ADI Microscan I500

A 15in touch of style at an affordable price.

If you've ever felt peeved that Mac users seem to get all the good designs, then the ADI Microscan I500 may help sate your appetite for a stylish workstation.

The 15in TFT LCD area, which has a native resolution of 1,024 x 768, is encased in an ultra-thin, brushed aluminum bezel that matches the square panel forming the front of the base of the unit. There are two speakers housed in this panel which gave surprisingly good audio quality for their size.

All the controls on this monitor are tiny. You'll find four buttons controlling the audio settings on the right-hand side of the base, including mute, volume up, volume down, and a fourth button that allows you to activate the SNS Wow and Trubass audio enhancement options.

On the left-hand side, as you face the unit, you'll find two USB2 ports with a further two at the rear of the base.

The section of the monitor that houses the screen is mounted on the base by means of a piston-like metallic arm that allows you to adjust the height of the screen, which can also be tilted and swivelled.

On the underside of the bezel, a power button sits next to three buttons that allow you to navigate the onscreen menu (OSM), which is easy enough to use and is divided into 10 submenus, each represented by an icon with an accompanying text label.

In the colour settings menu you can change colour temperature and red, green and blue settings, each of which have a sliding scale and numerical value assigned.

Picture quality was generally good, although colours were a little washed out even on the auto colour setting, and skintones had a pink tinge.

Screens of solid colour were uniform right into the corners of the screen, but there was some distinct banding in areas of tonal graduation.

Contact: ADI
www.adi.com.tw

Specifications:

• 15in screen
• 1,024 x 768 native resolution
• TFT active matrix LCD
• VGA input
• 250cd/sq m brightness
• 400:1 contrast ratio
• 100-degree vertical/120-degree horizontal viewing angle
• 3.5kg
• 156.5 x 345.6 x 334mm