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The equipment listed in
DisplayMate's Best Video Hardware Guide™
is in our judgment the best commercially available video hardware in
each of
50 Award Categories.
All of the hardware in
The Guide
receives our highest
Five-Star Award
rating.
The Awards are based solely on image and picture quality excellence
and are recommended as a comparative standard of excellence for consumers,
corporate buyers, reviewers, test labs, and manufacturers alike.
Consult the Guide
when you must have the very Best or want to see how well
your selections stack up against the Best Video Hardware.
About the Guide
The Guide
is the most comprehensive and complete listing of outstanding
video display hardware available worldwide.
It is produced by DisplayMate Technologies,
which is recognized as the foremost source for testing
and evaluation of image and picture quality
throughout the computer and video industries worldwide.
DisplayMate is an industry standard used for judging
major international industry events.
Over 200 publications in 50 countries use
DisplayMate for their editorial testing and lab reviews of video hardware.
The Guide
is an objective and free service of DisplayMate Technologies.
Manufacturers do not pay anything to appear in this Guide.
All of the video hardware is tested and evaluated by
DisplayMate Technologies Labs.
Awards are based on the accurate reproduction of DisplayMate's
most challenging test patterns using the
DisplayMate Multimedia Edition.
Model Availability
Almost all of the products listed are currently available through
standard retail channels.
A number of products, particularly CRTs, are no longer readily available.
They are still listed because we have not found suitable replacements.
You may find them by looking through old inventory or on eBay.
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Best Computer Display Awards
Best Large Display Awards
Best Mobile Display Awards
Best Computer Signal Source Awards
Best Television Display Awards
Best Television Signal Source Awards
Best Display Equipment Awards
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Best Computer Display Awards
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Reference Monitors
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Sony Electronics
GDM-F520 CRT
19.8" (viewable) with resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 at 85 Hz.
This is our Reference Standard for evaluating all computer displays and projectors.
This product is no longer being manufactured.
Eizo
Color Edge CG211
LCD
Digital DVI Input
21.3" gamma calibrated display with a native resolution of 1600 x 1200.
This is the finest LCD monitor that we have ever tested.
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CRT Computer Monitors
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LCD Computer Monitors
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Widescreen Monitors
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Combination Large Screen HDTV and Computer Monitor
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Brillian
6501m
65" Widescreen 16:9 LCoS HDTV and computer monitor with a native resolution of 1280 x 720.
This large screen display is outstanding as an HDTV and giant computer monitor.
The native 1280 x 720 resolution is optimum for a living room display.
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Monochrome CRT Computer Monitors
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Clinton Electronics
Products
High resolution monochrome displays provide much sharper images than color CRTs.
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Best Large Display Awards
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Large Screen Monitors
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Combination Large Screen HDTV and Computer Monitor
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Brillian
6501m
65" Widescreen 16:9 LCoS HDTV and computer monitor with a native resolution of 1280 x 720.
This large screen display is outstanding as an HDTV and giant computer monitor.
The native 1280 x 720 resolution is optimum for a living room display.
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Lightweight Projectors
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Projectors
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LED Wall Displays
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To be Announced.
Very high intensity large format outdoor displays.
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Best Mobile Display Awards
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MP3 Photo/Video Players
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None
No current MP3 player provides satisfactory photo or video picture quality.
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Portable Video Players
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Archos
604
Excellent 4.3" 16:9 Aspect Ratio display with a native resolution of 480x272.
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Portable Photo Viewers
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Epson
P-4000
Excellent 3.8" display with a native resolution of 640x480.
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Cell Phones
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Motorola
Moto Q
Excellent 2.4" display with a native resolution of 320x240.
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Portable Game Consoles
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Sony
PSP
PlayStation Portable
Very Good 4.3" 16:9 Aspect Ratio display with a native resolution of 480x272.
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Best Computer Signal Source Awards
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The secret to high image quality begins with a high quality signal source.
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Graphics Boards
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Rated for image quality excellence - not for speed performance or
2D-3D features.
Recommended for evaluating and viewing high quality displays and projectors.
All of these boards are outstanding. Listed alphabetically by manufacturer.
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Image Processors and Scalers
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Pixelworks
Products
Excellent input signal processing and scaling chips found inside many
high quality displays.
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Video Capture Boards
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To be announced.
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Best Television Display Awards
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Reference Monitors
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JVC Professional
DLA-HRM1U
48" 16:9 1920x1080 rear-projection LCoS monitor.
This is the finest High Definition monitor available.
The HRM1 has better all around image quality than the traditional CRT Reference Monitor below.
Sony Electronics
BVM-A32E1WU
32" 16:9 CRT monitor with a resolution of 1000 TV lines, digital and analog inputs.
This is the finest CRT monitor but is outperformed by the JVC DLA-HRM1U above.
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Standard Television Receivers
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Sony Electronics
KV-40XBR800
40" flat 4:3 CRT with NTSC, 480p, 720p and 1080i modes, and component inputs.
This product is no longer being manufactured.
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Combination Large Screen HDTV and Computer Monitor
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Brillian
6501m
65" Widescreen 16:9 LCoS HDTV and computer monitor with a native resolution of 1280 x 720.
This large screen display is outstanding as an HDTV and giant computer monitor.
The native 1280 x 720 resolution is optimum for a living room display.
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High Definition Televisions
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High Definition Televisions by Technology
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CRT Direct View
Sony Electronics
KV-34XBR970
34" flat 16:9 CRT with NTSC, 1080i, 720p and 480p modes, and component and HDMI inputs.
LCD Direct View
Sharp Electronics
AQUOS Productline
26" to 45" 16:9 LCDs with native resolutions of 1366x768 to 1920x1080.
Supports NTSC, component, DVI, HDMI, computer VGA and DVI inputs.
Plasma
To be announced.
LCD Rear Projection
To be announced.
LCoS Rear Projection
To be announced.
DLP Rear Projection
Optoma Technology
RD-50H
and
RD-65H
50" and 65" 16:9 DLP with a native resolution of 1280x720.
Supports NTSC, component, DVI, computer VGA and DVI inputs.
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Best Television Signal Source Awards
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The secret to high image quality begins with a high quality signal source.
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Computer Generated Video
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DVD Players
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Denon Electronics
DVD-5910
With digital HDMI, DVI, IEEE-1394 (Firewire), and analog Component Video, S-Video and Composite Video outputs.
Includes a Silicon Optix video processor for deinterlacing and a DVDO video processor for scaling.
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Video Processors and Scalers
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Silicon Optix
Products
Outstanding 1080i motion adaptive deinterlacing and scaling.
For branded products look for the Realta, HQV, Hollywood Quality Video, and powered by Teranex identifiers.
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Best Display Equipment Awards
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D6500 Bias Lighting
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CinemaQuest
Ideal-Lume
Highly recommended for backlighting the walls behind all direct-view and rear-projection monitors, TVs, HDTVs.
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Video Cables
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To be announced.
High quality video cables are very important, particularly for runs longer than
3 meters or 10 feet.
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Information for Manufacturers
- Manufacturers are welcome to issue Press Releases regarding Award selection
in DisplayMate's Best Video Hardware Guide™,
however, using the
DisplayMate®,
or Best Video Hardware Guide™ trademarks for advertising,
promotion, or any other purpose is strictly forbidden, unless
you obtain the prior written permission of DisplayMate Technologies Corp.
- In order to be considered for inclusion in the Guide a product
must first receive an outstanding review or Editor's Choice award
in any of the leading publications that use DisplayMate.
- Manufacturers that wish to have a product considered for
DisplayMate's Best Video Hardware Guide should contact
DisplayMate Technologies at
best@displaymate.com
- Specialized or custom hardware not widely available for sale is ineligible
for the Guide.
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