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Great value! (Envision G2016wa1),
April 14, 2008 D. McGary - See all my reviews
This review is from: Envision G2016WA2 20-inch Monitor (Electronics)
The G2016wa1 is a great value at about $200.
Very wide viewing angle, 160° by 160°, is great, but there is noticeable LCD brightness banding, which dims the top of the screen a bit when it is ergonomically adjusted (the top of the screen should be just below your eyeballs).
Just don't count on those built-in speakers to be good for much. They are fine for system beeps in a quiet room, but not much more. I am using them with a KVM switch which switches audio, so I get the beeps only from the machine I am currently looking at the screen of. This is great for everything except music, so my Music computer plugs straight into the sub-woofer/amp.
The amplifier for the speakers was at 50% when I opened the box, so be sure to turn them up to 100% via the monitor menu controls (near the vellow/green power/video indicator LED). But be warned, at 100% you will get an annoying buzz from the speakers when there is no audio.
Even with my computer...Read more
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