TN+film technology is infamous for an off-axis yellow shift, and unfortunately because the OptiClear coating improves microcontrast as well, the yellow shifts appear to be exaggerated. That is to say, when you look straight on at the 19” monitor, color is superb. As you move away from the central viewing position, however, the whites start to turn yellow, much like a laptop screen. It’s more noticeable with the coating, and with these 19” panels (rather than 17” panels). Still, the color compromise is what gives you the better pixel refresh performance over PVA solutions like the Samsung Syncmaster 920T. NEC’s first place award with the LCD1770NX last time and strong showing this time really shows that their engineers understand what they’re doing.

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