ViewSonic VX1932wm-LED 19-Inch
My 19-inch Hyundai monitor died last week after four years (failed circuit board – not economical to repair), so I needed a replacement. The old monitor was SXGA (1280×1024), and I was hoping to move up to HD (1920×1080). However, my graphics chips won’t support HD resolution, and my power supply won’t support a new graphics card. So I confined my search to SXGA-class monitors. This one caught my eye, mostly because of the LED backlight (no CCFL to burn out) and claimed energy efficiency (15 watts, compared to 45 watts for the deceased Hyundai). It’s not exactly SXGA, being slightly wider and shorter (1440×900). The total pixel count is about 1% less than SXGA, so I didn’t think I’d be sacrificing much. Now that I have the ViewSonic VX1932wm-LED monitor, I must say that I’m not sacrificing anything. The screen is much brighter and clearer than the old one, and when the monitor wakes up there’s no warm-up time (CCFLs normally take a couple of minutes to get up to full brightness). Colors are vivid, and whites seem more white than with CCFL. I wanted to verify the power consumption, so I tested it with my Kill-A-Watt meter. It registered 14 watts – even better than the manufacturer’s claims. I can’t vouch for the quality of the internal speakers, as I use external speakers. But as a monitor I give it highest marks.
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Toshiba Satellite L505D-GS6000, Toshiba Satellite A505-S6012, Toshiba Satellite L505-GS5037, Toshiba Satellite A505-S6004
My 19-inch Hyundai monitor died last week after four years (failed circuit board – not economical to repair), so I needed a replacement. The old monitor was SXGA (1280×1024), and I was hoping to move up to HD (1920×1080). However, my graphics chips won’t support HD resolution, and my power supply won’t support a new graphics card. So I confined my search to SXGA-class monitors. This one caught my eye, mostly because of the LED backlight (no CCFL to burn out) and claimed energy efficiency (15 watts, compared to 45 watts for the deceased Hyundai). It’s not exactly SXGA, being slightly wider and shorter (1440×900). The total pixel count is about 1% less than SXGA, so I didn’t think I’d be sacrificing much. Now that I have the ViewSonic VX1932wm-LED monitor, I must say that I’m not sacrificing anything. The screen is much brighter and clearer than the old one, and when the monitor wakes up there’s no warm-up time (CCFLs normally take a couple of minutes to get up to full brightness). Colors are vivid, and whites seem more white than with CCFL. I wanted to verify the power consumption, so I tested it with my Kill-A-Watt meter. It registered 14 watts – even better than the manufacturer’s claims. I can’t vouch for the quality of the internal speakers, as I use external speakers. But as a monitor I give it highest marks.
Related Products
Toshiba Satellite L505D-GS6000, Toshiba Satellite A505-S6012, Toshiba Satellite L505-GS5037, Toshiba Satellite A505-S6004
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