is this flat screen monitor any good?
 

I have had good luck in the past with this brand on other monitors (crt) and my father in law has a 17" viewsonic lcd that has been working great for a couple of years.

Go for it. Viewsonic makes some good stuff.

Ditto. You'll love it Bob.

thanks guys, i'll be ordering this soon

bob

I'd say STOP right now. It is a nice monitor, 5ms is quite decent, contrast ratio is fine too, but, VGA only? A DVI connection would make such a difference in quality, even with the cheapest card, and it's a bit of a pity, since this particular model doesn't support it.

Also, look into Viewsonic's dead pixel policy. A lot of companies say something like 9 or more, for instance, imagine having 8 dead pixels and not being able to return it. I don't recall who exactly, but I was on neweggg just a couple of days ago and someone out there does offer a no-dead-pixel policy.

I actually considered buying that one not too long ago Bob. I held off because it had no DVI connection. Plus, my current monitor is still kicking.

I have heard good things about Viewsonic, but never owned one.

But for $158.00 after the rebate, that is not bad at all. Even if it is does just have a VGA hook-up.

Sounds like it would work well for what you plan to do. The price is right.

Wides screen is the way to go, but DVI is a must!! imho

I recently purchased this one from the egg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824112006
DVI 5ms 1000:1c/r and no dead pixels. Replace for any within 30days if i recall.

Viewsonic, KDS, NEC, Samsung are the top brands I would buy.

Samsung is the best LCD out there right now, imho.

I got this one a year and a half ago and love it.

DVI doesnt make that big of a diffrence. I have my computer hooked up through VGA and DVI on my Dell 2005FPW and i can switch between the two. I dont notice any huge diffrences...esp. if im not looking at pictures..if the pc is just for regular use than vga is fine.

I recently bought a ViewSonic 20.1" VX2035wm. AWESOME monitor with no dead pixels.

I bought a Hanns.G 19" widescreen 5ms 700:1 contrast ratio that is AMAZING... I paid a little less than 200 bucks for it. Now they're only 180 on newegg. I love the thing. It has dvi and dsub connections... as well as a couple speakers. I don't even use them though, they sound horrible. The picture quality is incredible, it has a small frame, it's built well and it looks great! Oh, it's the Hanns.G HW191DPB. It's a very sweet monitor for the price. Ahhh... no dead pixels on mine either.