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Princeton SENergy 914
| Quality of text/graphics | Very good/Good |
| Ease of use | Very good |
| Features | Good |
| Screen size and resolution | 19 inches; 1280 by 1024 native resolution |
| Vendor's panel specifications | 25ms pixel redraw time; 300 candelas/m2 typical luminance |
| Video inputs | Analog and digital video input |
| Vendor-specified viewing angle and panel type | 170 degrees horizontal and 170 degrees vertical; multidomain vertical alignment panel |
| PC World measured horizontal viewing angle: As determined by the PC World Test Center. Vendor-specified viewing angle may differ, as each vendor determines its own measurement procedure. For more information visitfind.pcworld.com/36659 | 138 degrees |
| Base adjustments | Tilt and height adjustment |
| Weight | 17.5 pounds |
| Rated power consumption | 45 watts, maximum; 3 watts, standby |
| Ergonomic and environmental certification: Based on TCO Technology certifications for office products. For more information visitwww.tcodevelopment.com | TCO'99 |
| Other features | N/A |
| Support policy score | Fair |
| Support policies | Three-year warranty; 9-hour weekday toll-free support |
Princeton Digital SENergy 914
SENergy 914 Review, by Sean Captain February 2, 2004
Although nearly all LCDs display sharp text, the SENergy stood out even among a field of excellent 19-inch competitors by earning the top text-quality score in our March 2004 roundup. That honor should especially catch the weary eyes of people such as accountants or stock traders who spend long hours looking at text. The SENergy 914's graphics quality fell a bit short of the average of other 19-inch monitors we looked at, but it was still quite good, and the unit scored above average in a few tasks, such as displaying uniform brightness in our white-screen test and capturing subtle brightness and color gradients on our gray-scale and color-scale screens.
We found both position and image quality adjustments a bit awkward. The screen tilts but does not swivel, as many other LCDs do; and the stiff height adjustment mechanism gave only about an inch and a half of travel. The image control options are more extensive. We appreciated extras such as the ability to choose from four preset gamma values and three color temperature presets. You can also custom-adjust red, green, and blue color levels. Unfortunately, the on-screen menu display times out in just 30 seconds if you don't make up your mind. (The delay is not adjustable.) And some controls were unduly cumbersome; to reset the monitor to factory presets, for example, we had to first turn off the monitor, and then press the menu, mode, and power buttons simultaneously.
One extra worth noting is the inclusion of two analog inputs--in addition to a digital connection--for hooking up to three PCs to the monitor. If you plan to hook your display up to a digital graphics adapter, you'll also appreciate the inclusion of a DVI digital cable. Many vendors leave this out. (The cost of a DVI cable runs about $20.) Yet even with the extra cable, the SENergy had, at the time of our review, a below-average price of $699, compared with all chart contenders.
Upshot: Despite a few glitches, the SENergy 914 is a good buy among 19-inch LCDs and is a solid choice for text-intensive work.
Sean Captain
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Reviewed by: carrie722
Strengths: Controls on front, nice appearance, fast, bright, comes with DVI cable
Weaknesses: None that I can think of....
Overall: I bought my first Princeton 19" LCD monitor in August 2004, and when I was in the market for a second LCD, I bought another Princeton. I was looking for perahps a better monitor and really, for the price, nothing beats this Princeton. On my old PC, I can't use the DVI cable, but I can with my new PC. It's sharp, bright, reloads rapidly, and looks great on my desk. I even think the speakers are great. When I was looking for the second LCD I thought I would get a better monitor that didn't offer speakers since my new PC comes with speakers. As it happens, I'm even happier that I purchased this monitor with speakers because one of my cats chewed through the connecting wires of the speakers on the new PC so I just bypassed them & now use the built-in speakers with the Princeton. My PC comes with a sub-woofer, so that sort of boosts the power. I love this monitor and I highly recommended it without any reservations! OH, I don't know if monitors can make any noises, but this one is entirely quiet. Also, I didn't see any dead pixels...but then I don't know where to look for dead pixels. If they are readily noticable, I have not seen any dead pixels on either monitor.
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