Best Monitors - 280 to 400 cd/m^2 Brightness, Factory Reset User Controls, FCC Class B Regulatory Approval

'For website sounds and the odd bit of YouTube viewing it might just be passable, but it's unsuitable for any kind of nuanced music or gameplay function.'

'Speakers turn off along with monitor. 16:10 still leaves some black bands when watching 16:9 movies.'

'the pair of feeble integrated speakers are only suitable for the most rudimentary audio playback.'

'When relying on perceptual values my prints, of well-corrected images on screen, were usually too dark, due to the screen image being too bright.'

'Its performance on DVDs and games was average, as was its image quality when displaying basic Web and productivity-application material, but it really stumbled on CNET Labs' DisplayMate-based grayscale and color tests .'

'Two new, small projections extend backwards from the original feet, giving the entire stand an uneven X shape.'

'the controls for the speakers--and for everything else--take too many button pushes, and the on-screen display could be easier to navigate'

'Skimpy documentation;hard-to-see icons on control buttons; simplistic on-screen menu'

'It did a poor job of distinguishing between similar shades of color, especially toward the darker end of the scale.'

'Expensive.'