Viewsonic VP171s

This is just a brilliant TFT Monitor. I cant think of a better way to describe it. It's just fantastic! The pixel quality is amazing. The looks and everything is just fantastic. I think most people now have a fast reliable prosesser and graphic cards but if you dont have a good reliable monitor then there's no point in having the other two. It can spin 360o around and you can change the system to move the picture aroung without you even moving the monitor. The disadvantages are the price and the extension of the stand. The stand doesn't extend very much so I can get it to my height but it is still ok. The price is kind of the big let down, but for this kind of ...

When on one pleasant, until that moment, Saturday morning my current home PC monitor decided to spontaneously combust I was left with not only the acrid smell of flaming plastic inhabiting my lounge but also the pressing need to acquire a new screen. In an attempt to find some kind of silver lining to the incident I decided that this would be a good opportunity to upgrade to a nice shiny new 17-inch flat panel monitor. A couple of days of hectic research later I settled on the View Sonic VP171s. When you first remove this monitor from the box you are immediately struck by the quality of the product. It is without doubt a very stylish looking screen but, ...