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19-Inch LCDs: Room, With a View

Solid image quality, a great price, and generous features push Dell's UltraSharp 1901FP to the front of a very competitive pack.

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Ultrasharp 1901FP PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: July 07, 2003

Dell Ultrasharp 1901FP

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, One analog interface, one digital interface, 16.2 pounds, Three-year warranty (including backlight), Price when ranked: $679

Bottom Line: Great image quality--especially in color graphics--plus supersmooth adjustments earn this model top honors.

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19 LCD MON 1280x1024 0.294MM 300NITS 700/1 50000HR BKLIT SRGB (Sharp-LLT19D1H) PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: February 02, 2004

Sharp 19 LCD MON 1280x1024 0.294MM 300NITS 700/1 50000HR BKLIT SRGB (Sharp-LLT19D1H)

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Two analog interfaces, one digital interface, 15.2 pounds, Three-year warranty (including backlight), Price when ranked: $699

Bottom Line: All-around excellent image quality. But positioning adjustments are limited and not as smooth as with some models.

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SDM-X93B LCD Monitor (Sony-SDMX93B) PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: February 02, 2004

Sony SDM-X93B LCD Monitor (Sony-SDMX93B)

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Two analog interfaces, one digital interface, 16.5 pounds, Three-year warranty (including backlight), Price when ranked: $750

Bottom Line: Fine color, intuitive controls, and above-average stereo speakers.

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19in LCD 1280x1024 75Hz CT1904 Black/Silver Color 500:1 (PC/Mac) (Cornea Systems-CT1904) PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: February 02, 2004

Cornea Systems 19in LCD 1280x1024 75Hz CT1904 Black/Silver Color 500:1 (PC/Mac) (Cornea Systems-CT1904)

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, One analog interface, one digital interface, 13.5 pounds, Three-year warranty (including backlight), Price when ranked: $650

Bottom Line: Low-priced monitor offers excellent image quality but doesn't provide RGB color control in digital mode.

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SENergy 914 PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: February 02, 2004

Princeton SENergy 914

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Two analog interfaces, one digital interface, 17.5 pounds, Three-year warranty (including backlight), Price when ranked: $699

Bottom Line: Outstanding text display helped this monitor earn the third-highest image quality score among 19-inchers. Weekday support hours are a bit skimpy.

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Twelve judges rate a monitor's text and graphics quality at the native resolution of 1024 by 768. We evaluate each unit on how well it displays typical business letters, spreadsheets, Web pages, and scanned photos. The overall rating is based on text and graphics quality (25 percent each), price (20 percent), features and ease of use (20 percent), and service and support (10 percent). The best possible overall rating is 100. Data based on tests designed and conducted by the PC World Test Center. All rights reserved.

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