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In article: <815957069snz@c4rv.demon.co.uk>  Rajesh Varia <raj@c4rv.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 
> In article <815870817snz@wildwood.demon.co.uk>
>            spirit@wildwood.demon.co.uk "Mike Horrell" writes:
> 
> > I'm planning to buy a 17 inch monitor and would welcome feedback
> > on which are the best at a reasonable price (max 700 pounds).
> > 
> Monitor preference is a personal thing, best to go look at a few,
> also try the monitor with your particular graphics card.  Make
> sure it has enough bandwidth and adjustments for your likeing.
> I myself am looking to buy another 17" monitor soon (to replace
> and aging CTX 1765) and two monitors that caught my eye are,
> Iiyama 8617E (516+vat) and its bigger brother 9017E (582+vat).

489 & 549 + VAT respectively.
 
> The 8617E is a very good monitor which cannot be beaten at the
> price, while the 9017E has more features inc a Diamondtron display,
> resolution upto 1600x1200 and extremly high refresh rate capacity.
> I compared this to the Sony 17SE1T and I thought that the Iiyama
> beat it in every department and still costs 250 pounds less.

Agreed BUT the 9017E has those wires which cast a shadow
on the screen. Some people don't notice it - it annoys me<G>.
 
> > I'd also be interested in any comments on reliability, 
> > good suppliers etc.

Iiyama's warranty service is superb. I've only had to use 
them once - had one delivered to a customer and the screen
was showing some shadowing in one corner (I suspect the 
carrier had dropped it - box damaged). They delivered a new
one direct to him next day and collected the "faulty" one at
no charge.
I have been told this is standard procedure. 

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