ViewSonic VG171 White 17" LCD Monitor

Nice looking, but I don't think that Viewsonic put ...

Strengths: NA

Weaknesses: Does not appear to work with "ATI video cards" according to their own tech support! Also will not work with my GeForce2.

Summary: Nice looking, but I don't think that Viewsonic puts the effort into their LCD's that they put into their CRTs. This thing looks terrible with my ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon 7500 and my GeForce2 cards in DVI and Analog. Their is noise on the screen, the screen flashes; pretty much unusable. Tech support claims that there is a "known issue" with ATI video cards, i.e. 50% of the cards on the market. They sent me a replacement unit and it is even worse! Just trying to get my money back at this point -- never mind the loss of time.

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no problems here

Strengths: great picture

Weaknesses: old looking casing

Summary: i have had this monitor for 3 years doing some of my best graphic design work on it. no problems here. certainly not the best picture out there, but unless i was to compare side by side, i see no issues.

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It seems to be hit or miss but there is a known is ...

Strengths: Good looking display.

Weaknesses: DVI does not work at with several ATI cards and WinXP. Analog VGA is marginal.

Summary: It seems to be hit or miss but there is a known issue with this monitor and some ATI graphics cards. I've been waiting a year and there is still no fix.

With my 5 year old low end ATI card, the display works fine.

I do not recommend this monitor. It may work for you but why take the risk.

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Despite what the other reviews say, I installed an ...

Strengths: Great color and sharp images. Easy to install and setup. It has better quality than my 19" CRT screen.

Weaknesses: None that I have found.

Summary: Despite what the other reviews say, I installed an ATI Radeon 7500/LE and had no problems at all. I have two computers and am going to buy another one.

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Even with the latest "colorific software" and the ...

Strengths: Brtight, sharp

Weaknesses: Deficient color reproduction

Summary: Even with the latest "colorific software" and the

color matching strip I failed to achieve a proper

color balance on this screen. Lower midtones tend

to be pastel violet instead of neutral Gray.

Recommended for text oriented work but not for

imaging, photography or graphics. This is not a

LCD generation replacing good CRT's for image

processing! Not yet.

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I'm using the VG171 with a Radeon 7500 card which ...

Strengths: Sharp, clear text, graphics; easy setup, operation; dependability; great bezel, stand design; ELF-shielded power adapter.

Weaknesses: None that I'm aware of.

Summary: I'm using the VG171 with a Radeon 7500 card which I upgraded to for the digital hookup and I've had absolutely no problem with either product on a well-configured and well-maintained computer.

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