BenQ FP731 > Reviews

Advantages: great value, clear, crisp and slim
Disadvantages: missing some important features

...could be important to you. The Benq TFT model details and the explanation: Screen size: 17 inches (measured diagonally) With TFT monitors the screen size given is the actual visible screen size unlike CRT where a 17 inch monitor only has a visible screen of about 16 inches. Size: The screen its self is only 3 inches in depth but with the stand measures about 6 inches in depth. This means that it is about a 1/3 rd of the depth of a CRT ... Read review

Advantages: Thin and good picture quality
Disadvantages: May be a bit pricey

I recently purchased a BenQ FP731 17inch TFT Monitor as my old CRT (The ones that look like TV's.) was getting long in the tooth. TFT as you may know it are the new type of monitors on the market (You may know them as LCD's). Thinner and with a better picture than your bulky old CRT's these seemed to be the way to go. TFT monitors if you didn't know are actually bigger than CRT's in terms of screen size (not by much though.) After looking at this ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap to purchase. Easy to set up and use. Great picture quality.
Disadvantages: No bulit in speakers.

...the company opted for the Benq FP731 although I presume it was on price and that they got a good deal from a supplier. But you wont hear me complaining as they are fantastic, and a vast improvement on the old 15" flat grey boxes we had before. The first improvement is the picture quality. With the flat screen you get full use of the 17" screen, and they have a resolution of 1,280 x 1,024 pixels. I can't really get my head around all the technical ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, Bright, Stylish
Disadvantages: Not big enough!?

...17 inch monitor, then this BenQ model is ideal. I have had no problems with it at all, and I really enjoy the big screen. ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent and I mean Excellent Quailty Monitor!
Disadvantages: No speakers (No really a disadvantage)

The answer is YES, I have used many LCD monitors in my time and BenQ's always are excellent quality and do the job. This monitor is an excellent monitor which can get to a max resolution of 1280 x 1024 as its a 17 inch monitor. Max refresh rate is 75. Excellent brigthness and constrast function makes it easy on the eyes! It has an automatic adjust button for automatically resizing the picture to the size of the screen. Good quality for gaming also, ... Read review