Belinea 10 50 76 (Belinea 10 20 20)

Member Name: Islander

Product:	Belinea 10 20 20
Date:	10/12/00 (129 review reads)
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Advantages: Picture quality, adjustments

Disadvantages: Only 15", adequate speakers

I have heard bad reports about this make of monitor lately, but to be honest, in the three years I have had mine it has been excellent. I’ve got the 10 50 76 model, which has a 15” FST screen, and built-in speakers and mic.

The picture quality is superb, very clear and easy to read and above all stable. There is an excellent range of refresh rates and at the resolution I normally use it at (800x600), I can use a refresh rate of 100 (anything under 72 is normally detected by the human eye as a flickering picture, so causing eyestrain and headaches), and as I am partially sighted (nearly blind in one eye) I can detect flickers more readily than most people as I don’t have true 3D vision.

There is an excellent range of adjustments in the On-Screen Display for colour, brightness contrast and screen geometry as well as volume. Although the speakers are not very powerful, they are more than adequate for most uses and are certainly more convenient than a set of desktop speakers as they save space and don’t need a separate power source.

The monitor is well made, and for me has been reliable, when I bought it, it was one of the few that met the more stringent European safety requirements concerning radiation emissions (in the case of this one TCO95), and due to the length of time I spend in front of it this was a major consideration.

Overall I have been very pleased with it and I would certainly consider another Belinea model when I upgrade.

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