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ViewSonic VG2230WM

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Pros
Fully swiveling base
Height adjustment
Cons
Wire bolt to lock monitor stand
So-so speakers

$251.59 - $455.00
From 22 Merchants

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $299 (4/24/2008)
Performance: Very Good: 80
Features: Very Good: 87
Design: Good: 75

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $299

Performance

Very Good: 80

PC World Tests
Refresh Rate Tested	60
Interface Tested	Digital
Graphics Score	79.8
Text Score	79.5
DisplayMate Motion Test Result	Very Good
DVD Motion Test Result	Very Good
Gaming Motion Test Result	Very Good
Horizontal Viewing Angle Test Result	180

Features

Very Good: 87

Screen Specs
Size (inches)	22inches
Resolution (pixels)	1680 by 1050
Maximum Brightness (candelas per square meter)	280
Contrast Ratio	700:1
Horizontal View Angle (degrees)	170
Vertical View Angle (degrees)	160
Antiglare	Yes
Pixel Response Time (milliseconds)	5
Type of Pixel Response Time	Rise-and-fall
Panel Technology	Twisted nematic
Panel Manufacturer	CMO
Can Factory Default Settings Be Reset?	Yes
Pixel Pitch (mm)	0.28

Physical Adjustments
Tilt	Yes
Height	Yes
Pivot	No
Swivel	Yes
Adjustments	Multiple adjustments

Dimensions
Depth (inches)	9.8
Height (inches)	17.2
Width (inches)	20.4
Weight (pounds)	14.5

Other Features
Cabinet Colors	Black, silver
Headphone Jack	No
Speaker Type	Yes
Energy and Ergonomic Standards Met	EnergyStar
Standby/Sleep Power Consumption	1
Downstream USB ports	0
Upstream USB ports	0
Cable Card Ready	No
TV Tuner	No

Inputs
Composite	No
Primary Color Controls	Yes
HDTV Tuner	No
Interfaces	Analog and digital
VGA	Yes
DVI	Yes
S-Video	No
HDMI	No
Component	No
Included Hardware	Power cable, VGA cable, DVI cable, audio cable
Included Software	ViewSonic Wizard CD

Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years)	Three
Parts Warranty (years)	Three
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Good: 75

ViewSonic VG2230wm Review

by Roy Santos

- ViewSonic's VG2230wm posted admirable scores on our text and graphics tests. Our panel of testers particularly praised the monitor for its excellent balancing of color and for its accurate rendering of text documents.

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User Reviews for ViewSonic VG2230WM

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Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Bright and vivid colors, great size, good resolution. excellent rotational / positional adjustment of the actual monitor.

Weaknesses: none, i guess it could be bigger.. :)

Overall Evaluation: Bought this monitor to play games on (playing top games with the best graphics equip on vista) and this screen is perfect. although its no 28" this thing deff. is worth the price. bright as can be, sharp images, fast response time (no blurry imaging when playing fast FPS games. This screen also swivels 360 degrees and has a great height adjustment! Viewsonic is almost the only brand i trust and they have never disappointed me.
Reviewed by: gremlinchief

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: DVI/VGA support, Height and Rotation both changeable, Customizable Tilt, Vivid Colors

Weaknesses: Has a little light bleeding through the bottom edge of the monitor, no usb, controls kinda hard to get used to.

Overall Evaluation: So far, looks like this monitor will be a keeper. A nice 1680x1050 resolution on a 22 inch panel that can be turned and twisted in many directions (no sideways tilt, however, which I don't use anyhow). The only problems I saw with it were the stock colors were bright and changing them was a bit of a hassle with the buttons located in an interesting order, but after the learning curve it went and customized nicely. The blue LED on the front is not too bright, making it great for late night programming.

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