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Name | Price | Rating | Comment | Size | Max Res | Pitch | Supplier | Tel | Issue | Page no | Additional comments, notes | |
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Name | Price | Rating | Comment | Size | Max Res | Pitch | Supplier | Tel | Issue | Page no | Additional comments, notes | |
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ADI MicroScan 17 | £629 | llllmm | A cheap 17in display which doesn't compromise on image quality. | 17in | 1600x1200 @ 70 Hz | 0.26 | ADI | 0181 236 0801 | 22 | 142 | ||
ADI MicroScan 17X+ | £799 | llllmm | Handy rotation to A4 but image quality not quite up to the price. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 60 Hz | 0.26 | ADI | 0181 236 0801 | 21 | 59 | ||
ADI MicroScan 5AP/LR | £585 | lllmmm | Good resolution but poor documentation and fiddly controls. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.26 | ADI | 0181 236 0801 | 4 | 56 | ||
ADI MicroScan 5V | £585 | llmmmm | Budget conscious and problems with power regulation. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 60 Hz | 0.26 | ADI | 0181 236 0801 | 21 | 60 | ||
Aydin Ranger 17F2 | £960 | llllmm | Very good image, slightly confusing controls, poor manual. | 17in | 1,600x1,200 | 0.27 | Aydin Controls | 01462 458804 | 4 | 56 | ||
Aydin Ranger 17F3 | £584 | llmmmm | A basic entry level monitor, expensive for what you get. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 60 Hz | 0.28 | Aydin Controls | 01462 458804 | 21 | 60 | ||
CTX 1765 CD | £495 | lllmmm | Good buy for the budget user. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.28 | CTX | 01923 818461 | 17 | 98 | ||
CTX 1765 D | £449 | lllmmm | Modest but very reasonable screen for a bargain price. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 65 Hz | 0.28 | CTX | 01923 818461 | 21 | 60 | ||
CTX 1785 GM | £599 | llllmm | Let down by streaking and ghosting. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.26 | CTX | 01923 818461 | 4 | 57 | ||
CTX 1785 S | £499 | lllmmm | A high spec screen, but image lacks sharpness and clarity. | 17in | 1,600x1,200 @ 65 Hz | 0.26 | CTX | 01923 818461 | 21 | 62 | ||
Diamond Pro 17TX | £995 | lllllm | One of the best high end 17in monitors. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.25 | Mitsubishi | 01707 276100 | 9 | 106 | recommended | |
Eizo F553-M | £669 | llllmm | Not the bargain of the century but well worth considering. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 60 Hz | 0.28 | Eizo | 01483 757118 | 21 | 67 | ||
Eizo F563-T | £779 | llllll | Top-notch display and adjustment controls. | 17in | 1,600x1,200 @ 68 Hz | 0.26 | Eizo | 01483 757118 | 21 | 62 | quality | |
Eizo T562 | £1,100 | llllmm | The best tested image quality. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.26 | Eizo | 01483 757118 | 4 | 56 | quality | |
Eizo T562-T | £959 | lllmmm | A desirable monitor, with clear and sharp display. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 80 Hz | 0.26 | Eizo | 01483 757118 | 21 | 62 | ||
Eizo Flexscan F30 | £399 | llllmm | Combines innovation, functionality and good performance. | 15in | 1,280x1,024 @ 60 Hz | 0.28 | Eizo | 01483 757118 | 25 | 185 | ||
Goldstar GS1725DM | £699 | lllmmm | Average image quality and limited adjustment controls. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.28 | Goldstar | 01753 691888 | 4 | 58 | ||
Goldstar GS1727 | £502 | llmmmm | A budget monitor with good adjustment controls but poor image. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 60 Hz | 0.28 | Goldstar | 01753 500400 | 21 | 67 | ||
Hitachi 17MVX Pro 2 | £599 | lllmmm | An average display not really justification for the price. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 75 Hz | 0.26 | Hitachi | 0181 849 2092 | 21 | 67 | ||
Hitachi 17MVX Value | £685 | lllmmm | A good sharp display, but difficult controls. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.26 | Hitachi | 0181 849 2092 | 4 | 58 | ||
Hitachi CM2198 | £1,815 | lllmmm | Well designed with good image quality. | 21in | 1,600x1,200 | 0.28 | Hitachi | 0181 849 2092 | 4 | 124 | ||
IBM P70 | £875 | llllmm | A sharp and clear image but let down by a high price. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 77 Hz | 0.26 | IBM | 0345 727272 | 21 | 77 | ||
Idek MF 8617A | £667 | llllmm | Plenty of good features and excellent performance. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.26 | Idek Iiyama | 01438 745482 | 4 | 59 | ||
Iiyama MT-901 7E | £649 | llllll | Superb picture quality. | 17in | 1,600x1,200 | 0.25 | Idek Iiyama | 01438 745482 | 14 | 142 | Excellence | |
Iiyama Vision Master 17 | £575 | llllmm | A sound choice with clear display and good controls. | 17in | 1,600x1,200 @ 69 Hz | 0.26 | Idek Iiyama | 01438 745482 | 21 | 77 | ||
Iiyama Vision Master Pro 17 | £649 | lllmmm | Slightly below par for this manufacturer but still a good buy. | 17in | 1,600x1,200 @ 72 Hz | 0.25 | Idek Iiyama | 01438 745482 | 21 | 77 | ||
Idek Ilyama Vision Master 21 | £1,099 | lllllm | Excellent shadow-mask display. | 21in | 1,600x1,200 @ 76 Hz | 0.28 | Idek Iiyama | 01438 745482 | 25 | 176 | recommended. | |
Idek Ilyama Vision Master Pro 21 | £1,599 | lllllm | High image quality and innovative remote control system. | 21in | 1,600x1,200 | Idek Iiyama | 01438 745482 | 3 | 127 | recommended | ||
NEC MultiSync 5E | £959 | lllllm | Good picture quality, and comprehensive controls. Expensive. | 17in | 1,152x870 | 0.28 | NEC | 0345 300103 | 4 | 59 | ||
NEC XE17 | £989 | llllmm | Highly specified, but expensive. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.28 | NEC | 0181 993 8111 | 8 | 115 | ||
NEC MultiSync XE17 | £999 | llmmmm | Large but attractive with good controls but poor image quality. | 17in | 1,024x768 @ 80 Hz | 0.28 | NEC | 0645 404020 | 21 | 78 | ||
Nokia Valuegraph | £549 | llllmm | Tends to be grainy at hi res in Windows. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.28 | Frontline | 01256 463444 | 7 | 104 | ||
Nokia Valuegraph 447E | £549 | lllllm | Superb image quality and an impressive control range. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 76 Hz | 0.25 | Noika | 01793 512809 | 21 | 78 | value | |
Panasonic Pro 5G TX-D1751 | £949 | llllmm | Good ergonomics and image quality, but too expensive. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.27 | Panasonic | 01344 853915 | 4 | 60 | ||
Panasonic TX-D1733 | £614 | lllmmm | Some image quality problems but well built and a fair price. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 60 Hz | 0.27 | Panasonic | 0500 404041 | 21 | 78 | ||
Philips Brilliance 17A | £999 | llmmmm | Average image quality and lousy sound at a high price. | 17in | 1,600x1,280 @ 60 Hz | 0.26 | Philips | 0181 689 4444 | 21 | 79 | ||
Philips 17T | £1,099 | llllmm | Not quite good enough to justify the price. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.26 | Philips | 0181 689 4444 | 4 | 60 | ||
Samsung 17GLSI | £699 | lllllm | Impressive specifications at a fair price. | 17in | 1,600x1,200 | 0.26 | Samsung | 0800 454 352 | 10 | 106 | recommended | |
Samsung SyncMaster 17GLi | £599 | llllmm | Good design with decent image quality and controls. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 60 Hz | 0.28 | Samsung | 0181 391 0168 | 21 | 79 | ||
Samsung SyncMaster 17GLsi | £699 | llllmm | Impressive image, thoughtful controls and elegant design. | 17in | 1,600x1,200 @ 66 Hz | 0.26 | Samsung | 0181 391 0168 | 21 | 79 | ||
Samsung Syncmaster 21Gls | £1,489 | llllmm | Solid build and a quality display at a good price. | 21in | 1,280x1,024 @ 75 Hz | 0.28 | Samsung | 0181 391 0168 | 23 | 148 | ||
Samtron SC-726DXL | £639 | llllmm | Intelligent image control, good image quality, reasonable price. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.26 | Samtron | 0181 232 3300 | 4 | 61 | value | |
SamtronSC-728SXL | £579 | llllmm | Cheap with good image quality and excellent design. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.28 | Samtron | 0181 232 3300 | 4 | 61 | ||
Sony Multiscan 17 SEII | £949 | lllmmm | Bright and clear but expensive. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.25 | Sony | 0181 760 0500 | 17 | 98 | ||
Sony Multiscan 17 SEII | £949 | lllmmm | An excellent monitor though rather expensive. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 75 Hz | 0.25 | Sony | 0181 760 0500 | 21 | 82 | ||
Sony Multiscan 17 SF | £749 | llllmm | Well designed adjustment controls, but expensive. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.25 | Sony | 0181 760 0500 | 6 | 120 | ||
Sony Multiscan 17 SFII | £649 | lllmmm | Not a bad choice, though you could do better for the money. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 75 Hz | 0.25 | Sony | 0181 760 0500 | 21 | 82 | ||
Taxan Ergovision 730 TCO | £507 | lllmmm | With integrated audio and a low price this is a reasonable choice. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 64 Hz | 0.28 | Taxan | 01344 484646 | 21 | 82 | ||
Taxan Ergovision 740 LR | £565 | lllllm | One of the best shadow mask monitors on test. | 17in | 1,600x1,200 @ 67 Hz | 0.26 | Taxan | 01344 484646 | 21 | 85 | ||
Taxan Ergovision 740 TCO | £590 | llllmm | A reasonable monitor with built in speakers and microphone. | 17in | 1,600x1,200 @ 67 Hz | 0.26 | Taxan | 01344 484646 | 21 | 85 | ||
Viewsonic 17 | £660 | llllmm | Well balanced, but distorted horizontal lines. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.27 | Panrix | 01132 444948 | 4 | 62 | ||
Viewsonic 17GA | £649 | llllmm | Built in speakers of average quality. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 | 0.27 | Viewsonic | 0181 781 6986 | 16 | 119 | ||
Wysevision WY-17E | £474 | llmmmm | It's low price compensates for indifferent image quailty. | 17in | 1,280x1,024 @ 60 Hz | 0.28 | Wyse | 01734 342200 | 21 | 85 | ||
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Iiyama Pro Lite 31 | £2,299 | lllmmm | Unashamedly expensive but very high quality. | 12.1 in | 1,024x768 | Iiyama | 01438 745482 | 19 | 119 | |||
Opti DSTN/VGA | £799 | llmmmm | Expensive LCD alternative to CRT monitors. | 11.3in | 640x480 VGA | Opti | 0181 507 1818 | 14 | 139 | |||
PixelVision PV116SX | £7,417 | llllmm | Wonderful image quality and stability. | 16.1in | 1,280x1,024 @ 76 Hz | Professional Display Systems | 01483 757118 | 24 | 162 |
Last Update: 14/10/96
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