Flat-panel festival


Contents
Introduction
 Acer AL1922
 AG Neovo E-19A
 BenQ FP91G
 HP 1955
 LG L1980Q
 Mitsubishi DV197SB
 NEC 1970NX
 NewQ LVNR190
 Philips 190B6
 Sony SDM-HS95B
 ViewSonic VX924
 Specifications
 How we tested
 Editor's choice
 About RMIT
AG Neovo E-19A
I have always been a fan of the AG Neovo brand for obvious style its quality of materials. The E-19A model is no exception to this. The monitor is black all over with subtle silver highlights.

The E-19A's rear has a Kensington physical security port, DVI, D-Sub, audio, and 12V power inputs. Power is delivered via an AC adaptor. The base is sturdy with limited movement -- it is confined to backward tilt only. It is removable and there are VESA mount points behind a removable plastic cover.

The menu system on the Neovo is the older OSD (on screen display) style and it takes a bit of getting used to.

DisplayMate tests (diagnostics application for monitors/displays) showed that contrast is not the E-19A's strongest point, particularly on graduation. White also appears grey and muted, possibly due to the protective glass over the front of the monitor itself. Colours are adequate but bright blue and pink tend to bleed at the higher end of the scale, and yellow takes on a definite green tinge. While the video playback and 3D Mark tests performed quite well in respect to speed and minimal tearing, the depth of field was definitely lower than most of the monitors on this test.

Where the AG Neovo does edge out competition is in the style stakes -- it is just a pity there are no AV-type inputs on this display as it would look just as great in the family room as on the desk.

The price of the AG Neovo is only AU$712 which is very good for a flat panel with such style. This includes the integrated speakers. Overall, it is not particularly flexible in its ergonomics, but for the style conscious, the AG Neovo makes sense.

Product E-19A
RRP AU$777
Vendor AG Neovo
Phone 02 9418 8888
Web www.camcom.com.au
 
Warranty 36 months
Dead/bright pixel policy Yes -- zero pixel
Interoperability
Average features and ergonomics, great style.
Futureproofing ½
DVI and Analogue ports as well as integrated speakers.
ROI
Very good pricing for a style concious monitor.
Service ½
36 months is very good and appears to be standard with most of the panels in this review.
Rating
AG Neovo E-19A

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    Benq FP91G Marc Jones -- 19/01/06 (in reply to #120127529)

    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!

    Life is not good with LG R Moore -- 05/04/06

    My experience with LG monitors is not a positive one. The 19" monitor I bought lasted 2 weeks and turned up its toes and it has been with the service agent for 3 weeks with no end in sight. LGE Australia have been of no assistance whatsoever with getting me a solution. Most of the time they will not respond to queries posted on their website and do not seem to care about any inconvenience I might have to suffer. I would not recommend their products to anyone. They may be OK if they do not break down but if they do, you are most certainly on your own.

    HP 1955 Anonymous -- 14/12/06

    Horrible monitor. Corporate setting. All cubicles have these monitors. At least 10 burned out this year.

    Don't Buy them.

    Hp 1955 Eric -- 17/03/08

    yeah, same with mine at home, just burned out one evening, useless product.

    HP 1955 Anonymous -- 28/03/08

    I bought my HP 1955 with the xw4300 workstation back in 2005 and it hasn't given me a bit of trouble. Truly reliable, no dead pixels, works flawlessly.

    Contrast that with -- In '07 I bought a Polaroid FLM-1911 Monitor/TV so I could watch football (American style!) while working but also use the monitor as an extension for presentation in my office. It's already dead. TV (via cable) stopped working, DVD output only works on HDTV now, and VGA flickers with a pinkish hue.

    I'll take HP quality over Polaroid any day.

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