Twist the FD Trinitron and Dynaflat together and you've created the LG Flatron 795FT+.
Written: Feb 10 '02 (Updated Feb 17 '02)
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Pros: Display Quality, USB hub, the Flatron flat tube offering Trinitron quality.
Cons: Control panel buttons rather small, hard to reach USB hub, a little pricey.
The Bottom Line: If you're looking for a monitor with the qualities of the Trinitron tube without the premium, the LG Flatron 795FT+ is the best thing for that. You won't regret it.
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| lavoisier's Full Review: LG Flatron 795FT Plus CRT Monitor |
When I was looking for a high quality 17" monitor that could really display my color photos very well along with DVD video, there are many choices. But all too often I had to reject them, due to the lack of color depth and saturation. Then I've narrowed my selection to the Sony FD Trinitrons, the variety of Mitsubishi Diamondtrons like the Samsung 700NF, and LG's proprietary Flatron tube. Well first I had a look at the Sony Trinitron tube monitors, they all seem to be rather expensive and all too often, I see distorted images on the edges and corners of the display, which is not very appealing when using it for my color photos, DVD video and many color intensive applications. The same thing basically happens with the Diamondtron based monitors, only that they have problems with their moir?on the display and that their colors aren’t as close as to the Trinitron tube. Then I've discovered the Flatron tube by LG, which says that they have a monitor that is flat inside and outside, unlike the ones that have flat outsides and curved insides to prevent distortion.
Using the Display
After using the display for almost a year now, I can really see how the display is much better than the Trinitrons and the Diamondtrons. The display was able to really aim for great colors and even my vacation photos that I've taken in several parts of the world, including Williamsburg, Virginia; Mount Rushmore; the Swiss Alps and many more have turned out much better than expected. Even viewing DVD movies isn't a pain in this monitor, because the colors are evenly distributed and there are no image distortions on the edges and corners of the screen to already sacrifice the quality of the screen. This is made even better by the flat external surface of the screen, which aids the reflection of light. With the conventional displays, light rays reflect in a scattered direction, leading to glare. But with the flat-faced display present in the monitor, it causes the reflection of the light rays to constantly go parallel, therefore displaying much better colors than their conventional display counterparts.
With the high maximum resolution of 1600x1200 and a recommended setting of 1280x1024, it makes viewing larger images much easier as a result of less scrolling through the screen. With a stripe pitch of 0.24mm, since it's a slot mask based tube (Kind of in between the Aperture Grill and Invar Shadow Mask), the pixel distribution is really up to the professional standards. Like many modern monitors, the display can automatically shut down the image transfer during prolonged periods of inactivity, thereby saving power, reducing the chance of failure. Even cooling the inside of the monitor is very quick and it really is much cooler than the heat generated from my older 17?monitor, let alone the monitors that I've used in the past. The 3 year quickswap replacement warranty program by LG, makes it easy for owners to replace the monitor without paying, in case any unit is ever poorly made.
However with the onscreen digital controls, the screen was easy to follow, except that the control panel rather has small buttons and for those who have rather wide fingers could find it hard to really change the display settings. Other features of this monitor include an integrated USB hub that includes 4 downstream and the one upstream port to connect to the back of your computer, for connecting your digital peripherals like your printer, scanner, digital camera, cable for your handheld computer and many more devices that use the USB connector. But if you constantly plug and unplug peripherals like your digital camera, the USB port can be very hard to reach.
At 16.33x17.2x17.3 (width x depth x height, all in inches) this monitor is rather bulky and at 46.2 lbs., it's really heavy for a 17"?monitor, and you don't really want to constantly lug the display from place to place.
Recommendation
At a price of $230, this monitor is really a steal compared to some of the Mitsubishi Diamondtron based products and the Sony Trinitron based displays. As the prime competitor of the Samsung DynaFlat displays, it really is the upgraded version of the DynaFlats. But many people won't notice the features right away though. It all the credit really goes to the aperture grill monitor qualities. With a 16" viewable area, it makes it even a better value compared to those budget 17" monitors. Because the monitor has a lot of features for the money, many would really go for it and even replace their older 17" or even smaller displays. Once you've used it, you're less likely to go back to your older monitor.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 230
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