Philips FLAT PANEL 150S

I recently bought a Philips 150S second hand from an auction site. Getting it out of the box first impressions are a fairly large frame around the picture, but this is made up for by the tiny footprint on the desk. It's easy to connect up, standard VGA connection (no fancy DVI plugs here) and a power lead. Plug both in and you're away. This is slightly let down by the huge on switch which needs a good shove to wake the screen up, moving the screen about in the process! Now you'll be sat looking at it thinking great, how do I adjust the picture? Either use the Auto button which is a real god ... more

Since I work at home, I've had my fair share of these CRT Monitors that make you tired, dry-eyed and suffer from eyestrain (reduces your time watching the screen). Bought this monitor from PC World two years ago; never had any problem with it since. The price was £299.99 and I added a three-year insurance on it (one-year on manufacture's guarantee). My desk is 33 inches long and this 150S monitor is 30 inches away from my nose, but if I still had that CRT monitor, it would've been 20 inches away. So, I gained an extra 10-inch distance for the sake of tiredness and eyestrain and now I can work ... more

I bought my Phillips Flat Panel as part of a computer package for going off to university, knowing I would need a reliable computer and screen to do all me work on and it has prroved a great buy. First impressions of this monitor are that it is light, fits into a nice neat small space leaving more room on your desk for other things. It's white frame is clean and modern and although it is quite wide it is not bulcky or ugly and doesn't detract from the impression of the 15inch screen. The advantages of having a Flat Panel monitor are obvious, with desk space being freed up for more computer ... more