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Summary: NEC 17" LCD MONITOR MODEL LCD1700M+
Review: Had very little trouble connecting the cables from the monitor
to the electric/computer outlets. A note on my screen told me to
punch auto for the screen to automatically adjust. That being done, I found that the normal resolution for this monitor is
1280x1024. The images on the screen were very, very small.
I had to change the resolution to 1024x768, for me to even
see the letters well. When I did that, I had the problem of
blurry images. The documentation on how to manually adjustthe monitor is very much lacking.....as a matter of fact,
after a couple of hours trying to figure out how to adjust
the monitor, I called the NEC toll free number and spoke to
a technician. He couldn't find the model number that I had in
his book and said he would call me back---he never did. I finally figured out how to manually change and adjust the
monitor---by adjusting the phase and the horizonal/vertical modes. The numbers and the letters are still a little fuzzy, so I decided to change the HZ from 60 HZ to 70 HZ. That helped a
little. The text is still a little fuzzy, but I can live with it.
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Summary: It was sort of surprising really.
Review: I had a compaq 8000 18" panel already. While I was pretty much happy with the clarity of my old monitor it got a problem that after running two hours it would start to flake out and I got tried of compaq not being able to fix the thing. I decided to buy the nec 1700M+ due to reviews and everyone comparing their models to it, and even though I lost a diagonal inch over my compaq, I felt that the price and reputation it was getting warranted trying it.
In a nutshell, I immediantly carried the compaq to the landfill, this monitor rivals my CRTs (proview, nec and sony) and made me realize the compaq had no business on my desktop. This thing has beautiful color across the spectrum, great contrast and plenty of brightness. While I realize the technology is probably newer than the one I had, I never expected it to be this good. In fact I still look at it in amazement every time I sit down in front of it, the speed, the color the contrast...some day I may be able to stop staring at it long enough to actually get some work done.
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Summary: Excellent Display Quality!
Review: I have one of these sitting next to a ViewSonic 17" monitor, and this thing is so much brighter and sharper than the ViewSonic it is hard to believe. I used to think the display was sharp on the ViewSonic, but now this LCD just makes it look bad! If I could afford to replace all of my monitors with this one I would. I can comforably view 1280x1024 on this monitor, which is about the limit for my 21" monitor also. The display size is bigger than you would think for a typical 17" monitor.
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Summary: Excellent Display Quality!
Review: I have one of these sitting next to a ViewSonic 17" monitor, and this thing is so much brighter and sharper than the ViewSonic it is hard to believe. I used to think the display was sharp on the ViewSonic, but now this LCD just makes it look bad! If I could afford to replace all of my monitors with this one I would. I can comforably view 1280x1024 on this monitor, which is about the limit for my 21" monitor also. The display size is bigger than you would think for a typical 17" monitor.
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Summary: Sharp, clear, wide range of brightness.
Review: I looked at quite a few LCD monitors. None were as good as this. Every pixel works, the image is viewable from a very, very wide angle, and the bightness and contrast controls work over a very wide range, which was the most important feature for me. Most monitors provide bright displays, but none other could be dimmed as low as the NEC and still look great. I've found that bright displays and the UV light spectrum from LCD bulbs cause eye strain over time. The dimmer you can set a monitor and still see it well, the easier on your eyes over time it is. No other LCD monitor comes close to the NEC. Give your eyes a break, and buy this monitor! You will have to work with setting up your display: choosing larger display fonts, larger desktop icons, adjusting icon spacing and such to accomodate the 1280x1024 display, but it is well worth the time. This monitor grows on you. At first it seems kind of BIG. After a while, you can't imaging going back to those tiny 15" monitors. You'll love it.
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Summary: Excellent Display Quality!
Review: I simply have nothing bad to say about it. I have the same model in 15" and 17" on my desk. I use to love the 15" - but the higher resolution of the 17" now seems to make the 15" look a little course. Both of them have worked flawlessly.
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Summary: A great monitor.
Review: I simply have nothing bad to say about it. I have the same model in 15" and 17" on my desk. I use to love the 15" - but the higher resolution of the 17" now seems to make the 15" look a little course. Both of them have worked flawlessly.
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Summary: A great monitor.
Review: I simply have nothing bad to say about it. I have the same model in 15" and 17" on my desk. I use to love the 15" - but the higher resolution of the 17" now seems to make the 15" look a little course. Both of them have worked flawlessly.
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Summary: NEC LCD Monitor is Really Good!
Review: In early August 2001 I bought an NEC/Mitsubishi LCD 1700M+ from Amazon.com after a considerable amount of product and price comparison shopping. This display was to replace a CRT 17" display that had failed after years of good service. I expected that the new NEC monitor would be an adequate replacement, taking up much less space and drawing less power from my UPS, while not presenting too many of the problems I thought would be inherent in the LCD technology. In fact, NEC's LCD technology appears to be superior to my previous CRT in almost every way. The colors are more vivid, black is totally dark, the overall image is sharper and much, much brighter. There is no viewing-angle problem: the image at 70-80 degrees off axis is still as bright as my CRT used to be on-axis. This is a very good product.
Update after six months: I still think this is a great monitor, and would recommend it highly. My only complaint is that there is no jack for headphones to bypass the built-in stereo speakers. My old monitor had a jack, so I could listen to webcasts without bothering other folks.
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Summary: Are you ready for your next "Wow" toy?
Review: Okay, face it there will be a flat panel monitor in your future sooner or later, so you might consider accepting this pleasure sooner rather than later. My wife and I have both been using higher end 17" CRT monitors for a couple of years. Hers was a Sony, mine is a NEC, both splendid, high rez CRT monitors. I bought her this LCD monitor for Christmas. It really knocked her socks off. This thing is clean and crisp and incredible. One hint here, Amazon ships this monitor in the original factory box which has pictures and lots of clearly identifying typography. If it's for a present, have it shipped someplace besides where the gift recipient lives! Luckily, I had to go to UPS to pick it up so my wife's surprize was not ruined. After reading some of the other reviews, let me offer a couple of hints. Use this device at full rez. You may have to readjust some of your defaults such as Icon Size - make it the biggest available, because at full rez they will still be small. There may be lots of screen defaults you may have to adjust and that may be a real pain. Live with the pain, you'll be glad you did. If you try to treat this device like your good old 14" EGA monitor that you used on your 286, you will be disappointed. Give it the respect it deserves and use it like the superb hardware gem that it is. If it doesn't thrill you, you are doing something wrong! Run a hot video card or suffer the consequences. If you feed this beast right, it will reward you handsomely. Keep in mind that this 17" LCD and a 17" CRT are apples and oranges. Aside from the obvious differences, the display size is different. The CRT useable area is usually about 16.1" diagonally while the LCD is 17.0" - really, check it out. In many of the reviews for cheaper competing models I read comments like, "Just as good as the NEC 1700M+! There were a few dead pixels, but they were barely noticable." If you want to compromise, then compromise. If you don't want to compormise, go with this one.
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