It's been a hot minute since
ViewSonic cranked out any new LCDs, but the drought is officially ending today. The firm has just blessed the universe with a fresh half-dozen, a few of which pack 1080p panels and respectable price points. Both the VT3245 ($649) and VT3745 ($799) feature a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, 4,000:1 contrast ratio and a five millisecond response time, while the latter is somehow tailored for streaming media. Then there's the N4285, which also sports a 1080p LCD and a dynamic 10,000:1 contrast ratio; for whatever reason, this one's priced at $999, so we're guessing it's... um,
larger? The VT2042 ($299), VT2342 ($349) and VT2645 ($449) are all scaled back versions with lower resolutions (save for the 2342, which does Full HD), though none of 'em are particularly noteworthy. Peep the read link for ship dates and the like, but good look finding out non-critical information like "panel size" and "available inputs."
posted Sep 15th 2009 7:01AM
TN, TN, TN... Oh! I could not be TN... well... It is TN Panel.
Enough with the bitchin over TN panels. TN is perfectly fine for 99% of users.
The few who really need a non-TN panel know it and happily pay the price for it.
I would gladly trade vertical viewing angles for the 4,000:1 static contrast ratio claimed here.
Nevermind that's only the 32"+ models..
Luckily Viewsonic's model numbers make screen sizes easy to figure out.
VT2042 ($299) - 20"
VT2342 ($349) - 23"
VT2645 ($449) - 26"
T3245 ($649) - 32"
VT3745 ($799) - 37"
N4285 ($999) - 42"
Tada.
I'm glad someone noticed that.. it seemed pretty obvious to me
Yeah, I'm no scientist, but it seemed pretty obvious..
Yawn. When did 1080p become the next VGA? It's a laudable thing to pull off on a 20", but why are they selling these as monitors rather than televisions at the sizes over 23"? Can't imagine why anyone would shell out $449 on a 26" in that has a lower number of pixels per sq. inch than my old 22".
My 17" laptop even does 1920x1200 and is very functional. I wouldn't buy any monitor with less then that.
My 15.4" laptop is 1920X1200 and it rocks. I miss the rez on my newer 13.3" but that is the portability trade off.
PS: These ARE televisions. ViewSonic makes TVs too. Take a look at the "Read" link.
So, um, there you go.
@Bass & Fast: Stating that 15 & 17 inch laptop LCDs can effectively compete with these displays that, at the high end, have nearly double the total display-area in terms of resolution really just points out how pitiful this is.
@Kid: Actually, if you RT-complete-FA, you'll see that all the smaller builds are dual-purpose devices. Again, anything sold as a monitor that's over 23" and tops out at 1080p is extremely lackluster. For it to max out at 1280x768, far shy of the LCD's native resolution, over the VGA port is just plain strange. Yeah, they're fine as TVs, but Viewsonic is primarily a monitor company and does their owners a disservice by diluting their brand by making the mistake of marketing these decent TVs as lackluster monitors.
Yay, they got rid of those fugly birds on their monitors (at least in the pics I could see.
...I'm such a snob.
f**k ViewSonic. I got a Monitor from them and it started flickering a year and a one week (literally, a week after warranty expired) and they didn't help me out.
bad experience = never returning customer
Very nice looking Sled!!
Think Snow!!
You guys seriously couldn't figure out the screen size off the part numbers or was that a joke? If so, you poured the sarcasim on alittle thick.
looks exactly like the series 5 samsungs
http://www.homeshop18.com/homeshop18/images/product/dbm/A24-LA32A450-DBM.jpg
and not much less than i paid
series 4**
If they are that dull and unnoteworthy, why bother with an article about them?
ViewSonic was a very popular brand of item with my customers, they have very reasonable prices.
http://www.ecityvalue.com