Viewsonic VA712b

Viewsonic VA712b
alaScore 83

71 reviews

May, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 1 expert reviews and 70 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 80/100 and users rate it 84/100. The average review date is Apr 6, 2006. We have compared these reviews to 231852 reviews from other Monitors. The alaScore™ for this product is 83/100 = Very good. Last update: May 23, 2013.

Review analysis

(Based on 71 reviews)

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Still very good!

 

I have benn using this Monitor for over 4 years (as secondary screen(my primary is an Acer h234hbmid)), and now bought a second one so i have three screen's.

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Nice Picture, Terrible Life

 

I have one of these at work. It was new out of the box probably two months ago and already has images starting to burn in. That is just pathetic. The speakers are "OK" for integrated monitor speakers. The picture quality is very nice at it's native...

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Nice Picture, Terrible Life

 

Nice Picture, Terrible Life

I have one of these at work. It was new out of the box probably two months ago and already has images starting to burn in. That is just pathetic. The speakers are "OK" for integrated monitor speakers. The picture quality is very nice at it's native...

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WARNING: IMAGE BURNS

 

I bought this monitor and about six months later images began to burn-in across the top of the screen. I'm not talking about images that burn in after you leave a program open for eight hours without a screensaver. No, this monitor gets image burns...

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WARNING: IMAGE BURNS

 

WARNING: IMAGE BURNS

I bought this monitor and about six months later images began to burn-in across the top of the screen. I'm not talking about images that burn in after you leave a program open for eight hours without a screensaver. No, this monitor gets image burns...

Consumer review by:

Nice 17" LCD

 

Fast shipment. Newegg rocks!

Great LCD for the price. Very bright display, clean design. Very compact on my desktop. Zero dead pixels upon arrival and a snap to set up

The base tilt adjustment leaves a little to be desired

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Shipping Cost When Item is Bad

 

pay shipping twice and that raised my overall cost

This monitor is working great and my grandson love it

The first monitor was bad and the second monitor is working great and my grandson love it. My cost went up because I had to pay shipping twice and that raised my overall cost

Consumer review by:

Bought two

 

Realible, works well, DVI cord, no ghosting

For the money I dont think you cauld ask for more. There are cheaper LCD but not this reliable

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good gamer LCD's

 

the speakers are not even needed

I have 3, 2 are great had to RMA 3rd, bad contrast can't against out the strange background lighting, they replaced no problem

bad speakers on both , 1 has good speakers

Consumer review by:

Short Lifespan

 

Short Lifespan

I purchased 2 Viewsonic LCD monitors and both lasted about a year and a half before the left side of the screens went dark. No diagnostic queries or interactions could bring them back to normal. I contacted customer support and was told that Viewsonic...

Product Specifications

The 17" ViewSonic VA712b LCD display features ViewSonic's innovative CLEARMOTIV BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO WITH DYNAMIC STRUCTURE" TECHNOLOGY to combine an 8ms video response with vibrant, clear images. This value-positioned display brings tech-savvy users all the bells and whistles they crave without the big price tag. OPTISYNC TECHNOLOGY FURTHER ENHANCES THIS DISPLAY'S APPEAL by enabling connections to multiple digital and analog video sources. Enjoy a true multimedia experience with less clutter and components on the desktop with the all-in-one VA712b LCD - great for mixed data, audio, graphics and video content.

Audio Output

Type:Speaker(s)

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:7in
Height:16.2in
Weight:9.5lbs
Width:15.2in

Display (Projector)

Color Support:24-bit (16.7 million colors)/Up to 16.2 million colors
Color Support:24-bit (16.7 million colors)/Up to 16.2 million colors
Diagonal Size:17in
Diagonal Size (metric):43.2cm
Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch:0.264mm
Form Factor:Desktop
Image Brightness:350cd/m2
Image Contrast Ratio:350:1
Image Max H-View Angle:160/176
Image Max V-View Angle:140/173
Interface:DVI / VGA (HD-15)/VGA (HD-15)
Max Resolution:1280 x 1024
Response Time:8ms
Technology:TFT active matrix
Type:LCD display

Environmental Standards

ENERGY STAR Qualified: Yes
EPA Energy Star Compliant: Yes

Header

Compatibility:Mac / PC
Manufacturer:ViewSonic
Model:VA712/VA712B
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:ViewSonic

Input Device

Type: None

Miscellaneous

Color:Black
Compliant Standards:BSMI / C-Tick / CB / CCC / CE / cUL / FCC Class B certified / GOST / ISO 13406-2 / MPR II / NOM / PCBC / PSB / SASO / TCO '99 / TUV Ergo / TUV GS / TUV S / UL / VCCI / TCO 99/BSMI / C-Tick / CB / CCC / CE / cUL / FCC Class B certified / GOST / ISO 13406-2 / MPR II / NOM / PCBC / SASO / TCO '99 / TUV Ergo / TUV GS / TUV S / UL / VCCI / TCO 99/TCO '99 / TCO 99

Service & Support

Type:3 years warranty

Video Input

Digital Video Standard:Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
TV Tuner Presence: No
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