By Kire Terzievski, Technology & Business Magazine
March 25th, 2002.
ViewSonic VX500
The VX500 is one of the most expensive displays. The extra money goes into the styling, soft touch menu system and digital port. The VX500 is also one of the few displays to feature speakers. The sound quality was quite poor, but we didn't expect much from it in the first place.
The brightness and contrast of this display were was outstanding. Images appeared bright and vivid, and text razor sharp. In digital the image quality was even better. We noticed some vertical distortion, but we got used to this, as we found it in every other display as well. This display offered the best viewing angles of the lot as well as the best on screen display menu.
The menu system was well laid out and quite large which made it easy to use.
| Product: | ViewSonic VX500 |
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| Price: | AU$1402 |
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| Vendor: | Viewsonic Australia |
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| Phone: | (02) 9929 3955 |
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| Interoperability: |
Analogue, DVI and audio connectors. |
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| Futureproofing: |
Built-in speakers. Wide viewing angle. |
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| ROI: |
½ High price tag; excellent picture quality. |
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| Service: |
Three years parts & labour. |
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| Rating: |
Great styling, good features and picture quality. |
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