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ViewSonic VP171B 17" LCD Monitor

by ViewSonic
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)


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Technical Details

  • 1,280 x 1,024 native resolution
  • 250 nits brightness, rich 500:1 contrast ratio
  • Analog and DVI-D inputs; HDTV signal compatibility
  • 140-degree viewing angles; 14 ms response time
  • PC compatible, Mac compatible with optional adapter
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 14.6 x 12.2 inches ; 14.3 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 0.2 ounces
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B000096QNW
  • Item model number: VP171B
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,525 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: April 16, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Broaden your horizons with this ultra-narrow framed LCD monitor. Whether you're a graphics professional, corporate executive, or power gamer, the VP171B will enhance your productivity and enjoyment. Its ThinEdge ultra-slim bezel design enables multiple-display configurations in immaculate digital HDTV clarity for powerful multi-tasking and mixed-media data analysis. XtremeView wide viewing angles and ClearMotiv 16 ms broadcast-quality video response ensure intense visual performance. Class-leading features include comprehensive height, pivot, tilt and swivel adjustments as well as multiple digital/analog inputs. Step up to the 17-inch LCD that sets the price/performance benchmark.

Boasting 1,280 x 1,024 native resolution and high brightness and contrast--260 nits and 500:1 typical--this display brings vivid, true-to-life color to your desktop. It's also HDTV 720p ready. ClearMotiv Technology provides super-fast 16 ms video response that enables digital HD broadcast-quality full motion video at 62.5 fps. Enjoy image clarity from all directions with XtremeView performance that features super-wide 140-degree viewing angles horizontally and vertically.

ThinEdge maximizes your productivity. The ultra-slim 0.67-inch bezel design enhances your visual experience with clean, minimalist borders around the active image area. It's suitable for tiling and stacking and ideal for multiple-monitor setup. ThinEdge minimizes bezel gaps between panels for a virtually continuous viewing area in multiple-panel setups.

Other features include integrated power supply with hard power switch, TCO'99 and Energy Star certification. Enjoy pivot, height and wall-mount versatility. VESA wall-mount interface and detachable base provides ergonomic flexibility with pivot, height, tilt, and swivel adjustments. OptiSync multiple analog/digital inputs expand your connectivity. The monitor includes one DVI-D and two analog inputs for wide compatibility with (and optimization of) a variety of video sources.

What's in the Box
Monitor with base, AC power cord, D-Sub to D-Sub signal cable, CD-ROM, user manual

Product Description

450:1 DVI-D TCO99

 

Customer Reviews

18 Reviews
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4 star:
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3 star:
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Average Customer Review
3.7 out of 5 stars (18 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Top of the line, September 26, 2003
This review is from: ViewSonic VP171B 17" LCD Monitor (Electronics)
For me, buying an LCD flat panel was revolutionary. For far too long I had an old fashioned monitor dominating my home office. Something so big that throwing it away may well have brought about an unnecessary hernia operation. What a joy to unpack the ViewSonic. As someone who does a lot of word processing, I treasure this monitor's ability to spin so that it can be seen from both portrait and landscape. Seeing the entire page you are writing is such a simple idea, yet in 20 years of computing, entirely original to me. The software is one-click installation and designed for techophones such as myself. To pass back and forth between portrait and landscape, you literally just turn the screen, right click, pick the angle, and there it is. Whole process takes less than five seconds. The colors also seem strong and accurate, fine definition. Money well worth spending.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Patience Needed, October 17, 2003
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German Martinez (Orlando, FL (USA)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: ViewSonic VP171B 17" LCD Monitor (Electronics)
It's a Beautiful Monitor, and once you set it up correctly it's one of the best available on the market for the money. I love this monitor now; but it wasn't always that way. The first week I owned it, I was frustrated a lot; It was always either too light or too dark. The factory presets are lousy. But after a lot of tweeking, I got it just right. Now I can't live without it. The colors are rich, movies and games look fantastic, and all the added space on my desk is wonderful.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars 5 months and it breaks.., May 21, 2004
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I loved this monitor, it had beautiful color and resolution every thing that I need for working on video editing. That is until it just went black in the middle of my project due in three days! How could something held in such high respect be so lacking of quality. I took every step to ensure this monitor wouldn't burn out any time soon. It never sat on, never was left to burn the image, and always dusted and kept clean.

Honestly, just to be fair I am sure I got one out of 500 that break. However I have to pay shipping to get it to Viewsonic for warranty repair/replacement; that is not good service. Then after three seperate emails I am not told how long it will take to get it back and that if I want an express exchange to get one immediately, I am told they will have to put an authorization on my card for the retail amount of the monitor.

Still no word from them on return time estimate. I would have to fear what the other person says about warranty service and hope that the $3000 computer I used this with doesn't sit and waste in the time that it will take to be back at work again.

We shall see, however I would not recommend this monitor nor would I buy another after my initial experience with it and the company.

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