Monitors > IBM Monitors

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 and it should ...
...be looking for a 15" TFT which has equivalent display real-estate or a 17" monitor with 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. ... Read review

Advantages: Sharp and clear, flat, low distortion, stable
Disadvantages: big size & heavy

...the SONY Triniton CRT tube, IBM P76 provided a very sharp, bright and colorful picture quality. In fact, this model is outsourced from SONY in Japan. The model seems to be discontinued now and obviously obsoleted compare with the light weight and non-flashing of LCD. However, some features are still unsubstitutable. First, it is more brighter; Second, provide a wider view angle; Most important, more colorful, the color is more accurate, thereby ... Read review

Advantages: Black and its 19"
Disadvantages: Evrything

I bought one of these to go with my ACER PC. Having already purchased an LCD I didnt want to have to spend a load on another so I bought this. But at £170 I should have just bought the LCD..... First impressions of CRT monitors are always found when you have to take them out of the box. This one weighed a ton and a half. Not the best thing to be lifting with a bad back. The screen quality is very good on this unit, crisp and bright. But I am afraid ...
...the base it took me 4 or 5 attempts to figure out how to attach it. On doing so I placed it on my desk only to find that the base is not strong enough to hold the weight of the monitor. If you angle it up at the back it just drops back again. The other major problem with the unit is that the actual tube is nothing short of titanic. I have to sit at an angle just to be able to fit it in the space that I have. My previous compaq monitor fitted fine. ... Read review

Advantages: Quality, design and performance
Disadvantages: Expensive when new

I bought (or more precisely leased through the Home Computer Initiative) two of these screens for my own use. Their styling is smart with a thin bezel around the screen. Image quality has always been great and they have had no faults. The native resolution (1280 x 1024) is very good and the ability for each screen to have two inputs is great when you have to work on a few PCs at a time. Each screen will support a standard VGA input or a digital ...
...of one button on the bottom front edge of the screen. The standard aupport is gas assisted and covers a good range of height whilst its swivel design allows the screen to be rotated whilst the base on the desk stays firmly routed on the desk. It has some well positioned hooks in the support which keep the cables tidy even when the screen is adjusted for height or attitude. Recently I wall mounted them and used the standard plates at the back to ... Read review

Advantages: clear images, reliable.
Disadvantages: external power supply; it's only 15"

I've been using the IBM L150 in work for a while now, so I reckon I'm in a good position to write a review. The overall appearance is simple and functional. All the connectors are concealed within the case, keeping the appearance tidy, though it was a bit fiddly setting it up - but then I only had to do that once! The power supply isn't built in, it's an external trailing lead jobbie, which means long cables and an unsightly black box which has ...
...simple to use, with four buttons - menu, left, right and enter. (oh, and there's an on/off button too!) allowing easy access to the usual brightnes, contrast, colour and position options. There's also an option to change the language to english, german, spanish, french or italian; and a useful 'information' option which displays screen resolution and refresh rate. Using it for work means it's used between eight and ten hours a day, every day. I ... Read review