Teco Relisys TL775

The TL775 is a relatively slick-looking unit with a wide silver bezel into which two stereo speakers are mounted in the bottom corners.

Between these, and under the 17in LCD TFT display panel, four control buttons, including an auto settings button, menu/enter button and left and right cursors, are arranged in a circle around a power button. The disc into which the buttons are set is backlit with LEDs that flash yellow when the monitor is in standby mode or shine blue when it is on.

The menu/enter button calls up the OSM (on-screen menu), which is logically laid out with tabs denoting different settings groupings, including brightness, audio, colour, tools, screen adjustment and an exit icon. Intriguingly, there is a sixth tab for text settings that is completely inaccessible.

The colour settings sub-menu allows you to set the monitor to sRGB (Standard Red Green Blue) or adjust red, green and blue levels using sliding scales with numerical labels.

Having laid out the OSM in such a logical manner, it is a shame Teco has not included a button that lets you move back up a level in the OSM.

This means that you have to scroll through all the options in each menu level until you reach the exit icon when you're ready to quit.

The cursor buttons give fast access to the speaker volume controls, but once adjusted you have to exit the OSM again.

The TL775 performed well, with even screens of solid colour right into the corners and blacks were fairly rich. Good contrast levels and the ability to deal with a wide colour gamut meant that images were vibrant and lifelike.

At the rear of the panel, which can be tilted but is not height-adjustable, there is one DVI port, and an analogue-to-digital converter cable is included.

Contact: Relisys
www.relisys.co.uk

Specifications:

• 17in diagonal
• 1,280 x 1,024 resolution -
• LCD TFT
• DVI input(analogue-to-digital converter cable supplied)
• 6.5kg
• 444 x 215 x 426mm (w x d x h)
• 250cd/sq m
• 500:1 contrast ratio
• 140degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles