Product Description

You will be enchanted by the new avant-garde design of ultra slim 18.1" TFT LCD display. Dual-pivot/'Smart swivel' ergo stand holds the optimal viewing angle. Unique Sony infrared user sensor maximizes the energy savings. Ambient light sensor adjusts to room lighting changes automatically. Dual inputs allows for easy operation with two PCs - DVI-I (digital/analog) and HD15 (analog). USB Hub (2 up/2 down), integrated stereo speakers and headphone jack, separate 'media engine' for discrete digital cabling - all is calculated to ensure the performance matching the appearance.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7337 in Personal Computers
• Brand: Sony
• Model: SDMN80
• Platforms: Windows NT 4, Windows NT 3.5, Windows Me, Windows 3.1, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, Windows, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT 5, Netware, Windows 2000, Windows 98, OS/2, Linux, DOS, Windows NT
• Display size: 18.1

Features

• 18-inch flat-panel display
• Special antiglare screen coating for high-contrast images
• Up to 1,280 x 1,024 resolution
• Sony Advanced Auto ImageSet technology
• Ultraslim cabinet in a unique titanium-and-black design

Amazon.com Product Description
The sleek and stylish SDM-N80 flat-panel monitor is so gorgeous you'll wish it used more desk space. At just 7 inches deep and 17 inches across,it leaves almost too much extra room for highlighting your unwashed coffee mugsand paperclip art.

The SDM-N80's titanium frame contains two speakers to further reduce clutter, and the Gigabit Video Interface uses only one cable for all connections, so you won't have to hassle with frustrating cords. This beauty has brains as well, with an optimal resolution of 1,280 x 1,024 and an 85 Hz refresh rate. The antiglare hard coat allows crisp graphics to be seen under overly bright conditions, and the impressive 350:1 contrast ratio provides clear color separation and an exceptionally vivid picture.

Included in the box are all the necessary cables, including the USBconnection, as well as a Macintosh adapter, rear cover, and cushioned pads.Sony's product warranty offers a full three years of coverage for parts andlabor, with 12 months' coverage on the backlight.

From the Manufacturer
The N80 technologically advanced computer display boasts a spacious 18.1-inch TFT Ultra-Slim LCD panel in a unique and fashionable metallic blue and titanium design. Screen images are bright and colorful, thanks to rich color processing, Advanced Digital FlexRes and Auto ImageSet technologies. The N80 features GVIF technology, which allows a separate freestanding video, audio, and power unit to be stored out of sight.

Customer Reviews

High Technology, Superb Build, Gracefully Styled Design
We have owned our SONY SDM-N80 for 2.5 years & we enjoy its high-level function & understated style daily. Once I decided I was going to build a computer to better position ourselves for future upgrades, I knew the monitor had to be a choice of quality, utility & form.

Sure, you can get a boxy CRT monitor for super cheap these days, taking up your space, - but an LCD is most likely the wish now, right?....No worries, LCD prices are falling!

So, helpful pushes toward SONY's SDM-N80:
1. Classical, understated design which inspires!
2. If you go for an LCD, make sure it's Digital (otherwise it's a bit of a waste technologically speaking) => This model offers both Analog & Digital capabilities
3. Truly clutterless workspace with one-cord, break-out box
4. Base has two USB ports, act as a hub for other peripherals, -clever & helps hide more cables, et cetera
5. SONY picture quality
6. SONY reliability (especially since we're here rating it high after 2.5 years of ownership)
7. *You DO NOT want to save a little now & look at beige/black plastic framing bezels for the next some odd years! ;)

...P>One thing that's VERY nice about this LCD is the dual input option. The base break-out box has 2 video inputs (w/ USB & Audio input). The inputs are configured as one normal VGA port & one DVI port. The cable that comes with monitor is a DVI to analog converter cable so you can hook up 2 normal PCs right out of the box, - quite handy. Two PCs may be utilized at once, - switching between them with one button-press; highly convenient features.

The speakers are tiny yet sufficient, but, you're not buying an LCD monitor & comparing speaker quality. Thus, SONY includes them, plus provides jacks for upgraded audiophiles.

Video quality is excellent. The display is very high contrast & colors are rich, textured, realistic & vibrant, like SONY Trinitrons of legend. The LCD we received had no defective pixels.

The viewing angle isn't quite as broad as some, - but plenty wide.

The A/D Converter is of superb quality. On other LCD's the sharp pixel boundaries are jittery, - here, it's rock solid.

The scaling of input signals is wonderful. The LCD smoothes out scaled images, so you are treated to a very smooth picture.

Ok.
Good luck to you.
I'll leave you to choose with your priorities.(...my wife has been happier with my monitor choice than with my computer-building skills). ;)

I know there are better contrast ratios to be had on LCDs or bigger sizes for less dough, - but we'll be getting another SONY SDM-N80 from Amazon; 18" & superb build quality is big, better & best enough!

***Wait until you get the reactions from guests at the home office! "FOR-get-aboutit!!" You'll see Delight, Awe, Respect & then a little friendly Jealousy come into their eyes! Then, you'll know. You made the right LCD decision.