37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
NOISY!, Feb 16 2012
By Andrew - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Viewsonic's VA2703 27-Inch Full HD 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor (Black) (Personal Computers)
Everything mentioned by others about the quality of the screen is accurate. This monitor is visually fantastic.
BUT if you do any one of the following...
1) turn the Brightness down past 92%
2) put monitor in Eco-Mode
3) enable Dynamic Contrast
then you will hear a static buzzing sound, kind of like having tinnitus - that constant ringing in your ear.
This is not a problem if you keep the monitor on full brightness (92-100%), but my bet is you don't currently have your display on 100% brightness. Turn it up to 100% and then imagine it as 27". And then imagine it's late at night or early in the morning, or you've been working on the computer for a few hours. Eye strain. But you can always turn the brightness down and then hear the ringing in your ears. It's an unfortunate combo. Unfortunate enough to knock it down 2 stars from the 5-star visuals.
I believe this explains the affordability of this monitor.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Everyday Use, Jan 10 2012
By Skippy @ Ole Miss - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Viewsonic's VA2703 27-Inch Full HD 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor (Black) (Personal Computers)
This is a terrific monitor for daily computing work with lots of text reading. I work as a software developer and this monitor is great for everyday programming and web browsing.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent value in a 27" monitor, Mar 12 2012
By Roger "Tryathlete" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Viewsonic's VA2703 27-Inch Full HD 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor (Black) (Personal Computers)
This is a great monitor without spending a small fortune. After some tinkering with the brightness and contrast, very good image. Only downside is there is no sound bar available. Even contacted the company. There is also no height adjustment which is only a minor annoyance. Again, Viewsonic makes a great product for the price range. Replaced dual monitors which I could do away with now that I'm on Windows 7. Using this at work and spend most of my day on the computer. Very satisfied and would recommend.