Product Description

The innovative floating frame design of Sony's SDM-HS53 Flat Panel LCD complements any room in your home. Images are crisp and responsive whether you're working, playing games or surfing the Internet. It is simple to set up so you're up and running in no time. It is Sony's best value flat panel LCD.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4337 in Personal Computers
• Brand: Sony
• Model: SDM-HS53/H
• Display size: 15

Features

• 1,024 x 768 resolution
• 0.297 mm dot pitch, 400:1 contrast ratio
• Fast 30 ms response time
• Modern styling, attractive case
• PC and Mac compatible; 3-year warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
The innovative floating frame design of Sony's SDM-HS53 flat panel LCD adds a curvy touch of sleek modernism to your desktop--but it's more than just another pretty face. With a native resolution of 1,024 x 768 0.297 mm dot pitch, and a fast 30 ms response time, the images on this 15-inch screen are crisp and responsive whether you're working, playing games, or surfing the Internet. Clear analog transmission and simple plug-and-play connectivity will have you up and running in no time. Sony provides a generous three-year warranty, covering parts, labor and backlight.

What's in the Box
Monitor, AC power cord, sord strap, PC/Mac utility CD ROM + user's manual, HD15 video cable, limited warranty card, quick setup guide

From the Manufacturer
The innovative floating frame design of Sony's SDM-HS53 Flat Panel LCD complements any room in your home. Images are crisp and responsive whether you're working, playing games, or surfing the internet. It's simple to set up so you're up and running in no time. It's Sony's best value flat panel LCD.

Customer Reviews

Great mix of quality and style
I recently picked up this LCD display because my old moniter was seeing the last of its days. i looked at a lot of displays, and i ended up with this one because it was affordable. i was pleasantly suprised at the quality of this product, and it looks really cool. if you are looking at a new moniter this is most likely the one for you!

Replaced 17" Princeton CRT
..... This flat panel is plug and play ; disconnected my old 17" Princeton CRT and connected the Sony in about 15 min. The panel is very light and certainly takes up a lot less desk space. I read the 7/24/03 review on cnet.com where the editor writes a goofy analysis ... "The Sony SDM-HS53 attempts to come off as slick and stylish, but it just ends up looking smudged. Its wide bezel--an inch and a half on the sides, an inch on the top and bottom--is made of shiny, black, reflective plastic that seems to serve no purpose other than to show off fingerprints on CNET"; then she writes ... "What the SDM-HS53 lacks in looks, it makes up for in performance". That's why I bought it. This is a new product, it was released by Sony on 2/3/03.

Great LCD
Simply a great LCD. Very crisp on both graphics and text--even if you scroll slowly you can still read the text. I don't play many high-speed, 3-D games but the ones I do are handled perfectly. The only con so far is that the screen controls are not very intuitive. Takes a bit of work if you need to adjust the screen though I have not really needed to do so because the setup was super-easy plug and play. Also, the Sony 3 year warranty was a strong selling point for me. I know prices are coming down but this is a fairly new product so I like the security that offers. As far as style it looks great sitting on my desk. Very sleek lines and thin profile. I would recommend getting the gray or black trim as the monitor with the white edge seems to make it just a bit harder to read text and it almost seemed that the screen was running off the edge (hard to explain). The dark color makes a nice contrast as well. All in all I think Sony did a great job on this monitor but if you can afford it I would check out the 17" as well. For me this monitor works just fine.
***Four months later...Still working well but something I noticed from the start but forgot to mention was that sometimes when the monitor is first turned on there is a slight blurring of the image in the middle of the screen. It is minor and does seem to go away after less than an hour but it is visible. Note that this only happens when the monitor on/off button has been used. If I just let the comp log out by itself the monitor does not have any problems. And about my only complaint is that the screen stand is not adjustable enough. Only vertical motion in the stand, otherwise you have to move the whole monitor. Not a big deal but more mobility would be nice.