Expert’s Rating
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Our Verdict
These two Sony LCD displays may disagree in terms and sizes , but they still have many thing in common . Both offer dual - style ( digital and analog ) connectivity , both share a aboriginal resolving power of 1,280 by 1,024 pixels , and both buck the trend towards narrow bezel designs . They each rollick a wide ( 2 inches on the side , 1.5 on top and bottom ) , shiny , black picture form plan ; the 17 - column inch SDM - HS74P is actually encompassing than most of 19 - column inch display we ’ve reviewed . ( See our October 2004 round - up ) . The hinged base allow you to adapt the screen forward to back and leave to flop ; you ca n’t pivot the monitors or alter their elevation .
As for on - sieve performance , both screens are quite vivid : at 400 candelas per straightforward meter , they ’re 33 pct promising than the highest - rated show from our October round - up . Credit Sony ’s Xbrite technology , which gives both higher light and gentle adjustability : Press the lightbulb button , and you may change the brightness from the default High setting to Medium , Low or User . I really had to twist down the luminosity on the SDM - HS94P , to compensate for pompous highlights and feeble text . The 17 - incher did n’t come along so bright , though the options were exactly the same .
From a normal take in slant , colors were vivid and saturated . Though they used the same setting , the 17 - incher had warmer colors , while the 19 - in took on a ice chest , blue pinch . That blue sky became more pronounced at the lower brightness setting . Both monitors had image problem when catch from extreme angle : whites take on a yellowish , tobacco - stained mold and , on the 19 - incher , reds turned purple and colour chroma was lose .
Macworld’s Buying Advice
Though they share many of the same features and specifications , the small 17 - inch SDM - HS74P would be our option of the two . Despite the difference in forcible size , both displays can show the same amount of data . The 17 - incher had less of a coloration shape and did n’t postulate any registration to the light to improve text legibility .
