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May 11, 2009

ViewSonic VX2433wm review

Product Code: VX2433WM

The ViewSonic VX2433wm is a widescreen, 24in LCD monitor made with multimedia in mind.

With its HDMI input, fast 2ms pixel response time, built-in speakers, and £201 price tag, the VX2433wm looks great on paper. Unfortunately, its fuzzy text and mediocre viewing angle keep it from looking as good when its sitting on your desk.

The matte-screened ViewSonic VX2433wm has a shiny black plastic bezel and stand. It offers no height adjustment, can't swivel, and lacks the ability to pivot - you can, however, tilt the display forward a back a little.

The ViewSonic VX2433wm offers three different inputs: HDMI, DVI and VGA (picture in picture is not supported). We used the DVI connection to connect to our 2.66GHz Mac Pro and the display automatically started up in its correct, native 1,920 by 1,080 resolution.

At its default settings the ViewSonic VX2433wm was overly bright, blowing out lighter images on the screen and making blacks look more like dark gray.

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We got the ViewSonic VX2433wm to look better by cranking up the contrast a bit and reducing the brightness down from its 100 percent default setting to about 75 percent. The buttons are hidden on the side of the display, which give it a clean look, but makes it difficult to use the menus.

Once the ViewSonic VX2433wm was looking its best, it still only managed a Fair text legibility score, showing somewhat soft and blurry text when compared to other 24-inch monitors we've tested.

The ViewSonic VX2433wm's viewing angle also received middling scores, with a pronounced color shift when moving your head from right to left of centre when looking at the screen. The built-in speakers were of mediocre quality.

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The 2 most helpful reviews based on 2 reviews:

30 Jul 2009 Anonymous verified purchaser

9

Good Points

good image quality, especially for the price

Bad Points

have had a couple of the screw inserts fall into the tft

18 Aug 2009 Anonymous verified purchaser

9

Good Points

good image

Bad Points

screws which attach to mount fell in

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