January 1995 / BYTE Lab Product Report

62 Big, Beautiful Color Monitors Behind the Big Screen 1 Behind the Big Screen 2	Once you convert from a 15-inch to a larger-size monitor, you're spoiled for life, with no regrets - by Anthony J. Lennon
Do Your Eyes A Favor: 17-Inch Monitors Weighting for Best Overall Weighting for High Quality NEW AND IMPROVED FROM NEC A REMARKABLE IMAGE FROM SAMTRON LOW COST, LOW POWER, HIGH QUALITY NEC MultiSync XE17 Samtron SC-728SXL Colorific Color Management Software Colorific Color Management Software	If you spend more than four hours a day in front of a 15-inch monitor, consider moving up to a 17-inch monitor with better resolution.
How We Tested Testing Tools Looking through the Klein convergence gauge The Lumacolor's sensor head sticks directly to the screen with a suction cup.	We tested 17-inch monitors that support a noninterlaced resolution of at least 1024 by 768 pixels at a refresh rate of 70 Hz, as well as 20- and 21-inch monitors that support a noninterlaced resolution of 1280 by 1024 pixels at 60 Hz.
Upscale Displays: 20- And 21-Inch Monitors Weighting for Best Overall Weighting for High Quality SUPERIOR IMAGE QUALITY AND CONTROL NO TRADE-OFF FOR QUALITY EXCELLENT QUALITY AND A SMART PRICE Nanao FlexScan F760i-W Philips Brilliance 21A Model 2130DC NSA Hitachi SuperScan Elite 21 Key Terms Blooming Interlaced Noninterlaced	If you conduct group presentati ons, design large and complex CAD drawings, run desktop publishing applications, or edit color graphics, you should consider a 20- or 21-inch monitor.
Honorable Mentions Idek/Iiyami VisionMaster Pro MT-9121 Mitsubishi Diamond Scan 17FS	The Idek/Iiyama VisionMaster Pro MT-9121 comes with a remote-control unit and an on-screen menu system.
Dubious Achiev ements Sceptre CC-617G Idek/Iiyama VisonMaster MF-8617 ETC Computer ViewMagic CA-1765SPL	The Sceptre Technologies CC-617G and CC-617GL+ monitors have awkwardly placed de gauss, brightness, and contrast slide controls.

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