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ViewSonic VA2026w 20-inch Wide Digital/Analog LCD Computer Monitor
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(3 out of 5) by Jeffrey L. Kaylor on Apr 2, 2009The clarity of the screen is inferior when compared with other viewsonic monitors purchased in the past?
Good Monitor
(5 out of 5) by Margaret on Mar 1, 2009 (So Cal)I love the size and clarity of the monitor. It's great and a good value.
Lovely Bargain
(5 out of 5) by Westlake on Feb 16, 2009 (West Virginia, USA)This monitor was a great deal. Large but not gigantic, no bad pixels, beautiful color (from the correct angle - more on that below), trivial to set up, DVD playback looks great, text is crisp, and the 1680x1050 native resolution seems just right.
Hurray, now I can remotely manage computers that output to large displays without having to resort to the magnifier utility to read remote text. With all this extra monitor space I may even start using Vista's sidebar.
The main negative: the display's brightness and color change with viewing angle. If I stand up from the chair and look down on the monitor, white shifts to light blue and the display gets slightly brighter. With increasing lateral angle, the display gets slightly darker and slightly redder. While these color/brightness shifts do not significantly reduce the readability of text at different angles, I think they limit this monitor's suitability for color-critical graphics work, especially in in multi-monitor setups and in environments where several people need to examine an image on one monitor from different angles. For single user, single monitor work, the color/brightness shifts need not be a problem.
Another potential negative for some users: While the display does tilt forward and back, it cannot be pivoted between portrait and landscape orientation on the included stand.
With the default brightness/contrast settings of 100/100, this monitor emits so much more light than my previous (smaller) monitor that my eyes quickly objected. For text editing and Internet browsing I have settled on brightness/contrast settings of of 65/65 at a color temperature of 6500K, and to minimize the total monitor brightness I use non-maximized windows against dark desktop wallpaper. For playing DVDs I use the monitor's brighter sRGB color temperature setting.
While others may complain about the lack of an included digital cable, I would like to thank Viewsonic for keeping the price down. I think most people will find the analog display mode to be good enough.
Hurray, now I can remotely manage computers that output to large displays without having to resort to the magnifier utility to read remote text. With all this extra monitor space I may even start using Vista's sidebar.
The main negative: the display's brightness and color change with viewing angle. If I stand up from the chair and look down on the monitor, white shifts to light blue and the display gets slightly brighter. With increasing lateral angle, the display gets slightly darker and slightly redder. While these color/brightness shifts do not significantly reduce the readability of text at different angles, I think they limit this monitor's suitability for color-critical graphics work, especially in in multi-monitor setups and in environments where several people need to examine an image on one monitor from different angles. For single user, single monitor work, the color/brightness shifts need not be a problem.
Another potential negative for some users: While the display does tilt forward and back, it cannot be pivoted between portrait and landscape orientation on the included stand.
With the default brightness/contrast settings of 100/100, this monitor emits so much more light than my previous (smaller) monitor that my eyes quickly objected. For text editing and Internet browsing I have settled on brightness/contrast settings of of 65/65 at a color temperature of 6500K, and to minimize the total monitor brightness I use non-maximized windows against dark desktop wallpaper. For playing DVDs I use the monitor's brighter sRGB color temperature setting.
While others may complain about the lack of an included digital cable, I would like to thank Viewsonic for keeping the price down. I think most people will find the analog display mode to be good enough.
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(5 out of 5) by SS on Feb 6, 2009 (Missouri)I am very satisfied with this monitor. The picture quality is very good and I think it was priced right compared to other brands. Easy set up and I would recommend buying this monitor. I am replacing a Gateway monitor that was the top of their line, expensive and went out!
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(5 out of 5) by Peter Ubillos on May 30, 2008 (Clearwater, FL)Response and resolution are great. Am able to view multiple windows simultaneously with no trouble.