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Jewish World Review Nov. 23, 2007 / 13 Kislev 5768

Great phone, great LCD, great prices

By Mark Kellner

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http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Palm Inc.'s Cento phone/personal information manager/media player, $99 with a two-year Sprint service agreement, isn't the ultimate answer to Apple Inc.'s IPhone ($399 plus service), but it's a nifty alternative.


The Westinghouse L2410NM LCD computer monitor, $429 list but $80 lower at online retailer NewEgg.com, isn't the ultimate LCD monitor, but it's pretty darned close.


The common theme of these two disparate items is price: the prices you can find for each are great, given the value received.


Let's start with the Palm Cento. Palm has been taking its licks from the IPhone and a raft of other competitors, including Research In Motion's BlackBerry range of products. The Cento swings back with a color screen, built-in 1.3 Megapixel camera/camcorder, a full keyboard, Sprint's broadband data and video services, Bluetooth connectivity - and all this in a tiny package that rivals the BlackBerry Pearl in overall size. The Cento is a bit thicker, which is a good thing.


In performance, it's a great phone, if you like Sprint's service, which some do and others don't. I used Sprint in Washington and in New York City, without hassle. If Sprint's network isn't your cup of tea, you may have to wait until early next year. That's when Sprint's official, three-month exclusive lead, expires, and there are rumors of a GSM version coming out at that time, perhaps for use on AT&T's wireless network. A GSM phone would have the option of working overseas, which Sprint's CDMA-based device doesn't do in many other places.


I very much enjoyed having the small size of the Cento, its wide range of capabilities and especially Sprint's range of broadband video and music content, including several TV services, such as Fox News, and numerous Sirius Satellite Radio channels. Those features cost extra and could add to your monthly bill, but they also provide a nice escape while traveling.


Overall, the Cento is a great device that puts Palm back in the mobile device game. But as a GSM user myself, I can only cast a longing eye towards the future.


That future is here for me, however, with the Westinghouse L2410NM LCD. Retail prices for this product are all over the lot, but the post-mail-in-rebate $349 from NewEgg.com is the best I've seen.


The monitor is great: right now, I'm staring at it during most of my eight-hour office day. Not only are the colors vivid, the monitor is easy to handle, and I've had no performance problems, other than a non-working electrical outlet shutting things down. Moving the power cord to another outlet solved that problem.


The monitor can work with VGA, HDMI or component video inputs, meaning you could, conceivably, hook up a Sony PlayStation 3, a Windows PC and a digital cable tuner all at once, switching among the inputs using a button on the side of the monitor. Other controls include a power switch, volume adjustments and controls for the built-in feature menu. There are built-in speakers, as well.


After unpacking the monitor and connecting it to the desired devices, however, there's not much need for adjusting. In my test, it picked up a notebook computer's signal quite well, once I adjusted the portable's settings to utilize the monitor, as I would with any external display.


Needless to say, there are far more expensive 24-inch LCD monitor models: an NEC monitor I viewed at NewEgg, for example, was more than triple the Westinghouse unit's price. But for most of us, the Westinghouse should do just fine. I'm happy to recommend it; find more details at www.westinghousedigital.com.

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