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I've held off getting a LCD monitor for several years because of the higher price and more importantly the slower response rates of LCD screens (I'm a avid gamer). I took the plunge with the VX900 and I love it. It's response matches my older triniton based Sony CRT monitor but this thing is bigger, brighter and down right beautiful. I believe that this display rivals Apple's awesome Cinema Display at 1/2 the price. You can't go wrong with this monitor!

The clarity of this LCD is amazing. This is as close to perfect as any LCD can get at this price. I ran at full resolution and never looked back. I've compared and tested this out against others at the local retail store; the testing wasn't that great because the PC was too slow but it was enough to sample. What made the difference was the 3 year warranty that Viewsonic provides, competitive pricing and most importantly the performance.

I traded my Viewsonic P95F 19inch flat monitor-the best 19in there is- for the clarity of this LCD without significant degradation in gaming performance. I connected to my Geforce 4 DVI slot. I notice it was not as fast as a CRT but the response time and framerate was more than acceptable for gaming(Serious Sam 2, Max Payne or Quake 3 Arena). This LCD is should be the threshold of LCDs to come. There's no turning back to CRT.

I'm not going to worry too much about this LCD because it's got a 3year warranty for an item this pricey. I like it because I an stay up longer at night with my work.I won't suffer as much eyestrain. Second, the machine doesn't eat up too much power;only 40 watt and the transistors in the LCD is suppose to last about 4 years. I didn't even bother to hook up the LCD speakers. This is a product you can go wrong. This item is INSANELY GREAT and it pleases me very much.

Being in the business I know exactly what to look for and I can't believe anyone would want to lower the rating from the perfect 5 stars this monitor deserves.

I have my own small business & have installed and sold any number of VX900's. Every customer that has had the money to upgrade to a 19' LCD has gotten the ViewSonic VX900. To say that every customer was extremely satisfied would be a vast understatement, they are always thrilled when they fire up this superior monitor for the first time.

Because of the inherit nature of the 19' LCD it will always have a pixel pitch of .294; when running @ the native resolution of 1280 x 1024; it is a simple math equation that puts the pixels that far apart which will cover the entire 19' viewable screen. If you increase the screen size without increasing the resolution the pixel pitch will always get bigger.

I have run many movies & games on the VX900 and never noticed any pixelation or "ghosting". The games I am running typically run @ 120 FPS, and because this LCD is extremely fast it will not pixelate.

I would also recommend that you ask your local retailer to run some video and or fast paced game to see that this monitor can handle it with nothing but the best picture quality and response time. If you do, you will be most impressed....

Don't be fooled by negative reviews made by self proclaimed tech experts of 10 years. Especially when they post reviews to bring down the overall rating of the VX900 because they "think" it isn't that good. The VX900 once properly setup, will flat out amaze you. Anyone interested in a monitor of this size and price is looking for DVI. This is where the VX900 leaves others behind. Bright, beautiful and fast, this is the best bang for the bucks out there.

If you want your computer system to look really high-end for a price that's reasonable, this monitor will work for you. The Viewsonic VX900 looked every bit as good as more expensive Sony and Philips monitors to my eyes. It has a sleek techy look... finished off by small feather-touch controls and clear on-screen displays. Easy to set up, clear images, with a good picture from all but the most extreme angles, the VX900 is terrific. Mine had three "dead" pixels but unless you're playing a videogame that has a black screen you really don't see them... You really don't notice them unless you go looking for them. Has two small front speakers that deliver reasonably good sound considering they're not much larger than postage stamps. If you want serious stereo, you need to get additional speakers for your system, however. Warranty is 3 years, which is quite good.