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Written by Mikhail Ivanenkov
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Wednesday, 27 June 2007 |
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The menu controls are self-explanatory. However a couple features really stand out. For one thing, there's a very useful Auto button. Rather than having to go through several OSD menus to get automatic calibration, you can now do it with the press of one button. Even better is the "Turbo" key. This has 3 brightness presets, labeled "picture", "text", and "economy". Each one is dimmer than the last. You can cycle through them by continuously pressing the Turbo key.
It's an incredible feature as most times you can quickly and effectively switch between settings depending on the application without having to manually adjust the brightness. For instance, you can now read text ("text" or "economy" setting) and then play some Doom 3 (incredibly dark game, set to "picture" mode) without having to always re-adjust the brightness. As far as the buttons themselves go, they're nicely sized and simply a joy to press.
The back is pretty simple. There are two rows of ventilation holes near the top. These are necessary as I found the 729A to heat up quite a bit after extended use (almost as much as a CRT). There are also 4 brass mounting holes here for wall mounting (I presume). Unfortunately no explanation is given as to exactly how this works. Furthermore, the swivel neck can't be removed without taking the monitor apart, so even if you did figure out a way to mount in you'd still be left with a dangling neck. On the other hand, there are plenty of other displays built with this particular feature in mind. The 729A is meant to sit on a desk, plain and simple.
All the cables connect to their corresponding outlets below the top bezel in the back. It's nice to see the jacks pointing down (rather than out) as this favors both gravity and space saving. Sadly the cables are a bit short (particularly the AC adapter), so you'll need to have your wall outlets/surge protector and PC close to the display to avoid stretched wires.
Two other noteworthy aspects are depth and motion range, neither of which the 729A excels in. Although aside from looks the extra thickness of the display doesn't matter, the motion range does. The screen swivels maybe a total of 25 degrees (estimated), meaning you'll have to sit either directly at eye level or slightly above the display. This isn't too much of an issue since LCD angle "viewability" has been improved on significantly (meaning that even if you're not looking directly at the screen you can still see it well if not off by more than a few degrees). The 729A is particularly good about this.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 June 2007 )
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