HP L1706 17" LCD Monitor - Black & Silver

My daughter is doing online college courses and her monitor stopped working. I had 2 monitors on my almost 5 year old DELL desktop PC. The 2nd one was an old boxy 13" one. I like having 2 monitors because I do tutorials and can open the lesson on one and do it on the other. I let my daughter borrow my 2nd one, but missed having it, so looked on ebay. I live on SS and near the end of the month I don't have a lot of money, so didn't know if I could find anything I could afford, worth buying. I found this one, it had "buy it now or best offer"($58) so I put in $50 and it was accepted. The shipping was very fast, and the monitor works so good, I'm sorry I didn't get a flat screen one (for a 2nd one) sooner. I know this is supposed to be about the product, but it also said "why did you buy it".And maybe not everyone has unlimited money to buy a monitor with. I did read over the reviews before I bought it, but some of them were for another model because they mentioned built in sound, which this model doesn't have. Doesn't matter, I have speakers that work. The picture quality is very sharp and clear, and even though it's the same size as my DELL monitor (which has a black frame around it) this one (HP) which has silver around it looks bigger. It's easy to use,turn on and off, and when I watch DVDs/movies from the computer on the 2nd one (while doing other things on the first) it's really nice. I'd have liked to have gotten a bigger one, but going by the money I had to spend (and space to put it) this one is perfect. One review said the base isn't sturdy but I disagree. I have it on a shelf (over my printer that slides under it) It seems to sit as solid on it as any other monitor would.It says you can take the base off and hang it on the wall as an option. I don't know how much this was new, but for $50 -used(all I could afford at the time) I think it's well worth it.

I am rather pleased with the overall picture quality of this HP monitor. I would actually say that it rivals the dell monitors I have. The overall functionality of it is great, and it's draw for power on a multiple monitor set up is small. That is important, when you want vivid contrast detail on your screen. The stand setup on this monitor is not that great. Does not allow much adjustment for the angle of screen. If you are mounting it on the wall or multiple arm mount, there will be no issues at all. If not, be sure it is on sturdy surface. Overall, I would recommend this monitor as an economical choice as to purchasing new widescreen. It is 4:3 format. I prefer 4:3 in multi head displays due to taking up less surface space, and the price that you could get these for. I would not recommend spending much more than $50-60 dollars for this class. (that includes shipping) Since you can purchase new wide screen version of this size for $115-120 on average.

My overall rating on this model would be 4/5 stars, and an economical win for someone looking for an quality lcd monitor at a bargain. This model is not being sold brand new anymore, unless someone has stock piles that have been in storage for a few years.

So if you are looking for a monitor on the cheap that rivals a dell. This would be what you are looking for. It may even surpass dell in my opinion. I am actually considering finding another out there that matches this model number to really see how it compares.

The only flaw is it's stand. Not to crazy about the stand.

It works well and has great picture quality. It is easy to use and takes up very little space. It is nice looking as well.

The L1706 is in use on roughly 60 desktops for our company, and it's performed like a champ! They're reliable, able to display up to 1280x1024, and give our users a bright, crisp display.

When on sale, this is a nice middle-of-the-road monitor, compares favorably to the Viewsonic, Acer and LG brands. Would recommend not paying more than $120 for ANY 17" LCD, but at $94 each this was a good value for us.

Not the cheapest, but these hold up well in our corporate environment - better track record than the Acers and LG brands that are roughly the same price.

well this is a great item. im building my system and it has been working perfect!! its only flaw i woul say is its 24-bit color depth since i was using a gateway with a 32-bit wich gives you a better and sharper resolution. but still is a great deal a made with this monitor.