11 years old and still running
Written: May 06 '09
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Pros: Long-lasting, Durable, Simple
Cons: Few controls, Excessive screen curvature causes geometric distortion, Inconsistent display position, 60Hz maximum refresh rate
The Bottom Line: Worked well with its original computer a decade ago. Has also worked as a replacement monitor. But its capabilities pale in comparison to almost every monitor in use today.
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| omega9c1's Full Review: Compaq Presario V410E CRT Monitor |
I got this monitor way back in early 1998 with my Compaq Presario. At the time it seemed sufficient, but it pales in comparison to more modern devices. It supports resolution up to 1024x768 at 60 Hertz, which is nothing to boast about these days, but may have been back in the day.
Either way, it still works. Not at all bad for a monitor of its age and price range. The screen, with a 14 inch viewable diagonal, is a bit small compared to the newer LCD monitors that seem to keep growing--20, 22, 24 inches, sometimes even bigger--but it's sufficient for what I've been using it for. The curvature of the screen is a bit much for comfort and viewability, and I feel like I'm looking through a fish bowl when I'm looking at it side-to-side with my laptop's LCD monitor. It does provide a faster response time though than the LCD as can be expected from a CRT monitor.
As with many monitors of its age, the VGA cable is fixed and not removable, permanently soldered in to the monitor so that it cannot be replaced. The only controls available are horizontal position, vertical position, horizontal size, vertical size, brightness, and contrast, all operated by front dials. When one scrolls the horizontal position past a certain point in one direction, the edge of the image wraps around on the other side of the monitor instead of just being cut off. This interesting quirk has existed since I first used the monitor. It would also center the display at a different position when booting up or in DOS mode (on the original computer) than when in Windows.
When the display should be black, the monitor still displays a dark shade of green-gray instead of going completely black, which may or may not hurt contrast and black levels, but it does go completely black when the computer is shut down or put in standby, but only after about seven or eight seconds of displaying this greenish gray color.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 200
Operating System: Windows
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