| Viewsonic VA702B 17-Inch LCD Monitor |  |
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| Written by Sushruta Bhattacharya - Edited by Olin Coles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday, 24 March 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ViewSonic VA702B 17" MonitorVery recently Benchmark Reviews celebrated our first year on the web, and held a contest for our readers. One of the incentives to earn additional contest entries was to submit a user review of the monitor or television of their choice. A few of these articles are good enough to share with our audience, so we hope that you will find it just as helpful as our professional reviews. In this short article, Sushruta Bhattacharya reviews his ViewSonic VA702B 17" LCD monitor. The ViewSonic VA702B is a neat looking 17" LCD monitor with a metallic grey finish and collinear silver buttons placed at the front. A pair of integrated speakers is also present. I am not one who really cares about speakers in my LCD unless they find a way to integrate a subwoofer there somehow. For the records, the integrated speakers have an output power of 1 Watt each. Unlike other models, which has a built-in power adapter, this come with a separate power adapter.
This monitor has a brightness level of 380 cd/m" which is higher than most of the LCD screens you get here. However the same cannot be said about the contrast ratio. It stands at 350:1 (typical) and 450:1 (max), which is slightly lower than most of the good LCDs today that manage a 600:1 ratio. However in practice, it didn't seem to make much of a difference. It boasts of a horizontal view angle of 160 degrees and 120 degrees for vertical. It supports a maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels at 32-bit color depth. The frequency range supported by this model is 30 KHz to 82 KHz (Horizontal) and 50 Hz to 85 Hz (vertical). Just like most ViewSonic LCDs, there was no mention of dot pitch in the specifications, but I assume it is 0.264 mm.
Most of the features supported by this monitor are similar to other monitors in the same range by Viewsonic, one major difference being the response time. The response time of this LCD stands at 8 ms, which was easily the best at the time I've bought this LCD 2 years ago. For those new to the LCD world, response time is basically the time taken by a liquid crystal cell in the LCD screen to change state i.e. to go from active to inactive and back to active state. The lesser time it takes for this state change, better the picture quality and lesser the ghosting effect. The response time is hardly a factor when you are looking at still images. It only comes into play when you are looking at high frames per second applications like games and videos. Higher response time is one of the major reasons why most of the gamers do not prefer a LCD screen over the classic CRT for gaming in spite of it being softer on the eyes. However 8 ms is really cool and I hardly noticed any ghosting effect when gaming on this one. ViewSonic VA702B SpecificationsViewSonic's reliable performer delivers on a promise of quality standards like 300 nits of brightness (typ) and 500:1 contrast ratio (typ) for stunning, bright images. The VA702b features a 12ms video response time that produces crystal-clear graphics and HD-quality video for full brilliant, detailed color. Simplicity is executed through it's clean lines, slim bezel and minimalist footprint with a base designed to fold 90 degrees. The VESA wall mount makes the VA702b an unobtrusive integration to any décor. Packed with a powerful OnView control interface, precise performance is always a priority in this extremely affordable package. The stylish VA702b LCD display is an ideal choice for SOHO, education and government users.
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