HP w22

(5.5 out of 10)

Unless you get the w22 as part of a computer package, this is one monitor you are going to want to avoid spending money on.

HP tries to pull a quick one on the consumer with their w22 22-inch LCD monitor. Featuring an attractive 5ms response rate and a 1680x1050 resolution, the positive energy stops there. Sure the $400 U.S. price tag is attractive, but as the old saying goes “If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is” and the w22 is certainly a testament to that. Find out why you need to forget this monitor ever existed.Editors Note - 3/9/07 - While it's true that vertical scan frequency is not supposed to be an issue with LCD monitors because they simply lack the phosphors of a CRT monitor, the vertical scan frequency does have a maximum refresh rate (in the case of the w22, 75Hz) to support motion, although it will not refresh static images. Continue reading full review @ Digital Trends