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
Mitsubishi DV197SB
Having the same width of bezel as the HP 1955 -- measuring in a just under 15 millimetres -- the DV197SB would be very well suited to multi-monitor displays.

The rear has a Kensington physical security port, a DVI, D-SUB, and 12V jack for use with the AC adaptor. There are no integrated speakers in this monitor. The removable base is attached to the VESA mounting points and the base enables the user reasonable forward/backward tilt and quite good height adjustment. There is no left/right swivel action.

With Display Mate the DV197SB didn't have as great a scope on the grey and contrasts as some of the other monitors in this review. The colour separation, on the other hand, was easily one of the best in the line up. Graphics and text were very crisp with yellow being quite good, but it did take on a very slight bluish-green tinge.

Video playback was good with excellent contrast and depth but 3DMark did show some tearing, slightly more than average for monitors in this test.

At AU$699 the Mitsubishi is the second cheapest monitor in this review. The thin bezel is definitely a boon to those requiring multiple displays without the need of any extra bells and whistles, or price for that matter, of the HP. But if bezel width is not an issue, then BenQ at AU$50 cheaper with better display performance beats the Mitsubishi in the no-frills 19-inch LCD display stakes.

Product DV197SB
RRP AU$699
Vendor Mitsubishi Electric
Phone 02 9684 7777
Web www.mitsubishielectric.com.au
 
Warranty 36 months
Dead/bright pixel policy N/A
Interoperability ½
Limited features and ergonomics.
Futureproofing ½
DVI and Analogue ports and very thin bezel.
ROI
Very good pricing.
Service ½
36 months is very good and appears to be standard with most of the panels in this review.
Rating ½
Mitsubishi DV197SB

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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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