ExtremeTech Reviews Three Widescreen LCDs

I’ve recently discovered that having a widescreen monitor is one of the coolest things that one can have, especially for one who has a lot of windows and widgets cluttered around the screen. You simply have more screen real estate to play (and work) around on. And it’s also great for watching DVDs and other videos that come in widescreen format. No more of those ugly (and useless) black bars.

ExtremeTech reviews three widescreen-format LCD monitors, namely the BenQ FP202W, NEC MultiSync 20WMGX2, and Dell UltraSharp 2007WFP.

The BenQ is the barebones, entry-level model, which doesn’t offer much in terms of input options.

LAN party gamers might want to check this one out, as its light weight and fast response time makes it a decent gaming display. It’s low cost might appeal to other users, but the mediocre image quality and ergonomic issues make this a less-than-optimal monitor.

The NEC meanwhile, is the best in terms of features, including an analog TV tuner, built-in speakers and even its own remote! Of course, it’s also the most expensive.

NEC’s MultiSync 20WMGX2 is a versatile display offering good image quality, but is marred by very high price and the glossy screen. It’s a good choice if you require a display that does a little of everything.

The Dell is middle-of-the-road, with added functionality and better ergonomics, but still limited in terms of input options.

Dell ships another winner in the UltraSharp 2007WFP. Offering first rate image quality for a desktop LCD, it’s priced right and is a pleasure to use.

The ExtremeTech reviewers went for middle-of-the-road, with the Dell Ultrasharp 2007WFP hitting the price-to-performance sweet spot. The BenQ FP202W was just too basic and lacked the ergonimics features considered essential to LCD displays. The NEC 20WGMX2 was just too expensive and had some issues not expected from a high-end LCD screen model.

BenQ Announces a 2ms LCD Monitor

It seems like everyone is going to quickly jump on the 2ms bandwagon, but we will have to wait and see if 2ms is really worth anything.

Digitimes with the details:

To decrease its response time, the monitor employs BenQ’s original Advanced Motion Accelerator (AMA) technology that accelerates the twisting speed of liquid crystal by increasing the voltage, which helps the monitor increase its performance to a similar level of a CRT monitor.

The 19-inch monitor also features a resolution of 1280×1024 (SXGA), D-Sub and DVI inputs, a contrast ratio of 700:1 and a brightness of 300cd/m2.

BenQ Rolls Out 5 New Displays

It looks like BenQ is trying to stir up some news with the release of five new displays. Each display looks unique, which goes against what most monitor makers are doing by making displays that have similar appearance for brand recognition.

Engadget with the news:

BenQ has a batch of new LCD displays out, and it looks like the company has decided to use a different designer for each model, since they have completely different bezels, control layouts and speaker designs. At the head of the pack is the widescreen 20-inch FP202W (shown), clad in basic black, and with a 1680 x 1050 resolution and 800:1 contrast ratio. The monitor also has an 8ms response time, which BenQ claims is the fastest for a 20-inch display (for the next few days, at least). Moving down a couple of inches, there are two 19-inchers: the SXGA FP19V, with a 650:1 contrast ratio and a silver casing with built-in speakers; and the all-white FP93V, which has similar specs, minus the speakers but plus a severe case of Apple envy. Last and least are the two 17-inch models, the FP72V, with speaker ears, a 0.3 megapixel webcam and a 1050:1 contrast ratio; and the FP71V, which is basically a shrunken version of the FP91V. All will be out in Japan this month and next, and will presumably show up elsewhere after the Japanese market acts as a real-world focus group and determines which design works best.

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