ViewSonic VG2230WM 22"

I bought this monitor to serve as a screen for a MythTV home theater PC. 22" is a decent size to replace a bedroom TV.
This model is fairly susceptible to light leaks, which are apparent with an all black screen, but not noticeable otherwise.
Color is good, and pictures are sharp, especially with the DVI input.
I watched some HD clips on my MacBook Pro with this monitor and the quality is good. If you have a computer with DVI output, you probably won't notice any jagged pixel edges at desktop distance. When using VGA on the MythTV which is running Fedora Core 5 some small text can be a bit fuzzy.
SD video over the VGA input with the MythTV PC appears to be a little washed, but that could be the way the video is being recorded. DVD video appears to be richer. I haven't tried HD video with the VGA input yet.
This monitor has built in speakers. I don't use them. I tried them the other day just to see how they do and they are pretty bad. Just about any set of decent desktop  more

Excellent Monitor

I absolutely love this monitor. It looks great and works great. The built in speakers, not only save space, because you don't have to have speakers on your desk, but the sound is actually quite good. For the price you can't go wrong.

Awesome computer screen!

I have to say I LOVE this! It took a trip to Office Max to get the correct cable - but when it was all said and done, I can FINALLY see my whole Windows XP programs, without having to move the slider back and forth, or my Internet Explorer window, without using "Zoom out". It's wide enough to see it all at once - thank YOU!

Great monitor

I cannot believe how quickly this monitor arrived. I did the research, and decided this was the monitor to get. It is big, beautiful, works wonderfully, and the best part: it arrived within only a few days of my order. Definately a good deal.

I love it

After getting another brand monitor with my new computer, and not being able to set the color properly, I sold the 6 week old monitor and bought the VG2230WM. This decision was based on my expeience with a 2 yr old Viewsonic monitor.
And when I plugged it in, the color was what it was supposed to be with minimal adjustment. I do a lot of photo editng, 20,000 a year, and the color must be right on my monitor.

No Dead Pixels!

Which was my biggest concern with an LCD purchase. Most of the cheaper brands - well they are cheaper because people are content living with dots on their screen. This monitor received positive reviews elsewhere, and this site had the best price. It is BIG, and looks great.

Currently, most/all monitors of this size use the TN panels, and I'm guessing this one does as well based on the viewing angle and slight bleed through at the top and bottom of the screen when booting up. If you are a graphics designer, you want a smaller one (19 inch) with a higher quality panel. But then you already knew that.

We just use ours for standard home / work / game use and love the extra space it provides. If you use an IDE, there is plenty of room for all of the little windows, or side by side code windows. I especially like that it adjusts not just in height but in basically any direction. Also it has nice options on setting various resolutions in case you don't want to run at the max setting.

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Great Monitor (if your video card supports 1680x1050)

Overall, after using the monitor for about 2 months, I am very pleased with it. So don't take the Con's too seriously. Its just that as I age, I am getting very fussy!

Pro's:
- Very nice image WHEN resolution is set to the native 1680x1050. My original (dual monitor) card supported this mode only when using the VGA cable. But I wanted to use the DVI cable, to get the best quality. A new $50 card did the trick.

- The built in speakers are nice in a pinch, if all you care about is saving desk space.

- The FLAT BLACK finish is much less distracting than the high gloss "black mirror" finish on the other (more expensive) model.

- Great swivel base. Your cable layout is the only limiting factor - offers full 180 left and 180 right rotation.


Cons:
- You MUST turn down the brightness to reduce the light bleed around the edges, and to get better blacks.

- Very poor documentation. e.g. I had to call support to find out how to switch between the VGA and DVI inputs. (yes, you can connect  more

still waiting for an answer

The price and performance comming out of the box are just fine. What dissapointed me, was a lack of complete instructions. I replaced a CRT monitor (same brand) 20" size. with a 22" wide screen lcd.model VG2230WM. Being a Sr. Citizen I require larger font sizes. which I got easily from my older unit.

The quick set-up card makes it clear that the optimum results are by using 1680X1050 res. Sadly the fonts are too small for me to read. There are no instructions what so ever that offers an alternate to have larger fonts without sacrificing visual quality. I went to the Viewsonic web-site, and filled out a requsest for for help
and emailed it to them..no answer...did it again..no answer, tried a third time same result...end of review..nothing more to add.

Lots of viewing room!

I am really pleased with this purchase. The display is crystal clear and it is great to have the extra viewing size. You can view 2 pages side-by-side (web pages or document pages). The setup was very simple and the monitor is easy to move if needed.

I bought two of them

Recently, my wife wanted to replace her old 17" monitor with a larger widescreen monitor, so I bought this monitor for her as a birthday present. We both were immediately impressed with the size and shape (16:10 aspect ratio) of this monitor`s display which provides plenty of desktop space and obviates the need for scrolling when working with wide applications -- which are becoming fairly common these days. Within a few days I decided that I wanted to replace my 19" 4:3 aspect ratio CRT monitor with this widescreen Viewsonic and did so. Both my wife's old 17" monitor and my 19" model were very good Sony Trinitrons in excellent condition, but they could not compete in performance and convenience with this widescreen ViewSonic. The fact that we bought two of them within a few days shows how much we like this monitor.

high quality monitor for the price.

I recently got this monitor to replace my bedroom pc's 3 year old 17" samsung lcd. When i got it, i first thought, "oh dear lord this thing is huge!" which it is, but its very lite, and solid construction.

Pros:
1) BRIGHT! and i mean eye burning bright, i had to tone it down just to save my eyes
2) outstanding color. the color depth, and the overall image quality is incredible
3) no "bleed". i ran several image tests, and i found virtually no bleeding. something of a rarity in screens of this size.
4) the swivel is pinky pushing ease. also the height adjustment is versatile.

cons:
1) speakers are weak. but which onboard monitor speakers arent?
2) no headphone jack. who makes a screen with speakers and no headphone jack? i mean seriously, lets think about that. i dont need an ipod docking station on my monitor, but no in/out jack? or usb? killin me.
3) one stuck pixel. i had discovered one stuck green pixel right out of the box. i was very upset, but ran jscreenfix for about 40 minutes  more