Liyama ProLite B1906S Tyldesley
Iiyama's ProLite B1906S is a fine example available on the market in Tyldesley, with an old-school 1,280 x 1,024 resolution that's still perfectly acceptable for document work and web browsing. It required no setting up, as the sRGB colour temperature provided neutral greys and a good compromise between whites and blacks.
Risk Station Ltd
01942 797766
01942 797766
168 Elliott Street
Tyldesley
Tyldesley
Digitopia
01942 879879
01942 879879
242 Elliott St
Tyldesley
Tyldesley
Button Basher Games
01204 656939
01204 656939
312 Derby St
Bolton
Bolton
Eventura Ltd
01204 392900
01204 392900
Croft Ho St. Georges Sq
Bolton
Bolton
At Solutions Uk
01942 525445
01942 525445
84 Market Street
Hindley
Hindley
Media & Data Ltd
01942 888373
01942 888373
19 Oak St
Tyldesley
Tyldesley
Modus IT
07952 940259
07952 940259
42 Mancroft Avenue
Bolton
Bolton
Compurange Ltd
01204 651212
01204 651212
337 Derby St
Bolton
Bolton
Ideal Business Services Ltd
01942 209578
01942 209578
Hindley Business Centre Platt Lane
Hindley
Hindley
PC Solutions
01204 370655
01204 370655
Bolton Market,Unit 9 Ashburner Street
Bolton
Bolton
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Liyama ProLite B1906S
We're so used to seeing widescreen monitors come through the door that it's easy to forget just how many users still work with 4:3 monitors every day. Most manufacturers have been gradually phasing them out of their ranges, but those with an eye on business sales have kept a few standard models on the books.
Iiyama's ProLite B1906S is a fine example, with an old-school 1,280 x 1,024 resolution that's still perfectly acceptable for document work and web browsing. It required no setting up, as the sRGB colour temperature provided neutral greys and a good compromise between whites and blacks. With a 250cd/m2 backlight it isn't an overly bright TFT, but for work this is a blessing, and even when dealing with small text it never tired our eyes.
If you want to dim the screen further you'll have to switch to Normal colour to enable the brightness controls, and the eco mode does a quick job for you with several preset levels. At its lowest setting it's a little too dark for anything but white-background work, but a power draw of just 16W is impressive indeed. Even at full brightness we didn't see it top 23W, so somewhere in between proves the ideal green compromise.
And the quality of the image is very high, with perfectly smooth colour gradients and a uniform backlight. Small text was reproduced sharply, while images showed a decent level of detail in dark areas, and the 800:1 contrast held up well, despite being lower than most modern TFTs. The lightest grey shades were visible on a white background, but the black tests were a little less impressive, with the bottom end of our gradient ramps a little thin. This will be less of an issue for a monitor designed for document work.
And when you throw in a set of perfectly reasonable speakers and a stand that swivels, pivots to portrait mode and lifts through 110mm of height adjustment, the seemingly dear £140 price tag begins to look more reasonable. The low power consumption and impressive picture offsets that further, making the Iiyama PLB1906S an excellent work choice for those who wish the world of TFTs wasn't getting wider.
Iiyama's ProLite B1906S is a fine example, with an old-school 1,280 x 1,024 resolution that's still perfectly acceptable for document work and web browsing. It required no setting up, as the sRGB colour temperature provided neutral greys and a good compromise between whites and blacks. With a 250cd/m2 backlight it isn't an overly bright TFT, but for work this is a blessing, and even when dealing with small text it never tired our eyes.
If you want to dim the screen further you'll have to switch to Normal colour to enable the brightness controls, and the eco mode does a quick job for you with several preset levels. At its lowest setting it's a little too dark for anything but white-background work, but a power draw of just 16W is impressive indeed. Even at full brightness we didn't see it top 23W, so somewhere in between proves the ideal green compromise.
And the quality of the image is very high, with perfectly smooth colour gradients and a uniform backlight. Small text was reproduced sharply, while images showed a decent level of detail in dark areas, and the 800:1 contrast held up well, despite being lower than most modern TFTs. The lightest grey shades were visible on a white background, but the black tests were a little less impressive, with the bottom end of our gradient ramps a little thin. This will be less of an issue for a monitor designed for document work.
And when you throw in a set of perfectly reasonable speakers and a stand that swivels, pivots to portrait mode and lifts through 110mm of height adjustment, the seemingly dear £140 price tag begins to look more reasonable. The low power consumption and impressive picture offsets that further, making the Iiyama PLB1906S an excellent work choice for those who wish the world of TFTs wasn't getting wider.
System Specifications
19in widescreen TFT; 1,280 x 1,024 resolution; 5ms response time; 250cd/m2 brightness; 800:1 contrast ratio; DVI-D, D-SUB outs; 2 x 1W speakers; 3yr on-site warranty; 409 x 250 x 415-525mm (WDH); 6.4kg
Verdict
An impressive office TFT with high image quality and low power consumption
Author: David Bayon
