Originally posted by: eeric
hi everyone, first of all a big thanks to xtknight and all for this thread, its an awesome resource.
Welcome to the forums..
anyways, i'm currently in the process of replacing my aging samsung 19" 955df crt, and i'm considering the Viewsonic VX2025WM 20.1" widescreen. it might just be me, but i thought it was one of the recommended monitors in the first post a while ago, but its no where to be found now.
It was, until lots had DVI issues with it. I can't believe ViewSonic hasn't fixed them yet. You have to void the warranty to fix them yourself (flashing the EDID) and that's just ridiculous IMO.
considering its price (~$350 CDN, i live in toronto) and reviews it seems like a good choice, but is there something i don't know about this lcd that should keep me away? the only thing i've read is that it doesn't 1:1 pixel scaling for traditional aspect ratios, and the general viewsonic problems ("high gamma/washout effect"). I plan to use it for general use (work, study, movies) as well as gaming (lots of WoW, FPshooters now and then). any comments or help would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.
Well, have you considered the LG L204WT as listed in the recommendations list? I think this is the best alternative price-wise to the ViewSonic and IMO it's better in many ways. It's available at futureshop.ca and is very close in price.
btw this is my system i'm running:
Msi neo4 platinum (non-SLI)
Amd x2 3800+
ATI x800XL
OCZ Premier 2x512MB Dual Channel
If I may, I suggest a video card upgrade if you want to play with higher settings at 1680x1050. You can see how it goes though.