Chimei CMV 221D

By khanbm
Jan 30, 2009

-Excellent picture quality
-Dirt cheap

-Poor build quality
-Dodgy buttons

Monitor prices have fallen a lot lately but I was still surprised to find this monitor for only $350.

The screen size of this monitor is a decent 22". For this low price tag, you would expect much less. But what comes as a big surprise is the fact that this monitor performs better than some other monitors more than twice its price. The colour is excellent and ghosting is minimal. The screen is good for playing games and watching movies as well as normal internet surfing. The downsides to this monitor is mainly the build quality. The plastic feels cheap and, well, plasticky. While the quality of the buttons on the side is dodgy. They wobble around when you touch them and sometimes don't work unless you push them firmly. But it is a matter of, you get what you pay for.

In conclusion, despite these shortfalls, this monitor has excellent picture quality comparable to monitors twice as expensive as it, but there have to be cutbacks somewhere and in this case it's the build quality. In any case, I would still recommend this monitor if you are on a budget.

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