LG W2242S-PF

Nice 22" Widescreen display (787 words)
by Idiophreak - written on 09/06/10 (Very useful, 102 readings)
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Here I sit, looking about me for things to review...and then it hits me...the screen...right in front of me...I could review that...so here goes. I m a bit of a computer geek from way back...I ve built many of my own PCs, I ve always taken an interest in the latest and greatest technology and I love researching which product I m about to buy. It seems, then, that my purchasing of the W2242S should have been carefully thought about before hand. In fact, it was anything but. Having moved into my new home last year, we were frantically trying to "finish" the place...to have a place for everything, everything in its place, as they say. I d managed to bully the ...

LG W2242S-PF

22" monitor for £116?! Sounds dodgy to me! (374 words)
by bobsta - written on 01/02/09 (Very useful, 876 readings)
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A couple of years ago, a 22" monitor would have cost you £400 - £500. Today some of the top range ones still cost in the region of £400 but luckily prices have come down for middle and low range monitors. I picked up the LG W2242S-PF for £115 from Tesco. Even on the popular web sites, the prices being quoted were £150 upwards. Had I bought a dud?! Fear not, it turned out to be a damn good purchase. Inside the box, you get an installation CD (which is pointless as you can download the latest driver from LG), a manual, VGA and power cables, the monitor stand and of course, the monitor itself. The monitor is surprisingly very light but the stand is solid. Assembly was ...