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Belinea o.display 3.1 26w
Diagonal screen size 26 pouces
Type TN
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time 5 ms
Interfaces (HDMI / DVI / VGA / YUV) 1 / 0 / 1 / 0
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Options NA
Viewing angles (H/V) 170°/170°
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Pierre-Jean Alzieu
Test date: February 20, 2008
Numerous manufacturers including Belinea are betting that 24 inch monitors will become a popular size because 30 inch models appear to be too big for households.  So there is the need to offer an intermediate option that will serve as the ultimate high end product.  This screen will be Full HD with a choice of 26 or 28 inches.  The idea is not to increase the resolution, we stay in 1920 x 1200 pixels (games and graphic cards will be at ease), but everything will be bigger on the display...for a little more expensive.  And yes, as we said, we go up a level in quality.

Components aren’t up to par with the marketing

The problem here is that the increase price is not yet accompanied by better quality components.  This 26 inch has a banal 5 ms TN panel with reactivity that is unsurprisingly very average.  There is a fixed base, no USB hub or card reader.  Moreover, preset colors are disappointing because there is a noticeable blue dominance.  All of this costs 50% more than their successful 24 inch, the o.display 24 4.1, which is superior in reactivity, mounted on a vertically adjustable base, has better colors and the same resolution.

In short, we can’t understand why someone would opt for this screen with ultra classic behavior and a price as high as it is.


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Attractive design

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HDMI (replaced the DVI), HDCP

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White bezel

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Nice depth of black

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Low energy consumption

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Reactivity in the low average

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Basic fixed base

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Grays have a blue dominance

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No zero dead pixel policy

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Deceiving homogeneity on the panel, small viewing angles

Offering a 26 inch as a higher end product than a 24 inch should involve better ergonomics and higher quality components. Here this wasn’t the case.

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