Advantages: Sharp clear picture, no dead pixels Disadvantages: Driver trouble with video card
gain. there?s even a DOS mode option where you have to change if its in text or graphics.
Automatically configures itself the right display rotating itself is necessary and changing the H and V position. the monitor is flicker free and runs ok at 75HZ
However there are no drivers with the monitor so I thought it would be already in windows XP, I was wrong. without getting the drivers colors are limited to 16 and a display picture of 800X600, as you can guess it doesn?t look very good. you can download the drivers off the internet or wing CTX to send you one first class.
I would seriously recommend this monitor to someone that is looking for a cheap well made 15" TFT. ...
neilgoding 26.11.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of CTX S 521A
Advantages: Big screen, loads of desktop, solid build Disadvantages: Bloody heavy
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Enough of my self-back slappery, on with the opinion!
A few weeks before I returned home, I wanted to make sure I was ready to use my PC to it's fullest as soon as I returned. What I was ideally looking for was one that was bigger than my previous monitor, a 15" CTX model which served me very well for 5 years.
I surfed my usual selection of PC component sites, and found two monitors which tickled my fancy - a Hansol 19" at a very reasonable £130 ish, and a nice CTX 17" at just under this price. I took a few days to browse these sites, to make sure I had the best price, and the best monitor when I suddenly saw on eBuyer.com a CTX monitor for £136. I had been edging towards the 17" CTX monitor anyway because of how satisfied I'd been with my previous model, and this was just too good to turn down.
So, what can I say about a monitor ...
ctx ex951f
19 in - CRT- MaxResolution:1600 x 1200
Product Information for "CTX UltraVision PS-5140" »
Projector / panel
Image Brightness
1400 ANSI lumens
Image Contrast Ratio
400:1
Image Size
1 m - 5.1 m
Projection Distance
1.3 m - 8.3 m
Resolution
SVGA (800 x 600)
Colour support
24-bit (16.7 million colours)
Max Sync Rate (V x H)
85 Hz x 93 kHz
Bulb type
EHP 150 Watt
Bulb life cycle
2000 hour(s)
Projector lens system
Lens Aperture
F/1.7
Keystone Correction Direction
Vertical
Vertical Keystone Correction
-15 / +15
Audio output
Type
Speaker(s) - integrated
Sound Output Mode
Mono
Output Power / Channel
1 Watt
Speaker(s)
1 x mixed channel
Manufacturer's product description
Deliver your messages with ease and confidence by choosing CTX UltraVision LCD projectors. Portable at only 6 lbs and powered by 1, 400 lumens of light, the PS-5140 SVGA (800x600) projector is perfect for rooms with ambient light, small auditoriums, and almost any place you will ever have to present in! Project perfectly squared images even from an angle with Digital Keystone Correction. For executive presentations on the go, the UltraVision is on the mark.
