S-Video LCD Monitors

The Bottom Line: The 24-inch Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP display delivers across the board in performance, design, and features. It excelled with movies and games, making it not only an excellent choice as an entertainment display, but also great for everyday Windows tasks.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 24 in - Widescreen, 1920 x 1200, Silver, 0.27 mm, 6 ms

The Bottom Line: Dell's UltraSharp 2407WFP-HC widescreen monitor gives you tons of input flexibility, strong moving image quality, and a handful of other features that will endear you to it as a digital entertainment display. It's not as strong as we'd like with static images, however, making this display not as well suited to demanding image and graphics professionals.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 24 in - Widescreen, 1920 x 1200 / 60 Hz, 0.27 mm, 6 ms

The Bottom Line: If not for the short warranty, the Gateway FPD2275W would have taken home an Editors' Choice award for its winning design, feature set, and performance. If you can live with a one-year warranty (or spring for the extended coverage), we recommend this stellar 22-inch wide-screen LCD.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 22 in - Widescreen, 1680 x 1050 / 60 Hz, 0.282 mm, 5 ms

The Bottom Line: The Dell UltraSharp 2707WFP is expensive and not quite up to the task for professional imaging, but its elegant design, big screen, and copious extras will appeal to those with a big budget.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 27 in - Widescreen, 1920 x 1200 / 60 Hz, Silver, 0.303 mm, 6 ms

The Bottom Line: Dell's 24-inch wide-screen LCD delivers excellent image quality and a ton of connectivity options, including video inputs and picture-in-picture settings. Add in a great price, and the Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP is the best value in its class.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 24 in - Widescreen, 1920 x 1200 / 60 Hz, Silver, 0.27 mm, 6 ms

The Bottom Line: The attractive Dell UltraSharp 2007FP combines superior image quality, a full range of adjustment options, and a fair price. The result is a 20-inch LCD that's hard to beat.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 20.1 in, 1600 x 1200 / 60 Hz, Silver, 0.255 mm, 16 ms

The Bottom Line: The Dell UltraSharp 2007WFP, a 20-inch wide-screen LCD, serves up a winning combination of features, image quality, and adjustability--all for a very reasonable price.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 20.1 in - Widescreen, 1680 x 1050 / 60 Hz, Silver, 0.258 mm, 16 ms

The Bottom Line: The HP f2105 is an excellent 21-inch LCD for entertainment, home, and business computing.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 21 in, 1680 x 1050 / 60 Hz, 0.27 mm, 16 ms

The Bottom Line: The BenQ FP231W is great for viewing horizontal spreadsheets or multiple documents at once.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 23 in, 1920 x 1200, 0.258 mm, 16 ms

The Bottom Line: The Samsung SyncMaster 930MP delivers a plethora of ports, a built-in TV tuner, and good image quality for computing and video viewing; still, there are better multipurpose LCDs on the market.

Specs: LCD display / TFT active matrix, 19 in, 1280 x 1024, 0.294 mm, 25 ms