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WHAT'S HOT: The inexpensive ($329) MP503's funky look makes it stand out from competing products. Forgoing the long neck and square pedestal we typically see, the black-and-silver LCD MP503 resembles a picture frame. The panel and bezel sit on two stout front legs and have a back supporting stand that tilts back so you can adjust the vertical viewing angle. At just over 5 pounds, it's one of the lightest displays around. Our test unit excelled on graphics screens. With its analog video input, it beat out the color output of all but one model--the NEC-Mitsubishi LCD1560M--and was great for viewing images and Web pages, even though judges did spot a few places where colors appeared a bit too dark and overly saturated. Desktop icons appeared colorful and crisp, with sharp edges. Text quality was above average, too, with readily legible text on screens of a Web page, a newsletter, and a page showing various font sizes.