Viewsonic VP2290B-2 22.2" LCD Monitor
ViewSonic's VP2290b widescreen 22.2" digital LCD raises image precision to a new level with revolutionary 27.6 million-dot (RGB sub-pixel) imagery that draws you into the screen with awe-inspiring, depth and clarity. An ultra-high 9.2 megapixel resolution offers extraordinary detail, ideal for satellite imaging and digital content creation. New AGS-1 anti-glare coating eliminates glare in almost any lighting situation for rich, saturated color. The purely digital interface produces artifact-free, photo-realistic images with vivid TV-like colors for video rendering, film restoration and graphic arts. For the ultimate in LCD performance, choose the ViewSonic VP2290b LCD display.
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Viewsonic VP2290B-2 22.2" LCD Monitor Reviews
I agree this is a wonderful monitor for static images. As said below though, I would love to see a 30 in+ version of this. I am working on a bingo hall to fund more toys, and more scholarships. I personally give one scholarship a year for the freshman student who writes the best essay about how a specific Star Trek episode (any series) affected their lives or their view of the world. If you are a Adobe Photoshop user this is a must. By the way, any money I make from the sales of my astrophotography is put in the scholarship funds also. I would not be able to make the images I do without it.
Yes I know it's expensive. I bought this and a wonderful ATI FireGL card for my astrophotography. Start your own charity. You wouldn't believe how easy it is to pay for your toys with one.
If you are a graphics editor of one sort or another STATIC graphics then the VP is the apex predator of the display universe. The VP2290 can't be run from a standard graphics adapter even the latest and greatest like an nVidia 7900GTX/512 or an ATI X1900XTX. My 24" LCD has double the stated B/C specs but the VP still looks brighter and holds more shadow detail. Color reproduction is flawless, and I don't use that word lightly. The resolution is SO high that it is simply impossible to see any pixels with the naked eye.
I'd LOVE to see this resolution in a fast 40" made-for-PC display for $3,000 or less. They couldn't manufacture enough of them. The unit itself is big, thick, and bulky for an LCD, but it's still no CRT. To run it require BOTH DVI ports simultaneously via two "funky" non-standard DVI cables. You do the math. You'll need a second "normal" display for that purpose running from a completely separate display adapter (I use a 24" LCD).
You can't play video or prettymuch ANYTHING with motion (forget gaming) because the "refresh" is only 50Hz. To sum up, the VP2290 has a very narrow performance envelope. Menus will disappear into postage-stamp sized boxes on the VP). Basically, the display "stitches" four "panels" together into one seamless display with staggering clarity. Even web Flash animations blur and ghost but if you're into Photoshop and have a high-MP camera then this is, in no uncertain terms, THE Big, Bad Wolf. With the VP2290 you can edit an image from the latest 8MP digital SLR at 100% and fit the ENTIRE image on the display. Forget about text.
You'll need either a Matrox Parhelia 256/PCI or a Quadro FX 4500 or above. Nothing else can even come close. I guess I should start by stating, right up front, that the VP2290B (and it's twin, the IBM T221) can NOT be used or even considered for use as a "general purpose" display for your computer. It's a *highly* specialized display that is really meant to be used to display one thing and one thing only STATIC images such as photographs, CAD/CAE drawings, and other *very* high resolution graphics. It needs MORE.
Some dreams are just meant to come true. The brightness/contrast specs may not inspire awe, but believe me when I say that they are quite misleading. Sure it redefines "razor sharp," but you'll need an electron microscope to see any of it. GULP. It looks like you're seeing a continuous tone image even with your face plastered to the screen.
It makes a 30" display look like it has glowing tennis balls for pixels. Ideally I'd like to have a 30" for my general-purpose display and the VP2290 as my graphic editor (don't put ANYTHING other than the image on it. Resolution-wise it absolutely DWARFS the current 30" mega-displays on the market with DOUBLE the gross pixel count in a considerably smaller area. You simply can NOT use this monitor as a primary Windows (or any other OS) display. I'm not quite sure where to begin with this review.
I am a very respected man of stature and I claim this monitor to be an upstanding citizen of technology well worth spending millions, if not billions of American currency dollars. Listen to the words I have to say, for they are worthy of your ears.
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