ViewSonic has arguably fallen off its perch in the TFT monitor market in recent years. Its monitors were once the perfect choice for gamers, being affordable yet capable and were the first TFTs for many enthusiasts making the move from their desk-hogging CRTs.
As response times dipped below 16ms and monitors went widescreen, though, the competition became pretty fierce and we've only seen one or two monitors from Viewsonic in the last few years that were worth considering at all. Perhaps its because ViewSonic has been championing 3D displays which have pretty dire image quality.
The VX2739WM continues to expand the sleek-looking, TN panel-based range of monitors that ViewSonic has been churning out for a while. The main selling points are a 1ms response time (the fastest we've ever seen claimed for a TFT) and also a large 27 inch 16:9 viewable screen, although the native resolution is only 1,920 x 1,080, unlike the Dell U2711 which, although it had an aspect ratio of 16:10, managed to cram a fabulous 2,560 x 1,440 panel into it's 27 inch diagonal area.
There are enough inputs to satisfy most people's needs though, including HDMI as well as dual-link DVI with HDCP support and D-sub. There are four USB 2 ports, two on one side of the bezel with the other two on the base - a nice touch. There is a pair of speakers, although as with all monitor speakers we've come across, they're not amazing.
Specifications
- Display Type TN TFT
- Dimensions 648mm x 490mm x 251mm (W x D x H)
- Colour Black
- Connections Dual-link DVI (with HDCP), D-sub, HDMI, four USB 2 ports
- Viewable Screen Size 27in
- Maximum Resolution 1,920 x 1,080
- Contrast ratio 1200:1 (typical); 100,000:1 (dynamic)
- Brightness 300cd/m2
- Response time 1ms (grey-to-grey)
- WarrantyThree year limited warranty on parts, labor and backlight