Sony is always relatively strong in style. The SDM-HS95B has a very unique look, and seems to flow up off the table -- it sort of looks like it would be right at home in the kid's bedroom or the kitchen bench as a flat panel TV more than a computer monitor. The display panel has that really dark, black, glossy quality that we have seen in several of Sony's notebooks -- most of the other LCDs are matt black.
To adjust the tilt of the monitor the user simply pulls, or pushes, the top of the monitor towards, or away from them.
The small paddle has a roller on it which rolls across the desk's surface and the whole mechanism being spring loaded holds the display in place when let go. This means there is no height or swivel movement at all but the tilt is not too bad.
Display Mate took a bit to setup, particularly in the contrast and brightness areas. We actually discovered that some of the images can be viewed better from an angle. Green and blue were found to bleed quite a bit in the higher ranges and yellow took on a definite green tinge.
Video playback was acceptable and the 3DMark testing was quite good, with minimal tearing during the faster scenes. The reflective screen tends to distract when viewed in light, particularly natural light from windows.
At AU$949 there is absolutely no reason to buy this monitor. For style, the AG Neovo or NEC are far better priced and for performance the BenQ, Philips, or HP are the way to go and lastly, for flexibility (portrait/landscape, height, USB ports etc) and ergonomics, the Acer or HP would be better.
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Great monitor, clear graphics display.
Im running 2 computers in my room one running DVI and the other D-SUB, and i love the feature to be able to switch between the 2 displays!