ViewSonic VP171B-2 17" LCD DVI, 8ms, $356 @ newegg

[cw42]

newegg

17" LCD, 2x Dsub input, 1x DVI
8ms, 500:1 contrast, HDTV ready

edit: after doing some HW, I found that this LCD is a 6-bit, with 16.2 million colors. Versus other LCDS with 8bit / 16.7 million. Link to an AnandTech thread reguarding this LCD..

ViewSonic VP171B-2 17" LCD Monitor, 8ms ?RETAIL

Model# VP171B-2
Item # N82E16824116347

Specifications:
Panel Type: TFT Active Matrix LCD
Native Resolution: SXGA (1280 x 1024)
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 500 : 1
Response Time: 8 ms
View Angle: 160° / 160° (H / V)
Input Connectors: 15-pin D-sub, Digital DVI-D
Features: Ultra-slim bezel, HDTV 480p, 720p ready
Dimensions & Weight: 15.4" x 17.5" x 9.4" (WxHxD) / 14.3 lbs
Manufacturer's Warranty / Phone No.: 3-year limited warranty on parts, labor and backlight. / 800-688-6688

Hardwarezone review

If you check Pricegrabber, other vendors are selling it for around this price and lower also. However, make sure you CHECK for -2 in the model number, or 8ms. The VP171B without the -2 is the 16ms model.

 

[coolred]

Not trying to thread crap, but is this really a hot deal? I mena it doesn't appear to be on sale or anything, and you can find others cheaper. Although I will give it proprs for being 8ms, but still.

 

[cw42]

Originally posted by: coolred
Not trying to thread crap, but is this really a hot deal? I mena it doesn't appear to be on sale or anything, and you can find others cheaper. Although I will give it proprs for being 8ms, but still.

find me a good branded 17", 8ms, DVI, 500:1 contrast for ~$350 and you can be my daddy for a day, ok?

 

[Reckoner]

I picked one of these up yesterday. Haven't heard one bad review for this monitor. 3 inches smaller than the FP's but at $200 less, it's certainly a good alternative.

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: cw42

Originally posted by: coolred
Not trying to thread crap, but is this really a hot deal? I mena it doesn't appear to be on sale or anything, and you can find others cheaper. Although I will give it proprs for being 8ms, but still.

find me a good branded 17", 8ms, DVI, 500:1 contrast for ~$350 and you can be my daddy for a day, ok?

Does 12ms count?

 

[Supafreak]

i bought a vp171b a couple years ago, it was marketed at 16ms at the time. Was the model completely re-designed so that it's 8ms now? Or did they just find some tricky way to measure the response time and call it 8ms? Because if it is a new 17inch lcd with 8ms response i would think that they would give it a new name or place it in it a different series or something. Mine has the same inputs as mentioned above...kind of confused...anyone? anything?

 

[Ender17]

Originally posted by: Supafreak
i bought a vp171b a couple years ago, it was marketed at 16ms at the time. Was the model completely re-designed so that it's 8ms now? Or did they just find some tricky way to measure the response time and call it 8ms? Because if it is a new 17inch lcd with 8ms response i would think that they would give it a new name or place it in it a different series or something. Mine has the same inputs as mentioned above...kind of confused...anyone? anything?

I think it's just a new panel in the same shell