Space-saving flatness!
Written: Apr 09 '01
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Pros: Beautiful crisp display, no electrons bombarding you, decent warranty, footprint size.
Cons: Cost, cost and co$t. Display Viewable Size.
The Bottom Line: If you or your business can afford a flat-panel display, consider buying the HP L1500. Good quality and performance.
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| CrazyTim's Full Review: Hewlett Packard L1500 15 inch LCD Monitor |
The HP L1500 (also known as HP 5061A) is a crisp display that won't take up your entire desk. It is very bright since it uses an active matrix of thin film transistors. This adds to it usefulness as anyone that used old dual-scan technologies on notebooks will recognize.
The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) makes efficient use of its space. It doesn't take up much area on your desk (so its footprint is small). However, it is only a 15" display (viewable). This is definitely small compared to the larger cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors but generous or comparable to a laptop's display. Also, some worry about CRTs bombarding you with electrons. Hopefully, most of them are getting stopped by the phosphorous screen at the front of your display. But, you won't have to worry about that with your LCD!
The HP L1500 is fully Energy-Star Compliant. It also was set up and recognized via plug and play from Windows without any issues. With the 75 Hz refresh, eye fatigue should not be an issue (I recommend you take frequent breaks any way from your PC to give your eyes, wrists, brain and body a rest - and to smell the flowers!)
Observations:
. If you want to move the LCD to the left or right, you will have to twist the whole base. It would've been nice to have a "swivel" option, but that may have required the base to be larger (for stability's sake). It can easily tilt backwards without adjusting the whole unit or the base.
. If you are hurting for space, this LCD is great! I had a crowded workbench. After ditching the old 17" CRT display, I was able to cram two more PCs and the LCD onto the bench, no problem! :)
. The 1024x768 limit may be too painful for you. If you need a lot of information on the screen or are a power user, you may want something physically larger and higher in resolution. At this size, if you were able to go with a higher resolution, it would probably be to small to see. With that said, video cards are now starting to provide two display outputs (or under Windows 98, ME, 2000 you can do multiple video cards). So you could use a couple of smaller displays to increase your display real estate.
Specifications:
Some of the more important specs are (source HP's web site):
. Display type : 15" liquid crystal display (15" viewable; Extra-large viewing angle; Thin film transistor (TFT) active matrix)
. Contrast ratio (CR) : 350:1
. Viewing angle : Horizontal 120 - Vertical 110
. Brightness (typical) : 165 candelas per square meter (cd/m2)
. Native resolution Maximum: 1024x768 @ 75Hz
. Physical specifications Dimensions (HxWxD): 13.8x15.2x6.7 in (353x390x170 mm)& Weight: 17.6 lbs (8 kg) & Stand tilt: Down 0-25
. Warranty 3 year international limited hardware warranty (3 years return to bench in North America) (For full details, see the HP hardware warranty statement provided with your hardware.)
All in all, a nice crisp display. For some, it may be worth the price. For others, I've seen bargain prices around $499 for a 15" LCD monitor. You won't get the HP brand, but hopefully something that works well for you.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 825
Operating System: Windows
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