viewsonic VG191 cost?

Hi all,

I decided on the "Viewsonic VG191B" due to the great RT and CR.

I did a search for the best price and i can't believe such differences in the price, anywhere from $1045 to $1500!

Why such a spread, could they be selling refurbished/open box LCD's?
(nothing mentioned on the site about it being refurbished)

I emailed the site with the lowest price (3 under $1100) if they were refurbished but no replies.

Are these huge price difference's the norm?

Thanks
Blue

VIEWSONIC VG191B 19inch TFT ACTIVE MATRIX LCD VIEWPANEL ;1280 X1024 MAX RES.; TCO99; 500:1; 250NITS OF BRIGHTNESS 170 HORIZ/170 VERT VIEWING ANGLES (BLACK COLOR) $ 1079 45.82 OR LESS 12/17/2001 1:17:02 PM CT GoGoCity.com
888-883-9889
CA VG191B
Viewsonic VG191B 19inch LCD TFT, Flat, Black Panel BLACK. Displays a full 19inch Viewable screen, 1280 x 1024 LCD Resolution $ 1085 $44 Insured 12/13/2001 12:28:16 PM CT Royal Computer, Inc.
800-486-0008
CA 450_MONITORLCD
Viewsonic VIEWSONIC VG191B 19inch TFT ACTIVE MATRIX LCD VIEWPANEL ;1280 X1024 MAX RES.; TCO99; 500:1; 250NITS OF BRIGHTNESS 170 HORIZ/170 VERT VIEWING ANGLES (BLACK COLOR) $ 1088 Starts at $23, insured 12/11/2001 5:51:22 PM CT Invado.com
888-44-MICRO
NC -
Viewsonic Viewsonic VG191B 19 LCD Black Viewsonic 19-Inch Flat Panel 1280x1024 LCD Monitor MFR:# VG191B Features Optisync technology, OSD/Power Lock, 500:1 Contrast Ratio, black, and 3YR MFR WTY. $ 1375 Ground $16-36; 2nd Day Air $30-63; 12/13/2001 3:51:06 PM CT COMPUTERHQ.COM
888-455-7978
CA 1952
Viewsonic vg191b 19in lcd panel 1280x1024 60hz vg191b black analog/digital tco99 new & factory sealed. $ 1378 23.20 11/23/2001 10:31:14 AM CT PCNation/Computer Warehouse Club
800-969-5255
IL VG191B
Viewsonic VG191BB NEW, FACTORY SEALED WITH FULL WARRANTY 19inch TFT LCD ACT 1280X1024 ANALOG BLACK DIGITAL TCO95 VG191BB $ 1382 31.00 12/3/2001 11:59:31 PM CT TECHONWEB.COM
800-456-5000
TX VG191BB
Viewsonic VG191B LCD MONITOR 19.1 VIEWABLE 1280X1024 (BLACK) $ 1389 80 12/3/2001 4:03:00 PM CT Spartan Technologies, Inc.
888-393-0340
IL VIVG191B
Viewsonic 19inch TFT ACT 12X10 ALOG DIGTL TCO95 NEW AND FACTORY SEALED VG191BB VG191B BLACK COLOR MONITOR $ 1389 $25.00 UPS GROUND 12/3/2001 2:51:28 PM CT EMS Computing
800-939-3948
FL VG191BB
Viewsonic VG191/VG191B (PROMO:BUY 3 GET 1 FREE) 19 FLAT PANEL, AVAILABLE IN BLACK OR BEIGE $ 1425 Unknown?? 12/5/2001 5:49:06 PM CT Next International
800-730-6398
TX -
Viewsonic IN STOCK VG191B 19inch 1280X1024 BLACK Price for PHONE ORDER PRICE, mention Price Watch - . $ 1427 FROM $25 12/3/2001 9:57:54 PM CT Atacom, Inc.
877-428-2266
CA VG191
Viewsonic Black Viewsonic 19-Inch Flat Panel 1280x1024 LCD Monitor MFR:# VG191B Features Optisync technology, OSD/Power Lock, 500:1 Contrast Ratio, black, and 3YR MFR WTY. $ 1475 $20.00 & UP 11/30/2001 1:35:59 PM CT HardDrive.com
800-400-3499
TX VG191B
Viewsonic VG191B . $ 1478 47.00 12/4/2001 6:53:42 PM CT PC Progress
888-727-7647
IL VIVG191B
Viewsonic vg191 blk 19in tft act 12x10 alog digtl tco95 vg191b . $ 1487 $24 OR FREE ONLINE 12/17/2001 8:30:19 AM CT COMPSOURCE
888-97-SOURCE
OH VG191B


" Soon My Friend , Soon...."

Jeez, GoSharks, Monitorsdirect is pretty expensive- $1419 for the vG191b! What gives?


What if your life moved.....2 inches to the left?

just be sure and check the return policies. Mos tof the low end dealers have stiff return policies (like all sales are final). Presumably they don't actually stock anything but get it quickly from somewhere else...

I have heard good comments about mwave - but I think it will cost you 15% if you change your mind.

Be sure and post when you get your monitors so we can all salivate!

But they are useless. They can only give you answers. -Picasso, on computers.

I dont set price at MOnitorsDirect, so I have no idea. I'm an Engineer, the marketing people do not let me near the pricing issues.

Jim Witkowski
Chief Hardware Engineer
Cornerstone / Monitorsdirect.com

Jim at http://www.monitorsdirect.com

(by that I mean do u work in any way w/ monitors direct, or are you really working for cornerstone?)

What if your life moved.....2 inches to the left?

Oh, cool.

What if your life moved.....2 inches to the left?

They have about the same prices as Newegg.

What if your life moved.....2 inches to the left?

I purchased mine from Compaq directly, and it was supposed to arrive today, but UPS pulled some crap and said they came but didn't....didn't even leave a note on teh door even! I hate that company, and if anyone in THGC works for them, quit- they don't belong as a company. I swear, they pull so much bs it's not even funny. Ruined my entire mood for teh weekend!

My rice car will leave your R8500 in the dust!

Well i ordered it from ecost last week then canceled.I paid for next day delivery, but they wouldn't promise me it would get here in time. (depends on when it gets process)

I went to pcmall and they promise me it would arrive the next day AM and it did, arrive next at 8:45am( I ORDERED IT AT 9:12 PM THE NIGHT BEFORE)

Ecost wanted $1045 plus shipping and handle fees no tax
PCMALL charged me $1079 plus shipping, no handle fee, no tax!

Ecost sent LCD (even tho i canceled before it was completely process)anyway, now i'm having ( i sent it right back)hard time getting it off my credit card! I must have called them 12 times!!!!I will never order from them again.

PCMALL was very very good and customer service is great!

PS:The LCD is incredible and that's with analog only!

I LOVE IT!

Blue

PS: Now if only i could get my PC to shut down :>
Blue

" Soon My Friend , Soon...."

Hi keewee,

My original monitor came with my system 19 crt from Micron pc. My crt was great, ,but took up too much space!

My video card is Nvidia Gforce2 ultra 64DDR TV OUT (ANALOG ONLY)
The colors are much more vivid,i love it!

This LCD is beautiful just using analog( big difference) i threw in my friends gforce 3 to see how much better it look and i must say it gets better( not a whole lot but you do notice it)

NOT ONE DEAD PIXEL!!!

The potrait mode is great,i use it most of the time(great for forums)One click and bingo!

The software for tuning it is really cool, options for internet,printer,games, publishing , dvd/tv display, cad, business,video edit ,photography and a slew of other different choices for different printers.

Options for different lighting where ever the LCD is located.
<A HREF="http://www.ecolor.com/page.asp?content=colorific&lev1=1&lev2=1_4" target="_new">http://www.ecolor.com/page.asp?content=colorific&lev1=1&lev2=1_4</A>

Go to colorific.com or ecolor.com and read about it.

No problems so far and i'm very very happy with my purchase .

Blue

" Soon My Friend , Soon...."<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Bluerain on 01/09/02 01:02 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

Hi Hunter,

My card is made by "vision tek" (anolog only : ()

I think my friends card was made by "leadtek" gforce3 Ti 500.

Yes, i used the cables that came with LCD and as far as "ghosting" no. I haven't played that much with games (had trouble with pc and was busy trouble shooting it) but when i did have the chance all seem well enough.


I don't understand why you can't use it with your card,you do have a DVI port. Am i missing something here?

Blue

" Soon My Friend , Soon...."

Now VG191 users, tell me the truth; is this monitor good to display fast games ? no motion blurring ?