ViewSonic VX2025WM Black/Silver 20.1" LCD Monitor

The ViewSonic VX2025WM is well worth the money!

Posted May 16, 2006 - Being a programmer I relish monitor real estate but my bad vision doesn't help. I was looking for at least a 20" LCD. For me anything larger than 23" is not worth it. I wanted to get a monitor for my Dell Inspiron 9300 notebook but I wasn't sure it could handle the resolution. The VX2025WM's 1680x1050 resolution is no problem for the ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 video card. I have to admit that my notebook is a 17" widescreen and my desktop is running a 20" ViewSonic CRT. So there wasn't too much of a "WOW!" factor with this new monitor except for the widescreen aspect. When I was comparing the VX2025WM to its competitors this one seemed to be lacking the pivoting between portrait and landscape modes, height adjustment, pixel scaling, and so on. These features would be nice to have but I couldn't justify to myself that they be mandatory. I'm glad I gave those things up for a quality monitor at a great price. I purchased this at a local CompUSA because I didn't want to deal with mail order returns. Plus they had a sale and rebate. No dead pixels, bright, DVD's look great, everything is crisp (I've only used the DVI connection). My eyes highly recommend the VX2025WM!

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Excellent 20

Posted May 31, 2006 - The contrast and color are quite even across the screen, text is sharp on the edges and in the middle. Deep Blacks and bright colors. Screen size is 10.2 x 17.1 inches. Regular 19" LCD is 11.8 x 14.7 inches. So its 1.5" shorter top to bottom and 2.4 inches wider. Widescreen is the future. HDTV is 16x9; Widescreen PC is usually 16x10 to allow for more document scrolling. Viewing widescreen DVDs still shows a small bad on top and bottom, but its much better than the 4:3 ratio of older TVs and monitors. Bottom line is that if you watch movies and play games on your PC, the best bet is to get a widescreen LCD. This model is the best for price/performance ratio.

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VX 2025wm

Posted Apr 25, 2006 - I first experienced a widescreen when I got my HP notebook. When I started looking for a desktop monitor I pretty much knew I wanted a widescreen. I was very impressed with the viewable area. I had a regular 19" LCD and this one really makes a big difference. Others had mentioned the lack of height adjustment. I have never had a monitor with a height adjustment and haven't felt the need to adjust. I would think if you needed, you could get a stand or something if you need it. I have not tried to connect the speaker wires since I had a speaker system on my desktop already but might try connecting them somehow. Wouldn't expect much from them tho, after all it's a monitor not a sound device. The tech I spoke with was sort of a "dud" when I called about the CD possibly having old drivers since the Adobe Acrobatfile that had the manual on it was version 4.0. He directed me to the viewsonic website where I downloaded and installed them. One thing I would advise any newbie is to be sure their video card supports the 1680 x 1050 resolution. Mine did, but I had forgotten to check. I got it the cheapest at Buy.Com for $389.95 and had a $15 coupon I found at another website. Also, if you use the Buy.Com charge card you get another 3% off the price. So I ended up spending about $363 or so. I had been looking at the Samsung's who make a terrific monitor but could not afford anything of theirs that I liked. I am very satisfied with this one especially for the price and the quality. It has a 3 year warranty. All in all, I would highly recommend it. I don't know how it would be for a "gammer" but I am not one. It is beautiful for everything I use it for. I haven't fiddled with any of the adjustments yet. Now I have to figure out what to do with this other monitor I have :) I know some people use 2 monitors but I don't know what they use them for.

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Great 20

Posted May 8, 2006 - I bought this monitor last week for my home office. The $350 price is great for a 20" P-MVA panel monitor. Both VGA and DVI cables are included in the package. I use the DVI connection for my main desktop computer and the VGA input for the KVM switch that connects a couple other computers. Both analog and digital displays work fine with very vivid colors and sharp text. It also looks great playing my DVD movies. I work with computers many hours a day and I am totally happy with this monitor. It would be a great choice for people who do not care for extra features such as TV input, USB ports, and height adjustable stand.

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Superior LCD at a reasonable price

Posted Apr 5, 2006 - First off, this is an excellent LCD monitor regardless of the price. The text clarity is the best that I have seen and the colors are vibrant. Plenty bright too. Very good quality display. There are a few minor weaknesses. Mine has backlight bleeding in the corners on a totally black screen. Only noticeable when viewing movies. The stand is sturdy and keeps the monitor very steady but it can only tilt forward and back. There are only analog and DVI (no HDCP) connections but this is all that the majority of people will require. All of the weaknesses combined are insignificant when compared to the overall quality of the display. When you consider the above points and the fact that this monitor can easily be found for slightly over $400 and sometimes less, it's easy to come the the conclusion that this LCD is a good value.

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VX2025WM Black/Silver 20.1" LCD Monitor

Posted Mar 30, 2006 - Connected it via DVI, installed drivers from the CD and enjoyed it working in a few minutes. The display is very bright, sharp and very well made.Didn't find any dead pixels so far. No ghosting. I didn't try built-in speakers yet and probably won't as I have a good enough external sound system. Cannot find how to get into manual adjustments, that option in the settings is not active. Probably it can be done using some included software. Will take time to figure it out, I'm sure it is possible. Played a wide screen DVD movie and looked at my digital photos. The images this monitor delivers are like real. The manual is not rich in information, especially related to the calibration. Overall, I love this monitor!

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Choosing monitor in Viewsonic 20.1” family

Posted Nov 22, 2006 - If you are choosing monitor in Viewsonic 20.1" family among VX2025, VX2035, VX2045, VG2030 you should know that only VX2025 is equipped with pMVA matrix. VX2035, VX2045 and VG2030 (and also VG2230 and VX2235) use new and improved but TN-type matrix. So taking into consideration that the price of these 20.1" models is about the same VX2025 is definitely the best choice. pMVA matrix is the best choice for viewing movies. And also VX2025 is very good for work with graphics. On behardware they found that speed of this 8ms MVA is even better than of 5ms Samsung 204B (TN). If you want to compare VX2025 with monitors of other brands I recommend you to read these very good reviews: www.behardware.com/art... www6.tomshardware.com/...

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This monitor is brighter and has more contrast tha ...

Posted May 27, 2006 - This monitor is brighter and has more contrast than the Samsung (with the same specs) that I compared it to. I actually have the brightness turned down some so that I am not blinded by white pages. I finally found a use for my Calculus book...it is under my monitor ;)...I might ditch the stand and hang it on my wall. I see no ghosting, don't miss the rotate feature, and having the cables hidden in the stand cleans up my desktop.

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Very good display

Posted Apr 16, 2006 - The moniter is great!! I am really happy with my purchase. No dead pixels and it looks pretty good. You will not be dissapointed. I read some reviews before i got it, and it seems like everyone likes it also.

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Quality Product from a Reliable Company

Posted Apr 8, 2006 - Viewsonic has been in the industry for quite a while, but this has been our first purchase with this company. In the past viewsonic products had a wonderful reputation for quality but their price points were significantly higher then their competitors. This monitor offers truly excellent quality and performance for the price. The colors look superior the the planar 17" lcd monitor it replaces and comes with the option of vga or dvi. Perhaps someday they may ad hdmi, but the visual quality is quite superb. Sound on the other hand is ok if you are desperate or do not have your own speaker system. The design is nice since the bezel isnt too thick, although the dells have thinner ones. Form and function do come together and the 8ms response times delivers great graphics without noticeable blurr or ghosting. I'm lucky to not have had any problems withe dead or stuck pixels so I cannot comment on their customer service. All in all, I'm very happy with this purchase.

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This is one of item I was looking for compared to Dell 2005FPW

Posted Mar 24, 2006 - I will be enjoying this so much after having Dell 2005FPW problems. I was looking for 20" LCD for awhile and this is the best (not the best, but considering price and performance) I can see it right now. I am not sure if you can really say this is the best 20" LCD, but for the price and performance, this is better than average value.

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Great display for the price

Posted Mar 7, 2006 - I got this monitor two days ago to replace a 17" Viewsonic P-Series CRT. I see a bit of flicker in video playback I haven't seen before but that could be my GF6600GT video card. Also a bit of screen-door effect (light areas) in the corners when viewing pure-black screen. Overall a supurb monitor. I played several hours of Halo, Fable and Ultima Online and the large wide screen makes these environments look fantastic. On the desktop you get tons of workspace with the 1680x1050 resolution. Text can be a bit small and difficult to read but it's quite sharp. I can't speak for longevity but so far I'd totally recommend this display.

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Good Value

Posted Jun 5, 2006 - Overall this LCD monitor is a great buy. The sharp resolution and screen size makes this attractive for the serious user, although people on a budget may opt for a smaller LCD, as the price will be lower. You can go wrong with this item.

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nice picture but the lack of height adjustment weakens it

Posted Mar 29, 2006 - it's easy to set up right out of box. i used the dvi connection and it is very clear and bright. i really don't like the speaker in the middle because it looks ugly and i dont use it. i rather use my other 5.1 speakers. i bet viewsonic would've lowered the price if they made these without speakers.

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Great Monitor

Posted Jun 13, 2006 - This monitor has a great display and the controls are easy to use, once you find out how. You will understand the benefits of 8ms response time especially while playing games. It only took a couple minutes to unpack, plug-in, and set-up. I am satisfied with this monitor.

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