Viewsonic VE920m

Viewsonic VX924

I've just upgraded from a CRT to this flat screen monitor and it makes a huge difference. It clears up lots of desk space and best of all is very good looking. It is good for gaming, Battlefield 2142 runs very nicely with a 3ms response time. It is good for general work, browsing the internet and typing documents. Very clear, and it works well ...

Viewsonic VX924

separately. The stand is a bit limiting and only allows for a small degree of tilt and is not height adjustable. However, the stand does offer a cable tidy compartment in which the connecting cables can be hidden away neatly. There are five buttons mysterious labelled 1, 2, up, down and power. The 1 button calls up the on screen display and this allows the contrast and brightness (amongst others) to be altered using the up down keys. The 2 key is used to exit the on screen display. This is a slightly puzzling arrangement and more intuitive labelling would have been better. This monitor has a 3ms refresh rate. So this means that for fast moving videos and games little ...

Viewsonic VX912

as the VX924 but this one has 8ms refresh time as opposed to the 3ms of the VX924. This means that theoretically there should be a little more smearing seen in fast action games and DVDs but in reality you would be hard pushed to tell the difference. The advangtage of the DVI connector as opposed to the previous VGA connector is that it is digital and so there is less chance of artefacts and distortions being seen on the screen. The screen itself has a dull matt finish unlike someother glossy ones. The good thing is that reflected sunlight is not so prominent on the screen and therefore less distraction. The downside is that true blacks and whites are not as vivid as ...