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Products ranked on a scale of 1 (worst) to 5 (best).
| Product | Company | Price as tested | In brief | Issue reviewed | Box Score |
| MONITORS | |||||
| 15-inch Nokia Multigraph 449X |
Nokia Display Products 800-BY-NOKIA, 415-331-6622 | $625(street) | The Trinitron tube serves up one of the best 15" images around. | June 96 | 4.5 |
| 17-inch EIZO Nanao FlexScan F2-17EX |
EIZO Nanao Technologies 800-800-5202, 310-325-5202 | $1,025 (street) | Super picture quality at high pixel resolution. | June 95 | 5.0 |
| 17-inch Samsung SyncMaster 17GLsi |
Samsung Electronics America 800-SAMSUNG, 201-691-6200 | $919 | High-quality image and ergonomic keypad. | October 95 | 5.0 |
| 17-inch ViewSonic 17GA PerfectSound |
ViewSonic Corp. 800-888-8583, 909-869-7976 | $749 (street) | Great images combined with sound and style. | December 95 | 4.5 |
| 20-inch ArtMedia TN2185 |
ArtMedia USA 800-278-6334, 408-980-8988 | $1,888 | A Trinitron CRT provides a near-perfect picture, with 1280 by 1024 resolution at 77Hz. | May 96 | 5.0 |
| 21-inch Samsung SyncMaster 21GLs |
Samsung Electronics America 800-SAMSUNG, 201-691-6200 | $1,999 | Great picture and calibration as easy as falling off a log. | August 96 | 5.0 |
| 21-inch ViewSonic PT810 |
ViewSonic Corp. 800-888-8583, 909-869-7976 | $1,795 (street) | Great picture in a 19.5-inch viewable area. | March 96 | 5.0 |
| MULTIMEDIA | |||||
| Digital Camera Ricoh RDC-1 Color Digital Camera |
Ricoh Corp. 800-225-1899, 702-352-1600 | $1,699 | Takes still or motion picture video clips with audio. | April 96 | 4.5 |
| Upgrade Kit Diamond Ultra Kit 8000 |
Diamond Multimedia Systems 408-325-7000, fax 408-325-7070 | $349 | The first kit to offer an 8X CD-ROM drive. | March 96 | 4.5 |
| TV Adapter PCA20TV |
Philips Electronics 800-235-7373, 408-453-7373 |
$329 | Needs but two slots to turn your PC into a cable-ready TV. | August 96 | 4.5 |
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