ViewSonic VX2265wm FuHzion 22-Inch LCD Monitor

When I first used this item with the NVIDIA 3d glasses, I was shocked and amazed. However, once I became accustomed to playing games in 3d, I was able to see the subtle flaws of this technology. The screen refreshes at 120 hz... but not uniformly. In other words, not all parts of the screen refresh at the same time. The top and bottom ~15% of the screen do not refresh at the same time as the center (at least that's what the current theory is on NVIDIA forum). Users see severe ghosting at the top and bottom of the screen. There's about 4-5 pages of posts on the NVIDIA forum by angry users complaining of the same issue (check it out before buying). It occurs with both samsung and view sonic screens LCDS (DLP's dont seem to have this issue). According to one the the writers on the nvidia forum, nvidia released a statement saying that this is a limitation of the current LCD screens. For the most part NVIDIA has kept their mouth shut regarding this issue. It's 2nd class business ethics...Read more

I was skeptical at first about purchasing this monitor because it wasn't available anywhere else. It came exactly as advertised, brand new, and no dead pixels. After using another ViewSonic LCD (VX922) for several years I wanted to see how much of a difference it would be to have the 120Hz. This monitor is definitely worth every penny. I play a lot of video games and when you make the jump from a basic LCD to this 120Hz LCD you are going to want to go through and play everything over again. It reminds me of what it was like using a high priced CRT with a extremely high refresh rate. The only downside now is that it burns my eyes to look at any other LCD that is below 120Hz (if you put the monitors side by side and move a window you will see the extreme difference). I have yet to test out the 3D capabilities so I cannot comment on that aspect (you have to purchase a separate unit with glasses).

I highly recommend this monitor if you play video games constantly, it...Read more

I've been a FPS gamer for 12 years. Back in 2005 i bought my first LCD, which was a decent replacement for my huge wonky CRT. I sacrificed Hz for more desk space. But recently i've really come to miss the smoothness that the CRT can deliver. I went digging into some reviews on this viewsonic and the competing samsung model and decided to go with this one. I have had this monitor for a few months now and i DO have a few beefs with it, but they aren't huge for me.

First, is the lack of brightness control. In 120hz mode (which im always in) the picture isn't blinding at all, but it does cause some back light bleeding, noticeably more so on the bottom. The blacks also turn purple'ish toward the top of the screen. Its not horrible, but its there.

Second, is the clarity of the panel. I have my S-IPS panel (NEC 20wgmx2) in clone mode to compare the clarity, colors and motion. Right away i see a lack of sharpness as compared to the IPS panel, and the colors are...Read more