This company wishes to replace its desktop monitors with 19in flat panel LCD monitors. All must have DVI connectivity.
Approximate budget: Less than AU$1000.
Concerns: Cost is paramount. The business requires quality monitors at the most affordable price.
This business prefers not to have speakers or other accessories built in to the device.
Scenario Winner
This month the scenario winner is BenQ for their AU$649 FP91G -- a no frills 19-inch display with good picture quality at an affordable price which fits this scenario perfectly. A close runner up was the Philips display with its equivalent picture quality and better ergonomics, however, the price (AU$200 more) and the fact that speakers were built in to the Philips enabled the BenQ to pip it at the post.
Editor's choice
This month the Editor's Choice goes to Hewlett Packard for the HP 1955 for very much the same winning reasons that were mentioned in the write-up of the product.
The display picture quality was one of the top monitor entries that came in for this review. The device had excellent ergonomics (height, pan, tilt) and was rotatable from landscape to portrait. It also had a very thin bezel lending itself to multi-display use and USB ports as well.
Final Words
Well they do say bigger is better, and you really can't argue when it comes to monitors, especially when these big beasts come in well under the AU$1000 mark.
As you can see there is quite a bit of diversity -- even at the cheaper end of the market. Choosing carefully, however, can expand your working space, align the monitor properly for good posture, and make work a whole lot less unpleasant
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!