Sony HMD-A220

Description: Model ID HMD-A220 / Sony HMD-A220 - Display - CRT - 17" - 1280 x 1024 / 65 Hz - 0.24 mm - VGA (HD-15) - white / Stylish and sleek, this ... more

Sony HMD-A220 ... feature-rich display offers stunning image quality. With 16 inches of viewable image size, you've got the visual terrain to explore multiple windows, panoramic images, and endless documents. Play games. Surf the Net. View fine text. Download dazzling images off the web. The FD Trinitron CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) renders vibrant colors with excellent saturation, so graphics look better.

The CRT, fine .24mm-.25mm aperture grill pitch and precise onscreen digital controls make the HMD-A220 a lot of image for the money. The FD Trinitron CRT is exceptionally flat. The flatter the CRT, the less the picture distorts from edge to edge. Flat also means less glare. Also reducing glare, the high-contrast black screen coating deflects ambient light and reduces washout. That means less eyestrain and more productive viewing sessions.

Newest Review: ... the monitor to a slightly less sharp angle. In short, it's an okay monitor, however I do have a couple of fairly serious ... more

... quibbles with it. Firstly, the geometry is very poor. I found it impossible to get a perfectly square image despite fiddling with the controls for hours. There is also a problem with size consistency across the width of the screen; this is more noticeable when playing games than when just using Windows applications. In side-scrolling games I've played I have noticed that objects coming in from the right hand side of the screen start off squashed horizontally, before becoming full size once in the middle, and get...more

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Sony HMD-A220: Nice price, shame about the geometry... (339 words)
by - written on 03/07/02 (Useful, 621 readings)
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I found this little flatscreen 17" Trinitron baby on ebuyer.com last July for about £200 ex VAT. Looked like an absolute bargain, and indeed when I received it I was very impressed. Not only is it beautifully designed, it is functional too, with a four port powered USB hub built in. The only thing I have to gripe about with the design is the stand, which is a completely detachable (and potentially loseable!) piece of plastic, tilting the monitor to a slightly less sharp angle. In short, it's an okay monitor, however I do have a couple of fairly serious quibbles with it. Firstly, the geometry is very poor. I found it impossible to get a perfectly square ... Read the complete review

The A220's big brother (817 words)
by - written on 04/12/01 (Very useful, 522 readings)
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I expect you have heard about Sony. They have been producing home viewing in the form of Televisions for many years and along with their product comes a garauntee of quality. Chances are that you own a Sony TV if you rate excellence as a pre requisite when purchasing. They not only producing viewing material. They also produce the highly successful Playstation series and top quality Hi Fi products as well as Cameras, Walkmans and Videos. In fact, home entertainment is their business. Which is why when they decided to venture into Monitors for PC`s, they brought with them their vast range of design,development and product superiority with them and put ... Read the complete review

Sony HMD-A220: Product v. good - service mixed (210 words)
by - written on 28/10/01 (Useful, 250 readings)
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Before we start this product is very smart and has an excellent picture - better than any other monitor (including Flat Screen) I have used so far, but ..... The CRT design requires 2 wires to support the screen and this results in 2 very very faint lines on screen. Only really visible when the screen is white , they annoyed me for a couple of weeks but now I don't notice them. Recommend you see the monitor working before buying. Sadly my original monitor failed and the warranty did not meet my expectations. A 3 year 'on-site exchange warranty' is promised in the documentation. In fact the exchange is for a refurbished monitor and only if ... Read the complete review

Technical Details for Sony HMD-A220

Product Description	Sony HMD-A220 - display - CRT - 17"
Device Type	Display / CRT
Colour	White
Dimensions (WxDxH)	46 cm x 44.1 cm x 37.8 cm
Weight	19 kg
Diagonal Size	17"
Viewable Size	16"
Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch	0.24 mm
Max Resolution	1280 x 1024 / 65 Hz
Image Aspect Ratio	4:3
Compliant Standards	Plug and Play, FCC Class B certified, MPR II, CSA, UL, TUV, TUV GS, DDC-1, DDC-2B, DHHS, EN 60950, EPA Energy Star, ISO 9241, NUTEK, PTB, TCO '92, VESA DPMS
Power	AC 200/240 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Consumption Operational	115 Watt
Manufacturer Warranty	1 year warranty