I've recently brought this TFT monitor as my two-year-old CRT monitor gave up on me. I'm not into gaming at all so I was after a simple TFT monitor with a large screen without paying anything more than £150.
I shopped around for no more than half an hour before I found Misco on the Internet and was instantly keen on this model and its price.
The item was shipped out the next working day and the following day I received the monitor and was not disappointed.
The monitor was packaged well and was very easy to install (using the power and analogue signal cables to link the PC to the monitor) and it was up and running. I flicked through the user manual afterwards and it only confirms what I did. It also has a few trouble shooting tips.
Onto the monitor itself then, the first thing I noticed was how much brighter and clearer the picture was compared to my previous CRT monitor.
There are three easy to use control buttons on the back of the monitor. The bottom turns the monitor on (and off when held down for 3 seconds), it activates the OSD control menu and selects each function. There other two buttons are the "+" and "-" buttons which increase/decrease the volume (when using the internal audio which I have not used) and to move the function selector in the OSD menu either close wise or an anticlockwise direction.
Although the screen is very bright initially, it is very easy to adjust the settings to adjust to your own sight.
On the downside the monitor has one "dead" pixel, which is constantly green. As I'm not into gaming I don't find this a great problem but for someone who would use it more for playing games I wouldn't recommend this model. On a white background the pixel can't be seen (so in Word, Excel and two thirds of websites I should be OK).
It also has an annoying tendency to wobble especially when typing and I feel the base doesn't do a good enough job at holding the monitor in the upright position.
In addition to the screen itself, the package also contains a Quick Installation Guide, a Warranty Card and a CD with pdf files in various languages (user manual).
I purchased my monitor online from Misco for £138.64 including postage and VAT. In the process I earn £5.65 (5%) cash back having gone through the Quidco cash back site.
Overall I'm very happy with the monitor and would recommend this to anyone who is looking to get a reasonable priced TFT for the first time. It was also within my budget and probably will be for many others out there who wouldn't use it for games.
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Advantages: impressive design , simple starting, loudspeaker, short reaction times and acceptable color value and contrast Disadvantages: small vertical view angle , partially weakness in the brightness
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