LG GCR 8520BB

Advantages: Extremely stylish, Excellent Quality, Exceptional graphics
Disadvantages: A little expensive, A less well known brand

...I decided it was time to update my home monitor. I already had a TFT monitor but it was from the early days when they had just been introduced so it was rather bland looking, beige in colour and the quality was not up to todays standards. When going out to buy a new monitor I wanted an exceptional quality picture, a stylish sleek design and something that would not go out of fashion quite so quickly, and the LG Flatron L1520B met all these requirements. ---------- Design ---------- "Fashion" I hear you suprised, what is this bloke on about, since when have monitors had anything to do with fashion. Well incase you hadn't noticed, the past couple of years or so, monitors have become increasingly desirable in design and image. Out with the beige bulky boxes, in with the flat silver stylish designs. And there are an increasing... Read review

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Advantages: PERFORMES WELL LIKE OTHERS.
Disadvantages: NOT A LEADING NAME IN HARDWARES AND SLOW

...Although LG is not the leading names in both computer hard ware and software production but they have some thing really to offer in this their LG GGW multi blue precisely. The LG drive is capable of copying and reading information's as fast as it can and on the other hand the DVD play back. I got this specifically for writing and duplicating plates. CD writing has been a convenient stuff for me since I got this. I won't emphasize on the drive of being slow because in general, LG drives are slow in their performances but what I will emphasize on is the durability. It has lasted quite long in my household without problems and I like that. The drive needs Microsoft windows XP software recommendations, windows XP home edition and other Microsoft wares. It has a buffer size of 4MB and with also built in buffer under run... Read review

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Advantages: Integrated speakers and microphone, good picture
Disadvantages: Small, CRT, questionable build quality

...~~~ Appearance ~~~ Looking like most 15" monitors the 57M from LG has no real distinguishing features bar the two speakers built into the sides of the monitor and covered with a blue-grey fabric. The monitor is encased in beige plastic and has six buttons used to carry out various functions (like turning it on!). In the centre of the casing at the front is a small grille located behind which is the integrated microphone LG proudly boast of. There is also a small LED to indicate whether the monitor has power and also two dials mounted on the underside of the front casing to control brightness and contrast. At the rear of the unit is the ubiquitous 15-pin VGA lead and kettle socket for power. There are also two small 3.5mm jacks for connecting the speakers and microphone to the relevant ports on your PC. An additional bonus... Read review

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