The 917VW is one of those fairly inconspicuous looking products that is never going to get a lot of attention. It features a well laid out menu and good build quality with great finish of materials. In our DisplayMate tests we found performance to lag behind its identically-priced sibling the 913FW, a weird showing, especially since we figured both LCDs used the same panels. We missed out on quite a few grey cards in our Intensity Check test, and the contrast ratio generally felt a little deficient.



What was a noticeable problem was the reverse text tests, especially with the colours yellow and green. Performance in the colour intensity tests was acceptable, but not commendable. F.EAR showed a noticeable lack of contrast, as did the darkest dungeons of Oblivion. Our movie tests fared a little better with decent colour, although the contrast issue still rears its head. At the same price (Rs 9,600) as its sibling, we suggest you go for the better-looking and performing 913FW, unless it's too loud for your office environment, in which case the 917VW will fit the bill.