Flat out: Ten 17-inch LCD monitors tested

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12 August 2003 07:20 PM
Tags: 17", technology, business, monitors, lcd, t&b, 17-inch, rmit
Monitor AG Neovo F-417 AOC LM720 BenQ FP791 IBM 6734-AB1
Price as tested (inc GST) 1098 799 1299 849
Vendor Camcom International AOC Monitor BenQ IBM
Phone 02 9418 8888 02 9403 5780 02 9714 6800 1800 289 426
Web www.camcom-international.com www.anz.aocmonitor.com www.benq.com.au www.ibm.com/au/products
Warranty 3 years limited. 3 years 3 years onsite 3 years limited
Pixel policy ISO13406-2 Bright dot <4, dark dot <4, total < 6 Bright dot <3, dark dot <4 Total <5 with no 2 adjacent
Response time (ms) <15ms <25ms <16ms <25ms
Connectors/ports D-Sub D-Sub D-Sub/DVI D-Sub
Horizontal/vertical frequency (Hz) 24-80kHz/49-75Hz 30-80kHz/55-75Hz 31-81kHz/56-76Hz 30-80kHz/55-75Hz
Contrast ratio 430:1 350:1 450:1 350:1
Brightness (cd/m2) 250 250 400 250
Colour depth 16.7 million 16.2 million 16.2 million 16 million
Viewing angle (horizontal/vertical) 160/130 150/125 140/140 140/120
Weight 5kg 5kg 7.5kg 5.3kg


Monitor Mitsubishi DV172 Panasonic Panaview TX-LCD17SSIL Philips 170S4FB Samsung Electronics SyncMaster 172W
Price as tested (inc GST) 1099 1199 999 1299
Vendor Mitsubishi Electric Panasonic Philips Samsung
Phone 02 9684 7777 132 600 1300 363 391 02 9763 9700
Web www.mitsubishi-electric.com.au www.panasonic.com.au www.philips.com.au www.samsung.com.au
Warranty 3 years onsite 3 years onsite (metro) 3 years limited 3 years onsite (metro)
Pixel policy Bright dot < 2, dark dot <4 Total <3 Total <8 Total <3 or if a dead pixel is in the middle of the screen
Response time (ms) <16ms <25ms <25ms <25ms
Connectors/ports D-Sub/DVI D-sub /RCA composite/S-cideo/DVI D-Sub D-Sub/DVI
Horizontal/vertical frequency (Hz) 31-81kHz/56-75Hz 30-80kHz/60-75Hz 30-82kHz/50-76Hz 30-81kHz/56-75Hz
Contrast ratio 500:1 450:1 400:1 400:1
Brightness (cd/m2) 260 300 260 450
Colour depth 16.7 million 16.7 million 16 million 16.7 million
Viewing angle (horizontal/vertical) 150/140 160/160 160/160 140/110
Weight 4.4kg 6.8kg 4.3kg 4.8kg


17" LCD Displays
Introduction
1. AG Neovo F-417
2. AOC LM720
3. BenQ FP791
4. IBM 6374-AB1 Thinkvision
5. Mitsubishi Diamond View DV172
6. Panasonic Panaview TX-LCD17SSIL
7. Philips 107S4FB
8. Samsung 172W
9. Sony SDM-HS73
10. Viewsonic VX700
Features table
How we tested
Look out for...
Final words
About RMIT
Monitor Sony SDMHS73 Viewsonic VX700
Price as tested (inc GST) 1299 899
Vendor Sony Viewsonic
Phone 1300 720 071 1300 653 333
Web www.sony.com.au www.viewsonic.com
Warranty 3 years limited 3 years onsite
Pixel policy Not supplied Not supplied
Response time (ms) <25ms <25ms
Connectors/ports D-Sub D-Sub/DVI
Horizontal/vertical frequency (Hz) 28-80kHz/48-75Hz 82kHz/75Hz
Contrast ratio 500:1 500:1
Brightness (cd/m2) 250 250
Colour depth 16.2 million N/A
Viewing angle (horizontal/vertical) 140/130 170/170
Weight 5.9kg 6.2kg
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    Help! From the above page, th ...Anonymous -- 26/01/04

    Help! From the above page, the links to the "Features Table", "What to Look for" etc. etc. do not work. Can you please fix?

    On the above page, the links t ...Anonymous -- 26/01/04

    On the above page, the links to "Features Table", "What to Look For" etc. etc. do not work.
    Can you please fix?

    Is the TX-LCD17SSIL available ...Anonymous -- 06/02/04

    Is the TX-LCD17SSIL available in Australia?
    Panasonic havei indicated that they do not have that one. TX-LCD17AE and TX-LCD17M appear to be the only 2 that exist. Is this correct?

    thanks for an excellent and in ...Anonymous -- 21/02/04

    thanks for an excellent and informative article. I was considering changing my existing monitor and with the information in your article I am now in a far better position to select. keep up the good work

    thanks for an excellent and in ...Anonymous -- 21/02/04

    thanks for an excellent and informative article. I was considering changing my existing monitor and with the information in your article I am now in a far better position to select. keep up the good work

    Hi, I have the same question a ...Anonymous -- 21/04/04

    Hi, I have the same question as Anonymous, I am reseller and can't find this model, wanted by customer.

    Tim

    Fullname: Anonymous
    Location: Brisbane, Qld, Australia
    Occupation: Engineer
    Comments:
    Is the TX-LCD17SSIL available in Australia?
    Panasonic havei indicated that they do not have that one. TX-LCD17AE and TX-LCD17M appear to be the only 2 that exist. Is this correct?

    I tried to see your comments o ...Anonymous -- 29/12/04

    I tried to see your comments on 17-inch LCD, but none of those ten reviews is availiable!

    How can we get the test result ...Anonymous -- 12/01/05

    How can we get the test results?

    We will buy the 17"LCD monitor, we have to consider the price, quality, and service. It would be highly appreciated if you can send me the test results.

    We are T&B subscriber.

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