The LED Cinema Display represents many firsts for Apple, including the company's first LED backlit stand-alone display and the first external display designed specifically for Apple laptops. Its lack of compatibility with other Macs is disappointing, but...

Excellent viewing angle; single three-headed cable provides power, USB 2.0 connectivity and signal.

Works only with Apple's latest laptops; no swivel, pivot, or height adjustment; settings not easily customizable.

Other new features include an LED backlight that is mercury free, warms up faster, and may last longer than the CCFL backlights found in most LCD monitors. A single three-headed cable is permanently attached to the display, providing power to your laptop...

The LED Cinema Display represents many firsts for Apple, including the company's first LED backlit stand-alone display and the first external display designed specifically for Apple laptops. Its lack of compatibility with other Macs is disappointing, but...

Excellent viewing angle; single three-headed cable provides power, USB 2.0 connectivity and signal.

Works only with Apple's latest laptops; no swivel, pivot, or height adjustment; settings not easily customizable.

Other new features include an LED backlight that is mercury free, warms up faster, and may last longer than the CCFL backlights found in most LCD monitors. A single three-headed cable is permanently attached to the display, providing power to your laptop...

The LaCie 324 LCD monitor is a 24-inch display targeted at creative pros who demand a large color gamut and color accuracy; but with two HDMI inputs for consumer entertainment electronics and support for picture-in-picture technology, the monitor aims to...

Excellent viewing angle; two HDMI ports for attaching home entertainment devices.

Quirky menu system.

The display setup was simple; the 324 comes fully assembled with one DVI port, and when we connected it to our Mac Pro using the included DVI cable, the display was recognized correctly and displayed its native 1,920-by-1,200-pixel resolution automaticall...

If you're looking for a wide-screen LCD display, but don't want to spend an arm and a leg, the NEC 205WXM should be at the top of your list.

Integrated speakers; adjustable height; very good text legibility and color fidelity.

Limited viewing angle.

The all-black LCD205WXM sports a thin bezel, and its swiveling, height-adjustable base design offers more flexibility than other displays of the same size we've reviewed recently. The design doesn't allow it to pivot into a portrait mode, however. The mon...

The ViewSonic VA2026w isn't a bad display, but other models in its category offer better viewing angles and lower price tags.

Relatively inexpensive; very good text legibility.

No height adjustment; limited viewing angle.

The VA2026w sports a thin bezel design in black, with silver accents. It features a fairly large circular base that offers little in terms of flexibility. There is no height adjustment and no ability to pivot or swivel, though you can tilt the display bac...

The Dell E207WFP is a good, bare-bones, 20-inch wide-screen display. And though it's short on extra features, it performed well in our tests against other displays in its class. You should consider it if you're looking for an inexpensive wide-screen monit...

Inexpensive; very good text legibility and color fidelity.

No height adjustment; limited viewing angle.

The E207WFP features a slim bezel design and a matte screen in a 1,680-by-1,050-pixel resolution. It has two inputs: one DVI input for digitally connecting your Mac, and an analog port for connecting to a second computer-a PC, for instance. As far as feat...

The BenQ FP202W V3 is a decent, affordable, 20-inch wide-screen LCD. But with its oversharpened text, limited viewing angle, and frustrating-to-use on-screen menu system, you'd be better off with the Dell E207WFP, which costs less and looks better.

Affordable; wide screen.

No height adjustment; limited viewing angle; text appears oversharpened; difficult-to-use on-screen menu system.

The FP202W V3 sports a black case with a thin bezel and a very clean and simple appearance. In fact, the only details on the front to distract from the images onscreen are a small silver logo at the bottom left and a tiny green light at the bottom right....

The Envision is a fine, inexpensive, 20-inch wide-screen LCD. Colors looked better than average right out of the box, but onscreen text was a bit fuzzy. If you're in the market for an affordable LCD, the Dell E207WFP costs just a few dollars more and perf...

Integrated speakers; inexpensive; good color out of the box.

No height adjustment; limited viewing angle.

Setting up this thin-bezel, all-black display was a snap, literally: the base comes disassembled and requires you to pop it on before setting it down on your desk. This plastic display is very lightweight, but it looks a little cheap. It has two one-watt...

The Samsung SyncMaster 206BW is a very good wide-screen desktop display. It is competitively priced and, once calibrated, performed very well in our text and color tests. But, of course, you get what you pay for.

Wide screen; very good text legibility; relatively inexpensive.

No height adjustment; mediocre viewing angle.

The 206BW sports a shiny black case with silver accents and rounded edges. The buttons used to navigate through the on-screen menus are located on the bottom of the display, and each button's function is clearly marked just above it, making them easy to u...

Hewlett-Packard's w2007 20-inch display is a good all-around wide-screen monitor with interesting features like built-in speakers and a shiny, high-gloss screen.

Affordable; glossy, wide screen; integrated speakers; very good text legibility.

No height adjustment options; mediocre viewing angle; no color controls; rear-facing speakers might annoy co-workers.

Setting up the display was easy enough. It weighs just over 13 pounds, and I had no problem snapping the unassembled base into place and lifting it up to its resting spot. The wide-screen display features a one-inch, glossy black frame with rounded corner...