Data News published a test of 17-inch monitors in its issue of 29/04/1996. These are the specifications:
| NEC MultiSync XV17 | Nokia Valuegraph 447W | Nokia Valuegraph 447V | Sony MultiScan 17sf II | NEC MultiSync M500 (15 inch) | ADI MultiScan 5AP | CTX 1785GM | AOC Spectrum 7 Clr | Iiyama Vision Master 17 MF-8617E | EIZO T563-T**** | |||||
| Price in BEF (excl. VAT) | 31900 | 35500 | 29900 | 31000 | 23000 | 25000 | 23000 | 22500 | 31350 | 46200 | ||||
| CRT Technology | Invar/OptiClear Coating | NonGlare Antistatic | NonGlare Antistatic | Trinitron | CromaClear OptiClean coating | Dark Glass Non-Glare | Invar | Dark Tint FS double focus | Flat Square | Trinitron | ||||
| Dot Pitch | 0.28 | 0,26/0,28 | 0.28 | (0,25) | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.25 | ||||
| Actual Visual Screen Size (inch) | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 16 | 13.75 | 15.5 | 16 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.75 | ||||
| Depth (inch) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14.75 | 17.75 | 18.5 | 17 | 16.5 | 17.5 | ||||
| Manual Language | E/G/F/S/I (*) | E/G/F/S/I/Sw/Fi (**) | E/G/F/S/I/Sw/Fi (**) | E/G/F/S/I (*) | E/G/F/S/I (*) | English/German | E/G/F (***) | E/G/F/S/I (*) | English/German | E/G/F (***) | ||||
| Recognized by Windows 95 | Yes | No (VESA DDC) | No (VESA DDC) | No | No (VESA DDC) | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||||
| In Windows 95 compatible monitor list | Yes | No | No | Yes (older type) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||
| On Screen Display/Manager | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (also buttons) | ||||
| Preset Vertical Frequency (Hz) | ||||||||||||||
| VGA (640 x 480) | 60/72/75 | 60/75 | 60/75 | 60 | ? | 60/72 | 60/70/72 | 72/75 | 60/72 | 60/75 | ||||
| SVGA (800 x 600) | 56/60/72/75 | 72 | 72 | 75/85 | ? | 56/72 | 56/60/72 | 60/72/75 | 72 | 75 | ||||
| XGA (8514/A) | 87 (interlaced) | 87 (interlaced) | 70 | - | ||||||||||
| 1024 x 768 | 60/70/75 | 72/75/75,8 | 72/75/75,8 | 75 | ? | 60/70 | 60/70/75 | 60/70/75 | 70 | 75 | ||||
| 1280 x 1024 | 72/75 | 70 | 60 | 65 (not recommended) | 60 | 60/72/75 | 60 | 60/74 | 75 - 80 max | |||||
| Higher | 68 (1600x1200) | 65 (1600-1200 Hz) | ||||||||||||
| Macintosh support | Yes (optional) | 75 (1152x870) | 75 (832x624) | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| (*) English, German, French, Spanish, Italian | ||||||||||||||
| (**) English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Finnish | ||||||||||||||
| (***) English, German, French | ||||||||||||||
| (****) The cheaper model F536-T92 (38.800 BEF) is identical except for the Diamondtron CRT technology it uses. | ||||||||||||||
Click here for the test results of these monitors.
Last Update: 5/22/96. Test performed by Data TestLab.
Name: Jozef Schildermans
Email: jozef@datatestlab.com