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We've had this monitor since Christmas and it's served us well ever since.
To start with, it is a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) monitor, so it doesn't have to accelerate electrons to high speeds so they smash against a phospher screen, creating light. Instead the light is provided ... Read review
Advantages: Geometrically perfect display, Low power, Easy on the eyes Disadvantages: Cost
Intro
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We've had this monitor since Christmas and it's served us well ever since.
To start with, it is a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) monitor, so it doesn't have to accelerate electrons to high speeds so they smash against a phospher screen, creating light. Instead the light is provided evenly by what amounts to a couple of flourensent bulbs - and the colour is controlled in each pixel seperately with tiny electric fields. ...A MILLION different pixels to work together and produce a life-like image... which is why TFT's are rather expensive and sometimes come with dead pixels.
This particular screen has a 17" viewable area (measured diagonally). Whilst the screen is fairly light, the base adds weight to the whole thing, so it weights 6.6 kg... still less than a normal CRT monitor (like a TV).
Intro ¯¯¯ We've had this monitor since Christmas and it's served us well ever since.
To start with, it is a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) monitor, so it doesn't have to accelerate electrons to high speeds so they smash against a phospher screen, creating light. Instead the light is provided evenly by what amounts to a couple of flourensent bulbs - and the colour is controlled in each pixel seperately with tiny electric fields.
It's a remarkable technology to get over A MILLION different pixels to work together and produce a life-like image... which is why TFT's are rather expensive and sometimes come with dead pixels.
This particular screen has a 17" viewable area (measured diagonally). Whilst the screen is fairly light, the base adds weight to the whole thing, so it weights 6.6 kg... still less than a normal CRT monitor (like a TV).
The display contains 1280 by 1024 pixels and each pixel can display over 16 million colours... much beyond our eyes abilities. This screen is illuminated with 40W of light, compared to over 100W of light a CRT would use.
Installation ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ It connects to your computer like any other monitor, via the VGA plug into your graphics card, it's most often the blue plug. You must install special drivers on your computer so it can regonise the monitor and display the correct colours etc.
This is done with the Colorific™ software, and it's easy to install and easy to use. Once installed and connected you have to run through a brief set-up where it asks you to match certain colours/brightnesses/saturations with a special colour card you get with the monitor.
This only has to be done once, although you can go back and do it anytime you like afterwards. It takes about 10 minutes, but isn't difficult at all.
Usage ¯¯¯¯¯ There are 8 buttons on the front of the screen: Lightview / Menu Brightness Up / Brightness Down Contract Up / Contrast Down Autoselect / Power
The power button brings the monitor to life if it's switched off, and gains a green glowing ring when the monitor is active. In standby mode the ring becomes orange. Autoselect configures the monitor automatically, providing the perfect geometric setup for your resolution.
Brightness and contrast are obvious :D
The menu button pops up the OSD (on screen display) which is navigable via the brightness/contrast buttons. You can select various options regarding language, colour etc. but nothing you'd want to play about with too often... that's what the lightview button does!
This gem of a button scrolls through different modes of viewing, just pressing it moves through the modes. They are your personal one, which you set up with the colour card earlier, and Movie/Photos/Text for Daytime and Movie/Photos/Text for Nighttime! It works a treat and I use it most often for the stated modes.
Comparison ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Compared to other TFTs I have used, this seems to have an effective anti-glare coating. Also there is little in the way of "ghosting," whereby the pixels take a little while to change which is a positive plus for gamers like myself.
The contrast on a TFT will always be less than a CRT, but on the Flatron, it's not an issue. The screen is still readable in bright sunlight, but not direct sunlight.
The screen itself is wall mountable, but I personally wouldn't trust my screwing to hold up a £300 monitor!
The cables go in the monitor "up it's bottom" from behind (rather than in the back of the screen) and there is a helpful hole in the base to thread the cables through to keep things nice and tidy around the front.
The monitor can only tilt forward and back, it does not swival into a "portrait" mode nor move up and down.
The construction of the monitor is sturdy, it doesn't feel cheap or like corners have been cut quality-wise.
Conclusion ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ We've had no problems with it's usage in over 9 months and can't find fault with it apart from it's cost. The picture quality is perfect, and the colours are represented accuratly. I couldn't comment on the manufacture support as there have been no problems. As far as TFT's go, this one offers the best value for money, however when it comes to a CRT type monitor the TFT's are always more expensive.
I'd buy another one in an instant, all I need is 100,000 people to say this is a very helpful review =)
Advantages: 16ms response time. DVI. Disadvantages: It's not black!!! No swivel and pivot.
...the rage these days and LG do not provide this monitor with a black surround. Although the silver is quite nice with plastic at the sides measuring around 1cm in width there is not much of it!
LCD panels have a native resolution. A resolution which it displays best. Deviation from this resolution can distort pictures. This panel's native resolution is 1280*1024. This is excellent for the internet and other applications as there is plenty of room ... ...a good graphics card to be able to output games at this resolution.
Also LCD panels are notorious for having poor viewing angles. Look at the panel from an incorrect angle and the colours go all wild. This panel does not suffer much from this unless you go to the right extremes of the monitor when it will have a urine yellow tint to the screen!
I wholeheartedly recommend this monitor for any purpose!
Technical Specs:
# Contrast Ratio: 450:1
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badamson 09.05.2004
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Advantages: Saves shed loads of space Disadvantages: Not for the gamers amongst you
I recently aquired the LG Flatron 1710S in a bid to save some space on my computer table. I used to have an old 15 inch CRT monitor which took up half of the desk and only just about left me with enough room to get the keyboard and mouse on the table. with the flat screen half of the desk is free for other junk!
On pulling the beast out of the box you can see that it looks sharp, not to mention that you do not have to be a professional weightlifter ... ...dead easy with only two wires to deal with and it was then automatically detected by the computer so installation was not a problem either.
The display is huge as you lose very little of the seventeen inches with a flat screen display. This is great for spreadsheet work such as excel etc
Maximum resolution is around 1200 x 1000 on this model which is great. Those digital photos and DVD's look great.
However if you are into PC games then beware. ...
RogerBVH 16.07.2004
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Like many other peple I decided to buy a flat screen monitor because of a need for space. The old-style monitors really do take up an awful lot of room, and apart from that are both cumbersome and heavy, and not the best things in the world to look at.
The LG1710S 17-inch flat screen monitor I bought was well worth the money at £299 (this was some months ago now so shop around and I'm sure you'll be able to find it cheaper). The screen menu took ... ...navigation systems do) and once I'd familiarised myself with that there were no problems. It worked with my PC instantly and delivers a sharp, easy-on-the-eye view. You can fine-tune the brightness, contrast, colour ratios, everything else you can think of, to a minute degree.
It's not the lightest flat screen monitor in the world but it does ease the pressure on desk space an awful lot, and the silver edges around the sreen look very nice. It comes ...
bagoproverbial 04.12.2004
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Advantages: 16ms. Very Bright. Sleek and Straight to the Point. Disadvantages: Can't find any.
I first got my LG L1710B about 2 and a half years ago; which yes in the world of computers may aswel be a century ago. with the introduction of the LG L1710B one of the first 16ms response screens on the market gamers and film viewers can now watch their screens without seeing an anoying ghost of what they are seeing on screen. when i first baught mine it cost me £360.00 which took forever to save trust me. straight from the box i loved it. it was ... ...moan about is them silly stickers which they have on the front of all monitors.
but yeah a really good monitor which is proced at £179.00 or about. after having this screen off LG i think if this monitor does ever die. ill be gettin another one from them! ...
carluk9 08.09.2006
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Advantages: Excellent refresh rate, easy set up, superb picture quality Disadvantages: None that I can find.
I've been using the LG L1710B for just over a year now so for those interested in buying one this may help. The set up was extremely easy and as I have 2 computers I was able to link both of them to this monitor as it has both standard and DVI input and an easily accessable button which you use to switch bewteen the two inputs. The picture quality is outstanding and can handle a maximum resolution of 1280x1024, also the 17" screen size is the actual ... ...The extremely fast refresh rate of 16ms makes this monitor a true all-rounder as this means that the screen can keep up with up to date, high speed, demanding games without any problem at all - not many of the flat screen TFT monitors out there can boast this refresh rate and this is the first TFT i've used that can keep up, i've just finished playing Doom 3 and there wasn't one situation where ghosting or slowdown took place. Another thing I've ...
Sheepmaster 06.10.2004
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LG LCD monitors are the result of integrating LG's many technological competencies. A world leader in the development and manufacturing of active-matrix TFT-LCD panels, LG is at the heart of new, larger display technologies. As one of the world's largest manufacturers of monitors, LG is able to bring these technologies to the market with the ultimate efficiencies in design, performance, reliability and value. LG's award winning LCD monitors meet the need of the most dynamic visual applications, combining versatility, multiple inputs and superior image quality. Wide viewing angles, sharp contrast levels, high brightness and a vivid range of colors ensure that they are perfect in the office or at home.
