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I had this monitor for 3 years now and have not had a single problem with it. It plays games well, has good picture quality (not ultra sharp or ultra bright though), and does a good job of displaying CAD applications. I never had a problem with Viewsonic and have faith in their products. Also do not be fooled by negative reviews. After all it is usually the people who have a problem with a product that have the urge to complain and bad-mouth it.

I purchased the ViewSonic E90fb and was very pleased with the monitor. The picture started to get narrow and the horzintal width was finally set at 100%. I called the company explained my problem and they sent me a new monitor and I shipped the bad one back. No hasseles and they paid for shipping both ways. Great product and great service

Although the words "Perfect Flat" are part of its designation, the viewing screen of this CRT is not flat; The top glass is flat, but the tube underneath is slightly but annoyingly curved. This cannot be corrected even with its (generous) manual controls. I do photographic and image work and for higher viewing accuracy, flatter is better; You don't want your image trailing off at the edges! I also agree with the other reviewer: This monitor is not as bright or sharp as it seems it should be, especially since it's called a "Graphic Series" monitor. Although they're more expensive, I'll look for a true Trinitron next time.

FEB 2007 UPDATE - - This reviewed monitor has given up the ghost; Even after adjusting, re-calibrating, rebooting, and all the regular "fixes", this CRT's sharpness, brightness, color, and definition have all deteriorated to an unacceptable, unusable level. I'm left with a fuzzy blob after less than 2 years' use. Star rating was 3 stars, now one star (one for having "worked" for about 1 year after purchase new.)

Although there are a lot of bad reviews for this monitor, I think most are problems that can be avoided. I find this monitor to be a bit sensitive to other devices being plugged into the same plug. For example, my desk fan, when "on", it creates a terrible refresh rate on the monitor. When my desk light is "on", it creates a little refresh rate disturbance in the bottom corners. I just plugged those into another plug and problem solved. This Viewsonic 19" monitor has a great refresh rate, not noticeable, that's how it should be.
I also have a Viewsonic 17" E70fb and it is not sensitive like this one, but it is not a big problem to me, if the source is recognized.
This 19" monitor has superb brightness, I have my contrast all the way up, but the brightness is down to 25% and it is still bright.
I use 1280x1024 resolution. I tried 1200x1600 but did not work good, it may be my computer though.
Once I adjusted and centered everything, the page is perfectly square and fits just right. This monitor is huge and heavy.
I have found Viewsonics to be long lasting monitors.

This monitor has been great for the 3 1/2 years that I have had it. No problems at all. The text and graphics is clear and colorful. I have not had ANY of the problems the other reviewers have had. I ordered this from Dell with my new computer in July of 2003 and it has worked flawlessly since then!!! I would buy another ViewSonic in a NY minute!!!