ViewSonic VG191 19" LCD for $800 + shipping and tax

[Willith]

Mine's still in tip top shape, with no dead pixels. 🙂 I just got my new hard drive (got in on the WD 120GB Dell deal too) and I've been fighting with that for the past few days and I haven't had a chance to play too many games yet. I played Combat Flight Simulator 2 for the past few days and it looks great. When I get a chance to play some FPS games I will let you know how it goes. 🙂

 

[scuzy]

just got mine yesterday. Man did my desk get more room from the old crt. This is one nice monitor. I like the way it soothes my eyes. Haven't really tried any games yet except for Lineage whihc is only a 640x480 res online rpg game. So i'll let you guys know how it does on CS or any of the FPS games.

 

[WolverineGator]

Some people are complaining about dead pixels and I'd like to suggest a solution.

Sometimes you can wake them up! Take a Q-Tip or some object that won't scratch the screen and gently rub back and forth over the dead pixel. If it doesn't turn back on, repeat the procedure but press a little harder. Obviously, be careful. I don't own this LCD and am not in the market. I do have a 15" LCD and it had about 6 dead pixels when I first turned it on. I resurrected all dead pixels using the above procedure. So don't dismiss an imperfect LCD when in fact you likely have a perfectly good screen.

 

[scuzy]

thx for the info

 

[ShinSa]

On the back of of my VG191, there is a rectangular cover on the base that comes off. Anyone have any idea what this is for??

Also I realize that the recommended refresh rate is 60Hz, while this monitor can go up to 75.
Since LCD's pixels dont refresh, what effect does refresh rate have on LCD monitors?

 

[scuzy]

i htink that the door is for wall mount. Doens't seem useful at all there.

I just left it alone