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(More customer reviews)This is a mediocre monitor but if you want big size for a cheap price then it may be for you.
****EDIT: DO NOT BUY THIS MONITOR!! I want to change my rating to 1 star after speaking with customer "service." Customer service at Westinghouse was no help. I argued with them on two separate occasions and got 2 separate stories. First time they said they were aware of the problem and have "sent it to corporate for resolution" - HOGWASH. The second time they tried to tell me it was a problem with my computer, and the CSR tried to tell me that these were not shipped with HDMI - DVI cables- HOGWASH.
High speed (category 2) HDMI cables are supposed to be able to handle resolutions above 1080. I purchased one of these cables and it still will not display 1920 x 1200. This is clearly a problem with the monitor. I have checked my video card and tested it, and it is capable of displaying that resolution.
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Pros:
- Good size to price ratio
- Classy looking monitor
Cons:
- No DVI input. It has an HDMI but the native resolution is 1920 x 1200 and the HDMI cannot go past 1920 x 1080.
Therefore the HDMI cannot be used with a computer, unless you are okay with sub par picture. If you know what a LCD monitor looks like using non-native resolution, then that's it. I have not tried it with an HDTV signal yet. When I do I will update.
- I changed to the D-sub input for my computer and going back to analog is difficult. The text is not crisp and it is just overall disappointing having such a large screen but being restricted to a sub-par analog picture.
- The specs claim it has a 2ms GTG response time but I find this to be hogwash. My other monitor is 2ms and it has no ghosting that I can see. This monitor has horrible ghosting effects clearly evident when you move the cursor.
-The control buttons are on the side of the monitor and do not have any labels indicating which button does what unless you stretch your head around to the side of the monitor and look at the little icons imprinted on the button itself. The buttons are black so unless you get a flashlight you won't be able to make heads or tails of it. Minor issue, but I thought I would bring it up.
- The stand is flimsy and does not rotate or move up and down, all it does is tilt and it is not very good at that either.
Other thoughts: I would have given this monitor a 2 star review had it not been so cheap. The third star is only because of the price. I did not know that the DVI to HDMI connection could not use the native resolution of the monitor,this is my fault for not knowing enough about HDMI before buying. But for heaven's sake, if you are going to put a HDMI input on the monitor then make 1080 the native resolution so it looks halfway decent!
If all you need is screen real estate then this is a good buy but if you want a quality digital picture then look elsewhere.
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