ViewSonic VA2055SA 20 Inch 1080p LED Monitor with VGA Input and Enhanced Viewing Comfort

I was looking for an easily portable (20" or smaller) monitor with 1920x1080 resolution and a digital (HDMI or DVI) input. This was the only monitor I could find that met those criteria. All other currently available 20" or smaller monitors have lower resolution (i.e. 1600x900 / 1366x768) panels. There are also a handful of smaller USB powered monitors, but those dont support proper HDMI / DVI input, and instead rely on sending video data over the USB cable via DisplayLink. (Which means they dont properly support 3D video cards, and often suffer from lag / compression artifacts) As far as the image quality goes, I was very pleasantly surprised by this monitor. The "SuperClear" MVA panel actually looks brighter and has a higher contrast ratio than my 24" IPS monitor that sits right next to it. It makes me curious if ViewSonics MVA panel is actually a P-MVA, S-MVA, or A-MVA panel. Regardless, it looks great and is easy on the eyes. The only downside of the panel is the relatively slow (25ms GTG) response time. For playing fast action games, this may not be the ideal choice as some ghosting / blurring can be noticed during rapidly changing scenes, or when scrolling a document. For casual gaming, document editing, web browsing, etc. this should not be an issue. As far as portability goes, the monitor is light weight, and the stand easily attaches / detaches without screws for storage in a travel bag. The monitor also only draws 18 watts at full brightness, making battery powered use cases possible. The only thing that would make this monitor even better would be proper HDMI input, instead of the DVI / analog audio combo, especially as the monitor has built in speakers. (ViewSonic, if you read these reviews - Id happily pay another $10-$15 for this monitor with integrated HDMI. Please consider that for a future model!) Anyway, this is another great ViewSonic product, and Im happy with my purchase. PROS: 1920x1080 resolution High brightness / contrast ratio DVI input Integrated speakers CONS: Somewhat slow response time No HDMI input

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Im not a pro photo person but we use adobe photshop for a small business venture with graphic design and these work perfect. Sure there are much better monitors but i dont make books for a living. I spent way too much timing reading to find the right monitors and i just gabe up and bought these on sheer price. Glad i did!

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Needed a monitor to fit in my 20" cove on my computer desk. I was hesitant on getting it because it had a VGA connection. Im using HDMI on my mini mac. Bought the VicTsing upgraded HDMI to VGA cable to make it work. Display is awesome. Sharp and clear. Perfect fro my needs. I would say I hit a home run with this monitor.

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I needed this monitor for a very specific purpose, as a second monitor in a confined space. It has performed flawlessly, with a screen that is bright and clear. I would recommend it to anyone needing a smaller widescreen-format monitor.

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A very good monitor blighted by the following: 1) There were no instructions, other than to set it to the highest resolution for best results. 2) It was difficult to find the controls, which I finally found along the lower edge. The control labels are cryptic, very small, and not highlighted so even when you find them they are almost impossible to read. But as a high resolution monitor it is excellent...hence the 5 stars...works extremely well with my HP G72 whose display had failed.

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I really like my new monitor. I just plugged it and it worked beautifully. And it came at a fair price. Id buy it again!

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