Viewsonic LCD monitor help please. What models have good VGA? Just go DVI?

[Eug]

I buy Samsung, but my workplace will be getting new machines with Viewsonics for some of us and the secretaries.

They asked me about 1 GB vs. 512 MB and monitor choices.

Strangely enough I've suggested to scratch the 1 GB if we're limited by budget and just stick with 512, assuming we can put that money to getting DVI setups for everyone instead.

The problem is that if we go VGA it's always hard to know how good the quality is going to be. Not only is it the video card, but I don't have any experience with Viewsonic VGA-only LCD monitors.

If we went DVI, we'd be guaranteed good text quality, but for $$$. What I was thinking of was the VP171b with DVI. I'd be tempted to say its overkill for a secretary, but if anything they need it just as much as anyone else, since they're typing in front of a computer all day. The 512 MB would be OK, since they'd just be running 2000 and office type apps. Even 256 MB runs fine for most of them. And if need be, we could always just get some more memory later. It's pretty hard to get the coin to replace a monitor and video card later though.

Are there less expensive Viewsonic 17" LCD monitors with DVI? As a backup, what VGA Viewsonics would you recommend?

 

[KristopherKubicki]

Thats a hard question :-X

Viewsonics best LCD monitor has been their VP171B. The X and E series are really quiet awful and the manufacture was sued by NEC for in fact claiming false contrast ratios (among other things). Id go with the VP171B.

Kristopher

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: KristopherKubicki
Thats a hard question :-X

Viewsonics best LCD monitor has been their VP171B. The X and E series are really quiet awful and the manufacture was sued by NEC for in fact claiming false contrast ratios (among other things). Id go with the VP171B.

VP171B for both VGA and DVI quality?

What's wrong with the X series with DVI? The E series looks pretty low end though.

I wonder if they'd spring for a VP2200b for me... Actually one of my colleagues uses an IBM version of that. She says it's pretty damn schweet.

 

[Matt2]

double post

 

[Matt2]

just for you. i connected my vp171b to my radeon via vga and it looked pretty damn good. i didnt notice much difference when surfing the net.

hope that helps.

btw this is an awesome monitor

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: Eug

Originally posted by: KristopherKubicki
Thats a hard question :-X

Viewsonics best LCD monitor has been their VP171B. The X and E series are really quiet awful and the manufacture was sued by NEC for in fact claiming false contrast ratios (among other things). Id go with the VP171B.

VP171B for both VGA and DVI quality?

What's wrong with the X series with DVI? The E series looks pretty low end though.

I wonder if they'd spring for a VP2200b for me... Actually one of my colleagues uses an IBM version of that. She says it's pretty damn schweet.

I have a VP171B and it is a wonderful monitor. It has wonderful color and image quality (using DVI here for main system, DB15 for others) even when running DB15 mode. And it's fast response time means no ghosting (of which I have noticed none in BF1942, Homeworld and JK2). I got mine for $499 at NewEgg if you care. I give it five-stars!

-Por

 

[Auric]

Display quality is muy important I think. As you say, the gutsies can always be changed or added to but monitors should last a long time and they are the only part that varies enough to affect fatigue and thus productivty. So, in short I agree with you but can't help with specific recommendations otherwise