ViewSonic VA902B 19-inch LCD Monitor (Black)

by ViewSonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 16.3 x 16 inches ; 11.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009Z66QI
• Item model number: VA902B
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,583 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 1, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Affordable, attractive LCD performance.

The VA902b features a super-fast 8ms video response time that delivers crystal-clear graphics and seamless video for full brilliant, detailed color. This affordable and reliable LCD performs on the ViewSonic promise of quality standards with 270 nits of brightness (typical) and 550:1 contrast ratio (typical) for stunning, bright images. Its design is shear simplicity executed through its clean lines, slim bezel and minimalist footprint. It seamlessly blends into any decor when wall mounted with its specialized base design which folds 90 degrees. Packed with a powerful OnView control interface and OSD lock function, precise performance is always a priority. The stylish VA902b LCD display is an ideal choice for small office/ home office, education and government users.

Features

Super-fast 8ms video response delivers superior picture clarity

Dynamic Structure technology

Innovative liquid crystal composition and pixel matrix accelerate video response for seamless video and intense graphics.

Full 19-inch viewable screen

Displays a full, flat 19-inch viewable area with crisp detail and fully saturated color.

1280x1024 native resolution

Incredible image detail for sharp text and graphics.

High brightness and contrast

270-nit brightness (typ) and 550:1 contrast ratio (typ) for rich, detailed images.

Stylish slim-bezel design

An ultra-thin bezel lets you see more without taking up valuable desktop real estate.

OSD/Power lock secures your settings

Prevents changes to monitor settings and maintains an optimized image.

OnView controls for superior screen adjustability

Screen adjustments are precisely made via an easy-to-use on-screen menu.

Integrated power supply

ViewSonic Wizard included

User-friendly Wizard software automates the setup process to deliver optimized screen performance.

Flat folding base for easy wall mounting

PC and Mac compatible

TCO'99 and ENERGY certified

Product Description

Viewsonic (VA902b) 19" 1280x1024 TFT LCD BLACK

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Monitor, October 13, 2005

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P. Dietert (Houston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ViewSonic VA902B 19-inch LCD Monitor (Black) (Electronics)

No dead pixels, no ghosting. I sure can tell a difference between the 8ms response on this one and the 24ms from my NECs at work. Great color and no manual adjustment needed.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Graphic Design Perspective, June 29, 2006

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Michael B. Pritts - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ViewSonic VA902B 19-inch LCD Monitor (Black) (Electronics)

Viewsonic has many lines of products, including those that are professional, graphic-oriented, and a basic line. I have been a ViewSonic fan for many years....in fact I did not even consider another brand when purchasing this monitor. However, when you purchase this, remember that YOU ARE BUYING THE BASIC LINE OF PRODUCT!

I got this monitor as a replacement for my Viewsonic GS790 19" graphic crt monitor. This monitor displayed beautiful colors, but it still was heavy, bulky, and had a few geometry issues. LCDs were getting cheap so I decided I'd try one.

After using this monitor for a few months, I've noticed some problems with it. The reviewer who said that this monitor has a greenish tint is correct. I have done many graphic design projects, and I noticed in a grayscale image had a definite green tint to it. I tried many color settings on the monitor, and this was apparent even on the sRGB setting.

However, the most annoying part of this monitor is when I browse the internet. Certain characters appeared greenish and the text did not look consistent in color at all. I was able to remedy this by using the custom color setting, opening a webpage, and turning down the green level until it disappeared from the text. I then turned down the other colors so they would be at the same level as the green.

It is a bright monitor, but you can see a decent amount of light bleedthrough on a black screen. This isn't terribly important if you're doing office work, you might find it annoying if you look at dark images or watch movies.

Looking back, I wish that I had saved my money and purchased a higher quality monitor. Readers - if you are a graphic designer and color accuracy is important to you - you may wish to look at another monitor. It's not completely unusable for graphic design, but it's certainly not the best. Portrait mode is highly useful for graphic designers - I found this out after trying another monitor for a project. If you are a graphic designer on a limited budget, you should save your money and buyer a better ViewSonic product that has better image quality and more physical adjustments.

This monitor is not amazing, it doesn't have the best picture in the world, and it most certainly DOES NOT prove that LCDs are just as good as CRT monitors.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ViewSonic Va902b, March 25, 2006

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Smitty "Smitty" - See all my reviews

This review is from: ViewSonic VA902B 19-inch LCD Monitor (Black) (Electronics)

I have had a very difficlt time with lack of tech support and getting a replacement LCD. I started by an email to text support, I never got a reply. I notified Viewsonice 3/1/06 of the problem of viewing text - a red bleed through made the text very hard to read. The text support person didn't have a clue, she said ship the monitor back and fax them the proper paperwork. Two weeks later no reply. I call again, they couldn't tell me if fax arrived. That was information that only third shift people could access (I am not making this up). I had my dealer call. Viewsonic told them to fax the information again. I finally got the LCD on 3/20/06. They didn't send me a return shipping label thus I had to call them again. I asked why it wasn't in the shipping paperwork and was told it isn't included in all shipments.
I tried to calibrate the VA902b on the support page but the unit is not listed.
The new unit is not the picture quality I had hoped. My 7 year Samsung had better quality text and brightness.
I see others are please with there purchase - I still can't believe what happened. I got the unit based upon the postive reviews.