HP - 20" Widescreen Flat-Panel LED Monitor - Black

Very pleased with purchase and the price was right

I've owned HP products before and have always been SATISFIED!

This monitor from HP is a mid-grade monitor. The price point for its size is comparable to others in its size and feature class. Assembly was very easy with a snap together stand, no tools required, and like most LED monitors this one is very light and easy to handle. Nothing like the large 50lb CRT monitors of the past! The picture quality for this class of monitor seems to be pretty good. It's nothing like my edge-lit LED Samsung 23" full HD, but during high motion scenes in a movie it was not blurry and the picture was clear. Text seemed to be rendered well and the 1600x900 resolution, while not a full HD 1920x1080, still gives enough room and a high enough pixel density that most tasks will work fine on it. For business and home casual use this monitor would be more than adequate; however there are a couple of drawbacks worth mentioning. I found the viewing angle to be very narrow for a modern LED lit LCD, moving more than about 20 degrees off of center would result on a very large change in the picture with the edges becoming very bright and the image getting that weird "inverted" look that LCD monitors get when you are outside of their optimum viewing angle. If you have more than one person wanting to view this monitor at a time this may be an issue. Also, I found the color temperature to not be even across the entire image. The bottom of the screen is cooler with a pure white, while the top is warmer and whites appear to be more ivory. If you are trying to use this monitor for serious photo or video editing this will be a major concern. Finally, only including an analog VGA cable is ridiculous and really shows that this monitor is targeted at the general consumer/office market and not a serious user. Including a DVI cable would have been of marginal cost and it meant that for my review I had to use a laptop instead of a my desktop which only has dual DVI and an HDMI output, no analog VGA. There is also no HDMI input, just a VGA and a DVI. Overall this monitor is fine for its price point and intended market, just keep in mind that there are a few drawbacks for more serious users who will probably want to look elsewhere.

I bought this monitor to replace a monitor that no longer worked. The color and clarity is excellent...still using it. I tried to find a smaller one but this 20 inch HP, was the smallest monitor I could find. It's very easy to use. Just press the power button and you're all set.

My other HP monitor went out, so this was a quick replacement with what I could afford. It was replacing a 23" monitor, but after a few days, the smaller screen didn't affect me. If I were watching movies on it, I would miss my previous one more, but for the price I am very happy with this one.

This monitor was purchased to replace a monitor that would not power on. I was looking for a budget monitor at a low price, and chose this one that was available in store. The monitor is a good budget monitor if you are willing to accept some limitations. This monitor was designed to view directly form the front with a narrow field of view. You will have to adjust the tilt until the screen directly faces you to get the best image on screen. I also wish that it sat up higher, but that is a minor issue since it has a great tilt range build in. The colors and easy setup were appreciated, as well as the quick response time of the display. I know I show a lot of negatives, but this is not a bad display. Especially at its price point. I picked mine up in store, and actually saw one in operation, so I knew what I was getting when I purchased mine so that tells you it is not a terrible display since I chose this model over a slightly more expensive model that had a wider view distance for thirty dollars more. I also just noticed that it on clearance and it is a really nice price.

I replaced my older flat Monitor with this one and I immediately noticed how much lighter this Monitor weighed and how much more space on my desk I saved compared to my older flat Monitor. Pros: Digital and Analog Outputs, Automatic Out switching, light weight and thin, Colors look great regardless of using Analog or DigitalOutputs Cons: Hard to find good driver for Windows 8 and 8.1 Computer had trouble with screen flickering only during boot when using both Outputs. If you unplug the Digital Output during boot, this will get rid of the problem. Overall. For a great price this Monitor does the job of great looking colors and a sleek design

This monitor has very nice image quality for its price. About the only downside is that it does not "remember" whether or not it was turned on when AC power is interrupted, e. g. via a power strip that powers multiple systems. Even if I turned off the monitor using its power button prior to turning off the power strip, the monitor will come on unintentionally when the power strip is turned back on (although it does go into standby if the connected computer stays off).