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Belinea 102035W (and 102030W)
20 inch Widescreen. 1680 x 1050 resolution, 8ms G2G response time, 800:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 170 / 170 viewing angles, DVI and VGA connections (the 102030W does not have DVI)
Features: Height adjustment, 4 port USB 2.0 hub and integrated speakers

Belinea have long been known as a provider of budget TFT models, and have had little impact in the mainstream enthusiast market. However, the new 102035W is the first screen on the market to use AU Optronics' 8ms G2G response time, 20" Widescreen, P-MVA panel (M201EW01 V0). This is the larger version of the already infamous 8ms P-MVA panel used in the 19" market in such models as the Viewsonic VP191B, Xerox XA7-192i and Dell 1905FP. The larger 20" WS version was eagerly anticipated and Belinea have managed to provide it to the public first.

The panel is essentially a larger panel matrix version of the 19" M190EN03 V0, and offers an 8ms response time achieved through the use of AU Optronics' well controlled overdrive technology. This was the first panel in the 20" market to really offer a low response time, and this makes the screen suited well for gaming if you want to reach outside the 17" and 19" market. Combine this with good colour reproduction, smooth movie playback and truly wide viewing angles (thanks to the P-MVA panel technology) and you have the makings of an excellent screen. There have been some reports of backlight bleeding due to poor build quality from Belinea, but the price is cheap and small defects are to be expected really. Note that there is a VGA only version, the 102030W which was released to help keep costs low and avoid the import taxes which DVI monitors will soon face.

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Reviews:

BeHardware Review (April 2006)
BeHardware Review (2) (Nov 2005)
Prad.de Review (Dec 2005)

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Advanced Tests:
Taken from BeHardware and Tom's Hardware

BEHARDWARE: "Sober, elegant, cheap, the 10 20 35W also includes all the required inputs. There is analog, DVI, sound (it includes speakers for basic sound) and four USB hub ports on top. (Out of the box, without calibration) Average DeltaE Belinea 10 20 35W = 6.5. For comparision with several monitors of reference: Average DeltaE (S-PVA 6 ms panel) = 2.7, Average DeltaE Eizo S2110W (S-PVA 8 ms panel) = 1.4. Behardware accuracy Belinea 10 20 35W = 15 %. (After calibration) Average DeltaE Belinea 10 20 35W = 0.4. The Belinea 10 20 35W’s standard brightness is 340 d/m² with a black at 0.5 cd/m² (680:1 contrast ratio).

(Movies) As usual with overdrive panels there is a twinkling effect, less than the IPS (LG L2040P being compared) but much more than MVA 25ms panels. We don’t miss the MVA 25ms as these monitors had very high afterglow effects. Our first expectation was in reaction time. For this aspect it’s a real success, and they are comparable to the previous fast VA 17, 19 and 24" monitors we tested. They have similar viewing angles and reaction time in games."

LLAMAHUNTER: "Only slight gripe is the odd placement of the USB ports (fairly inaccessible round the back), weak speakers (well in fairness wasn't expecting them to be up to much) and the fact I had to download drivers from Maxdata's FTP site. Tested the monitor with a few movies and games after some speculative calibration (brightness is especially high out the box). The panel itself seems very responsive didn't notice any discernable ghosting, I am guessing people that are ultra sensitive might be able to detect some ghosting with certain colour transitions. Proving to be excellent for web browsing and general office use, text and images are sharp and the contrast seems very good. Did feel the BeHardware review was a little overly critical on colours - just requires a bit of calibration to get a much more satisfactory result.

SKYLINE: "i have loads of these in stock and can say on desktop performance I am impressed but using the DVI cable playing a DVD wasnt the best.. Got a fair bit of grey ghosting against black... (Was 5th Element space battle) and the performance in far cry wasn't that great looked a bit jerky even tried vertical sync off and on and a fair few other settings. As said the USB Ports are in a silly place but I think they are aimed at people plugging in Mouse and keyboard rather than USB sticks or other detachable devices. Found the DVI Cable a little fiddly to get in. Also putting the stand into the correct position is pretty scary (You have to bend it backwards, then it gets to a point and you have to then force it even further"

JAMANIO: "The image quality on the Belinea is superior to the Dell (even on Analogue compared to Dells DVI). The colours are great and vibrant and "owns" my mid range CRT. The build quality and overall looks were better on the Dell, but only slightly. The Belinea does not have the option to show screens in letter box format, it always stretches a smaller image to fill the screen. The Dell you could stretch or play a game with borders. I can still see motion bluring in games like BF2, WOW etc, but the IQ is so much better I may be able to forgive."

SGOATY: "I viewed the three pics on the monitor review template all colours including white are vivid crisp and clear. Black is really good for a TFT backlight bleed is present but minimal. I have yet to see any ghosting although there is a fair bit of tearing most noticeable in the Matrix video. I think this may be to do with the settings on my 6600GT as I watched a HD trailer for T2 with my 7800GTX and never seen any tearing at all. I had a quick blast of BF2 in single player and adjusted my resolution using the shortcut the game looked fine at that resolution and everything played as well as my 13ms 17" TFT there was just more screen. My 7800 GTX still runs everything at max with this resolution which is nice! Build quality overall seems very good although the buttons on the front feel a little cheap."

CRAGNUT: "I haven't noticed any ghosting as yet and DVD playback appears to bring a clear crisp image, going from a 17" CRT I was a little apprehensive but none of my fears have been realised, and all this just using the VGA connection, can't wait till I pick up a cable to try the DVI."

JBECK: " Hi, just received mine today. Have to say the picture is just stunning, playing COD2 and HL2 is fantastic. I haven't noticed any blurring at all. My backlight doesn't seem too bad but it is bleeding ever so slightly from the corners but more form the top left. Zero dead pixels too. The bleed isn't too bad so far, I have turned the brightness right down though as it was burning my eyes out. I have to say that the picture/build quality, Maxdata's excellent backup and the sheer sexiness of the thing out weighs the backlight bleed, highly recommended."

GRAPHICSXP: "Iit's not good enough for me in FPS games. Apart of that, the screen is the best one I've ever had for everything else. If you mostly want a screen to surf the web, watch DVD's/DivX, or even play games like WoW or the likes, then this screen will dramatically improve the experience!"

PRAD.DE: "The reproducible colour space of the Belinea 102035W is fairly large and the colour fidelity can be regarded as good. Therefore, the quality of colours offered is more than sufficient for most types of applications. It is only the more professional domains where this display would be rather unsuited, e.g. in such demanding fields of application as picture editing. In fast paced first person shooters, the Belinea 102035W showed no perceivable amount of ghosting and also no bright borders in front of quickly moving objects as it sometimes can be observed with other displays sporting Overdrive. Hence, the Overdrive technology utilized in this case works very well balanced and is about comparable to what we have seen on the Eizo S1910. Motion blurring, which due to the underlying technological principle all LCD displays show, becomes apparent with the Belinea, too. Due to the MVA panel teamed with Overdrive, the overall responsiveness can be rated as good and the amount of motion blurring is rather limited. The monitor can be categorized as an all-rounder and is in our opinion very well suited for gaming purposes.

(Movie Playback) Fine colour gradients and grey shades are displayed neatly by the MVA panel. Thanks to the deep black level, darker movie passages are well depicted, too. Scenes containing fog or blizzards are tackled flawlessly by this monitor. The fact that there is no streaking or ghosting visible in hectic scenes or rapid camera panning can be thanked to Overdrive. On the whole, the Belinea 102035W completed our DVD playback test with excellence.

The Belinea 102035W delivers an excellent bang for the buck. Its image quality is convincing and even fast moving content poses no serious challenge for this model, which is something that can be ascribed to Overdrive. The quality of fabrication proves convincing despite the low price. Basically, we were unable to find anything that would have really bugged us with this monitor. On a critical remark one could mention the spartanic functionality in terms of ergonomics. With this model, one will have to do without features like height adjustment or pivot. Another thing that should at least be pointed out is the hard to reach USB port and the missing DVI cable. However, at such a bargain price one needs to accept certain compromises which, from our point of view, are really easy to get over."