ViewSonic VX924 Black/Silver 19

ViewSonic VX924

VX924 Black/Silver 19 Review, by Laura Blackwell August 23, 2005

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• Reviewed by: magrincinho

  Strengths: fast speed

  Weaknesses: not very adjustable.

  Overall: i use this screen just for regular use and it is fine. I have not used it for games so i have not used its full potential. sometimes though it seems like the color are not perfect and when going through internet you can see bleeding. i would recommend if you really want it, otherwise there might be a cheaper alternative.

• Reviewed by: wengelken

  Strengths: ViewSonic name, beautiful design (will grace any desk), controls are not tiny as some indicate (perhaps a modification as this one was mft?d in January 2006). Great startup (my first LCD).

  Weaknesses: None thus far!

  Overall: My purchase was through Buy.com and the service was exceptional; ordered on the 16th of May and delivered on the 18th. I also like FedX as the box arrived in perfect condition with no abuse indicated. This monitor was easy to install and ViewSonic procedures were followed. Colors are brilliant and text is very clear. Although mainly designed for gamers, the monitor works great for other purposes as well, so don?t shy away thinking games is all it?s good for: ASRock 939dualsata2 mobo, AMD Athalon X2 4200+ dual processor, 2 gigs of Corsair XMS memory, eVGA PCIe Express Nvidia GeForce 7600GS video card (super card) with DVI, Seagate 7200.9 160-gig SataII hard drive, Antex 550w truepower PSU (unbelievably quite), etc. The $40 rebate was frosting on the cake. A great buy.

• Reviewed by: andest2003

  Strengths: very sharp and crisp no blurrr

  Weaknesses: black screen is black in center then as it goes towards edges goes to very light grey

  Overall: i noticed a review with the problem of when on a black screen only the center of the picture is black and goes very grey the more the picture goes to the egesi have had the same problem on black screens shows up most on the game fear untill i started playing this game i did not notice how bad it was black in the center and grey at edges at the very edge it looks very washed out on every other type of picture ive found the tft to be great i thought it may be down to a faulty tft but i purchased 2 of them and there both the same maybe just a little less on one than the other !!! has anyone else noticed this and i would be intrested to know how other 924 users go on with fear ? have you just not noticed it as yet please try it and reply

• Reviewed by: mauhor

  Strengths: Large 19" Display- Very Bright- 3ms Response- The Price- No Dead Pixels

  Weaknesses: None so far.

  Overall: This thing is HUGE compared to my 17" CRT. I had to put it all the way back on my desk so I wouldn't have to turn my head to see the screen. SUPER Bright( I had to turn it down a little and crisp pics. I had no problem with refresh rates because my settings are on 60 Hz anyways. Just plugged it in a nd started playing online. I play SOF2, Half life and WOW with no ghosting what so ever.

• Reviewed by: trytrytry

  Strengths: Cool style, Very clear text, Useful dual input (DVI & Analog), low power consumption, 4ms refresh for gaming.

  Weaknesses: DVD playback too bright

  Overall: I've been using these in a dual monitor setup for some time. One on an analog and one on a digital. Definitely go with a digital connection if you have the opportunity. The whites are whiter and the contrast is better. I was concerned when I read reviews about light bleeding from the edges of the monitor. I can notice a slight bleeding along the edges, but it is not bothersom for most activities, even with a black background. Where I notice it most is watching DVD's -- it has been impossible to tweak the brightness and contrast to get a true black. Always the letterbox bars are a different shade of black than the top bars. So if you're primarily watching DVD's, I can't recommend the VX924 (try the NEC 1970GX-BK at a higher $ it's better overall). I have used Viewsonic monitors for years and stick with them because of the clarity of text (I prefer not to use cleartype and these monitors do a great job with crisp text) and 3-year warranty. I have been satisfied with the color performance for the limited graphics editing that I have done with these.