If you're looking for something arty to adorn a corporate front desk or shop counter the LG stands out from the crowd. It looks great from the front and sides thanks to a ceramic finish to the casing but the detailing has continued on round the back. But it takes more than looks to make a great monitor and the big question here is whether the L19180Q can justify its screamingly high price?

Sadly it was one of the worst of the bunch in terms of quality, thanks largely due to poor performance during the gaming and DVD playback tests. It also performed poorly in the colour transitions. The ability to display detail in both dark and light areas was acceptable.

Nonetheless there are some interesting features. It can rotate to portrait mode and also tilt so far backwards that it's facing the other way. Now for the clever bit - it automatically adjusts the image so that the person opposite sees the image the right way up - potentially very useful in a glitzy retail environment. You can also adjust the height of the monitor.

There are also some decent image adjustments too. The colour temperature can be set from 5700K to 9300K spread across five increments. Plus there's a user defined RGB combination. This is also one of the few monitors to ship with screen calibration software and, while it's basic, it's easy to use and well explained. Unfortunately, the four menu buttons, under the bottom rim of the display to the left of the power button, are touch sensitive and very frustrating to use as they're less than a fingertip width apart.

Ultimately, for those willing to overlook the relatively low quality and high price, you'll find one of the sexiest screens on the market.