Op GamePC is een review verschenen van de Viewsonic VG175 17" LCD Display. Deze platte monitor maakt gebruik van de Active Matrix TFT technologie en heeft een native resolution van 1280 x 1024. Het apparaat heeft een Video Input Bandwidth van 135MHz en weegt ongeveer 8,5 kilogram. Voor een prijs onder de 2000 dollar is het zeker geen slechte monitor, maar er zijn nog wel een aantal minpunten (zoals het ontbreken van een DVI aansluiting):
The Viewsonic VG175 is an extremely nice desktop monitor. For basic work in Windows and 2D artwork and such, this particular LCD monitor is great. Here at GamePC though, we're a bit more demanding when it comes to our monitors, and for our type of gaming, this monitor just doesn't cut it. Does this mean it's a bad monitor? Absolutely not! We're just saying that serious gamers should stick with CRT monitors for the time being. After all, for the price of a 17" LCD, you can pick up a 22" Flat-CRT monitor which will definitely provide more enjoyment for fast-paced action games.
Personally, I would love to have this screen as my everyday work screen, and I think most people who see this monitor in portrait mode would agree. Of course, the price still needs to come down quite a bit before it's even a considerable as a CRT replacement. Considering the SGI 1600SW is just a couple hundred dollars more and is wide screen with a digital connection, the Viewsonic VG175 doesn't seem to offer much bang for the buck.
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