Good affordable option (Belinea 1730 S1)

Advantages: Cheap, simple to use, stylish
Disadvantages: Lack of resolution options

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thejazzyj 14.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Belinea 1730 S1

My view on Belinea 102010 15 inch Monitors

Advantages: Not Expensive
Disadvantages: Re-fresh rate is not very high

...I have bought several Belinea monitors and have been fairly impressed. The screen is very clear for a budget model. The monitor controls are on-screen and they are a little confusing at first, but you soon get used to them. Everything you need is only a couple of presses away. The main problem I had, and it?s inexcusable really ? is that the manufacturer doesn?t supply a Windows driver disc to install the monitor. I had to download on from the Internet. I have noticed that these monitors are prone to flicker more than others that I have used. This may not be the general case though, so read other people?s views on this. Overall they are very good value and reliable. They also include a three-year on-site warranty, which shows how reliable the manufactures think the product is....

m.holmes 24.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Belinea 10 20 10

CRT versus LCD televisions

Advantages: CRTs still render the best pictures
Disadvantages: Too big and ugly

...I guess we have all debated the pros and cons of LCD televisions against the older CRT models. On balance it would appear that both the manufacturer and the consumer have reached the conclusion that LCD televsions are best. Gradually CRT models are being phased out and you will be lucky to find a shop that still offers CRT as an option. You might even ask why I haven't included plasma screens in this debate. I won't discuss plasma screens here because I think they fall into the same category as LCD screens in the main. There are subtle differences between the two technologies but they both require the digital format, and with screen sizes of 40 inches and above now for LCD, plasma is fast becoming redundant too. The advantages over CRT screens are obvious and substantial but there are some real and significant downsides too. LCD...

Big_Al35 26.01.2008 (13.07.2007) · Read review
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Wow! 20.1" - Beautiful!

Advantages: Superb Picture - Well Made - Looks Gorgeous
Disadvantages: Heavy!

...giant screens to work on - one for arranging and one for mixing - perfect! So, what made me choose this monitor over the competition? Well, the Apple Cinema Displays are widely regarded as having the best picture quality, unfortunately they are simply way too far out of my price range. The 20" model is almost £600, double the price of this one. It's specs are stunning, however, and I made it a base for comparison, my benchmark that other choices should aspire to. I looked at many different models: ASUS, Dell, NEC, Philips, you name it, I checked it out! Then I found Belinea. A division of German based, MAXDATA, Belinea wasn't a natural lead to uncover in the flatpanel monitor market. Although they are apparently "market leaders" in their home Germany, I have only ever seen the brand on old, defunkt and small CRT monitors. However...

Radical-Machine 14.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of Belinea 10 20 35W

Xbox 360 60 GB with CRT set up

Advantages: price, availability of cheap second hand games, loads of game choice
Disadvantages: expensive extras (such as wireless card), the notorious hardware problems

.... ***** setting up and potential problems********* OK, just for info I set my system up to a standard CRT TV using a SCART lead. The cable for connecting to the TV is split one side is 3 component cables, the other one is 3 component cables that plug into a SCART socket on your TV. On the end of the cable that plugs into the xbox 360 there is a sliding switch to select HD TV or normal TV (like mine!). However - there was a problem with my Xbox 360 when starting up. You are supposed to be able to start the xbox with the remote control, however I needed to press the power button a few times before I could get a picture and eventually I was getting errors on the tv screen (e74). I assumed this to be a problem with my TV at first and wasn't that concerned as once the xbox 360 eventually started it was working fine. A bit of digging around...

korova_blue 23.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360

Long live CRT!

Advantages: Excellent picture quality and sound
Disadvantages: Ok it's bigger than an LCD or plasma...

...In this age of cheaper and cheaper flat creen LCD or Plasma tvs I'd like to just put in a word for CRT tvs. My Panasonic 28" widescreen tv has a sharper, clearer, more colourful and contrast-rich picutre than even the most expensive Plasma and doesn't suffer from any of the pixellation or problems with fast moving scenes such as sport that plagues LCDs and Plasmas. I'm not sure whether no one else notices or it's a case of "king's new clothes" and no one dares mention that , while their new tv looks very futuristic and sci-fi flat, actually the picture is at best adequate and often rubbish. DVDs may look passable (though the contrast ratios make night scenes grey rather than black) but standard definition Freeview broadcasts, especially on the more compressed channels such as ITV3, are frankly awful. Watch the Champions League on ITV...

petet66 06.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic TX28DK2

Expected CRT quality

Advantages: Cheap, easy to use, good quality
Disadvantages: It's a CRT!

...I've had this monitor for around 2 years now and it is still running in the same condition as when first purchased. I run the monitor at 1152x864 with a refresh rate of 75 Hertz on my Geforce 6600GT with a lower resolution in games to keep my frame rate high. I know CRT monitors are fast becoming a legacy technology but that wasn't due for consideration 2 years ago especially with the problem of my other monitor failing and me requiring and emergency replacement for less than £100, this clocked in at £60. The picture quality is always sharp and the colours are of a high standard. The monitor easily pumps up to it's max resolution of 1280x1024 but with the degrading refresh rate of 60Hz, I read somewhere that the lower the refresh rate the more damaging to your eyes a monitor can be so I like to keep mine as high as possible thus...

adehh 12.08.2005 · Read review
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Review of Samsung SyncMaster 753 S

An excellent monitor for the LCD-wary

Advantages: excellent viewing angles, great contrast, good colour, tiltable screen
Disadvantages: belinea's hot pixel policy, no calibration software

...The review below pertains to the 1000:1 contrast, 8ms *new* version of the Belinea 10 19 20, not the older 600:1 25ms one whose spec is listed above. Since LCD screens flooded in to dominate the monitor market, I've remained a steadfast CRT fan and LCD skeptic . LCD monitors I'd seen in shops were too contrasty, with shadows that went quickly to black and screens that changed colour and contrast dramatically depending on the viewing angle. Even when sat right in front of LCD monitors that I'd used, I'd noticed that a shift of my head or of position could alter the brightness and contrast of the picture. Not the best, then, for the viewing and post processing of photographs, which is what my monitor is used for mostly. However, when I needed a new monitor, and I was faced with the fact that there were hardly any CRTs left...

Morgoth 20.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Belinea 10 19 20

Screened!

Advantages: compact & lightweight, good quality pictures, easy to use
Disadvantages: none found so far

...I purchased my Belinea monitor in September 2003 whilst upgrading my whole computer system. Why did I choose the Belinea? Well I have to be honest, I understand nothing about computers or their components, I just need to it work and work well. At the time I was considering making this purchase I was in employment and in the lucky position of being able to order goods I felt suitable for our department. When upgrading our monitors I took the advice of our local dealer (www.chisolm.com) and bought 10 new Belinea monitors, over a period of time, for the office. First impression as I unpacked the monitors was how small they were, how light weight, and how smart. The screen is surrounded by the narrowest casing which means that when you look at your screen, that is what you see, not a huge box with a little screen on it, this I...

Spongebob2 08.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Belinea 10 17 15

Nice Monitor

Advantages: Nice design
Disadvantages:

...I use a Belinea monitor at work all day so i need something a little easy one the eyes and reliable. So far so good, it's not the best brand of monitors i know but it certainly does the job, i use it in 1024 x 768 75hz and it gives a very clear picture. For a 21" it's obviously going to be big, but the overall design isn't that bad, the front is pretty flat to the screen with simple curved buttons to operate the on screen options menu. The only problem i did have with the monitor was when i sat 2 monitors back to back, my monitor did suffer a little interference and discolouring on the screen, so i guess it could use a little more shielding inside. I think this is a problem with most monitors though....

andyluk 09.08.2000 · Read review
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