The Umax MaxVision V7 is a budget model, with very little in the way of specifications to tempt, nor does it have the performance to whet your appetite. While most of its scores were on par with the CMV that we used as the yardstick, there were a few problems (namely with displaying truly black blacks) that made the real-world 3D test unpassable.
Where the Umax did shine was with a perfect horizontal viewing angle, and with DVD playback, where the colours were fine and the images crisp. The unit had a 15ms response time -- a little bit faster than 16ms models -- but we really couldn’t tell the difference between them when it came to real world use.
Physically the MaxVision V7 had one of the largest bezels we’d seen on a TFT to date, but its bulk was somehow diminished by the stand and the overall design.
Like the Auriga 17MLV-1 the Umax MaxVision 17 only came with a 14-day faulty pixel warranty, so you’d hope that any defects appeared then, not later, as they wouldn’t be honoured as defects but be taken as ‘wear and tear’. While the price is low, the features and pixel policy leave it behind.