Proview PL713s 17" LCD Monitor (Silver)

Proview PL713s 17

Proview PL713s 17" LCD Monitor (Silver)
Manufacturer: PROVIEW TECHNOLOGY
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Proview Technology is among the top five largest computer monitor manufacturers in the world in terms of total production capacity. Proview offers a complete line of 14 to 21 inch cathode ray tube (CRT) and liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors. PRODUCT FEATURES: 17" TFT active matrix LCD; Ultra thin technology design; Automatic scanning horizontal frequency from 30KHZ to 80 Khz; VESA wall-mountable interface.
Amazon.com Product Description
Proview's affordable PL713s flat-panel computer monitor is a great screen for both the home and the workplace. Delivering outstanding resolution (up to 1,280 x 1,024 for both PC and Mac), a vivid 450:1 contrast ratio, and 250 nits of brightness, the TFT LCD's images are crisp, clear, and bright enough to permit easy viewing in everyday lighting conditions. The 17-inch PL713s also features a commendably fast video response time (16 ms typical) to make sure motion video and action-packed games appear smooth and flicker-free.

LCD screens offer a number of benefits over CRT monitors, including general ease of use, freedom from eye strain (no screen flickering or radiation emissions), quiet operation (no high-pitch "flyback" noise, an issue with CRT monitors), accurate image geometry (no curvature distortion or susceptibility to magnetic interference from, say, speakers), long screen life, space savings, and light weight/easy positioning.

The active-matrix PL713s offers wide, 140-degree horizontal viewing angle (130 degrees vertical), letting you share onscreen graphics without making viewers crowd in front of the monitor. The screen is configured in a standard, 4:3 aspect ratio.

Customizable settings include brightness, contrast, horizontal/vertical positioning, an auto adjustment feature, phase, color, and language, all accessible via the set's intuitive onscreen interface. The monitor's stand detaches to permit wall mounting via its VESA interface.

What's in the Box
Monitor with base, power cord, signal cable, instructions, warranty/service information

Average customer rating:

Great monitor for 16 months
BE WARNED MINE BROKE AFTER ONE YEAR!
Very good Monitor at a great price
Almost good, but not quite!
Monitor AC Adaptor

Proview PL713s 17" LCD Monitor (Silver)

Manufacturer: PROVIEW TECHNOLOGY
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Sharp 1,280 x 1,024 resolution
Wide 140 x 130-degree horizontal/vertical viewing angles
250 nits typical brightness, vivid 450:1 contrast ratio
0.264 mm dot pitch, 16 ms typical response time
PC and Mac compatible

ASIN: B00079FP0Y

Product Description

Proview Technology is among the top five largest computer monitor manufacturers in the world in terms of total production capacity. Proview offers a complete line of 14 to 21 inch cathode ray tube (CRT) and liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors. PRODUCT FEATURES: 17" TFT active matrix LCD; Ultra thin technology design; Automatic scanning horizontal frequency from 30KHZ to 80 Khz; VESA wall-mountable interface.

Amazon.com Product Description

Proview's affordable PL713s flat-panel computer monitor is a great screen for both the home and the workplace. Delivering outstanding resolution (up to 1,280 x 1,024 for both PC and Mac), a vivid 450:1 contrast ratio, and 250 nits of brightness, the TFT LCD's images are crisp, clear, and bright enough to permit easy viewing in everyday lighting conditions. The 17-inch PL713s also features a commendably fast video response time (16 ms typical) to make sure motion video and action-packed games appear smooth and flicker-free.

What's in the Box
Monitor with base, power cord, signal cable, instructions, warranty/service information

Customer Reviews:

Great monitor for 16 months.......2007-02-12

It was a great monitor for the money until it died after 16 months.

BE WARNED MINE BROKE AFTER ONE YEAR! .......2007-02-08

I had my Proview monitor for ONE YEAR and it worked great...then it started acting up: The screen remained blank (black) and it took numerous restarts OF THE COMPUTER (since I couldn't see what's going on I had to hard reboot). Well, that went on for a while; now it won't work at all.

Honestly, I can't trust any Proview monitor now.

Actually I'm back on my OLD monitor, which is glass and quite heavy-but the picture quality is much better than the Proview LCD.

Needless to say I threw away all the paperwork so I'm screwed. Besides the monitor would cost a fortune to mail.

I'm just here to warn you--mine broke after one year of flawless--now it's trash. So I'm out $200 bucks. Why am I not surprised....

Very good Monitor at a great price.......2006-06-13

I got this monitor from "Staples" for about two hundred dollars to replace an ancient and bulky 15" CRT. After about A year, it is running as it did when I first hooked it up. No Visual distortions, no noises, no adjustment problems.

What's good:

The price

The monitor is clean-looking and space efficient.

A big improvement over the old CRT

What's bad:

Nothing to report here.

Almost good, but not quite!.......2006-05-30

I recently bought this monitor because my CRT went bust. I like the monolithic and simplistic look (I have the black version), the OSD is easy to navigate and use, and the monitor works as it should, with no noises or dead pixels. The picture is free of distortion, flicker and geometric errors. The colors are clear and bleed-free with good overall details and fidelity. So why only 3 stars you might ask? Well, my major problem with this monitor is that text is not as sharp as my old CRT used to be, and that seems to cause me eye strain and headaches with prolonged viewing, also looking at the screen is like stareing at a fluorescent bulb (I don't know if it is a common thing with lcd sreens). I tried different resolutions and 1024*768 is the best compromise (800*600 is very blurry and 1280*1024 is the sharpest setting but text is way too small). I tried other LCD monitors at the store and I noticed that this text bluriness is a common feature with most LCD screens of many brands, some are better than others and this Proview model falls in the middle. All monitors I tested obtained the sharpest text at 1280*1024 (Sony models were among the best). Therefore I conclude that this monitor is good enough for occasional viewing, but if you do a lot of reading or surf the web a lot, than look for something else. Overall: DECENT!

Monitor AC Adaptor.......2006-04-11

I have had to replace the monitor adaptor twice, they only last less than (2) months. ProView service department refuses to communicate by email. The AC Adaptors cost $38 a piece

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