Customer Reviews

ViewSonic VX1940w 19" Wide 2ms High-Res 1680x1050 LCD Monitor - DVI

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I have owned this monitor for over 3 months now and I am very happy with what I bought. Trust in the Viewsonic name and the fact that this was the only 19" model then in the market with a 1680 resolution made me decide on this. The price tag also helped (bought it open box for $193 shipped).

Picture Quality:
This is one area in which I could not find fault. The colors look a lot better than on my Dell Latitude 820 screen and also much better than the DELL external LCDs that I am used to at work. Very happy with this. Viewsonic delivers again.

Build Quality:
This is satisfactory though I must admit not the most solid I have seen.

Ease of setup:
I was able to set this up in less than 10 minutes as an external monitor to my D820 laptop and also equally easily got it running with a Inspiron 600m laptop. No problems there.

Caution:
This monitor looks good only when run at its maximum resolution and you do need a good graphics card to be able to drive it to its fullest. My ATI Radeon 9000 on the Inspiron 600m falters when delivering video on this huge size in addition to its own 1440 resolution screen. All that processing can overwhelm many laptop video cards. As a result, this monitor is quite useless with such laptops. It delivers excellent performance with a better video card though (NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M).

Untested: This has a 2ms refresh time which is about the fastest you can get. To test this out, it needs to be paired up with a high end graphics card and some heavy duty gaming graphics. This I have not yet done. Also, having owned it for just a day, I am in no position to comment on its reliability (hence 4 stars).

VERDICT:
Overall, I would recommend this to anyone who needs a high resolution on a smaller screen size. This is an excellent monitor and a great buy at this price as long as you have a graphics card to match.

A month ago, I upgraded from an older 20" ViewSonic flat panel to a pair of these VX1940w monitors. I've been extremely satisfied with the experience. As a software developer, I've had dual monitors on my last two jobs, so I've gotten really spoiled. The ability to have so many windows visible (not just open) really is a productivity boost. These monitors are very sharp and bright, with excellent contrast and very good color. The build quality is good; one monitor has a stuck pixel, but it starts working after the monitor has been running for a while. The other has no pixel problems at all.

The one complaint I have is about ergonomics. This monitor has a short stand, and the height is not adjustable. Each monitor is sitting on a very thick book, but fortunately I won't be needing these books any time soon.

Color consistency between the two monitors is not perfect. Although the screens are very sensitive to viewing angle (true for any LCD I've ever seen), one monitor is definitely a little warmer and perhaps a little brighter, even though the setups are identical. It's a small difference, but if color reproducibility is important to you, you should be aware of this. Color temperature is adjustable, but only to four presets. (A lot of LCD monitors offer color adjustments but not in terms of color temperature, so this is a plus.)

Both monitors are running on a single Nvidia GeForce 7800 video card. This card has two DVI outputs, so both monitors benefit from the digital signal. Vista's dual monitor configuration is excellent, and the task bar and sidebar can be placed on either monitor.

Overall, I highly recommend this monitor.

Having bought a ViewSonic VA1912WB 19-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor (Black) some time ago for my new Dell XPS series, I didn't think a 19in monitor could surpass the display quality of that monitor, but I purchased this VX1940w 19in and was absolutely stunned. INCREDIBLY bright screen that is so bright, I even have to turn down the brightness considerably, especially at night, because it's almost overwhelming.

Contrast (3000:1) is fabulous too, and, while I don't have the tech to time the vaunted 2ms refresh time, this monitor is noticeably faster than my previous ViewSonic, and it's no slouch.

I have not had any problems that others have mentioned with this monitor. No defects, though I agree the build quality is slightly less hefty than its predecessor, though it's nothing I'd even take a star away from it for.

It is true that you need a serious graphics card to take advantage of the features. I'm using this monitor on anHP Pavilion Media Center TV M8430f Desktop PC, Refurbished, Core2 Quad Q6600, 2.40GHz with 4GB RAM and Vista Home Premium 64-bit OS, though mine was bought new and is not refurbished as the one in that link is. The graphics processor onboard is an NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT 512MB PCI-Express x16 Video Card with DVI.

Native resolution is a stunning 1680x1050, which I use for gaming (with its 2ms refresh rate!) and for professional graphics quality editing with my 10MP Canon DSLR. Superb editing possibilities with that combo!

When I'm doing word processing, though, I avoid the tiny-iconing of such a powerful resolution, and tone it down to 1440x900, which is a bit easier on the eyes. All of this can be accomplished VERY quickly on the fly with no hiccups so far. The changeability of the display settings is very handy, and this screen is by far the best of its kind I've seen on the market yet. Would not hesitate to buy another ViewSonic as soon as I need one.

HIGHLY recommended.

This monitor is clear and crisp in resolution. No issues with it and more than worth the price.

My cat shadow misses my old viewsonic though. There will be generations of cats that will never know the warmth of a CRT monitor on a cold winter night.

This was a gift, and my Mom just loved it, perfect size And color and features were perfect for her!!!

This monitor has everything you'd want in a good basic monitor. Good resolutions, and the right size for most desk arrangements.

I am a home user no gaming so this monitor is everything I need. Super performance.

My monitor was the right price, was delivered as promised, and what can I say, it's a viewsonic.

had it for about 2 weeks now or so....crisp picture....no damaged pixels....great price...no tax and free shipping sealed the deal...does NOT come with a DVI or HDMI cable...does have a DVI/VGA adapter tho

I do a lot of photography, video, and publishing, so my wife bought me one of these for christmas a while back. I've been very pleased with the monitor. The color matches the output on my large format canon printer as well. For folks that aren't sure about this brand, I've had pretty good like with mine.

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