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NEC-Mitsubishi AccuSync 50 15" Monitor (PC/Mac)

NEC-Mitsubishi AccuSync 50 15" Monitor (PC/Mac)

List Price: $139.99
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Features:
  • 13.8-inch viewable screen size
  • 0.28-millimeter dot pitch
  • 1,280 x 1,024 maximum resolution at 66 Hz
  • Compatible with PCs and Macs
  • 90-degree deflection screen with invar shadow mask


Description:

NEC's AccuSync line of monitors is the company's most affordable group of display solutions. Even though the AccuSync 50 is the entry-level 15-inch model, it delivers fine quality at its superlow price. It's ideal for home or cost-conscious business use.

The AccuSync 50 is quite small (only 13.8 inches of viewable screen) but nevertheless supports video modes as high as 1,280 x 1,024 at 66 Hz. The unit is petite, measuring only 14.9 by 14.2 by 15 inches and weighing 31.5 pounds. This makes the AccuSync 50 a workable solution for classrooms, computer labs, or server rooms where both space and budgets are tight.

When we examined the AccuSync 50, we were pleased with its image quality but found practical limits to its daily use. While the monitor worked in all of its rated resolutions, anything over 800 x 600 resulted in undesirably small text (as any 15-inch model would). We found 800 x 600 the most comfortable mode for ordinary Windows use, in terms of both image size and flicker-free operation. The unit we examined also tended to slightly bend images from top to bottom. This distraction may prove a nuisance for users switching between this monitor and a flat-screen model.

The monitor's brightness was superb, and the unit's onscreen menus offered good control over display characteristics like individual color channel level, position, and geometry control. All in all, this little monitor offers fantastic quality for its price. Whether you're purchasing a monitor on a tight budget, or standardizing on a display model for an environment with dozens of inexpensive screens, you won't go wrong with this tike from the established NEC family of monitors. --Stephen W. Plain

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