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I bought this item 6 months ago. I also bought a Sony unit and compared these 2 screens to my DELL 21" CRT Monitor. This device is just unreal, Ghosting people talk about for fast movement even in many games is almost UNHEARD OF. Image clarity at any angle is terrific. Desk space saved is Fabulous. The look and design of this sleek Blk/Slvr unit is Gorgeous. I couldn't have asked for a better Flat screen. The images are as clear if not clearer than my HULK of a 21" monster CRT unit.

Viewsonic Knows their stuff and the designer was asked for input as this device is way cool looking! That's helps too!!
And finally the PRICE IS SOO RIGHT!!

I got to say, this is got to be the best display on the market. I upgraded from an old 17" CRT, thinking that and 18" LCD was just a small upgrade, boy was I wrong. The amount of space you get compared to an 18" CRT is amazing.

Also, I use my computer as my entertainment system, so I watch DVDs, TV, and play video games all on this monitor. I don't even catch a hint of "ghosting", with this puppy's 25ms refresh rate. I'm even using the analog input!

Anyways, if you have the money to spare, this is a monitor for you. If you're thinking you want something a bit cheaper, go with the VX700, this monitor's 17" sister. With the amount of space I have, I could easily have been happy with the 17".

My first impression was fantastic when I lifted it off the shelf at UPS. 20lbs. "Wonderful!", I thought. I got it home, packed up my old 17" HP CRT (heavy/bulky) and pulled out the VX900 and all of it's cables (kind of intimidating at first). The setup instructions were clear in the booklet, but they failed to mention some simple steps (removing the panels from the back of the monitor to hook up the cables). After I stared at it for a few minutes, I mananged to get the panels off and plug it all in. I didn't even hook up the speaker/microphone cables based on other reviews on the speakers. The image is big, flat, and wonderful.

My only other complaint (besides the hook-up issue) is the annoying chirp/squeak the screen control buttons make when you use them. I haven't checked on if I can mute them or if there's actually just something wrong with my monitor.

Overall, I'm very happy with it. It's my first non-CRT monitor, so I can't compare it to anything else. It's definitely a good buy.

The price on Amazon is very good, and my monitor was delivered in just three days! And the monitor is terrific, much better than I expected. I'm seeing details in games that I never noticed before. The difference in brightness and contrast from my old CRT is astonishing. Now I want that TV tuner gadget that will let me hook up my X-Box to this monitor.

In addition to the monitor you get all the cables you need for either analog or digital connection, a Quick Start Guide, and a CD with an Adobe Acrobat manual that explains how to use the On Screen Display--it's very easy and user friendly.

My monitor is connected to a two year old, NVIDIA TNT2 graphics card, analog only, but it still looks great.

I have been using only Viewsonic monitor for the last 6 years: PT770, and PT775. I was happy about the image quality so I bought a Viewsonic again.

Most people seem to know the advantage of the monitor pretty well. I agree, the image is great. But, it is not close from prefect.

Let's concentrate on the weakness of the monitor. So, fellow shopper can get the whole story.

The "Auto image adjust" is terribly slow. Using analog input, it takes anywhere between 5-10 sec for a image to display if you change the resolution. During the 5-10 sec, the screen is totally dark.

When you're trying to change the screen resolution in Windows, you must press "OK" within 15 sec. It is not unusal that miss the reminding 5 sec before windows fall-back to your old setting. It is extremely anonying if you use a KVM, if you reboot a lot, and if you often try to get into BIOS setup from time to time. (I tried it on at least 4 video cards, all take long time. The problem is definitely not with my video singal.)

Sometimes, you need to do "auto image adjust" twice to get the a shape picture.

With digital mode (DVI), it still take 3 to 5 sec.

My friend samsug 19" LCD, bought recently, pop up immediately when the resolution is changed. (both analogy and DVI mode)

My brother's NEC 15" (NEC 1545M) which is bought 3 years ago doesn't have anonying delay either. It takes about a second for a resolution change.

My sister's got no-brand 15" LCD, the same, it takes about a second. You can manually trigger the auto adjust.

So funny that Viewsonic is the only one who market the "auto image adjust" feature. It either mean their marketing department become totally shameless lately. Or, their other model is even worse about resolution change, so they want people know they have improved on that.

On the other hand, the image on VX900 is in fact over saturated. It is hard to do photo editing. I tried the e-color software that come with the LCD, it didn't help the over saturted situation. The blood red, and skin tone is not reproduced very convincingly.

NEC 1545M has the best color reproduction I ever saw on any LCD monitor. Picture is well saturated and very accurate without overly done. Certainly, it is harder to make a 19" than a 15".

While VX900 have the best spec but image and feature definitely have plenty of room for improvement.