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(More customer reviews)This is a superb monitor at a great price. The picture clarity, viewing angles and responsiveness are all I could wish for.
This is my first LCD monitor, and my first widescreen monitor, so I was a little wary of swapping out my CRT (which was also a Viewsonic). But the need for a bigger monitor and smaller desk space made this monitor attractive - particularly at this price. After using the vx2235wm for a few days, I couldn't be happier.
Running the monitor at its native resolution of 1680x1050, the image is remarkably crisp, and the colours are very consistent across the entire screen area. At other resolutions, the image is still extremely good, and only suffer when compared to the native res. The controls are fairly intuitive, and provide a nice balance between simplicity and flexibility. There are some preset contrast/brightness modes, but I selected "standard" and set my own levels. While running programs with a lot of movement - okay, games - I noticed little if any ghosting or shadowing. Playing movies is a joy.
A few points I would note that may be negatives for potential buyers:
- The maximum resolution of 1680x1050 is great, but there are 22" monitors out there with higher resolutions. Personally, I don't like to peer at small text or fiddle with font sizes or DPI, so this monitor suits me well. But if you want the highest number of pixels per screen inch you can buy, this ain't it.
- The monitor doesn't have a 1:1 or fixed aspect setting. This means that unless your graphics card supports these features, the monitor will stretch any image you send it to fill the entire (wide)screen. If you spend most of your time running desktop applications or playing newer games, this won't be a problem. But if you play older games that only support 4:3-style full-screen resolutions (800x600, 1280x1024, 1600x1200) the image will be stretched horizontally to fill the screen, making your opponents look chubby.
What's worse, determining whether a graphics card will fix this for you is tricky. Generally, Nvidia seems to do it while ATI doesn't, but there are exceptions in both cases. In short, if you're a hard-core player of older games, and this stretching will bother you, then this is not the monitor for you unless you *know* your graphics card will preserve the aspect ratio of 4:3 resolutions.
- The preset modes all have the brightness setting way too high for my tastes. I have a fairly dimly lit office, and some display modes are like staring into a headlight! After reducing the brightness manually, it was fine, although the image seemed to dim more noticeably when viewed at an angle. Maybe this is just business as usual with TFT LCD monitors, but it's behaviour you don't get with a CRT.
For most home users, office workers or game-players, this monitor has exceptional performance at an exceptional price. For those wanting a monitor for graphic design or professional photo editing, or hardcore players of older games, I'd recommend getting a more specialized monitor.
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Elegantly styled, fast widescreen. ViewSonics 22-inch VX2235wm widescreen LCD brings high style and high performance to desktop displays. Get set for intense GAMING, MOVIES AND ENTERTAINMENT with fast 5ms video response, DYNAMIC STRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY and an ultra-high 700:1 contrast ratio (typ). Images come at you in AMAZINGLY, CRYSTAL-CLEAR DETAIL with no blurs or ghosting. The widescreen enhances productivity because it lets you work in two applications side-by-side simultaneously. The integrated speakers provide rich sound to accompany your games, DVDs and other visual entertainment. OPTISYNC DIGITAL (DVI-D) AND ANALOG INPUTS provide flexible connectivity options. Mount this glossy piano-black, slim-bezel LCD on your wall and get to work - or play.
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