NEC have made a name for themselves recently with their professional IPS monitors and they have become a monitor brand associated with premium class and quality. NEC’s latest offering sports the less premium TN panel type and is a fairly no-nonsense 23 inch LED-backlit panel. The nice thing about this monitor is that, unlike many ‘cheaper’ computer monitors launched recently, the stand is fully adjustable with pivot, tilt and height adjustment. The MultiSync E231W sports the usual 1920×1080 resolution, 5ms response time and a fairly modest (thank you NEC) 25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. No HDMI port to speak of, but VGA, DisplayPort and DVI feature as standard – as does a stellar 3-year NEC warranty. All of this should be available in August for $299 (probably around £210 UK RRP).