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Sony SDM-HS74P 17

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Full Specifications
Overall Rating	88
Street price when ranked	Expensive: $600 7/23/04
Quality of text/graphics	Outstanding/Outstanding
Ease of use	Very good
Features	Good
Screen size and resolution	17 inches; 1280 by 1024 native resolution
Vendor's panel specifications	16ms pixel redraw time; 400 candelas/m typical luminance
Video inputs	Analog and digital video inputs
Vendor-specified viewing angle and panel type	160 degrees horizontal and 160 degrees vertical; vendor does not disclose type of panel
PC World-measured horizontal viewing angle	180 degrees
Base adjustments	Tilt adjustment
Weight	12.6 pounds
Rated power consumption	45 watts maximum; 1 watt standby
Ergonomic and environmental certification	None
Other features	Image-adjusting software
Support policy score	Outstanding
Support policies	Three-year warranty; 24-hour daily toll-free support

Sony SDM-HS74P Review

by Laura Blackwell

- The Sony SDM-HS74P has the same elegant curves, glassy screen, and cord-concealing back cover as its predecessor, the SDM-HS73, but it also offers a digital input and improved graphics performance. When we tested the SDM-HS74P using its digital video interface, it treated our jury to the richest colors and sharpest detail we've seen from a 17-inch monitor recently--a slam-dunk for an Outstanding graphics rating. Though a few testers noted jaggies on the Microsoft Word screens, the text remained highly readable; the monitor's overall text rating was also Outstanding.

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User Reviews for Sony SDM-HS74P 17

Reviewed by: TerryBogardx

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Super bright picture, awesome colors, no ghosting, great price.

Weaknesses: You can barely see a grid when really up close, no problem if you sit at least a foot away from it.

Overall Evaluation: Best monitor I've had to date, LCD or CRT. Super bright picture and great looking colors. Games look really good with it's fast response time (been playing CS & BF2 on it for a while). Wonderful for movies as well, great picture quality. This is just such a great value, I recommend it to any sort of PC user, gamer, movie watcher, or graphic designer.
Reviewed by: macaddict420

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Sits almost anywhere , light as a feather. Great bightness enhancer , as well.

Weaknesses: None.

Overall Evaluation: Another great product from sony. I can even watch HDTV from my DVI out on my satellite receiver. I aslo like having my PC hooked into the hd15 while having my mac utilizing the dvi port and instantly switch back and forth between inputs.