Hi! I'm Jamie, a student at Portsmouth University. Just thought I'd review the piles of electronic...
Hi! I'm Jamie, a student at Portsmouth University. Just thought I'd review the piles of electronics and stuff that seems to be appearing on my desk!
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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-send ... it does it all for you. However, if this doesn't work you're in real trouble. The menu system to adjust the picture is stretched and isn't particularly up to the job. It also lacks some functionality, like size of picture and the brightness/contrast controls are weak.
Mine had one dead pixel which I really don't notice. The picture really is 15" (measured it with a ruler) and it truly fits the screen with little/no black edges like the traditional CRT monitors. Another good design feature is the nice curved rear to cover the ugly screws. This also neatly pops off, revealing 4 standard holes which you could screw it to a wall with etc
Colour definition is great, I play plenty of games with mine. Refresh rate is also ample for playing DVD's without seeing any ghosting etc. Horizontal viewing angles are good, but sadly if you're not at the same level as the screen the colours look a real mess. The built in stand smoothly provides both vertical and horizontal swivel. My only gripe is that it only support two resolutions. Don't bargain on playing those classic DOS games or using 3D modelling packages with this screen.
No manual with my screen, but manufacturer support on their site is fairly good. It has all the information you need on the screen and its specifications, but sadly doesn't go as far as including the contents of the full printed manual which would be very useful when buying second hand.
When you turn off your computer, the monitor tells you it's going to sleep and powers itself off. The response time to being awoken again is lightningly fast. Turn the machine back on and it will wake up in about a second.
Overall, its a great screen with good colour definition, focus and a wide viewing angle. This is enhanced by a small footprint. Sadly this is let down by not having enough details on their web-site, poor on screen controls and not enough resolutions (supporting only 800x600 and 1024x768). I would still recommend it as you can pick one up from eBay for less than £200, mine was £130!
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Advantages: A space-saving, valuable flat-screen 15" TFT monitor. Disadvantages: Screen gets bright if you're higher than the monitor; gets dark when you're low, balanced when you're on eye-level.
Pisces1977 15.12.2004 (18.12.2004)
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Review of Philips FLAT PANEL 150S
Advantages: A space-saving, valuable flat-screen 15" TFT monitor. Disadvantages: Screen gets bright if you're higher than the monitor; gets dark when you're low, balanced when you're on eye-level.
Pisces1977 15.12.2004 (18.12.2004)
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Review of Philips FLAT PANEL 150S
Feb 3rd, 2004
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