Likely to be popular with IT managers looking to save money on a multi-seat installation, but not ideal for individual home users - unless you're on a really tight budget.

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.

The NEC MultiSync LCD90GX2 is an excellent monitor suitable for graphics intensive applications and gaming.

LG's Flatron W1942T is a fairly basic monitor that performed well in our tests. It doesn't offer the best image around, but users after a simple widescreen display for basic computer use and the occasional film or game will find this model satisfying.

This unit produced an excellent colour response. A great all-round screen for watching movies, playing games or browsing the Internet.

The Samsung SyncMaster 931BF is a well-designed monitor with superb performance, dual PC support and an attractive aesthetic.

BenQ's screen offers reasonable all-round performance for a moderate price. Though it's pitched at consumers, it requires a bit of tweaking to get the image perfect.

The Eizo unit offers outstanding image quality, both VGA and DVI inputs, and is backed-up by a 5-year warranty. All up, a great screen for a professional user.

A great space-saving addition to your lounge room, study or boardroom, the W1900 is performs well as an LCD TV and monitor.

Taking this screen's $499 price tag into consideration, we found it to be very good value, despite some limitations in its colour display and its very noticeable motion blurring. An excellent screen for everyday usage and even for movie watching.

A dedicated gamers dream monitor, if only it were more affordable.

Solid performance at a reasonable price. The image is a little too bright and oversaturated by default, but the monitor is easy to adjust.