Review of CTX S521A

Advantages: Sharp clear picture, no dead pixels
Disadvantages: Driver trouble with video card

...gain. there?s even a DOS mode option where you have to change if its in text or graphics. Automatically configures itself the right display rotating itself is necessary and changing the H and V position. the monitor is flicker free and runs ok at 75HZ However there are no drivers with the monitor so I thought it would be already in windows XP, I was wrong. without getting the drivers colors are limited to 16 and a display picture of 800X600, as you can guess it doesn?t look very good. you can download the drivers off the internet or wing CTX to send you one first class. I would seriously recommend this monitor to someone that is looking for a cheap well made 15" TFT....

neilgoding 26.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of CTX S 521A

Dukeys 19 inch monster

Advantages: Big screen, loads of desktop, solid build
Disadvantages: Bloody heavy

.... Enough of my self-back slappery, on with the opinion! A few weeks before I returned home, I wanted to make sure I was ready to use my PC to it's fullest as soon as I returned. What I was ideally looking for was one that was bigger than my previous monitor, a 15" CTX model which served me very well for 5 years. I surfed my usual selection of PC component sites, and found two monitors which tickled my fancy - a Hansol 19" at a very reasonable £130 ish, and a nice CTX 17" at just under this price. I took a few days to browse these sites, to make sure I had the best price, and the best monitor when I suddenly saw on eBuyer.com a CTX monitor for £136. I had been edging towards the 17" CTX monitor anyway because of how satisfied I'd been with my previous model, and this was just too good to turn down. So, what can I say about a monitor...

TheDuke 04.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of CTX Value VL 950ST

Welcome to the Warranty Lottery

Advantages: Cheap (ish)
Disadvantages: Attempted to get out of their warranty commitments

...I`ve had a 15" Proview PX564 monitor for around 14 months, and it started to act as though it had lost "vertical hold" (like you`d get on a TV). The picture up until that point had been acceptable (not the best i`ve seen), but the bundled speakers were quite good, and seemed louder than piping it through a stereo (maybe with sitting closer ?) The monitor came with a 3 year onsite warranty, and when I contacted them via the service email address, I received a reply from someone on the CTX service desk, saying I would have to contact another number. I had asked if they could see any problems getting it replaced under warranty if I couldn`t find the receipt, and they didn`t think it would be a problem - after all, it was only manufactured 2 years ago, and date stamped. When I contacted Proview by phone, they did their very best to put...

phoenixbbs 05.03.2001 (26.02.2001) · Read review
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Review of CTX PX564

CTeXcellent!

Advantages: Crystal clear image, reliable as reliable is.
Disadvantages: Bit on the large size.

...I've had one of these monitors for quite a while, in fact, over a year. It was a Christmas present (Lucky me :-) When I first unpacked it I was struck by the sheer size of it! I was used ot a puny 14" machine and this is quite a bit different. I'm not a trained engineer or anything but I really like the picture. Its absolutely sharp all over and there are no bends in the image at all. The picture is also VERY flicker free and great for the eyes. I found that my old 14" used to give me headaches after extended periods of viewing, not so with the 19" CTX. I'd recommend a large CTX monitor to anyone especially as they have a 3 year warranty as well as standard....

stevesm 13.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of CTX Value VL 950

Superb quality, ubeatable value

Advantages: super high refresh rates, superb image quality
Disadvantages: Unreliable but not a problem as warranty it great

..., looking at it for long periods is no problem so word processing is much easier on the eyes. The only bad point is that it has beena little unreliable, two having failed in the last 2 years. HOWEVER, the warranty from ctx is a 24hr replacement service so you'll get an identical or better one working delivered free within 24 hours (next working day) of it failing. Good stuff and after this happened the first time I couldn't give a dam if it failed again as it was such quick service, and for such a great monitor at such a silly price it was worth it! You can get these for around £100 now, so if you're after a superb 17inch crt, you don't need to look elsewhere really! You can of course pay over £200 for a 17inch crt for some sony or mitsubishi diamond tron, but the picture quality difference is virtually indestinguishable....

piloteer81 28.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of CTX Executive 710F

A good product from a reliable company.

Advantages: Sharp image, Vibrant colours, NO horizontal lines.
Disadvantages: Possible small geometry problems.

...model, with a shadow mask tube, or those based on Trinitron tubes which use aperture-grille masks. This was the final deciding factor for me, aperture-grille monitors have 2 small horizontal lines which run across the top and bottom of the screen. I was concerned about seeing these during use and them becoming annoying. With the EX700f you don't have to worry about this. I have also had a problem setting the resolution to 1024x768 in windows95. After speaking to a very helpful person at CTX support he believes it to be down to my ATI Rage 128 graphics card and not the monitor. This setting works perfectly in windows2000. UPDATE: Well my monitor has just developed a very small fault. CTX have been brilliant, within 48 hours of reporting the fault I have a brand new monitor sat here. They kept me updated and told me what was going on...

wollington 31.05.2001 (16.08.2001) · Read review
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Review of CTX Executive 700F

Acer Travelmate Review 4000

Advantages: Thin Light Cheap
Disadvantages: Heats up underwrist rest low powered graphics

...output was ok but as usual Intels terrible integrated graphics has a terrible driver which makes tv settings difficult. Overall a really nice if Spartan laptop, if you want a cheap unit that looks nice and can handle office functions and Internet browsing with ease the Travemate is a good choice. For more details on the spec see Acers website http://www.acer.co.uk/acereuro/page9.do?dau34.oid=5554&UserCtxParam=0&GroupCtxParam=0&dctx1=17&ctx1=UK&crc=2090514753...

paranoidcookie 18.03.2005 (21.04.2007) · Read review
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Review of Acer TravelMate 4000

This Is Legendary

Advantages: Amazing Performance By Smith, Good Story / Plot, Different to other films
Disadvantages: Less action than normal

...of New York city. If you have seen this film before, the special features on the DVD will provide additional entertainment and if you didn't see it at the cinema, then this is a must see for you. The film lasts for 101 minutes and so is a decent 1 hour 40 to watch. The film is also rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence. ---------------- Director : Francis Lawrence Cast (Main Only) Robert Neville : Will Smith Anna : Alice Braga Ethan : Charlie Tahan Alice Krippen : Emma Thompson ---------------- You can buy the DVD for around £9.99 from the following; HMV : http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=12;5;31;-1&sku=680178 A mazon : http://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Legend-Widescreen-Single-Disc/dp/B0013FDM7E/ref= pdbbssr1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1209805148&sr=8-1...

MatthewJGB 03.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of I Am Legend (DVD)

Beware when spending!!

Advantages: Cheap and good bargains to be found
Disadvantages: 60% fail rate in my opinion

...buy a product that has a good manufacturers warranty (like CTX monitors or Seagate HD's) so that you may be able to get the goods changed through them....

mas12779 20.09.2000 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Computer Fairs & Shows

Oh... wow!

Advantages: It's amazing, and cheap now too!
Disadvantages: Will make your monitor look old very quickly...;-)

...This card is brilliant, and now that the Annihilator II has come out, vey reasonably priced (incidentally the difference between this card and its new replacement is minimal). It can hadle just about everything you can throw at it, and when I bought it a few months ago, had the fastest frame rates on just about everything, faster even that the ATI Rage Fury MAXX which has twice the memory and dual processors on board. The secret is in the nVidia chipset, which is absolutely awesome, and will easily cope with almost 4GB per second!! My only worry is that my slightly outdated monitor can't handle all the options - the top resolutions and refresh rates supported by the card are way above my monitor's capabilities (and old CTX 1785). I guess I need a new monitor. Anyway, this card is absolutely brilliant, and definitely worth its weight in...

Cheesefather 23.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Creative 3D Blaster GeForce Pro