ViewSonic VX1945wm/VX2245wm Expert Reviews

We knew it had to happen sooner or later. With the release of the Viewsonic VX2245wm ViewDock ($455) monitor, LCD displays are the latest product category to become "iPod-ified". The 22-inch widescreen display boasts an iPod dock built right into the ...

For a company like ViewSonic, which is smaller than Dell and HP, it is sometimes difficult to keep up with the competition when it comes to LCD flat panels. ViewSonic is doing a fairly good job at creating new and innovative products, though. Keep ...

The ViewSonic VX2245wm flat panel comes with five different adapters in the box. The various adapters are used to make each type of iPod compatible with the ViewDock

Compared to the Dell LCD however, the VX2245 isn't as adept in terms of displaying digital photos. In particular, the skin tones in our test picture looked more natural and real on the Dell whereas the Viewdock seemed to add a slight artificial tan.

The VX2245wm performs very well as a standalone LCD and at $600, is reasonably priced.

The ViewSonic VX2245wm ViewDock ($350 street) delivers some cool multimedia features and looks good doing it. The high-resolution (1,680-by-1,050) 22-inch LCD panel does a nice job of displaying video, and there are connections galore, but I had ...

Built-in iPod dock. Lots of multimedia features. Good image quality.

So-so audio quality. Requires iTunes to play music and video. Noticeable backlight bleeding.

The folks at ViewSonic designed the VX2245 ViewDock display with multimedia mavens in mind. Featuring a built-in iPod dock, a media card reader, and a fast pixel response, this 22-inch monitor is ready for work or play. Still, it suffers from a few ...

Our only issue with this fantastic panel was that its attractive black finish retains fingerprints rather easily.

This Viewsonic VX1945VM is very impressive as a LCD monitor by itself, however throw in its added functionality and it's a real knock out.

The idea of an affordable, multifunction display that includes built-in speakers, an iPod dock, a camera card reader, and a USB hub is very appealing. Unfortunately, the ViewSonic VX2245wm's method of integrating these devices is clumsy, and the ...

Integrated iPod dock and speakers ; built-in camera card reader

Limited viewing angle ; tinny sound ; confusing controls ; can't watch video from a video-capable iPod directly on the display

Setting up the display took a little time. Because it aims to eliminate several individual peripherals from cluttering your desk, quite a few cables must be connected between your Mac and the back and base of the display. For instance, you can plug in ...

Dock for iPod ; built-in speakers, sub-woofer ; memory-card reader ; four USB ports

Poor small-text readability ; messy wiring ; base unit requires its own power supply

Although its gray-scale performance was weak, the VX1945wm has loads of convenient features, such as an iPod dock, speakers, USB ports, and memory-card slots.

Not yet reviewed.

ViewSonic's ViewDock VX1945wm is an attractive monitor that comes with an integrated iPod dock. The display is pretty good -- its 5ms response time ensure there's no ghosting -- but you may be disappointed by the sound quality

Elegant design ; decent picture quality ; USB hub and memory card reader

Rubbish speakers

The ViewDock benefits from above-average image quality, but it's far from perfect: its 'piano-black' finish is highly prone to picking up grimy fingerprints, its audio quality is atrocious and it requires two power cables. Apart from this, it's well ...