Stunning image quality and colour reproduction, plus some innovative features

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

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Impressive widescreen quality for an attractive price.

For those who don’t own version 9, a few improvements should put this at the top of your shopping list.

In its day, it held the speed crown, but today’s dual-core CPUs leave it trailing for power, efficiency and value.

Image quality is average, but the price includes HDCP support.

A perfect screen for gamers, but too expensive.

An impressive stand, but quality remains average.

A super-bright entertainment LCD, but it’s not for office work.

Vivid colours and some interesting extras make this the perfect entertainment-focused LCD

It lacks HDCP and isn’t for general home use, but remains the best if you need accurate colours.

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.