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Based on recently published flat panel monitor reviews, I decided to try out the highly rated AG Neovo X174. I also chose to upgrade my older G4 Mac with a DVI (digital) video card to fully appreciate the monitor's capabilities. I'm delighted with the arrangement so far. The image quality is nothing less than superb. Since the monitor had an unused analog (RGB) input port, I added a View Sonic VB50 HRTV tuner and now have a really cool flat panel TV on my desk as well.

I looked at a wall of LCD monitors at the local super-store and none except perhaps the Apple 17" Studio Display even came close to the image quality of the Neovo. It costs a little more than most, but I'm satisfied that the quality and features are worth it. Plus the screen surface is non-glare glass that's easy to keep clean!

I've been looking for a flatplanel monitor for awhile. My old 17CRT tube was on its last legs. After going to a couple stores and looking at some personally, I decided to go with the envision 17 inch. I was going to order it from Amazon but they didn't have any in stock. SO I started looking for all the fpanels on amazon and came upon very good reviews of this. I decided to take a flyer on it and this is one very sharp monitor with lots of space. And the fact that you've got 3 different type of inputs is neat and so is the protective glass not to mention to cool styling. My video car supposedly accepts multiple montirs. I may just get another one!

I bought this a long time ago.

- It is NOT easy to keep clean. Every single fingerprint shows as a fly on a white roof. Then I might agree that it's easy to clean :) Just some windows cleaning and a paper and it's back to normal again.

- It's not THAT great in games. Low color games like Halflife/Counterstrike often shows black streaks, thoug newer, more colorfull (less dark contrasts) games work just fine.

- The very good saftyglass reflects very much. Though the safty of a protected TFT surface is very nice.

- The Auto adjust button don't work in DVI mode cause it's no need for it there - it done digitaly.

- If you use analoge connection, you don't have to press Auto every time the resolution changes, just when you change to a resolution not used before. When you have used it once, the settings will be saved.

Overall this is a very good display. With a 25ms response time it's not THAT good for games, but I think it quite OK anyway - you MUST run in 72 or 75 hz though - otherwise most of the dark areas will have streaking... But as they say - colors are very good. I came froma 19" Sony Trinitron, and that was a little better. Though the Sony had lowsy geometry and was off-tone (blue :) ). And that sucker weighd in at 28 kilos ;) Not nice on LANs! 7 kilos might sound a little heavy but it so small weight isn't really an issue. It's just to take it under the arm and go. And the weight makes it feel very very solid. The only plastic on thos monitor is the little piece that covers the buttons on the right side (feels like the buttons of a copy machine - a plastic "film" over buttons). The buttons and overall design has "industrial" written all over it. It would look great on reception desktop for example. For home users I can tell you that the "grey" metal rear hosuing (well - all things not foot or front glass) matches very well with the dark grey on the Chieftec/Antec Dragon towers. The only bad thing designwise is the round corners. Their funtion is to hold the front glass in place. I would like to have a little cooler desieng on those than just a cylinder.

It has VESA complaint wall/arm mounting holes on the rear. You can also completley remove the foot stand.

I've bought two of these monitors at this point and will probably buy a third for my office. Not only is this an incredibly fine monitor with great resolution, it is also a piece of art. Several people have commented on it and how it looks in my office. Solidly built, great adjustment controls and a DVI input make a good investment for my office use. You get what you pay for and this is well worth the extra money.

I've had this monitor for a few months now and I'm really thrilled with it. Adjusting the tilt angle is nice, the controls are on the lower right (not way up on top like others). The auto-adjust feature works great. The display is crisp and the viewing surface is hard glass, not that cushy mat-like stuff in the really cheap LCDs. I got kids in the house - need durability.