Shuttle XP17 Preview: A better looking 16ms LCD

Full Screen Application

Here are a few quick looks at some demanding full screen applications. All of these screenshots are taken with the Analog input on the LCDs.

The Matrix Reload, The Matrix - We use the Matrix series to test full motion video on our XP17. Full motion video was actually extremely pleasing in a dimmed environment. The full advantages of the 16ms response time were not noticeable due to the 29.97 FPS on the DVD, but contrast and brightness were right on.

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Morrowind - Even though Morrowind is already a fairly washed out game as far as colors go, the 6-bit LCD panel does not do it much justice either. What is even worse is the extremely noticeable reflection and glare. A particular hardware journalist is extremely visible in the image captured below.

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Max Payne 2 - Max Payne proved to be the low point of the review for the XP17. In our opinion, the game was nearly unplayable. Glare and reflection were one major issue, but distinguishing objects from one another in the dark shadows proved extremely difficult; the fine hue differentiation didn't exist.

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Halo - Halo fared much better than Max Payne. Generally, the levels are lighter and outdoors, so the monitor did not present as much of an issue with reflections. Dark portions of the game, particularly the night levels, washed out from time to time.

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Unreal Tournament 2004 - Where Max Payne is the lowest point in this monitor's review, Unreal Tournament is the highest. We still noticed reflections here and there in dark areas, but generally, game play was fluid, colors were accurate, and very rarely did the image wash out.

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