen. My only complaint is the menus, and the buttons that go with them. NEC was nice enough to label all the buttons, but did so by simply embossing the words into the buttons themselves. On a black button on a black monitor, they're practically invisible. The second problem is the menus themselves. They're poorly designed and arranged, which makes them hard to navigate with the already clunky controls.

You can bypass some of the frustration if you run Windows by installing the Naviset software, which will also let you display some preset patterns that the auto calibration can lock onto extremely well.

I did a lot of research before finally choosing this brand and model. Some hardware review websites will say that the DVI input is all hype, but i'll testify its worth the extra cost.

I've setup the monitor with both DVI and VGA inputs and i'll say, Digital is definitely the way to go. You can really tell the difference. Everything is just so crisp and clear.

I'm also an avid gamer so response times was definitely a factor. Get any monitor with a response time >20 ms and you will experience blurry graphics. The 1760NX has a 16ms response time so everythings looks great. Even at resolutions lower than 1280x1024 the pixellation is minimal.

There is a model that also has speakers, but i've heard that the only thing built in speakers are good for are word processing. (Beeps).

Here is a link with product specs.

http://www.necmitsubishi.com/products/home/ProductDetail.cfm?product_id=269&division=NEC

Conclusion: This monitor rocks!!! It has well exceeded my expectations.

I've had this monitor for a few months now and I don't have any complaints. It's very bright, very crisp. Counter-Strike and WarCraft 3 play great on it. I've never owned any other LCD monitors so I don't have anything to comapre it with really. However, I did buy this monitor after several days of research on the net... tomshardwareguide gives it a thumbs up, especially for gaming. Friends who own other LCD monitors say that changing their monitor input from analog to DVI makes a visible difference. I think in a few months I will upgrade my video card to a DVI connection. However, I can tell you that the analog input into this monitor has been very satisfactory so far. It is incredibly easy to use, I didn't have to adjust any of the setting on the monitor. I would also like to brag that I got this baby from the dell web site for a cool 360 bucks by stacking three coupons! schweet.

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|THis is the only model with color viewfinder at this price. I have visited many shops but this is the only one with color viewfinder at this price.
great piece

Great Product for its price and only camcorder in the market to be campatiable with PAL and NTSC . Take wherever you want shoot and view

...ofrece muy buenas caracterisiticas, inclusive tiene Pantalla LCD a Color y Color Viewfinder, ambos a color !!!! muy dificil encontrar esta caracterisiticas en otros productos similares, normalmente los competidores usan pantalla LCD a color pero el viewfinder es Blanco y Negro, tiene un zoom EXCELENTE ! 500X, los efectos son maravillosos, en la oscuridad es formidable, ademas posee lampara propia para oscuridad extrema, la opcion del snap shot es muy buena y comoda de usar a diferencia de la Sharp Viewcam que tuve anteriormente y por ultimo un estabilizador de imagen.... todo esto por un precio justo.

La unica preocupación es la facilidad de encontrar suministros tan necesitados como por ejemplo Baterias de larga duración, espero no tener problemas al respecto, ya que el mercado para Sony, panasonic y JVC es mucho mas amplio.

... pero en conclusión LA RECOMIENDO AMPLIAMENTE,....

if you are looking for a lcd monitor with tv tuner/pip/video capability, this is the one for you. unless you want the larger size version, that is.

great picture, sound quality, and features... you can't go wrong buying this monitor. only con is not having an included dvi cable.

So, I've been indoctrinated into the Samsung MP Monitor strategy. I owned the 150MP moved up to the 170MP and now I just bought the 192MP. As PC Monitors, I find all of them to be pretty good. What I'm always looking for is a better TV/DVD. I was disappointed with the 171MP with it's lack of ability to connect a DVD player (although it did HDTV). So, that's when I bought the 170MP.

I looked at the 172MP, but if I was going to do, I was going to do the 192MP. I also looked at the 173MW which is a very nice monitor, but it was 17" as well although it is 16:9. It also had some nice PIP with side-by-side configurations. In the end, the side-by-side made the computer screen very small and I decided against it. I also looked at the Sharp LL-M17W1U, but again the 17" was too small in a 16:9 format. Both of these made the PC monitor screen too small.

How do I like the 192MP? It's great.

Pros
*Better speakers than it's predessors.
*The component connection with progressive scan capability is awesome. The past monitors were better PC monitors than video. This one is very nice with the component connection for DVD. I would say the video has surpassed the quality of the PC screen. (Haven't tried HDTV yet).
*Connections on the left side (for headphone, composite/svideo w/audio) are easy to access although it would have been nice if they face backwards instead of out to the side.
*The connections on the back are easier to get to than previous models.
*The wheel around the power button for channel and volume is a nice touch.
*Menu, Exit, Enter, Source, PIP, MagicBright buttons on the right side are handy.
*Having only the power button with the channel/volume ring makes the front look very clean and elegant.
*The infrared for the remote is below the power button works better than previous placement on the top. On older models, the placement at the top sometimes made it hard to get to with a glare screen on it.
*The monitor knows when nothing is connected to an input and it will skip it as a choice when scrolling through the inputs. So, you don't waste time passing through inputs with no connections.
*I don't do gaming, so I don't have an opinion there.
*There's a wide mode for the screen to watch DVDs in the 16:9 aspect ratio.
*PIP can be 4:3 or 16:9

Cons
*I liked the other models which showed which input it was on using LEDs and they took that away.
*Doesn't have a line out to let me go between external speakers and internal speakers (but the connection is on the side, so it's easy to pull in and out).
*The PIP isn't very flexible with size (one size) and position (four positions). The older models had more flexibility. The 150MP the most. It diminished a little with the 170MP.

Conclusion - This is doing what I want (above the 170MP I had). Bigger, better screen. Great for DVDs with component progressive scan. The speakers are much better. The look is much cleaner and it's more ergonomic. I'm very happy with this monitor. It's just really expensive. But, I think it does deliver.

I shopped around for a flat LCD monitor with tv tuner. I didnt find much out there. I found this one and really liked all the features it has to offer. The quality and clarity is very crisp and clean. You can plug cable to this monitor and watch cable tv while you work on your computor from home. I recommend this LCD 19" flat monitor to anyone. A little expensive but well worth it.

Bought the 1720M when the picture tube died on a 17" CRT.

Well. Colors are clean, pictures are great, text is sharp. There are no LCD peculiarities -- moving the cursor or dragging objects doesn't show any ghosting, for instance. It's flicker-free, and it feels noticeably bigger than a 17" CRT.

Once set up, it's bright, easy to view from any angle (basically, if you you can see the front of the monitor, you can read the screen). There are NO dead / bright / funny pixels.

Installation was a snap -- about 10 minutes from the time I opened the box, until it was worked perfectly with Win98. It came up in 1024x768 resolution, which I changed to the recommended 1280=1024, rebooted, pushed two buttons to get the monitor to adjust itself to the video input, and it was installed and working. The only other adjustment I needed was to use large fonts on the desktop, but that's my eyes not the monitor.

And of course it takes up less desktop space, you don't have to be a weight-lifter to move it, it uses much less electricity than the CRT ir replaces, and it's nice looking even turned off.

Finally, the price is right; 17" LCDs seem to be the sweet spot now, and this is a very good one at a really reasonable price (even more if it's on special -- it was when I bought mine).

So why four stars instead of five? The adjustment buttons are TINY (subtract 1/8 star) and on the black case, the impressed labels for them are almost invisible (another 1/8 star). Another 1/4 star in reserve because I did not try the built-in speakers, I haven't really exercised the hardware adjustments, and another 1/2 star because it hasn't been in use long enough to make any guesses about reliability.

Maybe not quite perfect, but HIGHLY reccommended.

Last time I bought a computer, I promised myself the next monitor I bought would be a flat-screen. It seems I waited just the right length of time because this wonderful monitor landed on offer right in my price range when I needed it.

Installation was about as simple as it gets: I plugged it into my computer and it worked perfectly out of the box. A cute touch is the automatic on-screen message telling you to set your screen to 1280x1024 - you can turn this off through the straightforward on-screen menus.

I immediately saw why everyone is converting to LCDs. The pixels are perfectly crisp and there's absolutely no flicker. This screen has wonderful vibrant colour, strong backlighting and a surprisingly wide viewing angle - about the widest I've seen on any LCD screen. 17" LCDs are a good inch or so larger than their CRT equivalents, since they use the full screen. This screen feels huge. The anti-reflection coating on the screen works superbly, giving it a rich matte finish even in bad light. Update is very zippy, enough to play most games without noticing any blurring.

The black casing is beautiful and simple - and so much smaller and lighter than a bulky tube! The only minor detractor is the slightly unnecessary branding. I know what model of monitor I bought, thank you! The base has a smooth, well-balanced rotation mechanism and the screen can be adjusted up and down easily enough.

Sound quality is nothing special, but if you're concerned about audio you're probably using seperate speakers anyway. The stereo effect is surprisingly good, however. A headphone socket is a welcome addition to the front of the case, saving a lot of scrambling behind the PC.

I'm very happy with my purchase and I'd recommend this monitor to anyone who plans on spending a lot of time at their screen. I've been using the screen at home for a few weeks and every time I go to work I wish I had it with me!

I had been looking for an LCD monitor for a little while and this one was in my Gold Box. I have had 4 other NEC monitors (CRT) and had been very pleased with this brand.
This one said it was white, but it is putty in color. Even better for me. The speakers are located at the bottom of the screen, good if you are looking for an LCD that does not take up a lot of room side to side. The speakers are tiny little ones, but work fine for normal use. I like that the headphone jack is right on the front of this monitor. No more digging to the back of my tower to plug in.
As for the viewing, the colors pop, I can clearly see everything, and fonts are smoothed slightly. This one replaced my last CRT display. What a joy to look at LCD screens all day! You will notice right away that your eyes will not be so tired. The absence of the screen flicker alone is completely and totally worth switiching to an LCD.
I would recommend this monitor for anyone thinking of purchasing a new LCD!

Bought the 1720M when the picture tube died on a 17" CRT.

Well. Colors are clean, pictures are great, text is sharp. There are no LCD peculiarities -- moving the cursor or dragging objects doesn't show any ghosting, for instance. It's flicker-free, and it feels noticeably bigger than a 17" CRT.

Once set up, it's bright, easy to view from any angle (basically, if you you can see the front of the monitor, you can read the screen). There are NO dead / bright / funny pixels.

Installation was a snap -- about 10 minutes from the time I opened the box, until it was worked perfectly with Win98. It came up in 1024x768 resolution, which I changed to the recommended 1280=1024, rebooted, pushed two buttons to get the monitor to adjust itself to the video input, and it was installed and working. The only other adjustment I needed was to use large fonts on the desktop, but that's my eyes not the monitor.

And of course it takes up less desktop space, you don't have to be a weight-lifter to move it, it uses much less electricity than the CRT ir replaces, and it's nice looking even turned off.

Finally, the price is right; 17" LCDs seem to be the sweet spot now, and this is a very good one at a really reasonable price (even more if it's on special -- it was when I bought mine).

So why four stars instead of five? The adjustment buttons are TINY (subtract 1/8 star) and on the black case, the impressed labels for them are almost invisible (another 1/8 star). Another 1/4 star in reserve because I did not try the built-in speakers, I haven't really exercised the hardware adjustments, and another 1/2 star because it hasn't been in use long enough to make any guesses about reliability.

Maybe not quite perfect, but HIGHLY reccommended.

Last time I bought a computer, I promised myself the next monitor I bought would be a flat-screen. It seems I waited just the right length of time because this wonderful monitor landed on offer right in my price range when I needed it.

Installation was about as simple as it gets: I plugged it into my computer and it worked perfectly out of the box. A cute touch is the automatic on-screen message telling you to set your screen to 1280x1024 - you can turn this off through the straightforward on-screen menus.

I immediately saw why everyone is converting to LCDs. The pixels are perfectly crisp and there's absolutely no flicker. This screen has wonderful vibrant colour, strong backlighting and a surprisingly wide viewing angle - about the widest I've seen on any LCD screen. 17" LCDs are a good inch or so larger than their CRT equivalents, since they use the full screen. This screen feels huge. The anti-reflection coating on the screen works superbly, giving it a rich matte finish even in bad light. Update is very zippy, enough to play most games without noticing any blurring.

The black casing is beautiful and simple - and so much smaller and lighter than a bulky tube! The only minor detractor is the slightly unnecessary branding. I know what model of monitor I bought, thank you! The base has a smooth, well-balanced rotation mechanism and the screen can be adjusted up and down easily enough.

Sound quality is nothing special, but if you're concerned about audio you're probably using seperate speakers anyway. The stereo effect is surprisingly good, however. A headphone socket is a welcome addition to the front of the case, saving a lot of scrambling behind the PC.

I'm very happy with my purchase and I'd recommend this monitor to anyone who plans on spending a lot of time at their screen. I've been using the screen at home for a few weeks and every time I go to work I wish I had it with me!

I had been looking for an LCD monitor for a little while and this one was in my Gold Box. I have had 4 other NEC monitors (CRT) and had been very pleased with this brand.
This one said it was white, but it is putty in color. Even better for me. The speakers are located at the bottom of the screen, good if you are looking for an LCD that does not take up a lot of room side to side. The speakers are tiny little ones, but work fine for normal use. I like that the headphone jack is right on the front of this monitor. No more digging to the back of my tower to plug in.
As for the viewing, the colors pop, I can clearly see everything, and fonts are smoothed slightly. This one replaced my last CRT display. What a joy to look at LCD screens all day! You will notice right away that your eyes will not be so tired. The absence of the screen flicker alone is completely and totally worth switiching to an LCD.
I would recommend this monitor for anyone thinking of purchasing a new LCD!

This is my first introduction to the world of Hi8 camcorders(having previously owned a VHS-C format camcorder) and I must say the SCL610 from Samsung really surprised me. The first thing that caught my eye was the price and how many features it had. Next, was the ease of use and picture quality. I'm the type when taking home a new gadget, wants to play with it already before even reading the manual. So, I opened the box took out the camcorder (wow, and how light it felt in my hands) plugged it in and charged the battery. I also installed the lithium battery for the memory and the date and time settings which I will adjust later. After an hour or so, I placed a blank Hi8 tape in the camcorder and started recording! The 500x digital zoom is really cool, I was able to focus the camcorder on a small object about 10 feet away from me and read the tiny little label. The light is bright enough to be able to record in total darkness. The microphone picks up human voices really well and does not distort it. After a couple minutes of recording, I plugged it in the VCR, played it, and voila! - I recorded my first segment and copied it into a VHS tape.

I have yet to explore this camcorder's vast features, I am overall very impressed with it. The only bad thing I could say about it is that the button placement could have been more ergonomical for people with tiny hands. I found the viewfinder to be of exceptional quality and it really makes recording that much more easier. The Samsung SCL610 is truly a great buy!

Fantastic picture. Excellent zoom and clarity along with the night light makes for recording in any condition.

We brought it to take video of the Kids and send to family, we are not pro's and this is the first camcorder we have owned, and it is great!!!

Very easy and clear picture I cannot recommend this more, go ahead and treat you're self you wont regret it!

I'm used to a 19" monitor at work, and purchased this to get the same display size at home. The Sceptre monitor is very easy on the eyes; I use it at 1280x1024 and like the display. After 4 months of use, though, it died completely and wouldn't turn on. It was returned to Sceptre and they repaired it and returned it quickly; it's now back in use and I'm still happy with the quality of the image.

I cannot believe the high quality of this monitor. The colors are vivid. Text is much sharper than on my previous Acer monitor...It is as good as monitors costing much more. There is no distortion anywhere on the screen and the controls are very easy to use. Truly a great buy. I understand Sceptre makes monitors for several other companies so they are not a no-name brand. I have already recommended this monitor to my friends.

I had to give it 5 stars because I couldn't
come up with a reason not too! I shopped around
and could not come up with a better deal.There's
no built in mic. but you shouldn't want one.If you
need a mic. you should spend the money for a good
one.I did find another monitor,an AOC,from Accubyte.com
but with the shipping the price soared...!!!