Customer Reviews

ViewSonic VX1962wm 19-Inch LCD Monitor

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Nice, sharp, bright and colorful display. The higher resolution makes a big difference and my Vista Aero graphics never looked better. This is a nice size for a desktop monitor for business and gaming applications. It was easy to set up and it looks really sharp in my home office.

I haven't hooked up the speakers, so I can't speak for the sound quality. If I could figure out how to work them into my 5.1 surround sound system I would, because getting two existing speakers off of the desk would make for a nice, clean look and give me a little more desk space.

I wanted to purchase an inexpensive display to use with my 24" iMac. I use CS4 quite extensively, and really needed some extra space for menus. I initially purchased a HANNS HW173 for a mere $80, and thought for that price it would be fine for my purposes. The display was horrrible and I ended up taking it back and purchased the ViewSonic VX1962wm. The display is crystal clear at 1680x1050. The colors are rich and true without calibration. I highly recommend this monitor.

I bought this monitor to use initially with an older desktop running Windows XP and later to use as an extra monitor for a laptop. The pluses are a sleek design and exceptional high resolution display, particularly when set at the recommended 1680 x 1050 resolution.

Installation was a bit more problematic. I'm not a novice, but neither am I a tech guru, however, I can follow reasonable instructions. For this Plug and Play monitor, the instructions are minimal and the illustrations practically non-existent. I managed eventually to hook up all components, but when using the installation disk I discovered a missing (or outdated) Installshield msi file. Viewsonic Support was no help at all, so I finally Googled a fix and downloaded a file I hoped would work. It did, and the rest of the installation was smooth.

The monitor has built-in speakers. While not loud enough for a stand-alone operation, they work very well with my existing Boston Acoustics and sub-woofer.

I would definitely recommend this monitor for a quality picture at a bargain basement price.

Pros: Great picture, built in speakers are decent. Low pixel lag.

Cons: Speakers are too quiet, and will buzz when they are loud enough. Menu setup is irritating. Will not switch to VGA input without restarting you computer.

Notes: It wouldn't play Blu Ray, even though it says that it's HD. Which is misleading, because the website states that it is HD, but has no HDCP support. If you don't want to use it for Blu Ray then it's a great monitor, but if you want to do so, then you need to buy a different one. The price is too expensive for it's size if it doesn't do so, especially since you can buy a 21.5" 1080p monitor that does support Blu Ray playback for about the same price. You also have to ensure that your video card supports HDCP as well, or you'll be stuck using VGA; when DVI provides a much better picture.

This monitor is awesome, i'm sooo happy i picked two of these up for my dual monitor set up. My brother has a 19inch Westinghouse but doesn't run at the high resolution that mine do, the difference is very noticeable. these monitors look so good watching high definition movies, windows 7 looks amazing, i'm just very happy with the performance and the quality of these monitors. They come with a 3 year warranty which is nice, the speakers suck but what do you really expect? If you are like me and like to bump music from your computer you probably already have a nice set of speakers. I highly suggest these monitors over a lot of ones.

I really like how things look on this monitor. The speakers are adequate. The monitor controls are unobtrusive, but feel a little cheap. They work just fine, though. Mine came with both digital and analog cables.

Great product. Love the screen size and how compact the unit is. Color and sound are great as well. Would definitely recommend it.

I bought this in 2009 from OfficeDepot and use it for coding and development work with my Windows 7 machine. It works great, had a good sound, resolution, and picture, perfect for what I need.

My main problem with it is that it does not tilt! In fact, it seems to tilt forward slightly, as though it had been designed to be mounted high up as a TV. So I have had shims under it to tilt it back, which is an unattractive and unstable solution.

I would buy a ViewSonic model again, but I would pay a little extra to have the ability to tilt it.

I needed something in this size, with built-in speakers.
This monitor was easily Plug-&-Play, and easy to modify regarding brightness/contrast, etc.
Very Pleased!

I needed a new monitor to replace my aging box type. I am very pleased with my purchase. This one is very clear and I was happy with the easy set-up. I would recommend this to any one in need of a great monitor. As expected Amazon shipped quickly. Would definitely buy again!