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ViewSonic NextVision N6 Video Processor

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Technical Details

  • Experience high-definition video or TV on your LCD, CRT, or projection display
  • Plug-and-play setup requires no drivers or PC
  • Watch TV or enjoy DVD movies without turning on your computer
  • Picture-in-picture viewing; displays closed captions
  • Convenient 28-key remote control
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Product Details

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  • Product Dimensions: 16 x 11 x 3 inches ; 5 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B000083K3S
  • Item model number: N6
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: May 2, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Experience high-definition video on any computer monitor with the ViewSonic NextVision 6 Video Processor. This plug-and-play table-top unit requires no connection to your computer hard drive. Just connect it directly to your LCD, CRT, or projection display and enjoy a high-definition full-screen TV and multimedia entertainment center.

With a built-in NTSC TV tuner and multiple video connections for all your favorite peripherals, you'll be able to watch all your favorite movies, channel surf, even tackle your favorite games in no time. Additional features include picture-in-picture viewing, closed caption technology, and a 28-key remote control.



Product Description

Home entertainment will never be the same! Simply plug and play with the ViewSonic NextVision N6 video processor and turn any display into a high-definition, full-screen TV and multimedia entertainment center. With a built-in TV tuner and multiple video connections for extras like a DVD player, digital camera, VCR, HDTV set-top box or game console like PS2, GameCube or Xbox, you can work, play, channel surf, watch movies and more at the touch of a button. Coupled with the fast-action UltraBrite display, you can do it all on your desktop.

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Great idea - but lots of problems!, April 25, 2004
By Scorpio69 (Hawaii, America's Paradise) - See all my reviews
I bought the NextVision 6 primarily so that I could watch TV on my brand new 22" IBM C220p monitor (which is way OUTSTANDING, lemme tell ya!). I toyed with the idea of getting a video card, but balked at dealing with potential software and picture quality issues. The NextVision 6 is a stand-alone unit, so it looked like a great alternative to simply buying a small TV (it is right about in the same price range as a 13" Sony).

The setup is relatively simple, however, the end result is very unpleasant. There is a special cable provided, which is designed to interface with your graphics card output and feed into the unit's RGB input. You then connect your normal VGA cable out of the unit's RGB output and into your monitor, thus establishing a pass-through. However, the resulting output signal is highly degraded and of such poor quality by virtue of this cable/pass-through combination that your computer graphics suddenly look like doo-doo. Forget the TV part, because you've just hosed your computer graphics!

Now, in my case, my IBM C220p monitor has dual inputs. So, I said, "Forget it!" to this whole pass-through business and I simply connected the unit's output to my IBM C220p monitor's second input. Unfortunately, the aforementioned special cable provided is not useable for this purpose. Just as well, since it's a piece of junk. So, I had to drop another $30 on a decent VGA cable to make this connection. The resulting TV signal was very acceptable (with the TV signal source being standard cable via coax), however I dunno if I would call it `high definition'. You cannot sit too close to the screen without seeing some sort of `digital smear'. Since my monitor is a 22", I can kick back on the bed and watch TV but this may be more of a problem with a smaller monitor or if you had plans on watching the TV from directly in front of your computer.

Anyway, I run my monitor at 1600x1200 resolution. The NextVision 6 touts 1280x1024 resolution. I tried different combinations of monitor/ NextVision 6 resolutions and found that if I kept my monitor at 1600x1200 and ran the NextVision 6 at 1024x768 I got the best picture. Why? Who knows. But you do have to play around with both the monitor/ NextVision 6 resolutions and the NextVision 6 brightness/contrast settings to really find the optimal settings. Patience is required!

The remote control, from which most of the functions are accessed, is, as others have noted, a pain in the rear. Some of the buttons respond to a lighter touch than others. To scan up/down through the channels you had better be able to squeeze this punk with all your might to get it to actuate! I have to hold it between my thumb on the bottom and middle finger on the top/button to apply sufficient pressure. I may opt to get a digital cable box in order to use it as the tuner/remote, which will leave the NextVision 6 to function simply as the means to convert the cable signal to a computer-compatible signal. Another expense - ugh.

A lot of caveats here, folks. Certainly, if I did not have a dual-input monitor, the NextVision 6 would have been returned as totally unacceptable. However, since I was able to get it up and running to a truly acceptable level via the procedure outlined above, I am well-pleased with the TV signal. Of course, I cannot watch TV while working on my computer since I have the unit's input on a completely separate monitor input from my computer, but no biggie. I just A/B between them with the monitor selector switch on my IBM. In the final analysis, I was able to accomplish what I started out to achieve, which was to watch TV on my IBM C220p monitor. Yeah!

Oh, one more problem: When I am not using the unit I have to unplug the audio cable (which runs from my sound card's audio-out to the unit's audio-in) because it generates a hum in my speakers. No doubt the shielding on this cable is poor - I may replace it with a higher-quality cable. More $!

As far as hooking up an external DVD player, I haven't tried it. I use Power DVD 5 on my computer, which is outstanding, so no need to use the NextVision 6 for that. If I want to play console games (X-Box, Game Cube), I'll stick with my 35" Sony TV. Maybe I'll hook up a VCR, which should work fine.

All in all, unless you have a dual-input monitor, plenty of patience and want to spring for a second decent VGA cable, forget this unit. Otherwise, as I said, I have achieved a very decent TV viewing experience on my monitor.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable product for certain applications, September 22, 2003
By Lenny "Handy DIY Master" (Albany, NY United States) - See all my reviews
I bought this to add television to my home theatre and overcome the lack of inputs on my Epson S1 projector(component video is shared with computer). This unit is designed more for monitors but I am using it for my projector. Certain functions work very well but others could use improvement. One great feature is that it can upscale video to a higher resolution. This can dramatically improve picture quality. Television looked very nice on my projector, but I also own LCD Monitor TVs and I was able to compare the built in tuner to the N6. The picutre from the N6 did look a bit sharper but somewhat dimmer. Personally, I prefered the built in tuner - but this product is something to consider if you want TV off your desktop monitor.

VHS tapes that play through the projector (and LCD monitor) composite port play all jumbled through the N6. Not a big deal, I will run a cable to the projector. On the other hand, playstation(composite) games seem a bit more stable through the N6. Progressive scan video(which the PJ can handle natively) looks as good or maybe better when sent as an upscaled RGB signal. Non progressive video looks similar to the projector, and is above average.

Overall this product is above average for the pricepoint and what I am using it for. The TV looks much better than what I was getting out of my VCR, and I also have one cable to the projector for my computer, composite, svideo , component.

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a viable alternative for HDTV, March 27, 2003
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I bought this overpriced monster assuming that it would be a cheap alternative to an HDTV, as I play a ton of console video games and wanted to take advantage of the higher resolutions that nextgen consoles all boast about. Well, I am sorry to report that the picture quality on this particular unit makes console gaming on my Viewsonic G90fb monitor look washed out, oversaturated, and generally muddy when compared to my (...) TV, which incidentally cost me significantly less than the N6! So IS the resolution better? I cant really tell as I am so distracted by the generally cruddy picture quality... and yes, I DID get hd adapters for my consoles. Perhaps it is because the experience of sitting close to a monitor vs sitting back further with a TV doesn't lend itself to console gaming, but I must say I was very disapointed when I hooked this little sucker up and got it running. It's novel playing consoles on a computer monitor, but I find myself actually wishing it were a television instead. Caveat Emptor, dear readers... If this product at all interests you I would instead get the N5 for less than half of the cost of the N6 and just settle for S-video.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best piece of equipment I own!
I started out with a Next Vision 4 turning some old CRT's into TV's. Then a few years later came upon a NextVision 6 on E-Bay. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Royce Emley

4.0 out of 5 stars Worst Remote in the World....otherwise ok
I bought this to convert a spare monitor into a TV. It works great except for the remote. The reomte needs a lot of pressure to get it to respond Some buttons are almost... Read more
Published on June 16, 2007 by E. W. Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars Works as promised
I bought the processor for my sons room. It was originally hooked up to a 19" CRT, and now a 15" LCD. I dont know what else to say other than that it works. Read more
Published on December 26, 2006 by Richard E. Mudd IV

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT PRODUCT!
the N6 is an excellent product, but only if you know how to use it. for my sharp lcd projector, the magic number was 1024X768 at 75HZ. Read more
Published on April 28, 2006 by ursamajor

4.0 out of 5 stars awesome product
the image quality its awesome, im giving 4 stars because the remote control its soo bad, then now i have to buy a universal learning remote. but the N6 its wonderfull.
Published on December 29, 2005 by David

3.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware, the good the bad and the ugly
I'm using the N6 tuner with ordinary comcast cable service and a BenQ 6100 DLP projector. First the good news: the N6 produces an absolutely beautiful television image projected... Read more
Published on December 21, 2004 by Ramzilla

5.0 out of 5 stars Worked right out of the box
Using a Motorola 6208 set-top box (set to 480p) and a Viewsonic VP191 monitor, the N6 worked right out of the box wit han image close to what I was getting previously with the DVI... Read more
Published on August 18, 2004 by J. E. Taber

2.0 out of 5 stars Not bad with a CRT, horrible with an LCD
I have a very small office and I wanted to make some space by getting rid of my 21" CRT monitor and 24" CRT television and getting a 19" LCD monitor which would... Read more
Published on March 13, 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice!
I bought this, hooked it up to my 19" LCD monitor, and immediately pushed the old 27" TV tube out of the room (Bigger is not always better). Read more
Published on December 4, 2003 by antuvschle

2.0 out of 5 stars Horrible video output at a not so friendly price!
I bought this with the sole intention of using it as a way to get the clear and crisp visuals that the "next" generation consoles have been touting since day one. Read more
Published on September 9, 2003

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