The ViewSonic VX2370Smh-LED features an LED backlit 23-Inch frameless design widescreen monitor with up to 40{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} energy savings compared to a regular 23-Inch monitor. Mercury free VX2370Smh-LED offers Full HD 1920×1080 resolution, HDMI and DVI with HDCP and VGA inputs, external power supply, SRS Premium Sound, and 30,000,000:1 MEGA Dynamic Contrast Ratio. The stylish glossy ID and thin profile combine to make it the center piece to your home or office. The SuperClear IPS panel with wide viewing angles and ultra high contrast ratio delivers extraordinary visual clarity, making the VX2370Smh-LED an excellent choice for entertainment and gaming. A 3 year warranty, the industry’s best pixel performance policy, energy saving Eco-mode and Windows 7 certification help ensure the product quality for years to come.
Product Description
ViewSonic’s VX2370Smh-LED features an LED backlit 23″ frameless widescreen monitor with up to 40{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} energy savings compared to a regular 23″ monitor. Environmentally friendly mercury free VX2370Smh-LED offers Full HD 1920×1080 resolution, HDMI and DVI with HDCP and VGA inputs, SRS Premium Sound, external power supply, and 30,000,000:1 MEGA Dynamic Contrast Ratio. The stylish glossy ID and thin profile combine to make it the center piece to your home or office. While the SuperClear IPS panel with wide viewing angles and high contrast ratio delivers extraordinary visual entertainment. A 3 year warranty, the industry’s best pixel performance policy, energy saving Eco mode and Windows 7 certification make VX2370Smh-LED an excellent choice for entertainment and gaming.
Key Features:
- Uses 40{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} less power, without compromising your viewing quality and has mercury free WLED backlight.
- SuperClear IPS (in-plane switching) panel technology for 178 / 178 degree wide viewing angles, and the most consistent color performance.
- Sleek frameless design and thin profile with touch sensitive controls.
- Full HD 1080p with 16:9 aspect ratio, achieves perfect image reproduction without distortion.
- Connectivity options for Digital HDMI and DVI (with HDCP) and Analog VGA inputs
- 30,000,000:1 Mega Dynamic Contrast Ratio for true-to-life picture depth and clarity in any room.
- Dual stereo speakers with SRS Premium Sound for a rich multimedia experience.
- Includes LCD Monitor, VGA cable, HDMI cable, audio cable, power cord and adapter, Quick Start Guide, ViewSonic Wizard CD-ROM.
What is SuperClear IPS Technology?
ViewSonic VX70 series SuperClear IPS monitors deliver an extraordinary level of visual clarity. IPS (in-plane switching) technology eliminates image distortion and color shifting to ensure true, lifelike color from virtually any viewing angle.
- Brilliant, Lifelike Color: ViewSonic SuperClear IPS monitors deliver amazing, lifelike images in which true colors are beautifully replicated on the screen. The colors you see in real life are accurately depicted on all ViewSonic SuperClear IPS monitors, ensuring high-color accuracy and consistency from screen to print.
- Super Wide Viewing Angles: ViewSonic SuperClear IPS monitors produce true colors and consistent images when viewed from the front, from the sides, from below, and from virtually any other viewing angle. No matter your perspective, you will not have any color shift or changes in contrast ratio when you move the image across the screen or change your viewing angle.
Frameless Design with Edge-to-Edge Glass and Ultra-Slim Bezel
Say goodbye to the thick, clunky plastic frames set over the edges of traditional monitors. ViewSonic VX70 series SuperClear IPS monitors feature a frameless edge-to-edge glass faceplate with an ultra-slim bezel beneath the glass. With their sleek, eye-catching design, our elegant IPS monitors look as good as they perform.
What is a LED monitor?
The term “LED monitor” generally refers to a monitor with a LCD panel and a LED backlight. A typical LCD monitor uses cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) as a light source to illuminate the LCD panel. In an LED backlit monitor, white LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are used as the light source. Environmentally friendly LED backlights provide the following benefits:
- About 40{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3}* less power consumption compared to traditional CCFL monitor
- 30,000,000:1 MEGA Dynamic Contrast Ratio
- Environmentally friendly mercury-free backlight
- Low EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference)
- Slimmer design
- Weight reduction
Save cash and save the planet
With its mercury-free backlight and low energy consumption, the ENERGY STAR certified VX2370Smh-LED saves your electricity bill. The savings of LED can add up to thousands of dollars saved for large install bases, such as big corporate buildings or schools. The savings can be as dramatic as ,000 in five years!
sRGB Color Correction Technology Delivers the Most Accurate Color Performance Available
ViewSonic LED monitors embedded sRGB color correction technology reproduce 100{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} sRGB rich color for color performance matching original input sources without decreasing or leveraging color quality. sRGB ensures all displayed images/videos are as natural as the original sources, displaying real color for captured camera and camcorder content.
Mega Dynamic Contrast Ratio
One of the great features of VX2370Smh-LED is its ability to dim the backlight completely for pure darkness during dark scenes, such as a night shot in a movie. Contrast ratios refer to the ratio of the brightest color to the darkest color. With traditional CCFL backlit displays, contrast ratios are limited to the fluorescent lamp’s ability to dim, in order to reproduce darkness. However, with the LED backlight, each LED has the ability to completely shut-off allowing for a near infinite ratio of black to white contrast. The end result is true blacks that result in greater overall image quality.
Full HD 1080p resolution
The VX2370Smh-LED features a 23″ widescreen with 1920×1080 resolution is capable of displaying a native Full HD 1080p image. Today, devices that can display Full HD content output are getting more and more common. However, without a
Eco-mode for up to 30{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3}* energy savings
ViewSonic’s proprietary Eco-mode function comes standard with the VX2370Smh-LED. When you don’t need all the power the VX2370Smh-LED has to offer, you have the option to reduce the monitor’s brightness, save energy, save the planet and prolong the lamp life. You can select one of the “Optimize” or “Conserve” options and save up to 30{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} energy. Especially under low ambient light conditions, adjusting the brightness will improve visibility by reducing eye fatigue. Reducing brightness will also prolong the monitor’s lamp life, improving your return on investment.
| Pixel Performance |
17″ / 19″ |
20″+ Wide LCD |
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ISO9241-3:2008 Standard |
3 Bright |
3 Bright |
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ViewSonic Pixel Guarantee |
2 Bright |
2 Bright |
Industry-Leading Pixel Performance Guarantee and 3-Year Limited Warranty
One of the aspects that make ViewSonic a market leader in displays is its dedication to quality. ViewSonic is committed to using the highest grade panels, and offers an industry-leading pixel performance policy. We also back our displays with a 3-year limited warranty for your peace of mind.
Other features:
*Energy savings may vary based on usage and other factors.
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$ 258.00
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100{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} sRGB, AH-IPS – Great Monitor!,
Note: my review was for the ViewSonic VX2270SMH-LED 22″ –
I see Amazon has grouped 3 different sizes together – including ViewSonic VX2370SMH-LED 23″, and ViewSonic VX2770SMH-LED 27″ –
although there are many common traits – be sure to check the screen size for any review.
I bought this after doing a lot of research, as I do a lot of photography and post processing.
100{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} sRGB on factory calibration/preset
AH-IPS
frameless design
slim
This is a very important monitor (along with the slightly larger sibling VX2370Smh-LED) for photographers or anyone who does serious graphics/color work – as it has a factory calibrated preset at 100{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} sRGB – this is the industry standard color space for photos and display monitors.
To me this is HUGE.
The panels is also a AH-IPS – this is currently the latest technology used on the very high pixel density smartphone screens,
it has also been certified color accurate by Intertek.
The fact that it’s frameless (except for a narrow internal border) makes it a very good looking screen too.
I am very pleased with my purchase – knowing I have a monitor that has a factory calibrated preset of 100{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} sRGB –
this is actually better for me than any other monitor that may be able to claim a larger/wider color gamut –
since those monitors would need calibration otherwise they could potentially be mis-adjusted –
whereas this monitor has 100{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} sRGB on a preset without the need to calibrate…
and at a price that’s only just above the lowest budget monitor
– just a few months ago this kind of monitor would have cost $$hundreds more
Highly recommended for any accurate photographic and color/graphics work.
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|Great after some adjustments,
I looked at about 10 other IPS monitors in this price range and finally decided on this one. I needed a monitor that I could calibrate for web design and photo-editing purposes. Here are some pros and cons:
Pros:
Aesthetically pleasing.
Stand is stable.
Wide viewing angles.
No backlight bleeds.
Able to adjust colors.
No glare or distracting anti-glare coating that other people reported on other brands.
Built-in speakers (they’re like laptop speakers, but this isn’t important to me).
No eye strain so far.
Cons:
Can’t adjust monitor height, so mine sits on books (but I knew this going in).
It can’t swivel but it does tilt (again, I knew this going in).
No DVI cable. It does come with an HDMI cable.
A few notes:
This only happens with HDMI and not DVI. My 1yo PC has ATI Radeon HD4350 with latest drivers. The image did not fill the screen at 1920×1080, and the text was very fuzzy. I had to go into Catalyst Control Center and change the scaling options under “My Digital Flat Panels.” It still leaves ~1/2″ bands on top and sides, and for some reason the OSD to adjust horizontal/vertical position and other things are grayed out (didn’t test if it was the same thing with DVI), but I’m OK with it. The text became much clearer, but I went ahead and adjusted cleartype text in Win7 anyway.
Some people reported with other brand monitors that the text was still blurry after this, so they had to disable audio over HDMI. I did not have to do this.
Out of the box on Native color mode, it needed a few adjustments. I turned down the brightness and adjusted the contrast using a website that showed black and white points. The color balance was a little off (the white looked a little yellow-ish), so I used Win7 built-in calibration tool to adjust the color. I also adjusted the gamma using the built-in tool, but I used a website for gamma reference as it was way easier and better than what Win7 gives you.
The control buttons are tucked in, and it’s touch-sensitive (responds very well), so it does take some getting used to. But once it’s set, I hardly ever have to adjust again, so this doesn’t bother me.
Overall, I’m very happy with my purchase. I went from a 17″ laptop, so this monitor looks gigantic, and the colors are great. I didn’t realize how much eye strain my laptop was causing until I got this monitor. I just wish the monitor had more ergonomic adjustment options, but with all the other options like HDMI and built-in speakers, I can’t complain.
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|Wonderful Monitor,
It used to be easy… there were bad, fast acting monitors and really expensive, high color accuracy monitors. Today there are a lot of ones in the middle…low cost IPS (like this one)…several other technologies that are similar and some better TN ones.
I don’t really play games, so high speed was not a concern…I do a lot of image adjustment, so color accuracy was. Did not want to spend a lot of money (being cheap)…wanted to get something worth more than it costs. (really cheap).
First issue was to decide how big and what resolution. I have both 1080 and 1440 24inch monitors. What I find with the high resolution one is that, in the native format, text is really small…tiny actually. So you increase the font size.. then stuff on internet does not display right.. so back and forth you go. With the 1080…it is ok..but prices have changed.. and now 27 inch is a reasonable price.. but only in 1080. Can one see jagged letters.. ah, no. Can you see the pixels..yea from about 8 inches. (this will depend a lot on how the monitor is connected and what resolution one runs).
So what one gets from this monitor is a low cost IPS monitor, a huge, reasonably uniform screen and a lovely view. Mine has no dead pixels…some slight edge bleed in both lower corners when showing black, and the best out of the box color accuracy I have ever seen. I happen to have a eye-one spectrophotometer, so calibration is quick and very effective, only it actually did almost nothing to it.. it was so small I could not tell the difference between before and after. It is very bright.
This monitor will only do a bit less than 80{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} of the adobe color space.. but appears to be able to do close to 100{b81fbfd19e1fca5890798868c0714c408bbd5ec471654b6f9630c0fffa6e7eb3} of sRGB..with the typical blue being off issue.
Is it perfect.. no. plugging the cable in is actually a bit hard, as I had to bend the fitting to get it plugged in..putting the stand on is simple, but it would be easy to damage the panel, depending on how you layed it down. Not a fan of the adjustment buttons (not that I had to use them). I much prefer the inside power supply than having that extra box dangling.
Bottom line.. you get a very good monitor for a fairly low cost…and that is about as good as I would expect.
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