X-bitlabs reviews 10 19" inch LCD flat screen monitors including:
Acer AL1916
ASUS PG191
ASUS MB19TU
Dell E196FP
LG Flatron L1900R (Ring)
LG Flatron L1960TR
LG L1970HR
Samsung SyncMaster 931c
Samsung SyncMaster 932B
Samsung SyncMaster 940Fn
A new roundup continuing the series of 19-inch monitor reviews is ready! This article is devoted to LCD monitors with 5:4 aspect ratio and a native resolution of 1280x1024 pixels. We will discuss their color reproduction quality (and the color gamut), response time (and the RTC error value), brightness and contrast. Today we will introduce to you ten solutions from Acer, Asus, LG, Dell and Samsung.
Last time we tested 19" LCD monitors on our website it was more than half a year ago and they have almost completely transformed into low-end products by now. Technologies utilized in such monitors have in fact stopped to progress further and the technological race is now replaced with a struggle of the manufacturers' marketing and design departments.
This review is devoted to LCD monitors that have an aspect ratio of 5:4 and a native resolution of 1280x1024 pixels. They are often bought as inexpensive monitors for home or office work that does not call for an accurate reproduction of colors. Monitors with response time compensation (RTC) technology are also highly popular among gamers who appreciate their low response time as well as their not-very-high resolution that does not demand a super-fast and expensive graphics card. Moreover, the resolution of 1280x1024 pixels is supported by a majority of games some of which still cannot output normally onto widescreen monitors...
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