Could have been perfect, but one bad problem blew it... (UPDATED)
Written: Nov 27 '01 (Updated Dec 05 '01)
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Pros: Crisp shadow mask/aperture grid, Good colors, Good quality, many controls, pretty flat
Cons: Horrible Moire patterns
The Bottom Line: Great in all aspects except for the brutal Moire patterns. Could have been perfect but it is isn't. Look elsewhere.
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| vs100r's Full Review: Hitachi SuperScan 771 Monitor |
I bought two of these monitors for my office upon reading recommendations on the web and trusting the Hitachi name. Here are my views:
PROS:
I only use Invar mask/aperture grid monitors because my eyes are very sensitive and can not tolerate the horizontal black lines across the Trinitron monitors. This said I like this monitor.
The image is crisp and sharp. And the colors are dead on. I work with photography a lot so I am picky when it comes to colors.
There is very little distortion in the image and the text is darn near perfect as expected from a Shadow Mask/aperture grid.
There are many manual adjustments possible and the interface is easy to use.
The monitor is as flat as can be this side of an LCD.
After 1 year of use it appears to have been properly built. They still look new and seem to be good work horses.
Overall there are many PROS...
CONS:
But then comes the one and only CON...
This monitor has horrible MOIRE patterns. No matter how much time I fiddle with the controls I can not eliminate them. You can live with it but the patterns are always there especially with a clear background.
MOIRE PATTERNS: Strong striping of the image that
appear in elliptical or other curved shapes all over the
screen. Color and brightness changes are observed from stripe to stripe.
This is certainly a characteristic of the shadow mask/aperture grid technology but it appears to be excessive. I dont think there is anything wrong with my units since I have two and they both exhibit excessive patterns.
So I can live with it but I dont like it. For the price they should do better. My home monitor is a Phillips 109B20 (see my review for that one) that cost less and has no patterns whatsoever.
RELIABILITY:
Virtually trouble free
CONCLUSIONS:
Almost perfect but the Moire patterns are excessive. Especially considering the price. It is still a good monitor but I cannot recommend it. I suggest the Phillips 109B20 as a better flat 19" Shadow mask/aperture grid monitor for less money and smaller foot print.
Thanks for reading! :)
Recommended:
No
Amount Paid (US$): 450
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