ViewSonic VX2265wm FuHzion 22-Inch LCD Monitor

by ViewSonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 2.5 x 14.1 inches ; 12.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 17.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001RJOKMM
• Item model number: VX2265WM
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,015 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 4, 2009

Product Description

Viewsonic's NEW VX2265WM is a 22" Black and Silver 3D-Ready 120Hz refresh rate LCD monitor. 1680x1050 Native Resolution. 1000:1 Contrast ratio. Brightness 300nits Response time 5ms. Viewing angle 170H/150V. Inputs: Analog/RGB. Features: Stereoscopic 3D ready Super HD panel SRS WOW HD audio

Customer Reviews

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Far from perfect, October 25, 2009

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B. Mozaffari (Houston TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ViewSonic VX2265wm FuHzion 22-Inch LCD Monitor (Electronics)

When I first used this item with the NVIDIA 3d glasses, I was shocked and amazed. However, once I became accustomed to playing games in 3d, I was able to see the subtle flaws of this technology. The screen refreshes at 120 hz... but not uniformly. In other words, not all parts of the screen refresh at the same time. The top and bottom ~15% of the screen do not refresh at the same time as the center (at least that's what the current theory is on NVIDIA forum). Users see severe ghosting at the top and bottom of the screen. There's about 4-5 pages of posts on the NVIDIA forum by angry users complaining of the same issue (check it out before buying). It occurs with both samsung and view sonic screens LCDS (DLP's dont seem to have this issue). According to one the the writers on the nvidia forum, nvidia released a statement saying that this is a limitation of the current LCD screens. For the most part NVIDIA has kept their mouth shut regarding this issue. It's 2nd class business ethics.

My screen had an additional defective. When in 120 hz, the top upper right corner revealed subtle horizontal white lines that were absent on the remainder of the screen. Funny thing, they would disappear on 60 hz. That was the final straw, I mailed it back yesterday.

I may buy the samsung monitor... but I know it will have the ghosts mentioned above. It's bearable in a few games... but not in most.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ViewSonic VX2265wm, March 13, 2009

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Justin DeMara - See all my reviews
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I was skeptical at first about purchasing this monitor because it wasn't available anywhere else. It came exactly as advertised, brand new, and no dead pixels. After using another ViewSonic LCD (VX922) for several years I wanted to see how much of a difference it would be to have the 120Hz. This monitor is definitely worth every penny. I play a lot of video games and when you make the jump from a basic LCD to this 120Hz LCD you are going to want to go through and play everything over again. It reminds me of what it was like using a high priced CRT with a extremely high refresh rate. The only downside now is that it burns my eyes to look at any other LCD that is below 120Hz (if you put the monitors side by side and move a window you will see the extreme difference). I have yet to test out the 3D capabilities so I cannot comment on that aspect (you have to purchase a separate unit with glasses).

I highly recommend this monitor if you play video games constantly, it really does make that much of a difference to see everything twice as much (60Hz to 120Hz).

Also, the stand wobbles a bit if you bump your desk, but it isn't that much of a problem if you have a sturdy desk. I would recommend checking the reviews on the VX2262 if you are worried about this aspect of it (same design and build).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars almost perfect!, April 14, 2010

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G. R. Eggleston (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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I've been a FPS gamer for 12 years. Back in 2005 i bought my first LCD, which was a decent replacement for my huge wonky CRT. I sacrificed Hz for more desk space. But recently i've really come to miss the smoothness that the CRT can deliver. I went digging into some reviews on this viewsonic and the competing samsung model and decided to go with this one. I have had this monitor for a few months now and i DO have a few beefs with it, but they aren't huge for me.

First, is the lack of brightness control. In 120hz mode (which im always in) the picture isn't blinding at all, but it does cause some back light bleeding, noticeably more so on the bottom. The blacks also turn purple'ish toward the top of the screen. Its not horrible, but its there.

Second, is the clarity of the panel. I have my S-IPS panel (NEC 20wgmx2) in clone mode to compare the clarity, colors and motion. Right away i see a lack of sharpness as compared to the IPS panel, and the colors are extremely cool (more blue). This brings me to the last problem with this monitor.

NO ON SCREEN CONTROL! It may or may not be a deal breaker for you. For me it is not, but keep in mind that you will have to use software to calibrate your monitor! This was somewhat of a pain for me, but i had my other monitor to use as a color reference.

OK, so with all my "beefs" aside, i will say this: The 120hz AND the price outweighs the problems i listed 100%. Now i cant comment on 3D use of this monitor, because i do not intend on using that. I am extremely happy with my purchase, no dead pixels, no defects. Anyways, i hope that my scatterbrained review helped SOMEONE out there.

Just as a side note- there are some great 75hz monitors out there that are LED back lit, as well as some up LED 120hz monitors coming up from LG. So keep those in mind!