- Mar 29, 2010
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/elitedisplay-e271i-monitor-review,3598.html
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As far as benchmarks go, the E271is single greatest achievement is its excellent contrast. In fact, it delivers the best on/off result weve ever measured. The screen also delivers fantastic out-of-box grayscale accuracy and decent color performance. Even though youre not paying a calibrated-at-the-factory price, youre getting quality that comes very close. Our only complaint is below-average gamma values. This could easily be fixed with a firmware update, should HP decide to issue one. For business and entertainment use, however, we expect few would find fault with this new monitor.
Another impressive extra you get with the E271i is HPs Desktop Assistant software. This tool was bundled with many of the company's past displays, but this was our first opportunity to test drive it thoroughly. Having the ability to manage monitor settings from the desktop is much more convenient than using the OSD. And the by-eye calibration feature integrated into the package is unique, in our experience. We prefer making adjustments to the display directly, rather than creating look-up tables for our calibrations. But if you don't have access to meters and test patterns, HPs tools are really the next best thing. Then again, we found that the E271i is set up well enough from the factory that you'll probably want to set brightness to a comfortable level and leave the other options alone. Out-of-the-box performance is just that good."
A very decent monitor for the price.
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As far as benchmarks go, the E271is single greatest achievement is its excellent contrast. In fact, it delivers the best on/off result weve ever measured. The screen also delivers fantastic out-of-box grayscale accuracy and decent color performance. Even though youre not paying a calibrated-at-the-factory price, youre getting quality that comes very close. Our only complaint is below-average gamma values. This could easily be fixed with a firmware update, should HP decide to issue one. For business and entertainment use, however, we expect few would find fault with this new monitor.
Another impressive extra you get with the E271i is HPs Desktop Assistant software. This tool was bundled with many of the company's past displays, but this was our first opportunity to test drive it thoroughly. Having the ability to manage monitor settings from the desktop is much more convenient than using the OSD. And the by-eye calibration feature integrated into the package is unique, in our experience. We prefer making adjustments to the display directly, rather than creating look-up tables for our calibrations. But if you don't have access to meters and test patterns, HPs tools are really the next best thing. Then again, we found that the E271i is set up well enough from the factory that you'll probably want to set brightness to a comfortable level and leave the other options alone. Out-of-the-box performance is just that good."
A very decent monitor for the price.
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