What I wish I knew before... | HP W2207H 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

Almost Perfect | HP W2207H 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

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	• HP W2207H 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor Hewlett Packard Hewlett Packard average customer review:based on 36 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Don't Use the USB ports on the side, It blew up my video card

I used the usb port on the monitor to power my speakers, VERY Bad Idea.. It toasted my new video card!!!!! The speakers on the monitor are WEAK, But the Picture quality is AWESOME!

What I wish I knew before...

As others have written, the visuals on this monitor are excellent, the sound is on the tinny side. I'm writing to cover new ground. I purchased this monitor from Amazon on May 21. It worked well for a week or so, then came the problems. The screen would go black when it was powered up. Unplugging worked for a while, but eventually the monitor went all white. To make a long story short, we called HP and the tech figured it was a bad pixel. In the chain of interviews one woman tech agreed when asked, that they would send a new, not refurbished monitor. When a refurbished monitor arrived, I connected to an HP supervisor and found the full story. When you purchase from an authorized dealer (Amazon is not) there can be a store warranty (eg 30 days, 15 days, whatever the store chooses). If I had purchased from such a dealer,and was over the store warranty a few days, the HP supervisor could have (at their discretion) sent me a new, not refurbished monitor. As it was, HP sent the refurbished model under a manufacturer's warranty. The HP warranty allows them to send a a new or refurbished replacement. It appears to be random, odds are it will be refurbished. This one year warranty on the model purchased from Amazon began not on the May purchase date, rather it is from the January 2008 manufacture date. If I had returned this monitor to Amazon, I would be subject to a 15% restocking fee. Welcome to a rock and a hard place. Failures like this are likely rare, but it leaves us with a refurbished model instead of the new one I paid for. Buyer beware.

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Almost Perfect

I've had this monitor just over a day, I'm still waiting for my HDMI-DVI cable to get here so I'm using the VGA port. Even with the VGA output it looks outstanding, the monitor is brighter than my 20.1" Dell 2005FPW and obviously larger. The design is sleek and the glossy finish makes it even more attractive. The software is helpful for calibration and the auto-pivot feature seems like it could be useful for certain occasions. Nevertheless, I have four minor quips with this monitor, nothing to really bring about the buyer's remorse but something the future buyer should be aware of.

1. Just about every single specification on this monitor is supposedly better than my Dell...at least on paper. The truth is the the vertical viewing angle is completely overstated, I'd say it's at MOST half of what they say (160). This may not be a factor for you if you sit right in front of your computer all the time.

2. Since my Dell also does portrait mode I expected the monitor to do it just as easily too. However, the fact is you have to raise the monitor to the highest level, tilt it back as far as you can, only then do you have enough space to turn the monitor a full 90 degrees. Doing this every time you wish to switch between landscape and portrait can be frustrating.

3. Since the USB ports are on the left side and portrait is 90 degrees to the right, if you have any wired USB devices connected to the monitor, it's going to fly up along with the left side of the monitor.

4. There is slightly more glare on the monitor due to the glossy finish.

My three year old Dell has a virtually complete viewing angle with no degradation/shift in color/contrast/brightness either horizontal or vertical. The Dell has zero glare, easier shift to portrait mode and supports a wider range for height adjustment. Unless the next iteration of the monitor fixes these minor annoyances, my next monitor will be another Dell.

Having said that, I am not expecting to return this monitor and I believe I will still thoroughly enjoy this monitor for what its worth and it probably IS the best monitor at this price point ($[...])

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great monitor, great control, great color, crisp, good price

Love this monitor, easy on the eyes, great crisp picture,adjustable, no problems at all, easy instructions. Get it!!

Four Stars for the price

This is not the kind of professional monitor that a photographer or a serious graphic designer would use. If that's your bag, get one of those 23" Apple Cinema displays for $900. For anything short of that kind of exacting color control, this monitor is nearly perfect. It's bright, glossy and gorgeous. However, when the screen is dark, you can see a dark band near the top of the screen. Additionally, the monitor isn't nearly as vertically adjustable as I'd hoped it would be. I'm used to monitors that can slide up high enough that I don't have to look down at all. With this monitor, I had to buy a surge protector/monitor platform in order to elevate the monitor to a comfortable level.

That said, this is the best monitor in its price range. I've already ordered a second one in order to take advantage of the dual-monitor capabilities of my video card.

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The HP Pavilion w2207h is a 22" wide-screen flat panel monitor with liquid crystal display LCD and thin-film transistor TFT screen. Coupling a wide screen and 720p 1080i high-def imaging, this monitor offers exceptional viewing if you (plan to) use your PC or Macintosh for viewing video. Consider adding an optional TV tuner adapter to your PC and this monitor doubles as a TV monitor. Rated with a 5-millisecond response time, the display offers dynamite performance for fast-action videogame play. The HP Pavilion w2207h comes with a table stand but it is also VESA 100 compatible for use with an optional wall mount. Do more with the w2207h! BriteView Technology enhances clarity and provides brilliant colors 1680 x 1050 factory-set resolution at 60 Hz Video inputs supported - VGA analog signal and HDMI digital signal Supports HDCP High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection to prevent transmission of non-encrypted high definition content Plug and Play capability, if supported by your computer system On-screen display (OSD) adjustments for ease of setup and screen optimization Display size - 22 (55.9 cm) diagonal and viewable image Input terminal VGA 15-pin D-type connector Scanning frequency - Horizontal scan range 24-82 KHz, Vertical scan range 48-76 Hz Contrast ratio - up to 2000 - 1 Dynamic-Contrast ratio - up to 3000 - 1 Response time - 5 ms (on-off) Pixel pitch - 0.252 mm EMI standard FCC Class B Mounting Standard - VESA 4-hole 100x100mm Unit Dimensions - Height 18.9 x Width 20.5 x Depth 11.3 (48.1x52.3x28.9cm) Weight - 19.8 pounds (9 kg) Box includes Monitor, Power cable, VGA cable, Audio cable, DVI cable, Documentation CD, 1-Year HP Warranty card

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