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Summary: Warning to Foreign Language Speakers, and the Deaf.
Review: ---No PIP, (Picture in Picture) so you can work on your computer and watch the news.
---No V-Chip Function, which I believe makes this monitor illegal to sell in the US, and is against FCC regulations, what this means to you the consumer.
---No Tri, or Bi Lingual language support.
---No Close Captioning. This, at least to me, is a big deal, I like to put the news in PIP, and turn on the close captioning, if a story interests me and I am on the phone, or listening to the radio, I can read along, if it is really interesting, I can turn the sound on. But this monitor does not support Close Captioning.Obviously if you are Deaf, and/or speaks a foreign language this is not the Unit for you.
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Summary: Great deal for great price!!!
Review: ... Got it a little more then 3 weeks now and very satisfied with it. The package came with VGA cable, S-Video cable, manual, CD Driver, registration card, speaker cable, and power cord. No DVI cable though. In the left hand side there were the S-Video plug and the 3-end Video plug that you can plug the monitor into the VCR, PS2, or XBOX, etc. The S-Video plug is for S-Video capable devices. In the back, there were the DVI port to plug in your DVD Player, or video cards that supports DVI output. The CATV or antena was there for you to plug in Cable TV or regular antena. Of course the VGA for PC monitor itself was there along with another Audio in and out port. You can use these ports and the one-end cable provided and plug one end to the Audio in into the computer speaker, then the speaker plug goes into the Audio out port so that you have sound for both PC and TV. The built in speakers were kinna weak therefore I recommended transfer the audio into different devices using the above method. I am thinking of getting a DVI to VGA converter that would convert my VGA connection to a DVI Connection and hope that it has greater graphic performance. Not sure on this one, I need to research more. The monitor has excellent graphics in all of the functions of DVI, VGA (PC), TV, S-Video, Composite. The response time between modes is pretty quick. It has self signal detection feature that would auto detect for signal on all the modes. If you mess around with the video settings a bit you'll get extremely clear graphics for PC and TV. The right-hand side there supposed to be USB ports but the model CT1702T does not equip with USB ports I think. The overall monitor was black and very slim that brings you the look of a modern monitor. A remote control was also came with the monitor for convenient access. It also equipped with ez to touch buttons in the front panel. Overall, this one product is a excellent product that I would recommend in buying. Hope this review clears up somethings for those who still had doubts.
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Summary: DOA
Review: CT1503 came in DOA. Tech support didn't seem at all surprised.
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Summary: pretty good bang for buck
Review: Fairly happy with this purchase. No dead pixels, sharp picture via analog, s-video. CATV picture is so-so, but likely a function of underlying cable signal. Only minor complaint regarding this item is the small plastic panel around the selection buttons is attached with poor quality adhesive and was detaching up from its surface right out of the box. Overall, a great deal for the price, though.
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Summary: Highly Recommended!!!
Review: Great Display for TV / Computer.
I have been using it every day for seven months. Love it.
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Summary: Excellent Monitor
Review: I am using this monitor to watch tv . I have hooked up a Tivo to a modulator that sends the signal out over coaxial cable. I was not sure how the image quality would be since the source signal was going through several changes. Needless to say I am pleasantly surprised at the image quality. I don't think you would want to view this particular image from say 2 feet away but from normal TV viewing distances it has surpased my expectations. I highly recommend. One problem is the remote seemed to die on me within the first hour. For me not too big of deal since I will use my Tivo remote anyway.
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Summary: Fantastic Value!!
Review: I bought this display to replace my bulky 19" CRT for my Macintosh and double as a TV. It is such a deal. Most displays for this price don't have near the features. I especially appreciate the DVI connection. Check and see and most displays in this price range don't include this picture perfect interface. I can't wait until these are about half this price and then I'll wallpaper my office with them!
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Summary: almost all you wanted for a LCD at a great price
Review: I have been keeping an eye on this monitor for a while. I finally made my purchasing when it fell below $[money amount] ($[money amount] to be exact). It come in with a relative slime package, and the monitor itself is quite compact too. The stand can be fully folded to the back, unlike other LCDs, which come on top of a bulky stand. The CT1702 has everything I wanted: TV tuner, DVI, S-video, RCA, and Audio-Out ports. With the TV tuner and the remote, I feel like that I am watching a real TV set. It is perfect for my bedroom. As a mornitor, the CT1702 is also a pretty good one. There is no dead pixel. two out of my other three LCD have two dead pixels. The screen is very bright, I have to turn down the brightness so that it will not hurt my eyes. Some adjustment is also needed to optimize the desktop display. The horizontal viewing anger is great. I felt that the contrast is on the weak side when comparing with top in line LCDs, but the response time looks quite good to me (rated at 25ms, which is common for good LCDs). The speakers is weak, and sounds cheap. This is not really a problem since I actually prefer to output the audio signal to my mini system.
The only things I am not completely satisfied is the slow transition in mode changes. I would also like it have PIP function. For less then $[money amount], CT1702 offers the most feature you can get for a LCD. There are some other "brand" LCD offer much less for much more $. I recommend this LCD if you want something more than just a monitor. The price for LCD is dropping quickly, and supply seems ample. You are probably looking for a unit for $[money amount]-$money amount] in the near future.
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Summary: almost all you wanted for a LCD at a great price
Review: I have been keeping an eye on this monitor for a while. I finally made my purchasing when it fell below [$$$] ([$$$] to be exact). It come in with a relative slime package, and the monitor itself is quite compact too. The stand can be fully folded to the back, unlike other LCDs, which come on top of a bulky stand. The CT1702 has everything I wanted: TV tuner, DVI, S-video, RCA, and Audio-Out ports. With the TV tuner and the remote, I feel like that I am watching a real TV set. It is perfect for my bedroom. As a mornitor, the CT1702 is also a pretty good one. There is no dead pixel. two out of my other three LCD have two dead pixels. The screen is very bright, I have to turn down the brightness so that it will not hurt my eyes. Some adjustment is also needed to optimize the desktop display. The horizontal viewing anger is great. I felt that the contrast is on the weak side when comparing with top in line LCDs, but the response time looks quite good to me (rated at 25ms, which is common for good LCDs). The speakers is weak, and sounds cheap. This is not really a problem since I actually prefer to output the audio signal to my mini system.
The only things I am not completely satisfied is the slow transition in mode changes. I would also like it have PIP function. For less then [$$$], CT1702 offers the most feature you can get for a LCD. There are some other "brand" LCD offer much less for much more $. I recommend this LCD if you want something more than just a monitor. The price for LCD is dropping quickly, and supply seems ample. You are probably looking for a unit for [$$$-$$$] in the near future.
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Summary: Excellent monitor (for my purposes)
Review: I just moved to New York from Australia and needed to buy a TV. I wanted something I could take back with me that wasn't too heavy and had a universal power supply. I have a number of computers so the idea of it doubling as a computer monitor (since I already have a 24" TV back home) was appealing. Also, in our tiny apartment, space is a major consideration. So I decided an LCD monitor with a wide viewing angle, video inputs (not just RGB) and bright colors seemed to be an excellent solution. I chose the Cornea because it fit the bill in all areas. I've had it for a month now. The picture is bright and clear (through S-video or CATV) and the viewing angle excellent (this is really important when you have a few people watching!). As a computer monitor it's gorgeous (I'm using it now). Connectivity is great. Looks nice. At the price it's just amazing (frankly I was a bit worried it would be crap, since I couldn't see one hands-on). I have a few gripes though:
(1) there's some pretty obvious color-banding for TV use, nothing too terrible, but certainly not HDTV, or even just compared to a cheap CRT TV
(2) the speakers are pretty terrible, though I get WAY better signal through the RCA connectors compared to CATV, the CATV audio is just appalling,
(3) the volume control takes forever to adjust, seriously!
(4) there's no manufacturer's code for use with a universal remote (this info comes from Cornea support). The audio problems (quality and slow adjustment) will be resolved when I get a hifi system. 17" is pretty small for watching TV these days, but I'm used to it now, and we're not far away from it (this was my decision though, not a fault with the product). The universal remote problem is really annoying - the only thing I'll use it for is the power button. Why do manufacturer's do that?? All in all, a great product. Highly recommended, but for a pretty specific need.
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