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
NEC 1970NX
Another stylish LCD, this one features a finish that is almost pearlescent, translucent, silver/white. The rear looks like something that would suit the set of a space adventure series.

The rear of the monitor has a Kensington security lock, power switch, an IEC power socket (input) and a DC power jack (output). Also residing on the rear are DVI and D-Sub video inputs. There are no integrated speakers with this model.

The base is a work of art -- its telescopic height ranges through 110 millimetres and it has a lazy-susan swivel under the round plastic foot similar to the Philips 190B6 with a range of forward/backwards tilt. The only thing it is really lacking is a landscape/portrait swivel. There is also excellent cable routing up the base's "leg" and a plastic cover is provided to keep everything hidden and neat. The base is removable and there are VESA mount points.

The menu system is nothing short of excellent -- NEC engineers have done their homework on this one. The small joystick enables the operator to navigate with ease, the way all menu systems should be. Display Mate setup showed that the NEC performed well in contrast but fell down in virtually every colour -- red, orange, yellow, green, and pink tended to bleed towards the upper end of the scale. Yellow also tended towards a mustard hue. When playing back video, the colours seemed muted but the depth of field is good. Again this depth could be seen in the 3D Mark tests, but there was some tearing on the faster scenes.

This is another monitor which looks stylish but at AU$769 seems a little expensive. While there is a great height adjustment available there is no landscape/portrait swivel. If height adjustment is not a requirement but style is, then one would be better looking at the likes of AG Neovo.

Product LCD 1970NX
RRP AU$769
Vendor NEC
Phone 131 632
Web www.nec.com.au
 
Warranty 36 months
Dead/bright pixel policy On application
Interoperability ½
Excellent features such as height adjustment etc. Great ergonomics too.
Futureproofing ½
DVI and Analogue ports, stylish design and excellent menu system.
ROI ½
Good pricing.
Service
36 months is very good and appears to be standard with most of the panels in this review, no stated pixel policy.
Rating ½
NEC 1970NX

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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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