Review Date:10th August 2001 Reviewed By: Clinton "SileNceR" Warburton Product: Philips 107p10 Monitor Rating: 9.5/10 Manufacturer: Philips Electronics

As you can see, this monitor does a very high range of resolutions and refresh rates, hitting 75HZ @ 1600x1200, something no other 17" monitor, not even the legendary 17" Sony Trinitron can reach. The detail at 1920x1440 is a little blurred, however if I had a video card such as the GeForce 3 or GeForce 2 Ultra that could run games at such "crazy" resolutions, im sure the resolution would be fine (for gaming not desktop use), and basically "eliminate" the need for Full Screen Anti-Aliasing (FSAA).

I managed to get the monitor to reach 160Hz @ 640x480, and 115Hz @ 1024x768. Both of these refresh rates are very respectable for the resolutions they match with, especially considering the 17" nature of the monitor.

Running the monitor at 1920x1440, text was blurred and far too small for every day use, however I found it was fine for using IRC for short periods of time. My only complaint, even at this HUGE resolution, my ICQ contact list still had to be scrolled in show online users only mode :D. The color of my background looks far better and vibrant as compared to the monitor this one replaces, and all the images appear far crisper.

The first thing you may notice after buying this (or any other Flat Screen arperture grille) monitor is that it looks like it is concave (bends in). This is due to your eyes being used to converting a Convex image into the semblance of a flat one when using a normal CRT monitor. Your eyes quickly adapt, however and the image begins to actually LOOK and seem flatter and more accurate. This creates another problem, any other CRT monitors other than Flat-Screens begin to give you the impression of looking into a fish bowl... your eyes do begin to adapt quite fast when switching monitors so this isn't that much of a problem.

Another slight problem inherent and a required evil with Arperture grilles are the thin support wires which help support the screen when the pixels get hot. Basically, the screen is too flat and has trouble supporting itself. There is one small (approx 1/10th mm) line about 1/3 of the way down the screen running horizontally, and another at 2/3 of the way down. These lines, while ugly, are unobtrusive, as they can only be seen on white or light colors. The lines are one of the easiest way to tell if someone has a truly flat (arperture grille) screen as compared to attempts at flatness as attempted by some cheaper brand monitor manufacturers. The arperture grille lines grow to be invisible to the eye unless you are using the monitor very closely for graphical work on a white background or are specifically looking for them.