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3.5

3.5 / 5 - PCWorld, Jun 6, 2008

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Adjustments
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Audio
Display
General
Green
Included Hardware
Included Software
Interface Connection
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Adjustments

Adjustments	Multiple adjustments
Height-Adjustable Base	Yes
Pivot	Yes
Swivel	Yes
Tilt	Yes

Aesthetics

Cabinet Colors

Black

Audio

Speaker Type

Yes

Display

Antiglare	1
Panel Technology	Twisted nematic

General

Cable Card Ready	0
Primary Color Controls	1

Green

Energy and Ergonomic Standards Met	EnergyStar MPRII
Maximum Power Consumption	60
Standby/Sleep Power Consumption	2

Included Hardware

HDTV Tuner	0
Included Hardware	USB cablepower cable VGA cable DVI-D cable Audio cable
Microphone	0
TV Tuner	0
USB Hub	0
Webcam	0

Included Software

NaViSet software download is free
for mouse control of display settings

Interface Connection

Audio Digital Optical	0
Component	0
Composite	0
Downstream USB ports	1
DVI	1
DVI-D	0
DVI-I	0
HDMI	0
Headphone Jack	1
S-Video	0
Upstream USB ports	4
USB	0
VGA	1

Screen Specs

Brightness	300 cd/m^2
Horizontal viewing angle	176 °
Diagonal size	22 inches
Pitch	0.28 mm
Vertical viewing angle	176 °
Response time	5
Native resolution	1680 x 1050 pixels
Contrast ratio	1000:1

Dimensions

Height	19.7 inches
Width	19.9 inches
Weight	20.3 pounds
Depth	9.6 inches

3.5

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Pros

Thin Bezel

Great Speakers

Cons

Average looking

Poorly designed OSD

Bottom Line

This display has lots of ports, good image quality, is fully adjustable and caries an average price.

NEC MultiSync LCD225WNXM-BK 22-Inch Wide-Screen LCD Monitor

LCD225WNXM-BK Review, by Greg Adler June 4, 2008

The 225WNXM sits in a very thin (about 0.5 inch) matte finish black bezel that's not sleek, but looks good. The display features a 1680 by 1050 native resolution, DVI and VGA ports, four USB ports, headphone jack, and it has a set of hidden down-firing speakers.

Whereas most built-in speakers sound flat or tinny, the speakers on this display possess a full range of sound, though they lack the deep bass that a separate speaker system would provide. Their main limitation is volume: They don't get superloud.

The on-screen display (OSD) menu is far from spectacular. You can make all the adjustments necessary--such as brightness and contrast--and you even get individual color controls, but the menu's text and graphics are very small and unintuitive. A bit of common sense and good engineering could fix the navigation shortcomings.

When we tested the 225WNXM at the PC World Test Center as part of a collection of 19 LCD monitors in the same category (models with 20- to 22-inch displays), it ranked sixth in performance. The monitor did a particularly good job of rendering text but was less successful with graphics. This set's screen is treated with an antiglare chemical coating. If you prefer a glossier look, you'll have to search elsewhere.

An HDMI option on this monitor would have been nice, and the OSD certainly has plenty of room for improvement, but other than that this is a great 22-inch display.

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PCWorld Lab Results

Rating Breakdown
Performance
82
Features
90
Design
75
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Performance Comparison with Similar Monitors

82
NEC LCD225WNXM-BK
80
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Performance

Graphics Score	80.4
Interface Tested	Digital
Text Score	83.5

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