Olevia 327V 27-Inch LCD HD Ready Monitor
Superb as PC monitor
(This review is of the Olevia 332H, which is the 32\\" version of this monitor.)  <br /> <br /> I wear bifocals and had been running a 17\\" CRT monitor at 640x480 positioned about 4 feet away to allow me to use my distance lens. In a store I saw a 27\\" Olevia used as a PC monitor and it looked great. Doing the math I found a 32\\" widescreen HDTV running at its native 768 (vert) resolution would have the same text size as my 17\\" CRT at 480 (vert), and I would have a lot more on screen. When I found this new model Olevia with great specs on Amazon/TigerDirect for $650, I ordered it Tues night and it was delivered on Fri. <br /> <br /> Wow, this is a great PC monitor, bright, sharp, good contrast, and good color. Not only does it run great at its native 1360x768 resolution, but (surprisingly) it's superb at 800x 600 and pretty good too at 640x480 if you need really big text. I am probably going to run it at 8 feet distance at 800x600 or a little closer at 1360x768.  All my testing to date has been with VGA from a new, low end PC from Compaq.  <br /> <br /> The Olevia comes with a remote that makes it easy to change screen setting and brightness. I find at either 800x600 or 1360x768 there is some combination of DVD player setting and Olevia setting so that the movie will fill the screen. The DVD movies from the PC on this monitor look superb. There is no way I can go back to my 17\\" CRT monitor.   <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />