
Many still contend that the ViewSonic VP191b 19" LCD monitor offers the ultimate value for its price tag. It's true it was an exceptional monitor, and you can still find one for about $500. Not since the Hyundai Q17 has an LCD monitor achieved such fame. However, it no longer wears the champion's belt.
Yes, the VP191b was exceptional, but more-recent monitors have even better stand-out qualities of their own. As our tests show below, there are some truly exceptional, all-purpose monitors that are good for gaming, photo retouching and other applications. We also found the new Tom's Hardware Guide response-time champion.
BenQ FP91V+

Pay close attention - here's a test of two monitors from BenQ that are very close but are radically different: the FP91V+ and the FP91V. Despite what you might think, the FP91V+ is older than the FP91V. The FP91V+ uses a 6-ms panel that has an optical "glare" filter (oh, great). The FP91V is classified as 4 ms, but doesn't have the optical filter. Just to make things a little more confusing, both monitors obviously have the same plastic shell. Anyway, first our test of the FP91V+:
| Diagonal measurement | 19" |
| Native resolution | 1280 x 1024 |
| Contrast | 600 : 1 |
| Brightness | 420 nits |
| Latency | 6 ms (GTG) |
| Colors | 16.2M |
| H/V viewing angles | 160 / 160 |
| Loudspeakers | 2x5W |
| Connectivity | VGA, DVI |
- 19" LCDs: The Spring Collection
- Design
- Spatial Uniformity
- Overshoot
- BenQ FP91V
- BenQ FP91V: Ho-Hum
- Spatial Uniformity
- Overshoot
- Hyundai Q90U
- Hyundai Q90U's Pitfalls
- Spatial Uniformity
- Overshoot
- NEC 1980Fxi
- NEC 1980Fxi: Real Class
- Spatial Uniformity
- Overshoot
- NEC 90GX2
- The NEC 90GX2' Taste Filters
- Spatial Uniformity
- Overshoot
- Samsung 960BF
- Samsung 960BF: Hand-Crafting
- Spatial Uniformity
- Overshoot
- Samsung 970P
- One Word About The Samsung 970P: Remarkable
- Spatial Uniformity
- Overshoot
- Sony MFM-HT95
- Sony MFM-HT95: Slightly Cold Colors
- Spatial Uniformity
- Overshoot
- ViewSonic VX922
- ViewSonic VX922: Respectable Colors
- Spatial Uniformity
- Overshoot
- ViewSonic VP930
- ViewSonic VP930: Color Fidelity, As Promised
- Spatial Uniformity
- Overshoot
- Xerox Xa7-192i
- Xerox Xa7-192i: A Static Monitor
- Spatial Uniformity
- Overshoot
- Conclusion