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Top 10 19-Inch LCD Monitors

Eight newcomers--including the number one ViewSonic VP912b--win spots on this month's chart.

Laura Blackwell

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VP912B Black 19 PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: February 23, 2005

1. ViewSonic VP912B Black 19

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Video interface: one analog and one digital, 16.5 pounds, Three-year warranty (Including backlight), Price when ranked: $700

Bottom Line: Unobtrusive, thin-bezel design is highly adjustable, and the swift screen serves up the best overall image quality on the chart.

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19IN LCD 1000:1 1280X1024 FLEXSCAN SLIMEDGE VGA/DVI-D BLACK PCW Rating: 76.6PCW Rating: 76.6PCW Rating: 76.6

Last Rated: November 19, 2004

2. Eizo 19IN LCD 1000:1 1280X1024 FLEXSCAN SLIMEDGE VGA/DVI-D BLACK

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Video interface: one analog and one digital , 15.0 pounds, Five-year warranty (three years for backlight), Price when ranked: $899

Bottom Line: Advanced screen settings and five fine-contrast modes make this a display for the demanding user--but the price is pretty demanding, too.

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UltraSharp1905fp PCW Rating: 82.0PCW Rating: 82.0PCW Rating: 82.0

Last Rated: November 19, 2004

3. Dell UltraSharp1905fp

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Video interface: one analog and one digital , 15.3 pounds, Three-year warranty (Including backlight), Price when ranked: $629

Bottom Line: Four USB 2.0 ports and a full range of physical adjustments make this nicely designed thin-bezel monitor a pleasure to use.

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SyncMaster 193P Silver 19 PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: November 22, 2004

4. Samsung SyncMaster 193P Silver 19

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Video interface: one analog and one digital , 15.6 pounds, Three-year warranty (Including backlight), Price when ranked: $779

Bottom Line: Retested unit's screen looked less impressive when compared with those of newer models, but the monitor remains highly adjustable.

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190P5EB 19IN LCD .294MM 12X10 ALOG DIGTL SPK BLK PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: November 22, 2004

5. Philips 190P5EB 19IN LCD .294MM 12X10 ALOG DIGTL SPK BLK

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Video interface: one analog and one digital , 18.3 pounds, Three-year warranty (Including backlight), Price when ranked: $749

Bottom Line: Vibrant, accurate colors earn this retested model the highest graphics score on the chart. Contrasting buttons make using this unit a breeze.

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LG L1930B 19 Silver LCD DVI-D 25ms 250cd/m2 500:1 176o TCO 03 H Height Adjustable PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: November 19, 2004

6. LG Electronics LG L1930B 19 Silver LCD DVI-D 25ms 250cd/m2 500:1 176o TCO 03 H Height Adjustable

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Video interface: one analog and one digital , 15.9 pounds, Three-year warranty (Including backlight), Price when ranked: $580

Bottom Line: Color-adjusting software fine-tunes screen settings on this stately unit; its elegant, covered back suits it to situations where visitors would see it.

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PHOTON 19 VISION GRAPHIC LCD MONITOR PCW Rating: 77.0PCW Rating: 77.0PCW Rating: 77.0

Last Rated: November 19, 2004

7. LaCie PHOTON 19 VISION GRAPHIC LCD MONITOR

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Video interface: one analog and one digital , 15.8 pounds, Three-year warranty (Including backlight), Price when ranked: $699

Bottom Line: Stand and screen are easy to adjust so they can handle different tasks by day and by night, making this unit appropriate for general use.

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LL 191A-B 19 PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: November 22, 2004

8. Sharp LL 191A-B 19

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Video interface: one analog , 17.2 pounds, One-year warranty (Including backlight), Price when ranked: $599

Bottom Line: Buttons are set on the underside of this inexpensive model's bezel, and the headphone jack is intelligently placed on the stand.

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X-19AV 19 PCW Rating: 63.4PCW Rating: 63.4PCW Rating: 63.4

Last Rated: November 19, 2004

9. AG Neovo X-19AV 19

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Video interface: one analog and one digital video interface, 17.4 pounds, Three-year warranty (Including backlight), Price when ranked: $749

Bottom Line: Imposing, attractive model shows its stuff through an extra-hard, easy-to-clean optical filter glass, but we've seen better text quality.

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Pavilion F1903 19'' LCD Monitor PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

Last Rated: November 19, 2004

10. HP Pavilion F1903 19'' LCD Monitor

19-inch screen, 1280 by 1024 native resolution, Video interface: one analog and one digital , 17.2 pounds, One-year warranty (Including backlight), Price when ranked: $630

Bottom Line: Buttons are well labeled; but most other units on the chart have better graphics, and the F1903's text display was the poorest of any on the chart.

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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. Data based on tests designed and conducted by the PC World Test Center. All rights reserved.

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