Nec LCD1770NX
The new Nec Gamers screen has a totally new look, 12ms Phillips LG panel, nice gray and black body, and slides vertically up and down. Ergonomically speaking, it has the appreciable internal sector transformer, and two analogical and numeric inputs.
Nec also included a rotating stand and well conceived covered cable storage on the back of the screen. The power cord and connector cable fit under the back of the stand for a neater desk arrangement.
There is also another small innovation, not necessarily for the best, which put unprotected adjustment buttons under the screen. They appear fragile and we advise you not to play with them too much. This is too bad because Nec added a new, clear and practical OSD, that you really can’t take advantage of.
Color qualityThe 1770NX has nice, numerous and lively colors in games and movies even without adjustment. There is a slight overexposure in brighter areas. In comparison, the HS74P equipped with an AU 16ms has better detail in strongly lit areas-for example, the sky in Unreal is more detailed and pleasant than the Sony. Playing with adjustments in the OSD doesn’t improve results.
How to interpret the graph ? The X axis is 0 to 100, 0 is black and 100 is white.
When Delta E > 3 the desired colors is noticeably different from the one on the screen.
When 1 < Delta E < 2 colors are accurate. When Delta E < 1 the result is perfect.
After calibration, colors are better and there is more detail.
Viewing angles
As only TN panels are involved in this test, poor viewing angles were to be expected, especially vertical ones. There is no exception here and they are slightly better than the Sony. They are satisfactory but nothing to get excited about.
InterpolationThis screen doesn’t stand out in this area. In 1024X768 images appear stongly distorted, and below this it’s worse. Use this screen only in the standard 1280X1024.
Games
The panel is supposedly a 12ms and we assumed it was one of the fastest. This was true and this screen is well suited for games. It’s not the best, however, as the Samsung 13ms, Hydis 20 ms and AU Optronics 16ms showed less remanence.
By the way, to really notice this problem you have concentrate on a bright colored object on a dark background and move very slowly. So who would be affected by this? No one really.
Putting this screen next to a more reactive one you can notice a slight difference. This should only affect the most demanding users, CRT fans, who aren’t even impressed with the fastest flat screens.
Video
Once again three traditional problems came up in this area ; remanence, poor viewing angles, and significant dithering. All these add up to the possibility for an occasional short video session but nothing more.
Verdict
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