in_boxers's Full Review: ViewSonic E70f 17 inch CRT Monitor
I've had my Viewsonic monitor for quite a while now and I'm actually quite happy with it. I don't do a lot of graphics-intensive work but even if I did, I'd still recommend this baby to everyone. The picture quality is excellent and the refresh rate is actually very nice (almost no discernable flicker).
Installation and setup is a breeze and can actually be quite fun. Every monitor comes, of course, with what i'd like to call a setup "kit". Not only do you have the standard drivers on a CD, you also have this weird looking plastic strip that has a code printed on it. When you actually set up the monitor it's going to walk you through configuring the EXACT settings that you want. You can set it for indoor lighting, outdoor, indirect, well... basically almost any sort of environment imaginable (except maybe underwater). YOU can actually configure it based on EXACTLY how YOU see things. This is great if you have a vision problem because you actually pick the settings that work for you best. Take, for example the contrast settings. On a lot of CRTs out there, you just press a button to set the contrast bar to any value from 0 to 100. With the viewsonic, it's going to show you a scene with mountains in the background and it's going to ask you exactly when the mountains are barely visible as you set it. EXACT, like I told you so.
Let's go to color matching. On most CRTs out there, the only way for you to get the right color is to reset to factory defaults. (and even then you're still not sure). This is where the li'l plastic strip comes in. You actually stick it on the screen. (DONT LICK IT! It'll stick by itself, don't worry). Now you just adjust a few sliders to get the EXACT color match. Cool, ain't it?
Did I mention that it was EXACT?
Now for cons.
The monitor is certainly no featherweight. This baby is right up there with Muhammad Ali. This can be good if you want stability, but it's bad if you're thinking of moving or lifting it every so often (like getting it outta the box in the first place). The only other thing i don't like about it is its sensitivity to electromagnetic radiation. My voltage regulator has a shielded casing and it's not even sitting close to the monitor but this baby still picks up the E-M "noise". It's barely noticeable though, and of course a quick degauss takes care of the problem. The same goes for my cellphone. I KNOW when it's about to ring or when i'm about to get a text message because i can actually see the interference on my monitor. Then again maybe it's just my phone (i'm in a different country and our phone networks have a different standard than those in the US). Don't let that stop you from getting one of these babies though, this is simply too good to pass up.
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