ViewSonic VP2030b

[piako]

1000 : 1
300 cdm
16 ms black to black
8 ms grey to grey i think
built in power supply so no bulky box on floor
includes a versatile lcd stand
will swivel lr
height adjustable
1600x1200 native
monitor flips to go vertical
can adjust viewing angle in both 16:12 and 12:16 configurations
can do pip (see manual)
refurbished from newegg was about $380
about 3-4 dead pixels
not much bleed of the blacklight but it's not dead black
u get this x thing
monitor casing very nice and parrots keep me company
movies look good and treasure of the sierra madre played full screen
other newer movies u get the letter box black bars
color saturation good
perfect monitor i'm very happy

 

[nup]

Can you show me some pics of movies on it and your review on movie playback? and how are dark colors and websites like hardforums represented. through that monitor im like days from buying just want some insight.

 

[piako]

Can you show me some pics of movies on it and your review on movie playback? and how are dark colors and websites like hardforums represented. through that monitor im like days from buying just want some insight.

Dark colors are represented fine. The contrast ratio is high, so the black level is much better than a display with say 500:1. The 1000:1 really really makes a huge improvement, at any price. glad I bought this one a lot

Some movies filmed in cinemascope or panavision will have black bars on the 1600 x 1200 screen. Not all movies are alike. Treasure of the Sierra Madre played with no black bars. So do family guy dvds. It really depends on the way the movie was filmed, so no display is gonna give you 100% full screen with every dvd title available, you'll always have some black no matter what display with certain movies. Other movies will play full screen.

 

[deb0]

How is fps gaming on this monitor?