With the footprint equaling that of a 15" monitor, one of the first things that came to mind would be if image quality needed to be be sacrificed in order to accommodate a depth of 15.5"? This was not the case with the CM761U. To achieve this, Hitachi had to place the electron guns closer to the screen and use a new technology, which is referred to as Precision Focus. This allows the electron guns to automatically adjust the focal length to improve image sharpness. The 0.22 mm dot pitch gives the CM761U its superb image clarity and vividness most noticeably in 2D applications and 3D games. Hitachi's entire line of SuperScan monitors have the same dot pitch which goes to tell you that image sharpness and clarity is a key area that makes Hitachi stand out from other manufacturers.

Oddly enough when I looked at the box it came in, I thought to myself, had I been sent a 15" monitor rather than a 19"? Hurriedly, I opened up the box and checked the documentation to verify that it was indeed a 19". One of the strong points about this monitor is how much space you actually save with a footprint of a 15.5". I was now able to place the monitor deeper into the computer furniture I have, which also gave me more viewing distance between my eyes and the monitor. With my older 17" Trinitron monitor space is basically limited as I had only about 16" between my eyes and the monitor screen. The room I work in is very space limited so pushing back to move away from the monitor is out of the question. The CM761U allowed me to work and play a few of my favorite games comfortably for longer time periods, as the screen wasn't as close as with the Trinitron.

Being so used to the flat screen on my 17" Trinitron I thought to myself that the slightly curved angle of the CM761U would have, in some way, impeded image quality. That was not the case at all once I turned it on and saw how bright and crisp the image was. Nevertheless, I still would have preferred the CM761U to have a flat screen rather than a slightly curved surface. True flat screen monitors give you a better look and feel at whatever you may be looking at as opposed to the slight "bubble-effect" of the CM761U.

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