A stunning and feature-rich LCD, but there are a few issues with the panel itself

Stunning image quality and colour reproduction, plus some innovative features

A beautiful image that comes at a terrible recommended retail price.

A stunning piece of hardware that will tempt more than just the high-end designers it’s intended for.

Excellent quality, but the high price and sheer size make it impractical for all but a few niche applications.

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

HP crashes the 30" party with the most versatile display on the market.

An image quality enhancement for the big screen monitor that redefined the category in 2006.

Perfect image fidelity - no expense spared.

Bursting at the seams with inputs, this model has it all. Integration of a TV-tuner makes this more than just a PC display - rather, it's a multimedia powerhouse, perfect for game consoles, DVD viewing and TV watching.

Consistently competent in every test, the Sony SDM-S81R was an instant contender for an award in this category, but its price/performance ratio was what sealed it as the winner.

With the longest pixel response time submitted (50ms) we thought it would be a tad on the average side – not so.

This was an extremely difficult category to judge, with pricing, components and performance playing a heavier part in the judging process because of the general disparity between models submitted.

Featuring generous tilt, and incredible viewing angle, Samsung is on to a winner with this well-designed multi-purpose display.

The Sony SDM-X82B was one of the most consistent performers in this Labs, gaining clean passes in 16 out of our 19 test screens.

The LG TFT has one of the slimmest bezels of any screen this month, helped in part by the use of LG.Philips’ own 18in IPS-type TFT panel.

The SM181T uses a panel based on Samsung’s own PVA technology. This stands for patterned vertical alignment and increases the viewing angle in the same way as MVA, although Samsung claims a viewing angle of 170 degrees – the same as Super-IPS.

BenQs FP882 is an example of the new influx of TFT screens that have recently hit the streets a quality screen offering plenty of real estate to play with. At 18in it dwarfs most 19in CRTs in viewable screen space, and offers both analog and DVI inputs, plus it has built in speakers.

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.

15IN Flat Screen