Wed 23 Sep 2009
LG LCD TV Monitor M197WA review
Posted by Prakash under Gadgets and Deals
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LG launched a new LCD TV Monitor (Flatron M197WA) , here is my mini review of the product:
- Its a 18.5″ Wide, I was actually looking for 22″ but this turned out to be good enough.
- 1366 X 768 resolution which is HD ready (1080p).
- Built-in HDMI port which can be used with Blueray, new generation of up-scale DVD players and the new breed of HD digital cameras. They all use HDMI. Note: HDMI cable is not included and has to purchased separately.
- 20000:1 Contrast Ratio: Not sure if that made any significant different
but nice. - 5ms response time: that’s good enough, but if you are into serious action gaming, you may want a 2ms.
- Built in TV function, for the couch potatoes. Also includes remote.
- Built in speakers, the sound quality is functional but nothing to write home about.
- Comes with a detachable stand, so it can be used on the desk or can be wall mounted. Wall mounting bracket needs to be purchased separately.
- She’s got the looks, the monitor is a good looking baby.
- Lots of ports: DVI, HDMI, D-Sub (standard monitor input), Composite AV.
- Power Consumption 35W, 1W on Standby.
- I tested this on Ubuntu 9.04 and was detected immediately with, no additional tweaking needed.
Street Price in India: Rs. 12,500/-
Overall a good buy. I have only tested the PC functions, have yet to test the TV capabilities.
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September 24th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
1080p is 1920×1080 pixels aka Full HD
720p is 1280×720 pixels
So a blu-ray movie would be downscaled to 720p to play on this monitor. It may not make much of a visual difference for a movie considering the display is small.
But a 1080p display will have more than twice number of pixels of a 720p display. More desktop real estate for a PC!
October 28th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Would u tell me in this LCD There’s any feature that we can watch Television And Work on Pc At a same time……..