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January 3, 2008

HP w1907 19in flat-panel monitor

The HP w1907 is an LCD monitor with built-in speakers that sports fewer physical adjustments than larger HP models, but is capable for home and office use.

This monitor's 19in widescreen silhouette bears a familiar resemblance to its bigger (22in and bigger) w-series siblings, but it's less adjustable. Still, with above-average text quality and built-in speakers, the HP w1907 is a good all-purpose display.

The w1907's base is actually cantilevered, rather than double-hinged, so it offers only a tilt and swivel mechanism. Two small nubs on either side of the HP w1907's silver-and-black stand secure and hide cables from frontal view. They're rudimentary protrusions that HP calls "cable management."

The glossy-screened HP w1907 did do very well in text tests, producing agreeably sharp text in office documents and web pages alike. It garnered enough praise to raise its score to Very Good in that test segment.

It did fine on our graphics test, getting a Good from the judges. They gave the HP w1907 high marks for natural colours on a photo of colorful fruits and web pages.

Skin-tone reproduction and screen brightness, although good, slightly paled in comparison with other monitors.

A glossy bezel, slightly thicker than most in this class of monitors, surrounds the HP w1907's screen, while a touch of silver wraps around the edge of the monitor, providing thin design accents.

This 19in widescreen has built-in speakers, located in the back of the monitor. They are adequate for operating system warnings and other beeps and pops from software applications. But for multimedia sounds, results are mixed. Audio in movies is sufficiently audible, but whispered dialogue is barely discernible to the ear. MP3 playback, on the other hand, is loud enough to hear. You can adjust the HP w1907's speaker volume using the two middle buttons out of the four silver onscreen display (OSD) buttons on the lower right of the display.

The HP w1907's OSD menu is easy to access and navigate. Controls include colour temperature, inside which you can find individual adjustments for each RGB channel.

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HP w1907 scored:
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The 2 most helpful reviews based on 90 reviews:

04 Dec 2007 DAVID, ADDLESTONE

10

Good Points

This product was the best looking in style, finish and quality i could find,it goes well with my HP computer was as easy as plugging it in to use,great sound though you will need speakers if you like your music or your games.The inbuilt speakers are good enough ,but add some external speakers and you've got a brilliant performing bit of kit, that looks and handles really well.It has some cool features for getting the exact look and feel, for either watching films playing games or just tinkering on your computer.The brightness and clarity is the best if seen and personally recommend .

Bad Points

I did'nt like the volume button but have external speakers in which i have more control over now.

14 Aug 2007 Jason, Poole

10

Good Points

I can't fault this monitor. My dad wants one, my sister wants one and my brother in law bought one....all after seeing mine !!!

Bad Points

None

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Tuesday, 03 June 2008

Reviewed by nosharpe

Star Rating: rating of 4

Duration of ownership: 180 days

Strengths:
Looks expensive, and picture clarity is excellent. Wide screen.

Weaknesses:
No DVI input, no head phones output and speakers are a bit feeble

Overall Evaluation:
A good quality branded monitor I would recommend.

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