Fujitsu-Siemens P20-2

The Scenicview P20-2 is part of Fujitsu-Siemens's Premium Line; a range of monitors dedicated to users of professional graphics applications.

One of the monitor's strongest features is its adjustability. A dual-hinged stand lets you alter the height and tilt, while the screen can be rotated by 90 deg, allowing you to use it in portrait or landscape orientations. However, unlike the Magicstand hinge seen on some Samsung monitors, the mechanism is rather stiff.

Initial impressions of the picture quality were positive, but after closer inspection we noticed several flaws. It reproduced images with good clarity, but lacked the ability to accurately render some near-white tones. In other words, off white hues simply appeared as white. We also noted that some high-intensity colour hues were tinted incorrectly. This
indicates the review screen had some colour tracking errors, which can result in lost detail. Considering the P20-2 is aimed at users of professional graphics applications, this is not an encouraging result.

The monitor fared better in movie tests. It is one of the brightest displays we've seen, which makes it ideal for watching films with dark scenes. However, some movies appeared rather harsh.

Although the P20-2 has a fairly average black-to-black response time of 16ms and a grey-to-grey response time of 11ms (the latest displays are as quick as 4ms), we found no evidence of ghosting or jagged pixels when playing fast-moving games or films.

Given that this monitor is aimed at professional users who would be more concerned with good colour reproduction than watching movies, the P20-2 is difficult to recommend.