Monitor Reviews

I've finally crossed over into the world of LCD displays, and I could not be happier. This monitor is crystal clear, sharp, and displays colors wonderfully. I was skeptical about whether a 1280 X 1024 resolution would be large enough to read on a 17-inch flat panel monitor, but that turned out to be a non-issue once I saw it in action. My screen can display multiple applications simultaneously, with each being large enough and clear enough to easily read. And at [this] price, this monitor is a great way to enter the LCD world with style.

I shop around for the best price. I have to, with a small buisness. If your having thoughs on weather to by a CRT or LCD monitor, and think it's not worth paying the extra money for an LCD, let me tell you, you can't even imagine the space I now have with this monitor! Super slim; I actually have a desk to work on now! Ok, so why this one? I have bought and used other ones before. Top brands, good price...but there was always something that made me regret buying it. Picture not sharp enough, doesn't adjust to a good viewing angle, too dark or light resolution, etc. And I need something that works, because I'm a computer programmer & webmaster. So I saw this monitor on Amazon, and thought it'd be like the rest, but the pice was really good, so I bought it, and let me tell you, this is THE best monitor...period! It has a sharp, crystal-clear picture, adjusts to any angle I need, display lighting is easy to adjust to any eyes, compatable with both Windows and Mac's, and so much more. Bottom line: If your looking for a GREAT monitor at an even BETTER price, but THIS monitor!

I just purchased two of these VG 150mb flat panel LCD screens for my home office. One question: why in the world did I ever wait so long to replace my CRT screens that weighed 50 lbs. each and took up way too much space in my office??

The VG150 is clean and vivid. The 15 inch screens I just received replace two 17" CRT monitors. There doesn't seem to be much size difference between the incoming LCD screens at 15" and the outgoing CRTs that were 17".

At roughly $... per screen, these VG150mbs are a screaming bargain.

EDIT: After eight months, the monitors are still performing flawlessly. There is one dead pixel on one of the monitors and no dead pixels on the other. I am now in the market for yet another LCD flat panel monitor, and I will definitely be picking up another Viewsonic. Highly recommend. (Edited on August 21, 2003.)

I spent a lot on this monitor, but it was well worth it! I truly believe now my old 17" CRT monitor is a thing of the past... the shear elegance of this monitor far surpasses any other type you could by, and if you think this 18" LCD wouldn't be a big improvement over your 17" screen, think again! I for one am glad to get rid of that old heat-bearing CRT screen, and the colors and sharpness on this Viewsonic VG800B are absolutely amazing!

I had heard many good things about flatpanel monitors and my eyes get tired after long hours in front of my old monitor. since prices have come down in the past few months I decided to splurge and take my co-worker's advice. Glad I did! There is no going back to a regular monitor again. This Viewsonic model I found to have the clearest picture and much better color representation than the other brands. It's unbelievable how sharp this unit is. I saw it at a local store (Compusa I think it was) and it looked great there, it's even better sitting on my desk at home. I can't say enough good things about this monitor. The clarity and everything is fabulous! I could sit in front of the VP150 all day long and not feel any eye strain. Even works great with some games I like to play.

I've been wanting an LCD flat-screen monitor for some time, but I kept putting off the purchase since they're so expensive. But a few weeks ago I decided to get serious and purchase one for my Windows98 system. I looked at the reviews on CNET and Amazon, etc., and at first I decided to purchase a VP151. Then I learned about the new 150m. It was a difficult choice, but I eventually purchased the 150m; so far, I'm delighted with it!

Installation wasn't completely smooth, since I ran into the usual so-called "plug-and-play" problems. Despite years of experience with this sort of thing, I always find that reality never quite matches either the printed instructions (in this case, half a page from the large, multi-lingual manual) or the Windows98 screen instructions. This was slightly more annoying in the case of installing a monitor, since a monitor is REALLY important, to say the least!

Nevertheless, once I rebooted a few times and tinkered around with reported-to-be-missing files, eventually I got things working. From this point on, everything seems great.

The display is BRIGHT (perhaps even too bright -- I've taken to reducing the intensity using a setting in my video card driver) and, as advertised, viewable from quite a large range of angles. The unit is reasonably attractive, and seems more-or-less mechanically solid.

I installed the included "PerfectPortrait" software; this allows me to easily rotate the screen display 90 degrees to see full-page display. "Full screen" might not be quite the story if you take into account the screen real estate taken up by your application's menu bars, etc. With Microsoft Publisher, for example, I find that I need to zoom out to the 90% setting in order to actually see the entire page. By some stroke of luck, though, this 90% setting seems to render the page almost exactly to scale.

The display seems a bit less mechanically stable in the rotated configuration; sometimes it lands at something more like 88 degrees instead of 90. But it returns to the horizontal position quite accurately, so this is OK with me.

The built-in speakers are fine for general use. I compared them with somewhat larger stand-alone speakers that had come with my Sony Vaio 526, and I decided I could live with the built-in speakers.

Anyway, I've been up and running for about two days so far, and I'm quite happy with the VP150m.

This LCD id wonderful. The colors, the size and the display is great. All I have to do is go out and buy one to see if this review is actually accurate. Later

6 Stars...

I don't own a VPW500 but I can tell you that if it's in your price range, one look might be all it takes to get you to bite. I'm amazed by what TV designers have accomplished over the last few years. Based on what I've seen while shopping recently, the VPW500 would be one of my top choices if price were no object. But it's way out of my price range, unfortunately. The size, coupled with the brightness, contrast and color density add up to a very convincing watching experience. It gives the illusion of depth that you just don't come close to achieving out of a conventional TV and in the process, tends to pull you into the program. It's almost like information overload. Sitting 8' away, it still is plenty large enough to occupy nearly all of your visual attention. I think I'm in love.

I have bought the Zenith C27V28 HDTV for a little bit over a month & m happy about it (for the price, the graphic qlty, the feature, ease of use). I want to give it a 4.5 star but since I couldn't then I give it a 5 stars.

I bought the Sony KV27FV300 a few weeks before. If I have to compare the 2 products, I would said: (a) the sound on the Sony is better (100%) than the Zenith (70%); (b) the picture qlty on the Zenith is 100% and Sony (70%); (c) Feature with the user in mind: Sony (60%), Zenith (100%).

The Pro:
Analysis of point (c):

First Best feature : It's a HDTV for the price of a Sony regular TV!!!!

Second Best feature: The C27F28 can control the VCR to record the show I want it to record w/ a single button. I show a show I like, I click a button, and the TV turn on the VCR to record the show. Or even better, I can view the TV Guide and decide there is a show I want to record, I click a button ... and voila the TV is taking care of it!!!!

Third Best feature: I can plug a Computer on it and use it as a monitor with either 640*480, 800*600 or 1080i resolution, while the latest is not implement yet on the Video Graphic card of most computer ... for now!

Other best feature: Zenith's list surf channel is unlimited: I can program as many favorite channels as I wish to surf. (A surf list is a list of my favorite channel I want to see quickly without typing in the number of the channel myself. Example: my favorite channels are: 3, 5, 21, 32, etc.... So when I m in surf mode, by clicking 1 button I jump from channel 3 to 5 to 21 ... etc.).

The Flashback button is good both for PIP & the main screen, i.e. if I want to go the channel I watched before the one right now, I can do for both the PIP & the main screen. Wow!!!

The color setting on the PIP is difference than the main screen. I have the cable TV guide so that I can always get the info on the program I m watching.

The time on the TV can be self ajusted by the TV Cable cie, so I don't have to worry about Summer Saving time or not.

The Con:
(i) When changing channel, it takes several second for the screen to turn on.
(ii) The PIP screen does not accept HDTV, i.e., if I want to watch a HDTV show while looking at a show taped on a VCR, I cannot do that.
(iii) The sound, analysis of point (a) vs (b): According to me, the picture is more important than the sound, since I can always plug the TV on a better sound system. Like if u listen to a DVD, use the sound system from your DVD player.
(iv) The closed caption does not display well French accent (letter 'è' cannot be displayed)!!!!
(v) Possibly the Caller ID (yes, I can plug a tel line in and see who is calling me on the TV screen!!!) is not made for other country than the US.

My Conclusion: If Zenith can fixed all the con, I would declare this will be the perfect TV for me. It well worth the money even w/ the cons.

I am a Electronics Engineer and have known and been working on Video, albeit on Computers for a while. When my current TV conked out I started shopping for a new one. I was not impressed by any TV's in the market, even Sony's until I saw this Zenith one. I could not take my eyes off it. This is the only TV I saw that did not show me the horizontal lines when I look closer.

So far I have been very pleased and would not trade this for any other TV.