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Philips 230W5VS

71

Good
  • Pros
  • USB ports, card reader under front panel
  • Well-designed and includes many inputs
  • Cons
  • Image quality is just average
  • Pricing: Expensive: $1600 (11/28/2005)
  • Performance: Good: 72
  • Features: Good: 77
  • Design: Good: 75
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Expensive: $1600

Performance

Good: 72
PC World Tests
Refresh Rate Tested 60 
Interface Tested Digital 
Graphics Score 72.3 
Text Score 71.3 
DisplayMate Motion Test Result Average 
DVD Motion Test Result Average 
Gaming Motion Test Result Average 
Horizontal Viewing Angle Test Result 180 

Features

Good: 77
Screen Specs
Size (inches) 23inches 
Resolution (pixels) 1920 by 1200 
Maximum Brightness (candelas per square meter) 250 
Contrast Ratio 500:1 
Horizontal View Angle (degrees) 176 
Vertical View Angle (degrees) 176 
Antiglare Yes 
Pixel Response Time (milliseconds) 16 
Panel Technology In-plane switching 
Panel Manufacturer LPL 
Can Factory Default Settings Be Reset? Yes 
Pixel Pitch (mm) 0.26 
Physical Adjustments
Tilt Yes 
Height No 
Pivot No 
Swivel Yes 
Adjustments Tilt and swivel adjustments 
Dimensions
Depth (inches) 9.9 
Height (inches) 17.8 
Width (inches) 21.6 
Weight (pounds) 19.8 
Other Features
Cabinet Colors Silver 
Headphone Jack Yes 
Speaker Type Yes 
Energy and Ergonomic Standards Met TCO'03, VESA DPMS 
Maximum Power Consumption 80 
Standby/Sleep Power Consumption 2 
Downstream USB ports 4 
Upstream USB ports 1 
TV Tuner No 
Inputs
Composite Yes 
Primary Color Controls Yes 
HDTV Tuner No 
Interfaces Analog and digital 
VGA Yes 
DVI Yes 
S-Video Yes 
HDMI No 
Component Yes 
Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years) Three 
Parts Warranty (years) Three 
Weekday Support Hours 16 
Saturday Support Hours 14 
Sunday Support Hours 14 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design

Good: 75
About the Test Center

Philips Brilliance 230W5VS Review

by Laura Blackwell

- The Philips Brilliance 230W5VS offers inputs and a design that are remarkable even in luxury monitors. We wish we could say as much of its image quality. When we first tested this 23-inch wide-screen monitor for a November 2004 article, it earned a Very Good rating for text and graphics quality, with consistently high performance on almost all tests. In a second round of tests for the July 2005 chart, the 230W5VS's image-quality ratings landed squarely in the middle of the pack. Its ratings slipped to Good for both text and graphics.

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