Now this isn’t just any monitor, this is a flat screen type. It is large and I love it to bits, as it doesn’t have too many nooks and crannies to get covered in dust, and it gives me so much more room on the computer table.

The model is F – 17 by neovo, a 17 inch TFT LCD panel, and was delivered very well packed and complete with manual. My son had it all set up very easily, so I can’t really comment except it must have been straight forward! (Don’t tell him I said that!)
In actual fact it measures 16.5 in x 14.25 in, the diagonal measures 17in. I tell you that because not everyone seems to be aware how you measure a screen, be it a television or monitor. The overall height including the oval base foot is 16.25. The width at the widest point with the base is 7in, making it very attractive to people with limited space. At the front in the centre are 7 little flat buttons, with an embossed indication of their uses. Their uses are as follows:-

In the box was the monitor, a power adaptor, power cord, CD Rom containing Windows information file and the manual.

Taking the power cable the “female end” is plugged into the AC adaptor and the “male end” into a wall socket. Then the adaptor power connector is plugged into the LCD monitor’s DC power jack on the rear of the monitor. There are clear pictures to follow the instructions! The PC and LCD should be turned off before connecting to the computer. A screw driver is needed to tighten the screws into the port.

It is possible if you are a control freak to customize your monitor, although they do recommend you use the AUTO settings. You can change the brightness and contrast, the horizontal and vertical hold positions, and the mode text and graphics. Even the language the On-screen display can be changed!
Advice is given on Ergonomics – the study of how people with different characteristics relate to their working environment. How to position the monitor, avoiding glare etc and it ends with telling you, to look away every half hour or so and to get regular eye checks.

Yes we were congratulated for purchasing a TCO’99 product, which is labelled and approved for meeting various requirements l covering a wide range of issues including environment, ergonomics, usability, emission of electric and magnetic fields, energy consumption and electrical and fire safety. The labelling scheme was developed by different groups of people in Sweden.

My last “C” is **** as I can’t find the receipt, I’m now beginning to wonder if my husband spent more than I thought it had cost. I had the feeling it was about £275, but perhaps it was more, as he is working away I can’t find out just now.