Your opinion about Viewsonic VX700 and gaming

Hello,

i would like to know your opinion about the Viewsonic VX700 and gaming ? Is it good enought to play ?
Is this monitor as good as the Compaq TFT7020 ?
Thanks for your answers.

Olivier

here are the specs for the VX700

LCD PANEL Type MVA colour TFT active matrix SXGA (16.7 million colours)
Display Area 17" Diagonal (338mm H x 270mm V)
Pixel Pitch 0,264 mm
Contrast Ratio 400:1 (typical)
Viewing Angle 160° horizontal, 160° vertical (typical at 10:1)
Light Source Long life, 50,000 hrs. (min)
Response Time 30ms (typical)
Brightness 230 cd/m² (typical)
Glass Surface Anti-reflection coating


VIDEO INPUT Video RGB Analogue (0.7/1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms), DVI-D
Sync H/V Separated (TTL), Composite, Sync on Green
Frequency Fh: 30-82 kHz, Fv: 56-85 Hz


AUDIO Speakers Two 2W speakers
Amplifier 2 W at 1kHz for THD 1%


COMPATIBILITY PC PC compatibles from VGA up to 1280 x 1024 NI
Mac®¹ PowerMac™ (up to 1280 x 1024)


CONNECTORS Analogue RGB 15-pin mini D-sub (detachable)
Digital 24-pin DVI-D (detachable)
Audio 3.5 mm Stereo Connector
Mic 3.5 mm Audio Line-Out
Power DC 19 V to Head


POWER Voltage AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz (auto switch), external Power Supply
Consumption 42 W (typical)


CONTROLS Basic Power On/Off, Mute, Audio +/-, Menu, up, down, Select
OSD Contrast, Brightness, Auto Image Adjust, H/V-Position, H Size, Fine Tune, Sharpness, Scaling, ViewMatch-Colour Adjustment, ViewMeter-Display Information, OSD-Language, H/V-OSD-Position, OSD-Time Out, OSD-Lock, Power Lock, Resolution Notifier, Input Select, Memory Recall
OPERATING
CONDITION Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Humidity 10% – 90% (non-condensation)




DIMENSIONS Physical 430 mm (W) x 483 mm (H) x 200 mm (D)
(16.9" x 19.0" x 7.9" )


WEIGHT Net 8.5 kgs (18.7 lbs.)


OTHERS DDC1 & DDC2B, Plug & Play


REGULATIONS TCO'95,TÜV/GS, T"V/Ergo, ISO13406-2 (class2), ISO9241-3, ISO9241-7, ISO9241-8, Energy 2000, CE, CB, FCC-B, UL, NEMKO, SEMKO, DEMKO, FIMKO, VCCI, BSMI, CCIB, CCEE, T"V-S, PSB, PCBC, C-Tick, Ghost-R, SASO, PC'99


POWER
MANAGEMENT ENERGY STAR®, VESA® DPMS, TCO '95, Energy 2000


WARRANTY Three-year limited warranty on parts, labour and backlight.

and here are the specs for the Compaq TFT 7020

Type Active Matrix TFT (thin film transistor)
Liquid Crystal Display (diagonal) 43.2 cm (17 inch)
Viewable (diagonal) 43.2 cm (17 inch)
Screen Opening (W x H) 34.0 cm (13.4 in) x 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
LCD Active Area (W x H) 33.8 cm (13.3 in) x 27.0 cm (10.6 in)
Viewing Angle 150° (horizontal) 140° (vertical) (10:1 CR)
Pixel Pitch 0.264 mm
Contrast Ratio (typical) 400:1
Response Rate 25 ms (typical)
Brightness (typical) 250 nits
Color Depth Support 16.7 million
Graphic Controller Pixelworks 112 family
Factory Present Modes 16
Graphic Preset Modes
Note: All modes are non-interlaced unless specified otherwise.
1280 x 1024 1024 x 768 800 x 600 640 x 480 640 x 350
60 Hz, 75 Hz 60 Hz, 70 Hz and 75 Hz 60 Hz, 72 Hz and 75 Hz 60 Hz, 73 Hz and 75 Hz 70 Hz
Text Mode 720 x 400
70 Hz
Mac Compatible Modes
Note: Adapter required.
1152 x 870 832 x 624
75 Hz 75 Hz
Sun Mode
Note: Adapter required.
1152 x 900
76 Hz
User-Programmable Modes 16
Anti-Glare/ Anti-Static Yes/Yes
Plug and Play Yes
Audio (253217- xxx Skus only) Audio Power 1.5W/Channel (3% THD)
Volume Control Yes
Head Phone Jack Yes
Audio Line In Yes

However, the viewing angles for the Compaq are not as good as the VX700. A 5ms response time change I don't think would be noticeable to the eye.

Jack Burton is a great man...

Have you personally tested any LCD's in the 25-30ms range? Some people still feel there's too much ghosting in some games. You may wanna look at some first, open a window with black text on white and drag it around. 25ms still has ghosting and most don't notice or care about it, some do.

I disagree, viewing angles are very important. Unlike CRT monitors, LCD’s are meant to be viewed "head on" and image quality can deteriorate if viewed from an angle. LCDs with a narrow viewing angle appear to have inconsistent color, clarity and brightness, especially in larger sizes. I would not recommend any monitor with a viewing angle less than 160 degrees.

Jim Witkowski
Chief Hardware Engineer
Cornerstone / Monitorsdirect.com

Jim at http://www.monitorsdirect.com

That is a classic description of poor viewing angles. Laptops have historically had poor viewing angles as compare to desktop monitors. The assumption is laptops are meant to be used close up. Don't ever let any tell you viewing angles are not important. This is still one of the biggest advantages CRT monitors have over LCD monitors.

Jim Witkowski
Chief Hardware Engineer
Cornerstone / Monitorsdirect.com

Jim at http://www.monitorsdirect.com