Acer or Viewsonic, which looks better?

[blankwire]

I'm looking at two monitors, Acer's AL2032W and ViewSonic's VX2025wm.

The Acer used to be around ~$380 on Newegg, and it only shows up as refurbished for $375.99. I know there was a problem with ealier displays not being able to go up to 1680x1050, but AFAIK that's been fixed.

I don't know if I can deal with the screen door effect on the ViewSonic, but I don't really no how bad it is.

Thanks.

 

[thecake90]

20" widescreen monitor group test
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2006/03/30/20_inch_widescreen_monitors/1.html

Display Mate: The greys in our banding test had a slight blue tinge, but this is more of a 'characteristic' of the display, with a slight blue cast on whites giving a fairly good picture. The definition of individual shades at the ends of the scale was worse than on the NEC, but it was crucially able to sustain a better balance between white and black than that display, giving it a better range of colour. We thought that whites looked better than blacks, and other colours were well balanced.

Quake 4: Proving that artificial tests aren't everything, we found this the best display for gaming, hands down. Playing our dark Quake level, we were able to pick out more detail than on any other display. There was a great differential of blacks, and the greys and whites were maintained at a good level. We maxed out the brightness and contrast and thought that the picture was as close to a good CRT as we've seen on a LCD.

Crouching Tiger: We thought the same about our video test. There was the most detail found in the picture than of any panel, and the most realistic blacks and greys. The colour was at a good level - not over saturated and not under bright. There seemed to be less grain and the whites were less blown out than on the NEC panel.

Miami Vice: Capping off a three from three, this was definitely the best picture of the test. Colours were more even, with very black areas containing more detail.
hope that helps dude

 

[blankwire]

I remember seeing that roundup before. They said the Acer had the "best color banding", and "colors amonst the best" with preformance "virtually identical to the NEC", but they don't even mention it at the end (except for the fact that it's overpriced, which shouldn't matter that much with technology).

I'm leaning towards the ViewSonic because of the price, but I'm still willing to hear more opinions.

 

[Varmint]

I'm also unsure of this. The Acer appears to be very similar to the LG/Phillips screen from the Dell 2007FPW screen but with a glossy coating.

If you want a glossy screen, I think the Acer is a good choice, but while the Viewsonic has dropped in price a lot, and the NEC is now under $700, the Acer has gone up, so I'd get the NEC if you want the glossy screen.