The E74 from IBM really isn't anything special. A large, beige box with a clear, sharp display and five buttons to access the digital tuning menu to be precise. Legend has it that this model is also available in black for you aesthetes!
The digital menu contains all of the functions one ... Read review
Advantages: Functional, Works! Disadvantages: Nothing apart from being a CRT and being BIG
The E74 from IBM really isn't anything special. A large, beige box with a clear, sharp display and five buttons to access the digital tuning menu to be precise. Legend has it that this model is also available in black for you aesthetes!
The digital menu contains all of the functions one has come to expect, including the option to change the language in which the menus are written. Navigating between menu items is relatively simple ... ...a flat glass front. However, if you have set your heart on an IBM E74, I strongly recommend attempting to get hold of this monitor secondhand - I did and it only cost £40.
The E74 from IBM really isn't anything special. A large, beige box with a clear, sharp display and five buttons to access the digital tuning menu to be precise. Legend has it that this model is also available in black for you aesthetes!
The digital menu contains all of the functions one has come to expect, including the option to change the language in which the menus are written. Navigating between menu items is relatively simple using the arrow buttons and it should not take you too long to get the picture set up to your liking.
At the rear of the unit is the power jack (standard kettle lead) and a 15 pin VGA lead fitted. There are no other inputs meaning that this is a one-PC-one-monitor setup.
The picture output of the display is relatively good, but in the day of the TFT, CRT monitors such as this are falling in popularity, particularly because of the sheer amount of deskspace this beast will take up! The glass front is also curved meaning that you will suffer from the age-old problem of unwanted reflections.
In terms of functionality, this monitor does exactly what you would expect, particularly with IBM's computer hardware pedigree and it does, in all fairness, do it pretty well.
The E74 color monitor delivers great performance at affordable price. The E74 color monitors are specifically aimed at very small businesses with up to 50 staff and small to medium businesses with between 50 and 400 staff. This monitor is suitable for small to medium businesses for applications such as: word processing, e-mail/data entry, complex spreadsheets, business graphics, and entry-level desktop publishing.
