We thought the Acer had a commanding height adjustment, but then we unpacked the HP 1955 -- the telescopic base ranges a full 130 millimetres. The bezel is silver and just as slim as the Mitsubishi DV197SB's measuring under 15 millimetres. The rest of the display is black.
The rear of the monitor has the removable base and VESA mount points along with a Kensington security port. There is another power switch on the rear as well as an IEC power socket, DVI, and D-Sub inputs, a USB input, and two more USB ports.
The menu system on the HP is very refined and includes an advanced subsection which can be turned on and off to save confusion. When we ran the Display Mate setup and tests we were very impressed with the contrast range of this monitor, and the colour range was also good, including the yellow, however, bright blue tended to bleed slightly.
Some tearing was noticeable in the faster playback sections of movies but the depth and colours were very good, which more than compensates. 3DMark also showed up its fair share of tearing, particularly in dark scenes with a lot of sudden, fast, bright movement. In terms of picture display this one of the top monitors submitted for this review.
This is a very well designed monitor, with practical features such as a wide range of motion, a very slim bezel lending itself to multiple display environments, and with four USB ports.
The HP comes in at AU$899 which considering the features is a fair price. It has similar flexibility to the Acer, but with an ultra slim bezel, USB ports, and slightly better display quality, which edges the Acer out.
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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!