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Summary: Disapointed
Review: I bought this monitor in April 2004. It broke December 19. It started going to sleep in November and then on December it went permanetly black. The paper work needed by Sony inorder to send a replacement (refurbished) monitor was faxed and recieved by Soney that day. After many calls to Sony and promises of prompt replacement still nothing almost a mounth later. With warrenty service like this you should count on keeping a back up monitor if you buy a Sony. At the time we were in the market for a wide screen plasma TV. We got one but it was a Pioneer not the Sony we were looking at.
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Summary: Beware of dead pixels.
Review: I have to admit that this is a very fine and beautiful monitor. The display is very crisp and vibrant and the 1600x1200 resolution on a 20" monitor is definitely worth the hefty price tag.
BUT...
BUYER BEWARE...
I purchased one of these monitors and after two months dead pixels began appearing right in the center of the monitor. Of course, two months is usually longer than the period you have to return the product to your retailer for an exchange (hopefully no questions asked) without having to deal with Sony.
Anybody who has used an LCD monitor with dead pixels can empathize with how frustrating they can be, especially dead pixels located in the center of the monitor. Yes, they're usually only visible on full color surfaces, and there are only one or two, but I would ask you to consider how much time your screen is being used for word processing, programming, or editing graphics. The probability is high that your screen is a solid color (white) for a considerable amount of time, during which these dead pixels are definitely noticeable and very distracting.
The warranty that comes with the monitor states that all parts and materials of the monitor are covered for three years if it is deemed defective. Unfortunately, I believe their definition of "defective" does not align with the consumer's.
I would argue that if a pixel does not light, it would be called defective. A monitor is comprised of several pixels, therefore it is considered a part of the monitor. Without the pixels, the monitor would be rather useless, don't you agree?
For whatever reason, defective pixels do not constitute defective material... unless there are several of them. I think it's analagous to having your car painted and returned with a visible scratch, but not being able to have it repainted because the scratch is not "big enough".
If you call Sony to have your monitor fixed or replaced due to bad pixels, they will NOT replace it. Instead they will give you some P.R. line about the incredible technology used to manufacture these monitors (blahblahblah) and therefore it is okay to have dead pixels and even though some don't work, they are not defective. Whatever reason they give you, I guarantee you won't care. According to Sony, your monitor is not defective and it will not be repaired or exchanged (even if you paid $1200 for it).
They will go on to tell you that most people who have dead pixels rarely even notice. I don't know if I believe that. Anybody who is considering spending $1200 on a monitor will surely notice and be annoyed by even one dead pixel.
All you can do is ask to file a complaint with the company, which means your name gets appended to the list of users with defective monitors. This, of course, means absolutely nothing.
I think this kind of treatment is EXTREMELY disappointing, especially considering this monitor retails for around $1150 after tax. The limited warranty does not even mention their policy on dead pixel returns.
I have four other non-Sony LCD monitors (with one of them being over three years old) and NONE of them have dead pixels, which makes me wonder...
I would like to advise buyers to research other vendors and find one with a zero-dead-pixel policy, or perhaps investigate smaller and cheaper monitors. This monitor is definitely eye-candy, but the joy you will experience (as expressed by other new owners) will quickly and painfully end as soon as the dead pixels start appear.
If you do decide to buy this monitor, be sure to get an extended warranty which will allow you to return it under any circumstance. You could be stuck having paid $1200 for a monitor with dead pixels after a few weeks of use.
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Summary: nice monitor
Review: I have used this monitor for around a month now and generally like this monitor. I have previously used a Dell 18" UltraSharp LCD monitor, a ViewSonic 19" LCD monitor, and I would rank this one second to the Dell monitor. Reasons:
Pros:
1. Bright and contrasty. ViewSonic model scores worst although its spec says differently.
2. Very big screen, enough for professional work (coding, for example). However... see Cons part for detail
3. Lots of connectors available, two VGA connectors, one DVI. You can switch between them easily. THis make multiple PCs situation much easier since you don't need to buy extra monitor switch (and monitor switch tends to have display quality issue when resolution is 1600X1200).
4. It even has a small slot for laptop lock use. If you are worried about theft of the monitor, this feature is very convenient.
5. All control buttons are located at the right side of monitor. They are black (the same color as the monitor board itself) so they don't distract your attention during operation.
Cons:
1. Resolution is 1600X1200. Although its screen size is big, at this resolution, font appears to be too small to view. This affects almost all applications on Windows. Although you can tune Windows font size, but it does not apply to every application. And tuning each app is a major hassle. I actually like this monitor to have a native resolution of 1280X1024 so screen font is big and easy to read. Adjusting your computer's setting to 1280X1024 is not an option since the resulting blurring effect will drive you nuts over time (the screen has to stretch certain points to display in a lower resolution).
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Summary: WOW!!! BEST PURCHASE I HAVE EVER MADE!!!!
Review: I just bought this thing from Amazon and all I can say is WOW!!!! This is probably the best purchase I have ever made. This thing is everything I ever expected and more!! It's very easy to use as well! I have bought other brands before, and this one just blows everything else out of the water! I have to say, everyone out there who is thinking of buying this, stop thinking. I bought it and I am extremely happy with it the moment I powered this thing on. YOU ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY CANNOT GO WRONG WITH THIS PURCHASE! I GUARANTEE IT!!!
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Summary: Absolutely Love it
Review: I've been envious of those who have flat panel monitor for a while. Although I use computer as a professionally, I never had a flat panel monitor. This type of monitor used to be a few thousand dollars easily, but the price went down quite a bit.
I bought this monitor for the following reasons.
(1) I wanted to save space. I live in apartment, so I definitely need to save space.
(2) Saves electricity. LCD monitors generally consumes less electricity.
(3) Easy on eyes. I use computer very heavily for my professional use. (for fun too!)
(4) It has two analog inputs and one digital input. I could connect three computers at a time. Other monitors with the same size don't really have this value.
(5) After all, it's Sony. Can't go too wrong with its brand. I'd pay a little more than hassling to call manufacturer for its defects. I got better things to do.
(6) The minimum required resolution for me has been 1600x1200 because my laptop has the resolution and I wanted to keep my laptop's resolution at 1600x1200 and display the screen on the main monitor too. (I switch my main machine and laptop using KVM)
(7) Good review. I do read reviews and this one seems to have quite a good review.
It has been a few days since I received this monitor. I absolutely love it. No dead pixel or whatsoever. I couldn't live without this monitor anymore!
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Summary: Beautiful screen
Review: This monitor is expensive, but the resolution, crispness and lack of ghosting make it worthwhile if you can afford it. One cool feature that isn't really mentioned is that it has 2 analog vga inputs and one dvi input, which are all selectable.
This is a very nice, high end monitor. I would recommend it if you have the funds.
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