ViewSonic VG2230WM 22" Black Widescreen LCD Monitor

Average customer rating: 4.0

Terrific Monitor But could be a little too big :-)
No Dead Pixels!
Great Monitor (if your video card supports 1680x1050)
Disappointed.
still waiting for an answer

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ViewSonic VG2230WM 22" Black Widescreen LCD Monitor

Manufacturer: ViewSonic
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000JLWDB4

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Product Description

ViewSonic 22" VG2230wm features widescreen and multimedia performance for enhanced productivity. With ERGONOMIC HEIGHT ADJUST and tilt, you'll work comfortably for hours. The 360-Degree SWIVEL allows you to share your view with coworkers, and the widescreen aspect ratio allows you to view two documents side-by-side or work in two applications simultaneously. Graphics professionals and gamers will love the extremely fast 5 millisecond screen response that delivers blur-free, full-motion video and crystal-clear graphics. OPTISYNC ANALOG AND DIGITAL INPUTS provide versatile connectivity options. The integrated amp and stereo speakers give you a complete multimedia experience and the attractive slim bezel is VESA wall mount-compliant so you can accent your office décor and make the most of valuable desktop space. The VG2230wm widescreen multimedia LCD delivers a complete visual display experience to your desktop. Save workspace and enjoy rich, stereo sound with two built-in stereo speakers to enhance your multimedia experience Stylish slim-bezel design High 280 nit brightness and 700 - 1 contrast ratio (typical) VESA 100mm wall mount interface - wall-mount is optional Kensington compatible security port TCO'03 and ENERGY STAR qualified Unit Dimensions - 20.4 x 17.2 x 9.8 (with stand); 20.4 x 15.4 x 2.4 (without stand) / 14.5 lbs with stand

Customer Reviews:

Terrific Monitor But could be a little too big :-).......2007-04-30

I am absolutly LOVE this monitior. Bright, sharp and easy to set-up.
the off beat native resolution can proove to be a bit tricky to set up
and drivers for vista is not easy to get it from the website, but once you set it up it is a gem. this is my first very own LCD and coming from 17 boobtube to this 22" buity is a WOW factor on its own SO I am enjoing evey minute of it..

Hoever such a big screen might be overkill for every day work so choose cerefully :-)

No Dead Pixels!.......2007-04-07

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.

Make sure whether you want a widescreen or a standard. One isn't better than the other, just a matter of personal preference. We have ours now with the Windows XP taskbar on the right, without auto hide, which makes use of some of the extra width while also giving us more height since it isn't at the bottom.

Overall I have bought Viewsonics in the past and been very pleased and this is no exception.

Great Monitor (if your video card supports 1680x1050).......2007-03-30

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 2 computers, at the same time, to this monitor, as long as one uses a VGA cable, and the other DVI)
It turns out, the bottom-most side button will toggle between them. (when you are NOT in a menu!)

- Very poor labeling (and location) of the 5 control buttons. The ergonomics are very poor. Unless you are good at braille, manipulating the side mounted buttons, without a clear view of where you are vertically, is a chore. At least the top (mute) button is a different shape. If buttons 3 and 4 where shaped as up/down arrows, then you might have a chance. I had the monitor several weeks before I even noticed the tiny impressions (black on black) that are supposed to give you an idea what the buttons are for.

Disappointed........2007-03-26

I wanted a monitor for digital photography that was a little better than the bottom end offerings. I decided on the Viewsonic. When I received it there was a permanent green pixel right in the middle of the display, and a 3/8" light banding strip at the top. Amazon was VERY helpful with the return process, even covering the return shipping. It seems that bad pixels in new monitors can be considered 'normal', but right in the center is unacceptable. I have seen this monitor in operation, and as long as there are no pixel problems, it looks great.

still waiting for an answer.......2007-03-21

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.

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