I'll have a P please Bob ! (Hansol 710 P)

Member Name: Slim Lee

Product:	Hansol 710 P
Date:	15/12/00 (296 review reads)
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Advantages: Great image and really great price if you shop around

Disadvantages: It is large (well it's a 17" screen) so make sure you have the space

I can honestly say that a few weeks ago I knew absolutely nothing about monitors. If they came on and worked I didn’t really worry about them in the slightest. Until mine started acting up that is.

It’s a little old and therefore dated for the applications I am now asking it to run. I finally accepted that it must be consigned to the scrapheap and replaced with a more capable piece of kit.

The first decision was easy. I need (want really) a bigger screen, so I first waded through the opinions here on DooYoo on 17” monitors. It didn’t make my choice any easier as everyone rated each of the monitors highly. I set a budget of £200 for my new monitor (shame there isn’t a budget section on DooYoo for this!).

So I trawled the internet, looking at various models within my price limit on various sites such as buy.com, jungle.co.uk, insight.com and dabs.com (I found these to be the best ones). IT took almost a week to narrow the search down to a few models, but I eventually picked the Hansol 710P from the vast selection on offer.

In the end there wasn’t much to choose between jungle.com and dabs.com for price. I picked dabs.com as they were slightly cheaper (at £159.79) and had the quickest delivery time (so they claimed anyway). The nearest comparative monitor I could find to the 710P was a full £35 more for a similar specification.

Why / how did I choose it? Well, the Hansol 710P monitor gives a high resolution and refresh rate, which was the most important area I considered after screening (what a BAD pun I’m so sorry) out other models for price. The dot pitch of 0.26mm is also a good factor at this level. These features together provide a crisp picture, even at the maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200.

According to the manufacturers it has been specifically designed for detailed applications such as CAD work. I personally do not use it for this at home, but I do use CAD applicati
ons at work and would feel very confident of the 710P performing well on them. The picture is of an equal, if not better quality to the CAD monitors I have used in my work.

Hansol 710P Main Features:

• 17" screen (with 16" actual viewing screen area)
• Maximum resolution 1600 x 1200 (runs at 75Hz)
• 0.26mm dot pitch
• 5 languages in the on screen display (OSD)
• “Degauss” function which eliminates the build-up of magnetic fields
• Fully Windows 95, 98 and ME compatible
• PC and Mac compatible (adapter needed for Mac)
• Three year on site warranty

Most of the other 17” monitors on the market right now will not give the display capabilities available here. I found most at this price range (£150 to £200) offer a maximum resolution of 1280 x 1040 with a dot pitch of 0.27mm at best. Essentially this lower dot pitch should give the monitor a more detailed and less flickering display. The higher the refresh rate (in Hz) then the less flicker will be seen by the human eye. I can’t make any flicker out at all (whereas with my previous monitor I could just make out a slight flickering).

It complies with MPR-II, Energy Star guidelines, and with TCO 99 standards for low radiation, heat reduction, and energy efficiency. It is classified as a class B digital product and complies with the relevant legislation (i.e. it shouldn’t interfere with any local radio frequencies). Not something I had even considered but still nice to know in hindsight.

The 5 Language OSD (On-screen display) is simple and straightforward to use (it has to be for me to adjust anything!). I found the configuration and set-up to be quick and easy too (it comes supplied with the windows drivers on a 1.44mb floppy disk). On boot up with the new monitor attached the system will guide you through the steps.

I have used it so far on many differen
t applications and have found it has increased the efficiency and speed of my system (but I was using a poor monitor so I wouldn’t read too much into this). I can now realistically play DVD movies on my system. Trying to watch them before on a 15” screen was a nightmare and must have been extremely bad for my eyesight.

I am very impressed by the Hansol 710P so far and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to upgrade their 15” monitor or who are looking for an inexpensive replacement.

Very good value for money indeed, with a three year guarantee to boot!


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On a final point I have to say well done to dabs.com (they delivered within 48 hours of receiving my order by email). No dents, all the parts in the box and an email confirmation every step of the way.

Nice one!



• Update - March 2001


I've now been using this for over three months and not a solitary problem with it so far. One of the best computer buys i've made to date.

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