Diamond Technology DCM1521W

Image-conscious users will love this 15in widescreen flat panel.

Diamond Technology is keeping up the pace with frequent updates to its range of flat-screen displays. Its latest release is the DCM1521W, which weighs a mere 1.52kg and is little more than 1cm thick.

The DCM1521W is a radical departure from the norm, finished in matt silver and mounted on a semicircular plastic base.

The display itself is widescreen and measures 15.21in. This lends itself well to watching widescreen movies, but Windows doesn't allow the unusual native resolution of 1,152 x 768 pixels.

You can scale the picture to fill the entire screen, but this tends to make things look stretched.

Around the back you'll find three analogue inputs: Composite, S-Video and a D-Sub. Whichever port is used the auto-detect function seamlessly finds the video signal.

You can also manually switch between signals using the clear and comprehensive OSD. There's even a scalable Picture-in-Picture (PinP) mode for dual-video sources.

Alongside the usual adjustments for position, size and geometry are two gamma modes and four colour temperature settings, one of which is RGB user adjustable.

Overall, picture quality is good, scoring well in colour and tint graduation scales. However, it's not the brightest of displays, and finding a comfortable vertical viewing angle was quite tricky.

It's pricey too, but despite this the DCM1521W looks good and should appeal to the image conscious.

SPECS

• 15.21in LCD
• 1,152 x 768 native resolution
• D-Sub, S-Video, Composite inputs
• 375 x 288 x 33mm (w x h x d) (depth including rear ports) or 154mm (depth including opened stand)
• 1.52kg
• Brightness 150cd/m2
• Contrast ratio 250:1
• Viewing angles: horizontal 90 degrees, vertical 45 degrees

DETAILS
PRICE: £581.63 (£495 ex VAT)

CONTACT Diamond Technology 01628 788 500
www.diamondtechnology.co.uk