Compare Prices : Viewsonic VLED221wm 22'' - Expert Reviews

Pros: Pleasant enough design, Good blacks

Cons: Oversaturated colours, Pricey for what it is, Over-active DCR, Hidden option for turning off DCR, Poor speakers, No numerical values on RGB controls

Verdict: Viewsonic's LED back-lit monitor leaves a lot to be desired in the performance stakes, especially considering its price.

Review summary: viewsonic vled221wm review: ViewSonic's LED back-lit monitor leaves a lot to be desired in the performance stakes, especially considering its price.

Pros: Pleasant enough design, Good blacks

Cons: Oversaturated colours, Pricey for what it is, Over-active DCR, Hidden option for turning off DCR, Poor speakers, No numerical values on RGB controls

Verdict: Viewsonic's LED back-lit monitor leaves a lot to be desired in the performance stakes, especially considering its price.

Review summary: Compared to a standard backlight, Viewsonic claims its LED backlights offer enhanced brightness and lower power consumption. After putting the new VLED221wm through its paces, we're happy to report the screen scores on both counts.

Verdict: If you have the cash and don't mind a little tweaking, the VLED221wm will reward you with visuals to die for.

Pros: Great colours, sharp picture, minimal ghosting, no noise

Cons: Poor viewing angle, extremely expensive, minor contrast issues at bright end

Verdict: Viewsonic's VLED221wm would be a fairly good choice if it cost a few hundred dollars less, but with a price tag almost triple its competitors it is difficult to recommend despite having brilliant colours and fairly good overall image quality.

Pros: Fine color presentation, especially in displaying small variations in hue

Cons: Almost all of the VLED221wm's other display parameters are standard LCD issue

Verdict: ViewSonic's VLED221wm will satisfy the LCD connoisseur quite easily, but the typical gamer or casual video watcher has no real reason to consider it. At almost 3.5 times the cost of a traditional 22-inch display, other options with less exacting color ...