This 19-inch LCD is typical of AG Neovo's dare-to-bedifferent approachto design. Whether you like it or not is a matter of personal taste,though the general consensus from a straw poll of passers-by...

Flat-panel monitors are sharper, brighter and more efficient than anycreaky old CRT. But there's one area where CRTs retain a largeadvantage: pixel response. That's until now.

More famed for its small form factor PCs, Shuttle is a company thathasn't been on the radar of most Mac enthusiasts. But its displaysshould be, as the company often gets surprisingly close to somethingcalled 'style'.

Simply stunning, the new 19in SDM-HS94PB makes use of Sony's newX-Black display technology, which aims to improve clarity and contrast while widening viewing angles. The monitor more than lives up to Sony'sclaims.

The Sharp LL-191A has been out a few months now and, while it was very aggressively priced when it was launched, the street price has hardly dropped at all since then, making it quite pricey compared with the competition.

The Relisys TL995 is only just more than half the price of the most expensive models in its class. Better still while it's £20 cheaper than the Philips on test, it features built-in speakers and dual analogue and digital video inputs

The Philips 190S5FS has surprisingly good picture quality but first,the bad news. As you'd expect in such a cutthroat market, you have tocut a few corners if you want to be cheaper than everybody else

LG's new L1980U not only bills itself as 'the slimmest LCD in the world' but it's immaculately turned out, with a chromed ring of a stand and lustrous black bezel.

The P972L is something of a pleasant surprise. The styling of the panel is quite tasty but things are even better when you reach the not-so-soft underbelly of the monitor.

Notorious for its avant-garde monitor designs, BenQ has adopted a more business-like approach for the FP937s. Pure and simple in its appearance, this screen is almost dull by comparison

For a retail price of £1,550 you'd expect perfection, and that's exactly what you get with Apple's new 23-inch Cinema Display