Sharp 18IN LCD COLOR MONITOR BLACK SXGA DUAL DVI-I 10-BIT GAMMA CORR (SHARP ELECTRONICS MONITORS-LLT1820B)

Sharp LL-T1820B Review

by Sean Captain

- What's Hot: The LL-T1820B displayed deep, striking colors in our photographic screen tests. Strawberries in our test photo appeared as they should, deep red and without any hint of the slight orange tone we've seen on many competing LCDs. Blueberries had rich blues, with fine shadings. The Sharp's color fidelity may be due to its ability to interpret and display all the colors that a PC sends to it (and even more colors beyond that). The LL-T1820B uses an internal 10-bit color-lookup table that can define over 1 billion possible hues. PCs use 8-bit color, producing up to 16.7 million hues. Sharp claims that the monitor, using the 10-bit lookup table, can fill in shading information to provide better detail in very bright or very dark images, as well as to produce smoother color gradients to combat a splotchy or "posterized" look. The LL-T1820B offers full and smooth adjustment options--including pivoting from landscape to portrait mode--and very smooth swivel and height adjustment. It also includes a two-port USB 1.1 hub, located behind the lower portion of the screen.