The Sceptre Technologies CC-617G and CC-617GL+ monitors
have awkwardly placed degauss, brightness, and contrast slide controls. It would be easy to accidentally reset them when adjusting tilt and swivel. The power button is located on the right corner of the units and is difficult to locate if you are not familiar with the monitors. Front digital controls are located on the swivel base. You may need to consult the manual to determine how to access the rotation and pincushion controls.
The Idek/Iiyama VisionMaster MF-8617's LCD panel
eliminates many adjustment buttons, which gives the unit a sleek appearance. When you press the main button, the panel displays a menu that you can navigate by pressing the plus and minus keys, a procedure similar to navigating menus on many printers. The pr
oblem with the unit's space-saving design is that menu items are abbreviated with three letter codes that you must look up in the documentation. For instance, the code for pincushion adjustment is PCC, and the code for horizontal size is HSC.
The screen display menu on the ETCComputer ViewMagic CA-1765SPL
overlays the current screen. Because the menu isn't on a solid background, adjustments are difficult to see, especially from within a GUI, such as Microsoft Windows or X Window System.
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