At the first sight, the new LG Flatron E2770V is a very thin monitor, even its 27 inch diagonal suggest something else. In fact the thick of the monitor is just 2.3 cm if you ignore the foot. Compared with other models, the E2770V seems to be improved at the consumption chapter and at the design of ventilation elements. The consumption is very good because the monitor is powered by LED. In our tests, the power consumption was about 36 watts in operation. This is a very good value for a ISP panel with 27 inch diagonal. If you turn off or the monitor is is stand by mode, the consumption is very good too with values between 0.8 and just 0.2 Watts. Is a very eco friendly at the energy consumption chapter.The Flatron E2770V-BF is a LED monitor launched on the market at a competitive price: just about 350 euros. This monitor seems to be a good business if you need a great 27 monitor at a good price.
The expectations before test
The latest 27 inch monitor launched by LG is powered by LED and uses the IPS technology. The format of the panel is a 16 / 9 and at the first sight this product can be a good choice. The monitor is able to offer full HD image (1980 x 1080 pixels) at a low response time. The producer claims that the contrast ratio is about 1000:1 (with the dynamic contrast stopped). The new IPS technology is used by the competitors from Eizo and is able to offer uniform colors and improved viewing angles. This can be a real advantage against the Twisted Nematic technology, used by almost all competitors.The reality
A beautiful image provided
We want to talk now about the image quality. In our test the contrast ratio is very close to the values advertised by producer with 928:1. This is a good value for a monitor like this one and is a good advantage if you want to see a movie, for example, and this is full of dark scenes and images. The measurements shows good values for the brightness with about 269 cd / m², another value very closed by what LG claims. You must know that the default configuration for the brightness is not good and you must increase the default value.
After just few settings, the image provided is already very smooth. Another advantage of this monitor are is the viewing angle, with good values comparing with the classic Twisted Nematic technology. The response time in our tests is about 6.5 ms, a good value for a monitor with this diagonal. It can be used by the gamers without any shadowing or ghosting risk.At the connectivity chapter, the Flatron E2770V-BF seems to have a lot of connectors. Here are present two HDMI ports, aand a DVI and VGA connector. You can connect to the monitor your headphones because here is present a stereo headphone jack. A bad point is that the monitor has no speaker included.
A remote control included
In terms of usability, the monitor is not very impressive. The buttons are accessible on the front of the panel but are somehow not very intuitive to use. The ergonomics is not very good but the monitor compensate with a remote control. With this accessory you are able to setup the monitor settings. You can access, via remote, the brightness of the panel or different preset display configurations.The test and review conclusions
After our tests, we can provide you our conclusions about the E2770V-BF. The monitor has a very good price and offer impressive performance for just 350 euros. We recommend this monitor to all the computer users. The display is very pleasant and you can use it for games, HD movies and internet browsing, as well.Technical specifications and features
| Diagonal (inches) | 27 |
| Panel technology | IPS |
| Backlight | LED |
| Image size | 16:09 |
| Map resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Appearance | NC |
| Frequency | 60 Hz |
| Brightness (cd/m2) | 250 |
| Contrast (1) | 1000 |
| Dynamic Contrast (1) | 5000000 |
| Response Time | 6 ms |
| Viewing angle H (°) | 178 |
| V viewing angle (°) | 178 |
| Card Reader | No |
| Wall Mount | Vesa 200 x 100 mm |
| Touch | No |
| Foot | |
| Pivot function | No |
| Height adjustment | No |
| Front / back tilt | Yes |
| Connectivity | |
| S-video inputs (Y / C) | No |
| RCA composite input (CVBS) | No |
| Component inputs (YPbPr) | No |
| HDMI (HDCP) | 2 |
| DVI | 1 |
| VGA | 1 |
| Stereo mini-jack | No |
| DisplayPort input | No |
| Headphone jack | Yes |
| USB | No |
| Optical Audio Output | No |
| Dimensions and weight | |
| Width (cm) | 65.5 |
| Height (cm) | 48.5 |
| Depth (cm) | 23.1 |
| Weight (kg) | 5.6 |