Sony SDM-N80 18" LCD Monitor Product Description:
- 18-inch flat-panel display
- Special antiglare screen coating for high-contrast images
- Up to 1,280 x 1,024 resolution
- Sony Advanced Auto ImageSet technology
- Ultraslim cabinet in a unique titanium-and-black design
Product Description
Sony SDM-N80 18.1 LCD Monitor - 1600 x 1200 - 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit) - 200 Nit - Speakers - VGA - Metallic Blue
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
High Technology, Superb Build, Gracefully Styled Design
By B. Davis
We have owned our SONY SDM-N80 for 2.5 years & we enjoy its high-level function & understated style daily. Once I decided I was going to build a computer to better position ourselves for future upgrades, I knew the monitor had to be a choice of quality, utility & form.
Sure, you can get a boxy CRT monitor for super cheap these days, taking up your space, - but an LCD is most likely the wish now, right?....No worries, LCD prices are falling!
So, helpful pushes toward SONY's SDM-N80:1. Classical, understated design which inspires!2. If you go for an LCD, make sure it's Digital (otherwise it's a bit of a waste technologically speaking) => This model offers both Analog & Digital capabilities3. Truly clutterless workspace with one-cord, break-out box4. Base has two USB ports, act as a hub for other peripherals, -clever & helps hide more cables, et cetera5. SONY picture quality6. SONY reliability (especially since we're here rating it high after 2.5 years of ownership)7. *You DO NOT want to save a little now & look at beige/black plastic framing bezels for the next some odd years! ;)
...P>One thing that's VERY nice about this LCD is the dual input option. The base break-out box has 2 video inputs (w/ USB & Audio input). The inputs are configured as one normal VGA port & one DVI port. The cable that comes with monitor is a DVI to analog converter cable so you can hook up 2 normal PCs right out of the box, - quite handy. Two PCs may be utilized at once, - switching between them with one button-press; highly convenient features.
The speakers are tiny yet sufficient, but, you're not buying an LCD monitor & comparing speaker quality. Thus, SONY includes them, plus provides jacks for upgraded audiophiles.
Video quality is excellent. The display is very high contrast & colors are rich, textured, realistic & vibrant, like SONY Trinitrons of legend. The LCD we received had no defective pixels.
The viewing angle isn't quite as broad as some, - but plenty wide.
The A/D Converter is of superb quality. On other LCD's the sharp pixel boundaries are jittery, - here, it's rock solid.
The scaling of input signals is wonderful. The LCD smoothes out scaled images, so you are treated to a very smooth picture.
Ok.Good luck to you.I'll leave you to choose with your priorities.(...my wife has been happier with my monitor choice than with my computer-building skills). ;)
I know there are better contrast ratios to be had on LCDs or bigger sizes for less dough, - but we'll be getting another SONY SDM-N80 from Amazon; 18" & superb build quality is big, better & best enough!
***Wait until you get the reactions from guests at the home office! "FOR-get-aboutit!!" You'll see Delight, Awe, Respect & then a little friendly Jealousy come into their eyes! Then, you'll know. You made the right LCD decision.
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