Based on this forum bringing this monitor to my attention, I did a little research, read these threads, and decided to order the monitor. I finally received the L70a last week from Esystor ($527 shipped) . It took exactly one week from the day I ordered online until the day I received the monitor.
General comments and observations. The monitor came in the manufacturers box and was not double boxed as some outlets do, but regardless, came undamaged.
The monitor (all beige in color) came ready to use with no assembly required (except cables and power). Included are a VGA cable (app 4?), the power pack, a USB cable, a quick start guide, and a CD-ROM which contained the manual and drivers.
The monitor pivots up/down with sufficient range to find a pleasant angle and also pivots quite a bit left/right as well. The monitor has the following inputs: power in, analog video input, digital video input, one USB in (to computer), two USB outs (for cameras, keyboards, joysticks, etc)
I was disappointed that a DVI cable was not included with the monitor since I primarily bought this monitor to take advantage of my ATI Radeon video card with a DVI output. I live in a major metropolitan area but could not find a computer store that sold DVI monitor cables so I wound up having to mail order a DVI video cable at a cost of almost $40 and a 5 day wait. So part of the low price can partly be explained by the absence of a DVI monitor cable.
First thing I noticed was that the supplied VGA cable was too short to connect the monitor to my computer ( due to the layout of my computer desk and location of components). So I had to run out and buy an extension cable. After I turned on my computer, Windows automatically recognized the monitor and installed the proper driver. Setup was easy with the one ?touch adjust button. I did notice ghosting on the screen which I later found out was caused by running an extension video cable. I did not notice any ?dead? or stuck pixels on the monitor.
The real test began when I received my DVI cable yesterday. I connected the cable and started my computer (1280x1024 60Hz) and all I can say is WOW. What a clear, sharp, and bright display. The colors were vibrant and bright. I watched TV on the monitor (All in Wonder Radeon card) and played a movie DVD and noticed no streaking or ghosting of moving images. I?m not a gamer so I can?t comment on how the monitor handles extremely fast graphics. Viewing angles were good (horizontal and vertical) but the best image was looking directly at the monitor.
One problem I did find was a line that appeared horizontally across the center of the monitor during the POST sequence and splashscreen right after I powered up the computer. This line disappeared once the computer booted into Windows. I found out the problem is related to some ATI video cards (and possibly others) running in DVI mode and requires a BIOS update to the video card.
The cable connections could be designed better. All the cable/power/USB connectors on the monitor point down so all the cables come in from the bottom and up into the monitor. The problem is all the cables route in front of the pedestal, so if you are looking at the monitor, all the cables are readily visible. Not a problem, but aesthetically could have been designed better.
Bottom line, I am very happy with this monitor and think it?s a helluva deal at the price I paid and would not hesitate to recommend it to others.
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