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The last time we covered 19in monitors was way back in October 1998 when the 19in screen size was only just becoming a viable option for consumers and home users. At the time the cheapest screen on te

Great picture and an impressively high resolution at a good price, but with few features

A decent LCD in its own right, but the speakers are poor and the dock isn’t much more than an expensive gimmick.

The 19" LCD fits now represents outstanding value for money, and is so much nicer to use than a 17" screen. We round up and test the best.

19in widescreen LCD TV which shows much promise and is Dell’s first consumer offering in Australia. Spec-wise it looks quite good on paper, with 450cd/m2 brightness, 600:1 contrast ratio and 1280 x 768 widescreen resolution, and it doesn’t disappoint when fired up.

It might lack style and cutting edge technology, but this 19" monster packs in power and features.

Dual-core and FireWire may be missing, but Pacstar’s system offer’s more than we expected from a value PC.

How many acronyms can a monitor have before it chokes on its own resolution? We have all come to expect CRTs, LCDs, TFTs and God knows what else but now Samsung has come up with a monitor with so many acronyms it will leave you gasping.

If you need a little more quality than a budget model, look no further than this professional yet affordable LCD.

A great-quality widescreen panel for a surprisingly low price.

Flat CRT technology is all the buzz these days, and there are three main competing technologies. While LG, with its Flatron range, offers a completely flat screen, it has run into a couple of problems.

AOC's 19in LM914 has a DVI-D and an extraordinarily high contrast ratio, thus it holds its ground with regards to specifications.

An unbeatable stand and good quality, but it’s simply too costly.

The ACER AL922 is a 19in screen that performed somewhat inconsistently across our range of tests. It scored strongly in colour and yet poor in clarity and real-world tasks.

Samsungs Graphix Pro Series hosts its 19in and 21in monitor range, including this months entry: the SyncMaster 955DF.

The price puts it out of reach for some, but the incredible colours and adjustable stand will appeal to professionals.

This time round Sony has rewritten that equation by offering the CPDG420 19in Flat-CRT

Another great-looking Samsung LCD, but picture quality isn’t quite up to the usual standard.

Quad core at this price is fantastic, but it’s not as fast as it should be.