ViewSonic VA2349S 23" IPS 1080p LED Monitor DVI, VGA

I had to replace my 15+ year old Sony Trinitron CRT the other day when it finally quit on me... it was a sad day, it looked great right up until the end. Needing a quick replacement, I went to WalMart, where the only monitor they had was an  Acer 24" LED Widescreen Monitor | S240HL Abid . This monitor, however, proved most unsatisfactory. So, I then spent hours on Amazon, looking for something that would be more acceptable, and after much searching, I came upon this model. The warning on the product page, saying that light leakage was normal, so live with it, gave me some hesitation. I have had ViewSonic monitors in the past, and though decent, they had never wowed me. This model, however, once I finally decided upon it, is something different. The Acer was ridiculous--move your head an inch off center, literally, and the picture went seriously bad--yellowing if you went left, darkening if you went down, blowing out if you went up... it was horrible. This monitor, though not flawless, has infinitely better viewing angles. You may get very minor shifts in tone, but on the whole, the picture stays clear and tonally intact, wherever you view it from. Mine shows no sign of "light bleed", so I'm not sure if I'd call that "entirely normal" and not complain about it if it showed up. While the Acer had a 24" screen, and this one is a 23", you really can't tell the difference. All I can say is, this is a worthy successor to my Sony Trinitron, and if it lasts even half as long as that old workhorse did, I will be thrilled. This is a great monitor, has a great picture, and is priced extremely well, especially considering the products it is going up against. I would not hesitate to get another, or to recommend it to anyone looking for a great wide viewing angle monitor with great color fidelity. Oh, and you can also turn off the annoying blue power light through the onscreen settings, which I would recommend, as it's a bit intrusive. Three thumbs up.

I spend most of my day staring at a monitor so I figured it was well past time for an upgrade, and this monitor has most certainly been a huge improvement. Prior to this model, I had two Dell P2411H screens my employer supplied for me. That's a decent monitor, but for any work that demands color or value accuracy you're out of luck. The viewing angles especially made things difficult as the distance from the top of the screen to the bottom was enough to cause a severe distortion in brightness giving everything a gradated look. Thankfully, I don't have those issues to deal with anymore.I think it owes to the VA2349S' IPS panel, but the color accuracy and viewing angles in particular have been rock solid. I'm picky so I went through and calibrated as best I could, and now I'm really enamored with the picture. The whites it produces seem very pure (not too warm or cool) and the blacks show very minimal bleeding. I have to switch to a fully black screen with the intent of noticing something for it to register as anything but pure black. Colors are all very nice but I have no real way of testing how accurate they are, however, I would say they're close the what my MacBook Pro's screen produces if a little less saturated.The screen has a matte finish which I much prefer to a glossy one. Glares and reflections aren't a possibility on this and I appreciate that. The bezel is a little thicker than other models out there and it is a bit glossy, but it hasn't distracted me and in a dual monitor setup I don't find the width a problem.Another reason I went with this particular model (after a rather thorough bit of research) was that it has a VESA mount. I had a monitor stand that I didn't want to make obsolete so that was important for me. The stand that comes with it seems a bit cheap, but I can't really speak to that.So far, after about a week or two of heavy use, I really can't come up with any major complaints which is saying something because I'm very particular. I was going to whine about having to come to grips with the ugly bird logo plastered on the frame, but Viewsonic was nice enough to make it a sticker that's easily peeled off. Really the only gripe I have is that I have to plunk down the cash for another one of these because having it next to my old monitor is making it look like junk.

I love the quality of the display. 0 (zero) dead pixels, even after a couple years.HOWEVER, one of the input ports is dead already. And yes, it's the HDMI port. If this didn't have VGA analog, I'd be dead in the water. Using 3 monitors, including my laptop's display at 1080p, is crucial for all I do on this thing. I no longer use a desktop, except as a VM farm, so having a good display to look at is crucial.The colors aren't quite true, but they are the same as the ACER I have on the other side of my laptop, which is a Toshiba P75, which is tied for the best laptop I've ever owned, the other being a MacBook Pro, <rant> which I no longer have due to no longer working for that place, thank goodness. I'm not keen on working for dishonest people, and when I was let go, I was lied to. I caught them, and they backpeddaled and changed why I was being let go with, "Well, we just don't feel you fit the corporate culture." being code for "You're the oldest employee in the company, and you're also too strict of a Christian and we are a party company, so, bye bye." and I'm glad to be gone. I'm making 6-figures for one of the best companies in the world and am learning stuff that'll make me nearly indispensable going forward. Cool, eh? But, I did learn a lot about the MacBook Pro platform. Apple hates command-line people with a passion. It's the worst platform for anyone who knows Unix/Linux very well. That's why some of the guys there were learning how to install Linux on the MacBook, so they could get away from iOS and back to a real operating system. Okay, that's not fair. BSD is a real OS. Apple, however, bastardized it to the point of unusableness from a practical standpoint. </rant>

Excellent monitor for the money. You can't go wrong with ViewSonic.

I bought this to use as a second screen and it is excellent value for a 23" IPS monitor. The screen is edged by shiny black plastic which may annoy some of you but I bought it to look at the screen, not the surround. Image quality is very good and it was easy to install, I just plugged it in, no drivers necessary on Arch Linux. It has DVI and VGA connections but only a VGA cable is included in the package. So unless you plan to use it via the VGA connection you will need to get a DVI cable. Don't mark a product down because you're unable to research what is actually included in the box. Overall I am very happy with the monitor so far.

Ich habe mir den Monitor als Ersatzgerät für meinen alten LCD 4:3 HP Monitor gekauft und bin mehr als zufrieden. Warum:- sehr gute Schärfe des Bildes und der Texte, egal welche Auflösung- kein Pixelfehler im Panel- sehr gutes Preis/LeistungsverhältnisAls Grafikkarte nutzte ich eine in die Jahre gekommene ATI Radeon HD2400 Pro und bin erstaunt, was dieser Monitor aus der Karte herausholt (angeschlossen über DVI)Jetzt muss der Monitor nur noch ein paar Jahre halten....Klare Kaufempfehlung, würde ich für meinen zweiten Rechner auch kaufen.

I am very happy with my new monitor. It has a nice crisp display and the size is just what I was looking fir.

Wer schöne Farben sehen will und auf alles andere verzichtet, damit der preis sinkt --> der ist hier richtig!mit verzichten meine ich, dass der rest standard ist (60hz, 5ms, dvi-anschluss)außerdem find ich es gut, dass der einschalt-knopf unten versteckt ist.. so ist das blaue leuchten nicht so nervig in den augen. man sieht nur die reflexion von dem standbein. @gefälltmir.jpg