HANNS.G HU196D

I have 2 computers. One was almost always in a state of disarray. It was the machine that was being used to test boards and software on, so it was not my working machine. When my wife moved her office downstairs she took with her the better of the 2 machines and left me with the ratty one. As the monitor was almost next to useless I decided on a rebuild. The motherboard, memory and processor were fine, the hard drive was quite large, and the rest of the ancillary stuff was reasonably OK except for the graphics card. This was replaced with a Radeon board, (reviewed elsewhere.) As the Radeon had ... more

I use my computer for my work as a Music Copyist, so needed a monitor that was within budget (approx. £150), could give me the clarity on screen that I required, look good and take up far less room than my old, fat monitor. After shopping around both shops and the internet, I came across a review for Hanns-G computer products. The review told me that whilst Hanns-G made top-spec equipment, they sold for a much lower price than their main competitors due to them being a new company who were new to the competition, and therefore wanted to create their own foothold. Hanns-G it is then! That's ... more

have had mine since june 07. i use the computer every day for various things from graphic work using proffessional graphics programs to everyday stuff including surfing the web social sites and video calls to my significant other in america every nite. graphics and resolution i have no fault with i am very happy over all with the screen the image to me is perfect. the controls are simple to use. the wires are out of way at the back though this does mean if use head phones its easyer to plug them into tower for me at least but then that means remembering to turn down the volume : ) the screen ... more

I've had this for a couple of months now and its been awesome. Cheapest 19 inch monitor ever, does everything a monitor should do and for the price I can't complain. Although not as sharp as others I use (Hp ones at work are crystal clear) does the job nicely and takes up less space on my desktop than my old 19inch crt. Also has digital and analogue inputs. Not sure about speaker quality as I don't use them, but according to some they aren't much good. For some reason with a high refresh rate and resolution setting I get blurring in vertical lines spaced across the screen, but only within ... more

They say it helps to have the thing in front of you if you're reviewing it, and never has that been so true as now. Standing proudly to attention, the HU196D is a beauty. With lovely round edges safe enough to bounce a small child on and wiring that slips silently away from the back of the monitor like a gentle stream, the monitor is extremely neat. I don't know much about computers and the specs, and I won't pretend to here, but one thing I will say is that the the FFG rate is 2332.7 above the NIA for monitors with less than 5% blink levels. And all that for less than 4438:5 energy output ... more