PCW mag, 22" grouptest.

bliss000 · 14 Apr 2007 at 18:30

I just received the latest edition of PCW through the post. They have a group test of 8, 22" screens. I'm trying to figure out which 22" to buy, nice timing!

Screens tested:

Acer AL2216wsd 4/5
Asus MW221U 4/5
Belina 2225 S1W 4/5
BenQ FP222WH 4/5
Lenovo D221 3/5
Mirai DML 522W100 5/5
Samsung SM226BW 5/5
Viewsonic VX2235 4/5

Surprise, surprise the Samsung got editors choice and the Mirai got a recommendation. (Great performance and cheap) The Samsung beat the rest on the "Measured Contrast Ratio" test by a clear mile. All the others seemed much the same.

No test of the new LG M228WA though

Well worth a read if your in the market for one.

Snapshot · 14 Apr 2007 at 20:32

But where are the Eizo, NEC, Sony, etc.?

Raikiri · 14 Apr 2007 at 20:37

Snapshot said:
But where are the Eizo, NEC, Sony, etc.?

Neither NEC or Sony make 22 inch wide screens? And the one that Eizo makes is about £3,000 (professional grade)

Vertigo · 15 Apr 2007 at 00:25

The Dell E228WFP is also conspicuous by its absence.

Getting less and less impressed with PCW by the month, think I'm gonna cancel my subscription soon. PC Pro is infinitely better.

fish99 · 15 Apr 2007 at 00:39

Did they say whether they measured static or dynamic contrast ratio?

Snapshot · 15 Apr 2007 at 23:11

Vertigo1 said:
The Dell E228WFP is also conspicuous by its absence.

Getting less and less impressed with PCW by the month, think I'm gonna cancel my subscription soon. PC Pro is infinitely better.

I stopped being impressed with PCW when VNU sacked all the journos that went on to start PC Pro. Mind you, most of them were my friends....

ihatelag · 15 Apr 2007 at 23:22

Raikiri said:
Neither NEC or Sony make 22 inch wide screens? And the one that Eizo makes is about £3,000 (professional grade)

3k!!!! What do you get with that..platinum monitor or something...