ViewSonic VX2270Smh-LED 22" Full HD 1080P SuperClear IPS 178/178 Viewing Angles Monitor, 1000:1, 250cd/m2, HDMI&VGA&DVI-D, Built-in Speaker

Pros: Good Price, workmanship, and picture.

Cons: none

Overall Review: First of all I usually don't read good reviews at all when choosing something because there's no problems noted to watch out for...so I just read the bad reviews for this one. Here's what others had to say: First complaint: The monitor doesn't raise up or heighten. Well very few monitors do...so it made me wonder if this monitor was somehow shorter than the others since people are putting books under the stand. It didn't make since to me since the monitor measures 16.1 high with the stand on the specs. So I set it up and I'm still baffled. Unless these people are really really tall or using desks that are only two feet high there's no need to place books under the stand. My other monitor (a Viewsonic VA1912WB) is the same height and its eye level without a monitor raiser or books to raise it up and I'm six feet tall. Second complaint: The controls are hard to get to. Yes and no. At first they take getting used to (they're located on the front of the stand directly under the Viewsonic emblem on the bezel. they are touch sensitive but that's because they're touch based. Once you play with them for a minute they're no problem to use except honestly you do need a flashlight to see what your pressing. And really now how often do you adjust your monitor settings? I think with my other monitor I adjusted the settings twice in the past eight years. Unless you lead a really boring life your not going to be adjusting your monitor that much. Third Complaint: It's too bright. That's true, it is at first. So I went in and turned the brightness down about a third of the way, didn't touch the contrast, and that solved the problem. Just to be sure I used the Win7 calibration tool and it passed fine. Fourth complaint: The speakers are weak. Well...that's because they're monitor speakers, lol. Are you really going to buy or not buy this monitor because of the speakers? OK so much for the complaints or concerns. Here's my summary. Its very easy to set up out of the box. Viewsonic was the best brand monitor 13 years ago and still is. They've been making PC monitors for 23 years and they're good at it. No bad pixels, sturdy stand, incredible colors and sharpness with my ATI Radeon HD7570 (I hooked it up HDMI to HDMI), the price is really good with it being a Viewsonic(they used to be very expensive years ago)and its a really nice looking monitor. I'm happy I stayed with Viewsonic.

Pros: 100% sRGB on factory calibration/preset AH-IPS bezel-less design slim

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: This is a very important monitor (along with the slightly larger sibling VX2370mh-LED) for photographers or anyone who does serious graphics/color work - as it has a factory calibrated preset at 100% sRGB - this is the industry standard for photos and display monitors. It is very unfortunate that Newegg's listing does not reproduce ViewSonic's product page - and even ViewSonic doesn't seem to emphasize that the monitor has a 100% sRGB preset - this virtually eliminates the need to calibrate the monitor - as it is factory calibrated. To me this is HUGE. The panels is also a AH-IPS - this is currently the latest technology that has allowed the very high pixel density smartphone screens. The fact that it's bezel-less (except for a narrow internal border) makes it a very good looking screen too. I am very pleased with my purchase - knowing I have a monitor that has a factory calibrated preset of 100% sRGB. Highly recommended for any accurate photographic and color/graphics work.

Pros: Thin, crisp image, good response time while it lasted.

Cons: Today, almost 21 months after purchase, the left side of the screen became pink and pixellated, with visible refresh lines. I agree with the review by Joseph M., and I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

Overall Review: Never used the speakers.

Pros: Size is excellent along with the IPS* (PLS) panel. Monitor arrived in perfect condition with no bad pixels and the color is excellent. HDMI and VGA cables were provided as well.

Cons: *While not really a 'con', ViewSonic lists this as an "IPS" panel when in reality it is a PLS panel. Here is what is said on a tech site: "ViewSonic for some reason list the panel being used as 'SuperClear IPS' and the term IPS is used in the spec lists as well. However, in reality you will see from the service menu that the screen is actually using a Samsxxx PLS panel. In reality, PLS and IPS offer very similar performance characteristics and seem to be two terms being interchanged by several manufacturers at the moment. It seems the market is starting to interchange the terms, making it a little tricky to actually identify the real panel technology being used. It is Samsxxx who manufacturer PLS panels as a rival to the popular IPS panels, made mostly by Lx Dispxxx, so don't be confused by the listed spec and talk of IPS in the marketing material. We clarified with ViewSonic that the term IPS was being used here since it is more well-known and understood in the market."

Overall Review: I spent some time trying to get the colors set correctly. Realizing that my TN laptop display was horrible for photo editing, I selected this monitor for the cost effective IPS panel. I was hoping that the sRGB setting to work for me, however, I found the sRGB mode to be WAY too dark. When you select the sRGB mode, it disables contrast and brightness options and leaves you with a very dingy display. I then discovered that the 'Native' mode is actually closer to the 6500k white-point than the sRGB setting. I ended up going with 50% brightness and 70% contrast and found it works well with all the on-screen calibration tests. At some point in the near future I plan to get a hardware calibration system, but until then, this setting will work for me. As I have been using this as an external display through my laptop, I have discovered that my laptop's graphics card is way underpowered. I was multitasking when the monitor started to flicker badly; at first I thought it was an issue with the monitor, but then discovered that many laptops don't have the graphics capability to run large displays while under stress. I rebooted my computer and everything has been fine as long as I don't multitask as intensely. I am now in the process of designing a desktop computer so as to provide a stable working environment.

Pros: Lovely image quality. The almost non-existent frame is very attractive. Light, thin.

Cons: No VESA mounting threads for aftermarket mult-monitor mounts or wall mount. I didn't think any monitor these days would not have them, so I did not check. The monitor is permanently mounted to a pedestal that has the OSD (On-Screen Display) buttons and USB/Video/Audio connectors, so cables/wire pass through it. Don't think it would be easy modify for such use.

Overall Review: I hope the things last longer than the other reviewers have stated. I bought Viewsonic since my experiences have always been positive even when they were making CRT monitors. I hope my trust is not misplaced.

Pros: IPS, good pixel density, low cost, very thin bezel, looks good

Cons: After about 2 months the OSD randomly comes up on the screen and the buttons are not responsive or work to close and then they reopen. This makes this monitor unusable. 30 day Newegg Warranty expired so now I need to contact the manufacturer

Overall Review: Will re-rate after attempts/fix

Pros: The screen is impressive so far. The color and viewing angles are good, as one could expect from an IPS panel, but what really surprised me was the sharpness. Text is sharp and readable no matter how small. It is very crisp. In fact out of curiousity I screenshotted the smallest readable text, opened it in paint, and measured--3 pixels in height is still readable. So it's easy on the eyes for reading and obviously it looks good for movies and games as well. Playing Mass Effect 3 looked good, and the 7ms response was not a noticeable detriment. No dead pixels. Very little LED backlight bleed, although it is there. But I think it's in the OK/good range for an LCD. The stand is basic--in fact I was wondering just how the hell it was supposed to support the monitor, but it seems quite sturdy.

Cons: The contrast ratio is nothing to write home about. Things that are supposed to be black are at times noticeably, well, not black. This is to be expected from an IPS panel however, and it isn't any worse than my last LCD display. This brings me to the "MEGA Dynamic Contrast Ratio" they advertise and you can turn on and off in the options. What a joke. By "Dynamic" they mean it dims and brightens your screen depending on how bright or dark the image on your screen is. The theory is that, during dark scenes like in a horror movie, it will reduce the backlight so that things that are supposed to look black, look truly black. Sounds good right? It's not. It sucks. It dims the entire screen. Now I understand that only the most expensive monitors are capable of dimming portions of the screen, but still, the methodology they employ is terribad: Let's say the scene is supposed to be completely dark except for a small red neon exit sign like at the back of a movie theater in the distance. The algorithm calculates the average intensity of all the pixels and since 95% of the screen is black, it dims the entire scene and the neon light gets "Mega" dimmed, making it look like total garbage. What would have been smart and easy to do is to check to make sure there's no huge differences in contrast in the scene first before you dim the hell out of it. It's useless, turn it off. Not that I would ever use monitor speakers, but I happened to try them on accident. As expected, Mega-awful. Think clock radio quality. I wish they weren't there. Why put speakers on a monitor? Controls and inputs are hard to access. Not a big deal to me though.

Overall Review: Even with the limited contrast ratio it's a superior display.

Pros: I purchased this when this model (23") was first released about 3 years ago (2013), and it worked with nice sharp images at a reasonable price at the time (shell shocker). Previously I also owned a ViewSonic IPS Monitor but CFL/IPS for two or so years before this so I thought it would work okay, but I started to get a "purple /pink hue" on the left 1/3 of the screen where the right 2/3 screen would be pure white. I contacted ViewSonic for RMA, since this model has 3 year warranty, and it cost me about $30-40 to send it back to CA to fix it. They sort of fixed it. but the fix did not last long. The panel that was replaced (I can't tell if they replaced it or just fixed it) did not fit 100% flush on the top edge, and pops out about 1/8 of an inch of the frame (indicating a poor QC of their own refurbishment process), but I don't want to send it back again. It has been about 4 months since I have gotten back the RMA repaired model, and I am seeing some evidence of poor performance, like I will see some "grey horizontal striping" that is about 1/8 inch high in a pure white web page, but if you "maximize the window", it disappeared, but if you "restore" the window so it is not "full screen", the grep striping returns.

Cons: I originally really disliked the control setup (adjust contrast, etc) but it was seldom used beside power-up/down, so lived with it as a "not superb" design, but did not want to nick-pick as long as the IPS monitor worked well. Now that I have it for 3 years, and went through an RMA process, I can say definitely that the QA and the longevity of this item is questionable, at least in my case. Therefore, before you buy it, expecting some discounting before you take the leap.

Overall Review: I bought this from newegg, so you should be seeing my review as a "verified purchase."