Apple Reviews

I had an old G771 (17") that had a short in it and I finally needed to replace it. It was a great monitor, so I thought I'd get another Viewsonic graphics monitor. Seemed like a no brainer to me.

The first G90f I received (not from Amazon, by the way) had terribly blurry text. The letters had kind of a white ghosting next to them. No monitor adjustments would solve the problem. This made reading a really fatiqueing experience. I contacted Viewsonic and they had no problem replacing the monitor with another, which was great. (so, kudos for customer service) I have just received the replacement and it's better, but still the text is just not as sharp as I'm used to. Luckily I use this for web design and not reading a lot of text, so it will probably be okay.

On the bright side, the color is bright and nice and the larger monitor (19") with all that extra real estate makes working with graphics programs like Photoshop, really nice.

So, anyway, maybe I just got two bum monitors or maybe I'm too picky. The other people seemed thrilled, but I wanted to let people know about this potential problem.

I just returned my P95FB for a G90FB. What a difference!

I won't comment on the P95FB here - you can see my review of that paperweight on that product's page.

I plugged it in and bingo - "Viewsonic product detected - do you want to register?" popped up. That's the first time I've seen such a thing when you plug in a monitor. The P95FB was listed as "generic monitor". This one is listed as "Plug and Play" monitor.

It automatically changed my resolution from 1024x768 to 1153x864. I changed it back to 1024x768, then to 1280x768. It looks fantastic. No blur, easy on the eyes. Just for fun I changed it to 1600x1200. It is still clear, but text is so small it's not really needed. When you switch resolutions sometimes the picture is shifted to one side.

The geometry looks good. It has been stated elsewhere and is worth repeating here - the glass in front of the screen is flat, but the tube is not. I don't really care - it mostly appears flat and the lines are good.

I paid $249 at ComputerSonics in Tuckwilla. BTW - a good place to shop. They accepted the exchange of the P95FB for the G90FB (which they had to order) without any hassle.

As the specs on this can easily be viewed in the technical data, I thought I would review this moniter from the user perspective. First of all, its really, really BIG. The thing is heavy as well.
So once you get this monster planted and plugged in, the fun begins. A minor peeve of mine is the "19 inch" description of this moniter, however. Its actual viewable area is more like 18", but thats par for the industry - where a "80gig" Hard Drive is really only 74gigs and so on. If you are upgrading from a 15" or a 17" however it will look just gigantic, and that extra inch or so is not going to be missed.
The install disk comes with drivers and a color template for matching with a printer. My moniter came with all needed cords as well, so I did not have to buy anything else.
Now depending on what you like the settings on this moniter are configurable in about a hundred different ways - more actually. It is, of course, expandable up and down, side to side, and in a lot of other ways when you are adjusting the way the window where the software runs on the inside of the screen. It is adjustable up to 1600x1200 at 77hrtz as well, (this means it can get really, really crisp and clear, with *tiny* icons, etc (which you can then enlarge with the OS, of course) or a more reasonable 1024x768 at 90hrtz. This means that the screen has 1024 lines of resolution running horizontally, and 768 vertically, and it is rewritten... often. I understand that you dont want the 'hertz' to be below 60, which can cause eye strain at that low a number. Something about how frequently the picture is re-written (many many times a second - I think 60Hrtz is 60 times a second, but I am not 100% certain). Nevertheless you will not have the issue of eye strain with this thing, it cycles very rapidly, on average my settings on it for gaming or photoshop / digital image adjustment is 1280x1024 at 88hrtz, and for poking around on the internet reading email and browsing I use 1024x768 at 88hrts. The result is incredibly clear fonts, crisp color, clean lines and amazing gaming.
The moniter is a "G90f" the G is for "graphics" it is sold as a pretty high end Viewsonic, and features some built in glare resistance in the glass, and shadowmasking for incredibly clear and distortion free viewing.
I have had a top of the line NEC moniter, 17" which cost over $600 new, and a HP LCD moniter (HP Pavilion F1703) and while the HP is smoking I prefer this Viewsonic for gaming and all around great images. A few bonuses I can think of off the bat are the 3 year warranty on parts and labor (try to get that from Sony) and the glare resistant coating on the glass, which means you dont need to worry about eye strain or buying one of those $50 plastic glare resistant plates to hang in front of the moniter.
I bought mine in summer of 2003 for $399.00 This was a great deal in my opinion. I have seen it here at Amazon for less, and if you are considering buying a 19" Flat Screen CRT Moniter, I honestly do not think you can do any better than this item.
I hope you enjoy it, and that my non-technical description helped.
Jim "Gileas" B.

Hello I would like to ask "kq6yi". I have baught a NEOVO F-419, it's a tromandus monitor with a very good brightness and contrast, the picture is very fine respond time tends to be good (25ms) though it isn't best, but I have found no 19inch screen with a better respond time, 25ms is the best at present times for 19" TFT screens.
There's just a thing and taht's why I would like to ask "kq6yi", it's that there is a defective (I think) sub-pixel which turns out to be red/blue. BUT on my contract with Neovo there must be at least 4 defective pixels to be considered as defective!! so I think I can't bring it back to the shop and I was wondering how you got a replacment...
Thanks a lot.

In other ways, AG neovo tends out to be VERY food screens with very atracive prices.

This is the second AG Neovo LCD panel that I own. The first, F-17, has been an excellent monitor. This new design, the S-17 has a good picture, and the NeoV fliter is a nice bonus to help keep the screen clean. I would consider purhacing the panel again, as I have not found anything as nice for the price.

I have had trouble with the CBVS input port on this monitor. It seems to only work with later model devices, like my DVD player and my computer's composite output. I also tried two VCRs and a SNES with no luck. AG Neovo technical support informed me that they have some known incompatiblites with many CBVS devices.

Another thing to watch for is stuck pixels. I don't know how much of a problem other manufactures have with this, but it does seem to be an issue with AG Neovo. Both this LCD (S-17) and the first one I own(F-17) developed stuck pixels in quickly. The F-17 was replaced by the retailer as it's problem was discovered in the first 30 days, and the S-17 is awaiting instructions from AG Neovo. The replacement F-17 has no stuck pixel now, and has been used over two years.

If you purchase an AG Neovo LCD panel, I highly recoomend that you search the screen from high to low (using a bright white backgound) looking for stuck pixels. If you find any, get a replacement.

Haven't had a problem with the unit, however had problems installing the software. That didn't matter though, since I just used Microsoft ICS that comes with Windows 2k. 1Mbit/s is kinda slow, but for internet sharing and file, it's very sufficient. I can live without it (since I'm using my cable modem), but I'm sure my roommate can't!! She connects to the internet using my machine and the diamond homefree. Note that you need at least two to talk.

I found that this product made networking between 2 computers very easy. I set up and had the network running in less than 30 minutes from the time I opened the box. This is a great product but my only complaint is the speed. I wish it were 10 mbps, which this one is only 1.

We have had a 4200 since September 2003 when it was purchased to print daily business reports and monthly billing statements. We have been pleased with its speedy printing and with its excellent print quality.

On the down side, we have a LOT of trouble with paper jams. Seems like every day or so we have to open it up and pull out a sheet of crumpled paper. And it is pretty bad about feeding more than one sheet at a time. I wouldn't swear that a more expensive paper would not solve the problem but we use so much paper we have been buying the least expensive, store branded variety.

One further observation; the construction quality just seems a little cheesy, not like our old HP LaserJet 4, which has printed about a zillion copies and just keeps plugging along, never jams and never feeds multiple sheets. (All the criticisms mentioned also apply to an HP OfficeJet 7130 all-in-one we purchased for another office)

This is the printer I use at my office, and have never once been disapointed with the results; crystal clear printing at a very high speed. Easy to use and even easier to troubleshoot with the screen feature serving as your "help" manual.

We've had this printer for a little under a year and had to change the toner once (with three people printing at least 75-100 pages/day).

I definitely recommend this for any small business/office setting and I'm actually considering one for my home!!

If you've ever used a trackball before, this is nothing different. The only thing about it that struck me as unique was the blue ball, and the erginomic design. All in all, it's not worth it's price.

Kensington's products are, in my experience, well worth the money---they are EXTREMELY well-made and tech support is top-notch. I find the Orbit very comfortable and the included software allows a lot of control and customization (I've used this trackball on both Windows and Mac OS). As far as physical quality of the product, only Logitech's input devices come close.

As with any input device, it's best to try this one on for size before you buy. I find it very comfortable and a good way to minimize joint-related problems in my right wrist and hand, but the only way to figure out whether it's comfortable for you is to try it out in person, preferably in a store where you can compare it side-by-side with other ones.

this mouse is the reason i embrace multi-colored waffle dwarves when the moon sets

I would always buy a Kensington product over any other. Plus their stuff is always looks good. They always make quality material and this is no exception. The mouse is responsive and reliable.

I bought this from amazon.com with great expectations. After installing it, however, I found to my dismay that it didn't work with USB 2.0 devices - the system would lock up every time it tried to send data to my USB 2 device (Lexar USB2 Multi-Card Reader)! My old mouse based on USB 1.1 worked just fine, but not the USB 2 card reader. After 3 hours of struggling and research online I finally found the problem. Apparently, windows xp originally does not support USB 2.0, only in Service Pack 1 this becomes available. Since I was running XP without SP1, I had to rely on the drivers that came with this card. However, these drivers for the NEC chipset (on which this card is based) are v.2.0.7, and they appear to be buggy. After a lengthy search online I found the drivers v.2.0.8 - installed them and now the card works just great. It clocks ~3.1MB/s download and ~2.8MB/s upload with my Lexar Multi-Card reader. Unfortunately, this is the only device I have to test its speed with, but it works great so far! I'm giving it 4 stars, because the installation was so long and complicated - besides, Keyspan's website did not have the updated drivers, which is a shame...

So if you buy this card and if you're running WinXP without SP1, make sure you download v.2.0.8 drivers for NEC USB 2.0 chipsets. Here's a link: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/allcam/drivers/necusb2.exe

FYI: I'm running WinXP on HP OmniBook XE3, 256RAM, 1066Mhz Pentium III.

Thought I'd write this up, since there were no other reviews
as 11/2003 (and because I found other's reviews extremely
helpful).

The Keyspan 2.0 Cardbus 2port USB 2.0 card installed
perfectly on my Dell Inspiron 4100, running Windows XP.
Windows found all drivers necessary; I did not have to
install drivers from the included CD-ROM.

Data seemed to transfer at a fine rate to/from my new
Lexar Media 2.0 JumpDrive Pro.
I do not have the tools to benchmark performance,
but it seemed to exceed the performance of my old
SCSI Jaz drive attached to a 16-bit SCSI PCMCIA card.

So far so good! If it toasts I'll review this review!

I had seen this item elsewhere described as the MacAlly Icepad. Amazon's price was good. And the item was just what I wanted it to be. Lightweight, sturdy enough, able to fold fairly flat and slip inside my computer bag. Sets the laptop at an angle allowing air to circulate beneath the bottom. It still gets a little warm, but nowhere near as much as when I use the laptop without it. The rubbery surface on both sides keeps the computer in place on the Icepad and also steadies them both on your lap or in bed. Something else I really like is the elevation the angle gives the keyboard. Not only does it keep the iBook from overheating, it gives a more comfortable typing position, whether on a desk or on my lap. My iBook has a 14" screen. The Icepad is perfectly adequate for that.

I am very happy with this device. My computer does slide a bit when I am lazily lying in bed, using my 12" PowerBook, which isn't really heavy, but I like the cooling feature. My computer still gets warm, but it's better than before.

It works just fine with the original, Firewire iPod, but not at all on the newer iPods.

I just love this charger for my 20G origional Ipod. It looks great, and is super compact which I love. It is intended for the origional Ipod, but there is also an adaptor avalable from another company to use it with the new style. The cord is great, its 10 foot length is extremly compact due to a tight coil. The intelegent charging is a good feature, and the lights on the charger to tell its state are very useful. The charger also looks GREAT compared to others. I reccommend this product 100%.

This is a wonderful monitor... It competes with the super high end LCD's that cost several thousand dollars. The size is wonderful and the text quality is better than most CRT's. Don't be afraid to purchase this monitor, you'll be happy when you get it!

Pros:
Dual monitor input (a/b switch between video feeds)
Automatic configuration/tuning of image
Cool swivel base
Super high res

It's a pretty cool looking monitor and a great value for it's size. It says that it's like a touch screen but I haven't seen this feature. Maybe later. Haven't had problems with this monitor even though we keep it on for a long time.