ViewSonicVX2476-SMHD 24 Inch 1080p IPS Monitor with FreeSync, Ultra-Thin Bezels, HDMI and DisplayPort

I purchased a ViewSonic VX2276-SMHD 22-Inch Super Clear IPS LED Monitor on amazon.com because I have a 13.5-inch Yoga Pro laptop, which is very small for doing homework. Although I am a university student, this monitor would be good in home or small office as well. This 22-inch monitor was intended for a home or a small office. Although, there are many features that makes a monitor worth purchasing, its designs and features, cost and shipping, and accessories are most influential.Design and FeaturesViewSonic brand is well known for manufacturing high quality products and they did just that with this 22-inch monitor. This monitor is very versatile with connectivity options. It has a DisplayPort, HDM, and a VGA port. HDMI and DisplayPort serves as an interface to connect the monitor to all compatible devices while VGA is used to connect a PC to the monitor. This monitor offers many of features and designs that can be found on larger monitors such as:• Super Clear IPS and panel technology• Frameless design• Versatile connectivity• Full HD resolution• Superior color rendering and intuitive settingsViewSonic offers number of features that appeal to wide variety of consumers. It offers a full HD resolution which is better for picture quality than a standard definition. It provides astonishing clarity and detail, whether it be while working on picture editing or enjoying the latest in multimedia entertainment. It is also designed with a dual integrated speaker which makes a great realistic sound for playing music and movies. The monitor is very thin with a frameless bezel which makes it very light weight. It weighs about seven pounds making it possible to be used for multiple monitor display setup without any problem.CostThis monitor costs $129.99 which is very expensive for a 22-inch monitor. Most consumers expect an average 22- inch monitor cost about $100. The ViewSonic monitor is more expensive because of its exquisite looks. Most companies do not focus on designing 22-inch monitors because of their low demand. However, with its frameless design and super clear IPS, this monitor has a lot more to offer for that price.Shipping and AccessoriesThe product was received four days after ordering. It was shipped in good condition without any damages. As soon as it came, it was plugged in using the cord provided. It came with a few cables such as a power cord, VGA cable, HDMI cable and a sound cable. This product also came with a stand and two pieces to bolt together. The manual was not found in the box but everything was simple to put together. However, this may not be so easy for everyone.Overall, this monitor looks good and performs well. It has more connectivity options than most 22-inch monitors. All these put together makes this monitor a good bargain.

We get this for all our remote employees. It's an inexpensive but reliable and high-quality option.

I've been hunting for old LCDs that could go down to 15khz for retro computing but wasn't having much luck. The ones that are confirmed to do this are well known in the community and run on the expensive side when sold used.15khz is needed to use what we'd consider very low resolution screen modes today, like 320x200, 640x256, etc. If you have an 80s or 90s computer, you probably need this if you want to avoid pushing video through a middle device like a retrotink or an OSSC to essentially double the size of the video to make it compatible with modern monitors. They can be expensive devices, and prone to problems especially around switching screen modes. Debugging a broken computer when you're not even sure if it's broken or if it's your video feed box that's acting up is a layer of confusion you don't need.I then thought, maybe I can modify an older LCD in some way - but that's not getting very far. Maybe a future project I don't have time for right now.Plan C. Maybe there's some esoteric monitor used by some bespoke industrial platform that's still modern enough to be on sale but can handle 15khz. I expected to need to spend a lot but at least it would be on something new and generally available. I did spend a lot of time searching and digging through specs of dozens of candidate monitors, and found a bunch of false leads until I came across this monitor, which does indeed claim to go all the way down to 15khz screen modes in it's specs. Being fairly new (2016) and still readily available, and at a pretty cheap price ($139+tax in August 2023), I was skeptical. But hey, this is Amazon, if it didn't work I could just return it anyway.So while I've only had this a few days, I can absolutely confirm that the monitor I received does indeed handle 15hkz modes. I've attached pictures of using it at 720x240 (15.7khz at 60Hz, NTSC) and 720x288 (15.8khz at 50Hz PAL), and I've pushed it down to 320x200 and taken it up to interlaced modes, where it does work, but it still flickers too badly to be comfortable to use normally - this monitor will NOT act as a flicker fixer. I've used workbench, and I've played games. The built in speaker will pass to tell you audio is working, but you're not going to want to use it beyond that, it's pretty terrible, but audio quality is not why you'll buy this monitor.I plan to try it with 8 bit TTL systems next (like the BBC Micro), and I'll come back and edit this comment with success or failure.I got the 24 inch version (VX2476-SMHD), there are larger and smaller but I don't know if they'd work. I do know that the 15khz mode on this monitor ONLY works on the VGA port. I tried using multiple VGA to HDMI adapters to get my Amiga 1200 to talk to the monitor over HDMI and it never saw a signal. Maybe I was doing something wrong, but I wouldn't buy one of the larger versions of this that doesn't have a dedicated VGA port on it without being prepared to immediately return it after initial testing.This monitor also has HDMI and DisplayPort connections for 1080p display, so you can share it with other more modern systems and not feel like you bought a whole monitor just for a few hours of usage every few months, if your retro usage is light.(I think you can ignore the horizontal lines in my pictures, I'm pretty sure that's my A1200 and not the monitor. They don't show up on HDMI inputs from other systems, nor do they affect the on screen displays.)EDIT: I'm back to report that I was able to cable this monitor up to my BBC Master 128 and it works perfectly, I get a stable crystal clear image across all screen modes, and it holds the correct aspect ratio too. This monitor gives you a display that I consider to be BETTER than what RGBtoHDMI or the RetroTink 5 returns, and it just works. The cable was a simple RGB DIN to VGA, I made this by taking an RGB DIN to SCART cable and changing the SCART end to VGA female.I have the 27" version of this monitor on order now, I will write a separate review over there once I've verified it also performs similarly.Edit: 2024-11-20: It's been 14 months and I still love this monitor. I did indeed purchase the 27" version and it too handles 15Khz just the same. I came back to also add that this monitor was featured on a video on the Chris Edwards Restoration youtube channel, search for 'A 2024 Amiga Monitor' to see him put it through it's paces. The price is even $5 less now than I paid. I'm about to order another one :)

I’ve had these screen for years and I keep buying them because they really do have great graphics. The other day, I thought it would be best if I mount them onto rotating arms. So I went through the reviews and learned that I needed to get a VESA adapter. So I did. I installed the arm, the adapter and as I was adjusting the screen, I realized that they topple over. Because the insert for the adapter is at the bottom of the monitor and not the center, it’s impossible for them not to topple over. I want to give them 5* on quality but 0* on practicality. So I’m going to err on the side of quality over functionality and give it 4*.