The Samsung SyncMaster 206BW is a very good widescreen desktop display. It is competitively priced and, once calibrated, performed very well in our text and colour tests. But, of course, you get what you pay for. If you can live with a limited viewing angle and a relatively inflexible design, and without a lot of extra features, the Samsung SyncMaster 206BW could be a fine choice if you're looking for a medium-sized display on a small budget.

The HP w2007 is a 20in display that's a good all-around widescreen monitor with interesting features such as built-in speakers and a shiny, high-gloss screen. Its limited viewing angle and lack of colour controls might not please picky photographers and discerning designers, but it would be a fine fit for surfing the Web or working on Microsoft Office documents.

Overall, we don't particularly like the glossy finish of this monitor, which tends to be distracting when the room lights are on, but its image quality was quite good. It's suitable for viewing images, videos, even gaming and, of course, office work.

While this screen suffers from colour-shift when viewed from the sides, it's actually quite vibrant and has good contrast and brightness levels. It's also not a bad unit for gaming and watching a few flicks.

A great monitor for general home or office use, with the additional ability to act as quite a capable movie display. Not the best choice for professional work but definitely worth considering for anything else.

It's undoubtedly no stunner on hardware, but the HP L1908w's specifications are palatable given the price tag. And this screen is all about that price.

Better-looking than many monitors, the HP w1907 would fare decently at a business, a home office, or at home for personal use, while adding some style to the desktop.

There are other -- and larger -- HD-level monitors available for the money. However, if you're looking for a really high-quality 22in display, the Lenovo L220x Wide will give you something great to look at all of the time

The monitor's overall build quality is excellent, and the finish is elegant. However, given its price tag the HP L1906 is not particularly a value buy.

While it's expensive, it's also the perfect monitor for colour-critical applications. Not only that, but it scales lower-than-native resolutions beautifully on its vast 30in of space, and it also has a nifty picture-by-picture feature, which basically makes it two monitors in one.

This AOC showed us good contrast and brightness during our tests, but its greyscale did suffer from noticeable pink colouring and noise. Nevertheless, it was comfortable to view pictures and movies on this screen, and the webcam is a neat addition.

Vibrant colours and immaculate details are displayed by this Eizo FlexScan monitor, which make it a joy to use. However, you will have to fork out a fair bit of cash to procure it.