Viewsonic 28"

[lopri]

I have been in search of a monitor/TV for a friend, and I did make a thread about it in the past but still haven't gotten a decisive answer yet.. For various reasons (most importantly his vision), the requirement is as follow.

DPI needs to be higher than that of typical PC monitors. Such as 1920x1200/24" or 2560x1600/30" makes it hard for him to read text.
1080P capable and HDCP compliant - This is quite important.
Variety of Inputs (HDMI, DVI, Component) - The more the better but needs at least 2 digital inputs.

Dell 2707 fits the above requirements perfectly, but there is a problem with that specific offering from Dell: Price. So I basically told him to wait. (He currently has a 1600x1200/21" Dell)

The other day while mindless walking down in a mall, I ran into this Viewsonic monitor.

VX2835wm

I've never been a fan of Viewsonic but this one looked nice and the price seems right. (around $600) Does anyone have a first-hand experience of this monitor? It even comes with a basic speaker which is a plus.

 

[pdqcarrera]

I'm pleased with my VX2835wm, but it's not a gaming or TV/video monitor for me. It works great for my purposes of viewing multiple documents, creating brochures and working with larger format drawings.

Speakers are very basic ... at best. Requires plenty of tweaking to get it right but after burn-in time it's quite good visually. There is no height adjustment and viewing angle is narrower than I'm used to, which seems to bother some folks but not for my apps.

BTW - I am a fan of Viewsonic having purchased many over the years (from high end graphics to budget models) and never (knock on wood) had a problem or failure.

Cheers, PDQ