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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

HP ZR22w 21.5-inch S-IPS LCD Monitor

HP Performance ZR22W 21.50" LCD Monitor VM626A8#ABA LCD Flat Panel Displays

Color: black Brand: HP Model: VM626A8#ABA Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 21.00 pounds Native resolution: 1920 x 1080 Display size: 21.5 The 21.5-inch H-IPS panel is by LG Display (model number: LM215WF2) and sports a 1920 x 1080 pixel format, 8ms GTG response time The H-IPS panel was designed to improve energy efficiency The ZR22w is part of HP's Performance Monitors Input signal: DisplayPort; DVI-D; VGA I/O Ports: 5 USB 2.0

Client more useful on 141 of 147 people found this review helpful. IPS professional HD Display - under $ 260? Produced by S. Starinski Fantastic. An IPS screen HD for less than $ 260 - if I was responsible for a graphic-related business and the tight budget will buy these monitors in high volume. Up Summer2010 IPS screen would earn close to $ 1000, Eizo them cost several thousand dollars. But I write this in Summer2010 so if read much later. Considers that the development never stops, and the things I say today may be obsolete in six months. People with professional backgrounds in engineering, is CAD / CAM, photography, graphic art, or other / Design does not need further explanation. For those who have no professional knowledge of - here's a brief intro: Most monitors today are still using the cheapest TN (Twisted Nematic), they are fast response time (dynamic) suitable for gaming, but not for the serious artwork b / c they destroy the colors, backlight artifacts is terrible and if you look on one side (in more than 170 degrees *) can be seen as an overwhelmingly white stains, color bleeding / mixing, etc. - unsuitable for professional work, but because they are very cheap consumers think they are "OK". But this monitor is one of the few crops first IPS (not TN) shows that appeared in the year 2010, the prices reasonable. It seems that IPS panel manufacturers ultimately reduces costs. This monitor is really not HP, and many others are not what the label / carton says, read this fact: despite the many LCD makers, is not just a handful of actual manufacturers of LCD panels, but they get repackaged / distributed among other names. Most of the panels come from Japanese-rooted co's, and manufactured in Korea, increasingly in China, some high-end in Japan and (USA - for really high end, medical & military use) So this HP is not really HP - the panel is "LG Electronics". It is a great panel under $300, we're talking ISP (not TN) type!. However do NOT use this monitor for very fast, video intensive Gaming if your demands are extreme, it's OK for gaming, don't get me wrong; response time is under 8ms so it's OK, but you have to understand that IPS is meant for professional Graphic work, and while improvement in response time in IPS within past several years has been amazing, some TN panels are still faster. I still recommend this Monitor for EVERYTHING, including heavy gaming - I just proved it at home, and read other people's reviews in terms of gaming. I bought it however for other work (CAD Design & Photography). Of course Eizo or other highend IPS are still out of reach for this monitor, but look - $300. An Eizo can set your wallet off by $1500 at least! AND OTHER POINT - HP HAD FORESIGHT TO INCLUDE "DISPLAY PORT"! For those who don't know what it means, it's the successor of HDMI, it's the newest/hottest port for professional Monitors, HDMI will probably remain default choice for entertainment/TV's for awhile, but DisplayPort is superior and is taking computer industry by storm, and slowly encroaching into TV's also, DisplayPort allows multiple monitors hooked to the same serial chain, unlike HDMI's obsolete interface, DisplayPort has better bandwidth, etc - you can educate yourself. Don't complain too much, b/c this Monitor also offers other ports - DVI-D is one example, I know some will complain on lack of HDMI, but me - I don't miss obsolete HDMI, my nVidia card has DisplayPort and if your doesn't - just use DVI-D, if your computer only offers HDMI, then HDMI-to-DVID adapter is less than $10, at least that s whjat I paid on Ebay for an older monitor which has no DisplayPort. of course there's also the venerable SVGA port, but avoid it BACKLIGHT IS CFL, NOT LED! Ohh please don't be shocked! Rage about LED displays is directed at clueless customers who only consider Brightness, low cost & thin profile; I know you're reading this & are getting shocked. CFL backlight in a "professional display"? Here's a clue for nonprofessionals:.

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