Sony STYLEPRO CPD-E540 21 inch CRT Monitor

Pros: Appearance, build, 24/7 support, price, illumination, color.
Cons: menu control, no frill features, ghosting with KVM and extension cable.

Abstract: 21" trinitron multiscan monitor for about $600 and a minimal stylish appearance, it should be on your list of large monitors to consider.

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Pros: Accurate colors, deep blacks.
Cons: Big and Heavy

Introduction I had several reasons why I choose the Sony Multiscan E540 monitor. First it was big. It was a multiscan model and being a Sony CRT it has great color accuracy. My use for the monitor in addition to a general computer monitor is ...

Pros: Bright crisp display
Cons: Lousy controls and poor build

Display
I was disappointed with the image quality of this product. While it is bright and crisp, the convergence is lousy and needs to be adjusted a lot. Convergence is uneven and hard to adjust. Color is good but definitely not excellent...

Pros: Great Price for 21 in. and it`s a Sony
Cons: controls are on the basic side

I picked this monitor up at Circuit city .It was $599.00 plus there was a $50.00 mail in rebate.
I am very happy with the image quality and color.
It is on the large side but what do you expect from a 21 in. monitor.
All in all a very...

Pros: Great colors,easy to read text,plug and play,easy controls
Cons: No focus button

I have read lots of reviews about this monitor from Epinions.com,PC World.com,ZDnet.com and NewEgg.com Which is were I bought it for a grand total of $514.93 shipping included,oh ordered it on 5/15/03 and had at my door via fed-ex on 5/19/03...

Pros: Good picture, deep blacks, tapered housing for easier fit into corner desks, 1080i capable.
Cons: Somewhat cheap data cable (no biggee), DB15 analog connection only, cheap swivel base.

I see some people complain about this CRT, but I just got a used one for cheap and it's fantastic.  Reasonably sharp text and picture, good colors and a nice rear tapered housing.  The build quality could be a little better, as some have mentioned.  The DB15 cable is cheap and permanently attached (no way to add a better one with opening the unit and soldering up one yourself), no other connection options, and the swivel base could be a little sturdier, but does not pose a real problem.  But overall the unit is pretty good.  Black levels and contrast are awesome compared to any typical LCD screen.  Capable of 1080i HD resolution without breaking a sweat if you want to play BluRay on it.  Some of the guys who are complaining about this monitor either got duds, or are trying to compare it to screens costing hundreds more (most 21" CRTs usually went for $800-$1200 back in the day, this one was about $600 or so, I think, when it came out).  If you are like me and still prefer CRTs over LCDs, and find one of these in good condition for cheap, give it a shot.

Quality and preformance is exceptional. Picture quality enchancement does cause two faint lines on white backgrounds. I use a computer on the job daily and find this product to out perform any I have used and am very pleased.