| | | |  - Device Type - LCD
- Dimensions - 20.4" x 17.2" x 9.8"
- Weight - 14.5 lbs
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| | | |  Product Description:
The ViewSonic 22-inch VG2230wm features widescreen and multimedia performance for enhanced productivity. With ERGONOMIC HEIGHT ADJUST and tilt, you will work comfortably for hours. The 360 SWIVEL allows you to share your view with coworkers, and the widescreen aspect ratio allows you to view two documents side-by-side or work in two applications simultaneously. Graphics professionals and gamers will love the FAST 5MS VIDEO RESPONSE that delivers blur-free, full-motion video and crystal-clear graphics. OPTISYNCANALOG AND DIGITAL INPUTS provide versatile connectivity options. The integrated amp and stereo speakers give you a complete multimedia experience and the attractive slim bezel is VESA wall mount-compliant so you can accent your office dcor and make the most of valuable desktop space. The VG2230wm widescreen multimedia LCD delivers a complete visual display experience to your desktop. | | | | |
Average Rating : 
Rating :  - Great until it broke
I've had this monitor for about a year and a half (April 2008). Its a huge screen, clear display and a big improvement over the old CRT that I had been using (which probably still is working although I junked it when getting this one).
Everything was going great until about a month ago, the monitor would go black for a couple of seconds and then turn back on by itself. It used to be infrequent, but then it started happening every day. I wasn't too concerned with it because it would black out for only a second or two. I thought it had something to do with the cable connections and after fiddling around with them it seemed to fix itself (later found out it probably had nothing to do with this).
Literally yesterday the monitor died on me, the power light is on but the whole screen is black. Adjusting menu settings doesn't display anything on the screen (i.e. I can't see controls for things like brightness, contrast... thus I know it is something with the monitor itself). I tried hooking it up to a few other computers, including a laptop - nothing worked.
I checked around online and it seems that this is a frequent problem with Viewsonic monitors and some LCD's in general. Googling my problem led me to pages talking about blown capacitors and broken LCD backlights. I called Viewsonic customer service and managed to get a hold of someone (on a Sunday, so good for them). I described the problem and all the cross checking I did with different computers, before I had a chance to finish the rep said it most probably is a failed backlight (gave me the impression that this is common).
I have an RMA number and an address to ship the product to. It's still under warranty so I only have to pay for shipping the LCD to them. Unfortunately I don't have the original box (make sure you keep that) so I'll have to be extra careful with packing and getting good packaging material.
Also, I checked online to find out more about Viewsonic's repair procedure and other people's experience. Not very encouraging. It seems a lot of people complained about a lack of communication about status of the repair, the repair took longer than initially stated and in some cases the product itself was lost by Viewsonic. Apparently it's the consumers responsibility to hound the company via phone every day in order to get a status update (they have a website to check updates but apparently it doesn't really tell you anything, even weeks after the product has been received). Like I said, I haven't shipped the product yet but I'm hoping I won't have a similar experience to others that have returned this product for servicing.
On the whole the LCD was great while it was working, I didn't do too much comparison shopping as it came recommended by another friend (not sure how his LCD is doing). The price is pretty good, but I'm sure that there are other competitors that offer similar pricing - these days it seems anyone can make a monitor.
Generally I have good luck with my purchases, maybe I was just "due" to have one of them finally fail on me. Still, I'm surprised that this monitor (which is fairly new) didn't outlast the Dell Dimension desktop (from 2004) that I had it running off of. My plan was to keep the LCD and upgrade the computer - looks like it didn't work the way I expected. Viewsonic says that the repair will take 15-21 days, but most other people's experiences seem to indicate a timeline closer to a month and a half for repair.
So I don't want to be one of those guys that bash a product and I'm not a "fanboy" (or whatever the opposite of that is) - just wanted to let you know about my issues before you make your final decision.
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