The SDM - HS75P / S is an attractive 17 - inch LCD with a hinged design that effortlessly tilts forward and backward . It has a bright , vivid screenland , and a 1,280 - by-1024 - pixel resolve . Sony utilise a clear coating , called XBRIGHT , that block less promiscuous than typical anti - glare screens . With it , colors seem to really pop and dark region look rich , give range of a function more deepness than most LCD displays . ( The S point the silvery coloring , the model we survey , but it also come in black , with a /B appellation . Specifications for both are selfsame . )
When I change over on the show for the first time , the colour were pleasing , but a second on the blue side . Once calibrate , the grayness became more neutral . Though most user will be perfectly happy with the default mode , it ’s effective to make love that you could fine - tune the panel if you demand to .
Though tout as a benefit of XBRIGHT , the HS95P / S ’ take in angle was not as good as some other exhibit we ’ve seen , but more than satisfactory . Horizontally , it begins to fall behind dividing line at about 45 degrees off center , so unless you regularly have crowd gather around your display , this should n’t be an issue .
When looking tight at the display , I acknowledge that the single columns of pixels were more visible than in other displays , create a faint grid pattern on some lighter areas of the screen , and making text a little jaggy . Sony articulate because XBRIGHT monitors do n’t have a diffusion layer across the screen , it makes the panel brighter , but also makes the panel characteristics a little clearer to the eye . The grid pattern was less detectable in this display than in its larger sib , the 19 - column inch SDM - HS95P / S , and would probably never be detect by most users .
Macworld’s Buying Advice
Although it is short on bells and whistling — this display does n’t have built - in USB , speakers , or the power to swivel — the HS75P / S is a good choice for multitude with circumscribed desk blank space who are look for a bright and bright , well designed , and honorable performing display .
Jury Tests
Scale = Excellent , Very Good , Good , Flawed , Unacceptable
