The 2025, a carbon-and-silver-toned monster of an LCD, provides fantastic imaging and performs at least as well as any LCD I've encountered. The display's 20.1-inch screen handles extremely wide viewing angles and comes with the usual antiglare coating. It has a spectacularly large 1600x1200 optimal resolution, but what makes the 2025 even better is that it accommadates lower resolutions without losing much clarity. In fact, it has seven preset modes, ranging from a minimum 640x480 resolution and 60Hz refresh rate to a maximum 1600x1200 resolution and 75Hz refresh rate (the same refresh rate I used for testing).
I ran through DisplayMate's Multimedia Edition diagnostic obstacle course to see how well the 2025 would endure a series of stressful test screens. The display passed every test far better than most LCDs. For example, the video bandwidth index rated a perfect 100, etxt looked razor sharp in every font and at every size, and the extreme grayscale showed the best possible light-to-dark balance. The display also depicted color test screens beautifully with bright, vibrant colors. The 2025 has a 350:1 contrast ratio, which is good but not the best; in testing, however, the display was at least as bright as LCDs that list a 500:1 contrats ratio.
Practical testing yeilded consisitently topnotch performance from the 2025. Office programs appeared crisp and clear, and high-resolution images looked gorgeous in Adobe Photoshop. An interior shot of a gilded cathedral looked rich and appropriately realistic, and an exterior shot of a park was equally vivid and realistic.
The display works with Windows and Mac and accepts analog, composite, and digital input. If your budget will let you spring for the 2025, it will be worth every cent.
Courtesy of LaTara Strong.
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