Viewsonic VA2012W-2 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black £128.00

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  seancampbell6 years, 2 months ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  
  
  £128 inc VAT and shipping. 99 very misleading as it isnt a business forum.
  
  
  
  NO DVI ON THIS (just "One Analogue Input")
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  yoshi6 years, 2 months ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  Cheers for the Piccy seancambell :-)
  
  I've not worked out how to add them yet.
  
  This is the cheapest 1680x1050 monitor ive ever seen.
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  Bookie6 years, 2 months ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  To be fair the headline price is a WOW but even after adding the VAT and carriage it's a good price in my book.
  
  It's a hotty :thumbsup:
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  Kommunist6 years, 2 months ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  VERY good price! Voted hot.
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  yoshi6 years, 2 months ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  sorry guys i didnt check what the carriage cost was as there are nomally a few choices with companies and it can depend on where you live so i left it off.
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  Predikuesi6 years, 2 months ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  I'm tempted by this monitor, but really looking for one with built in speakers so that I can ditch the stand-alone ones and save electricity. I missed out on the 20" HP one few weeks back. Anyone have a pointer for one around £150 mark?
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  dinosteveus6 years, 2 months ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  Flippin eck, That's cheap. Nice find.
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  paperclip6 years, 2 months ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  it's depressing i paid twice that for my Dell 20" widescreen about 8 months ago.... i do love it though!
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  bbasra6 years, 2 months ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  Predikuesi

  I'm tempted by this monitor, but really looking for one with built in speakers so that I can ditch the stand-alone ones and save electricity. I missed out on the 20" HP one few weeks back. Anyone have a pointer for one around £150 mark?

  
  
  The HP one is still available. :-D
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  terkwong6 years, 2 months ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  yeah, that's right. HP one is still available from it247.com. Mine just arrived yesterday. Amazing price for the size with DVi input!...
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  scowie6 years, 2 months ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  Predikuesi

  I'm tempted by this monitor, but really looking for one with built in speakers so that I can ditch the stand-alone ones and save electricity. I missed out on the 20" HP one few weeks back. Anyone have a pointer for one around £150 mark?

  
  As a general rule, built-in speakers produce low quality sound. If you plan on doing any serious gaming or watching dvds on it I'd recommend sticking with stand-alone speakers.
  
  As for saving electricity, speakers don't use much power anyway. The power rating of a set of speakers isn't the power they are using the whole time they are switched on you know, its just the maximum output, i.e. when are are making sound at their loudest. The electricity they use depends on how loud you play sound through them.
  
  IMO, if those are the only two points that are stopping you buying this then...dont hesitate...buy it!
  
  What's stopping me buying this is the lack of a DVI input.
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  Blanco6 years, 2 months ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  terkwong

  yeah, that's right. HP one is still available from it247.com. Mine just arrived yesterday. Amazing price for the size with DVi input!...

  
  
  After extensive testing and others opinions I have found the difference between a VGA optimised display and a display with both DVI and VGA to be so minimal, even experts would have a hard time seeing the difference. If you use VGA from a screen that has both DVI & VGA and compare it to a VGA only, you will see the latter performing far, far better i.e. DVI quality. Too many people see this subjectively than for what it really is.
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  phoebe03cat6 years, 2 months ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  Help pls. Not a techie. Is this a good buy purely as a computer monitor. Not used for gaming although do watch the occassional video. Like the widescreen. More importantly is is easy to install and do I need any extras? Thanks
  PS is the it247 one above an even better buy then?
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  Predikuesi6 years, 2 months ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  terkwong

  yeah, that's right. HP one is still available from it247.com. Mine just arrived yesterday. Amazing price for the size with DVi input!...

  
  
  Tried it247.com, but what an terrible site to use! Think I'll keep looking for the one I want. I need a black monitor with speakers and dvi.
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  bigup6 years, 2 months ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  note, after reading the Ocuk forums, it seems that the actual monitor you get is a silver one. SO double check if you were after a black monitor.
  
  the pic is for illustration only and is of the va2012wb model.
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  st_eve6 years, 2 months ago #16Show comment toolsReply

  I presume you can use an Xbox 360 with this screen? Also are you able to flick between the PC and Xbox like you can on the Dell large screens?
  
  Thanks
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  Pat Noodle6 years, 2 months ago #17Show comment toolsReply

  Had a couple of bad experiences with Overclockers when returning faulty items. I.E. was told you return the item special delivery, and we'll refund the postage. This happened twice, and after dozens of phone calls and emails asking for the postage to be refunded, and being promised that it will be in my account by the end of the day, i'm still waiting. That was august '06.
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  siliconbits6 years, 2 months ago #18Show comment toolsReply

  Pat, you won't need to contact OC for returns.. Viewsonic even gives you a low cost call number ;-)
  
  "3 Years Manufacturer On-Site Warranty - Call Viewsonic on 0207 949 0307 for warranty on-site replacement service and D.O.A. (Email: service.eu@viewsoniceurope.com">service.eu@viewsoniceurope.com)"
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  azazael6 years, 2 months ago #19Show comment toolsReply

  st_eve

  I presume you can use an Xbox 360 with this screen? Also are you able to flick between the PC and Xbox like you can on the Dell large screens?
  
  Thanks

  
  
  No, it only has single input. VGA.
  You can get a VGA cable for the XBOX 360.

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