HP W2207H 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

List Price: $408.00 Discount Price: $329.99

Features:

• Panel type: 22 in Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor w/BrightView Panel
• Full Ergonomics / Height Adjustment, Swivel and Tilt
• 1680 x 1050 Resolution and 1000:1 Contrast Ratio
• 5 ms response time
• 24.2 Lbs (WxLxH) 11.38" x 20.61" x 10.43"

Accessories:

3-Year Extended Service Plan - Covers Electronic Items $201-$500 - Repair

Customer Reviews:

Watch out for GLARE... [Posted on 2008-07-13]
Hello Folks,

This is an absolutely beautiful monitor. I could not ask for/don't need more crisp definition, faster refresh rate, and/or more vivid colors.

There is one big problem though: GLARE

If you are like me, and have windows behind you, know that you will get enormous amount of glare. That "bright view panel" is acting like a sheet of glass.

I still give it a 5 star rating because it is such a beautiful monitor...but please be mindful of where you are going to have this monitor in relation to nearby lighting.

John

HP w2207h Review [Posted on 2008-07-17]
I purchased this monitor because I just got an LG BluRay burner and needed a compliant monitor with HDCP to view and write BluRay. I checked several monitors at Best Buy and the HP looked the best with the best stand. I'm very pleased with the performance of the monitor but the HP software that came with it crashed my computer so I removed it and used the software that came with my new EV3A NVIDIA graphics board. This works great with the only negative that the image must be rotated 90 deg. manually when in portrait mode not automatically like with the HP software. I highly recommend this monitor.

nice to look at and great picture quality [Posted on 2008-07-18]
I have the W2207 (same as this except with different inputs), and it goes perfectly with my black Macbook. . it is just so beautiful. Both form factor and screen. More bright than I need, I actually have to turn it down a bit. Fantastic monitor.

Best Buy: Good quality, Good price. [Posted on 2008-07-21]
I am very pleased with this monitor. Looks very nice on my desk, the resolution is good and the price was right. Like they said, the sound from the speakers is just so-so, but enough to listen videos from youtube, etc. In summary, I would recommend to anyone thinking on a 22" monitor.

4.5 stars - very good, highly recommended [Posted on 2008-07-21]
I've had this for 6 weeks. It worked flawlessly right out of the box -- I didn't need to fiddle with the color/brightness/contrast settings at all.

The display's picture and video quality is outstanding with rich colors and deep blacks. When I bought my Dell XPS laptop, I paid extra to upgrade to an LED display, which is better than the standard one. I used to love my laptop's display - until I got this HP monitor!

Text quality is good to excellent, depending on the font and size. Small font sizes are pretty readable, though some fonts aren't quite as crisp as I would have hoped for what, to me, is a fairly high-end monitor.

The included speakers are mediocre at best. If there is a version of this monitor that doesn't have the speakers (but is otherwise identical), then I'd recommend you get that instead.

I really like that you can turn the monitor 90 degrees to portrait mode, and the picture will automatically rotate so that it has the correct orientation. This is great for viewing documents as they would print on a standard sheet of paper.

This monitor has an HDMI input and comes with an HDMI cable. (Those cables are expensive, so it's great that HP includes one!) My Dell XPS laptop has an HDMI output, so that's how I connect. HDMI makes hookup easy, and maximizes picture quality. Most laptops don't have HDMI outputs, but if you have a DVI output you can get a DVI/HDMI adapter, or you can simply use the analog output.

If looks matter to you, I think you'd be happy with the looks of this monitor. The front has a piano gloss black frame around the edge of the display. The side and rear views are nothing special but not ugly like many monitors. I think the monitor looks good, but understated, so it blends in rather than sticks out.

HP sells an "easyclip" kit, which I bought. It includes four accessory holders that clip on to wherever you prefer along the side or top edges of the display. Two of these holders will hold a single photo or piece of paper (shopping list, perhaps). One holds a single flower, or a pen or pencil. And one holds headphones. I like having the easyclip holder kit, but it is definitely not essential. If you buy this monitor, it has a (removable) sticker on the base, advertising the easyclip kit.

If you have a laptop, here's a really useful thing you can do with this (or any other) monitor, depending on your laptop's video card.

After connecting the HP monitor, run both monitors simultaneously. Set either one to be the "main" one (with all your desktop icons and start button), and make the other one the "secondary" monitor. The secondary monitor acts as an extension to the main one. So, for example, you can drag anything from your desktop (say, a browser window that is not maximized) toward the right of the screen. As it starts to go over the right edge of the main display, it starts to appear on the left edge of the secondary display. You can run/view different things in the two displays - at the same time! I find this incredibly useful in my work - it greatly increases the effective screen real estate you have to work with. Very cool! Try it out!

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