Sony CPD-200PS

...15" Sceptre monitors, but the Sony monitor was noticibly darker and did not like to show bas-relief graphics that were in dark tones. I had to do a lot of tweaking with the monitor and my video card (ATI Rage+ II 4 MB VRAM) in order to set that back right.

The retail on a new monitor is $300. The refurb value is $220. I snagged this one for $99 from uBid. I'm not disappointed in the least! :)
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My version of this monitor is actually a refurbished Dell-branded Trinitron, but that hasn't diminished my feelings for this monitor!

First and foremost, I can't praise the sharpness of the images enough! This has helped the strain on my eyes so much I might actually go from 20/30 to 20/25! Might not mean much to you, but when you spend close to 70 hours a week staring at a monitor, that really helps! The 0.25mm dot pitch is the major factor behind this - you can't get any better than that these days.

Secondly the feature set is awesome! I particularly like the fact that I can actually get the picture to fill the whole screen, edge-to-edge. I can't stand the black mask around the edges of the monitor which prevent you from using the whole picture. I also like the fact that you can lock down the features so that others can't mess with them (helpful when you have little ones that like to push as many buttons as possible when Daddy slips away to the potty for 30 seconds!).

The only thing I didn't like was that setting the color was a bit difficult. I never had this problem with my 15" Dell or 15" Sceptre monitors, but the Sony monitor was noticibly darker and did not like to show bas-relief graphics that were in dark tones. I had to do a lot of tweaking with the monitor and my video card (ATI Rage+ II 4 MB VRAM) in order to set that back right.

The retail on a new monitor is $300. The refurb value is $220. I snagged this one for $99 from uBid. I'm not disappointed in the least! :)
 

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