seeking opinions on viewsonic 22 inch monitor

You will be playing a "panel lottery" with the Samsung 226BW. There are 3 or 4 different panels being used to make this monitor. The best is the "S" panel made by Samsung. Next comes the "A" panel made by AUO which according to some reviews can be almost as good as the "S" panel after careful tweaking.

Now comes the bottom of the barrow, the "C" panel which is made by CMO is considered "horrible" by some people. Supposedly there is another "C" panel recently introduced that made by CPT.

At first it was very easy to distinguish which panel was being used 'cause the sticker on the back of the monitor will have "S", "A", or "C". Now they removed all type of identification. The only way now to identify which panel is being used it to take your Samsung 226BW apart. That would void your warranty.

I don't really know the 22" LCD market since I've been researching larger LCD monitors, but I would probably choose the Viewsonic if someone pointed a gun to my head.

Consider this!!!

8 bit 24" panel for $300.00 6ms and bright with no leakage

OfficeMax has SOYO LCD's not rebate price. Buy the 2 year extended warranty for $50.00. I bought 2!!! 8 bit color is the only way to game. Most fast panels are 6 bit-be careful in what ever you buy. but check out the SOYO. I was pleasantly surprised. I have an ATI 1900XTX w/E6400 OC'ed to 3.0Ghz-2G ram. 1920*1200 needs a bit more than 1680*1050 but my-oh-my what a picture.