ViewSonic 22IN/20.0V 27mm 1600x1200 97HZ P220F Perfect Flat TCO 99 (PC/Mac) (ViewSonic-P220F)

ViewSonic P220f

22IN/20.0V 27mm 1600x1200 97HZ P220F Perfect Flat TCO 99 (PC/Mac) (ViewSonic-P220F) Review, by Sean Captain January 8, 2004

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• Reviewed by: fuoss

  Strengths: Great color, OSD is excellent, Versatile and Professional

  Weaknesses: Very blurry text with HD15 connector

  Overall: I was initially very upset about this purchase. I turned on the monitor and the set the resolution to 1280 x 1024. Black text on a white background (like nearly every website you visit) was nearly unreadable. I found that after adjusting the contrast and brightness settings it improved somewhat. I then ordered an HD15 - BNC cable and hooked up this monitor via BNC connection. HUGE DIFFERENCE. I LOVE this monitor now. Everything is 1000 times as crisp and clear. Even the smallest text is not blurry at maximum resolution. I cannot say enough great things about this monitor since I have switched to BNC. I am an avid user of the Adobe Video Suite as well as Alias Maya for 3D Computer Animation. This monitor has everything I could ask for and at an incredible price. I am actually considering a second one to replace the 19" monitor I'm currently using in my dual display. DO NOT hesitate to purchase this monitor. I was able to find a Viewsonic Refurb Store on ebay and got this monitor for $325 shipped. INCREDIBLE

• Reviewed by: twsarch

  Strengths: Large viewable area and good enough graphics

  Weaknesses: Mine crapped out

  Overall: I use the P220f mainly for AutoCAD and casual photo editing applications. It is excellent for Cad and ok for Adobe Photoshop. There sometimes is a little monitor Induced ?glare? on high contrast images; a lighter shade will ?bleed over? to a dark shade. This doesn?t show on final prints so it is in the display. The flat screen with the anti glare coating dose a fairly good job of reducing reflections, important with AutoCAD, I use it with a black background.I took a break form working on the computer one day and when I returned, the monitor wasn?t working and smelled like an electrical fire. After getting an actual person on the phone it was easy to get an RMA number to make use of the three-year warranty. It gets shipped for repair tomorrow so I can?t comment further on the warrantee. If the unit gets trashed during shipping, I will use the shipping insurance to get another of the same.