The Viewsonic monitor is black with chrome highlights. The bezel is 17mm wide all around the monitor, which is great for users looking to deploy these units side-by-side with dual display adaptors.ViewSonic has been able to keep such a small bezel because the five control buttons are all embedded into the base of the unit which is integral to the monitor and cannot be removed. It can however be flipped up behind the monitor to allow wall mounting. The rear of the unit has the four standard wall mounting threads covered by removable rubber plugs. There is only one port on this monitor, it is a standard IEC power socket. The video signal comes in from a two-metre video cable and 15-pin plug. The unit's base is surprisingly sturdy, it would be very hard to tip this monitor over.
When the ViewSonic VE510 was first connected to the host PC it went through an automatic setup which resulted in a very impressive configuration needing little tweaking to improve it.
The video playback was very impressive with excellent depth of field and contrast ratio. The blacks were very black while not affecting the overall image. There was virtually little if any tearing however we did notice some pixellation in the fast scenes.
Overall the ViewSonic is quite an attractive monitor and performs quite well, but again it has no DVI input, no swivel base, and no speakers.
The integrated cable could also be a headache for some, however the slim bezel makes this monitor ideal for users of systems with multiple displays. The base is also not removable however it does fold up to allow for wall mounting.
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| Product | ViewSonic VE510 |
| Price | AU$605 |
| Vendor | ViewSonic |
| Phone | 02 9906 6277 |
| Web | www.viewsonic.com.au |
| Interoperability | |
| No DVI port, but nice design. | |
| Futureproofing |  |
| Only has a VGA port and no speakers. | |
| ROI |  |
| Very well priced for performance. | |
| Service |  ½ |
| Three-year warranty is excellent and also appears to be the standard for these monitors. | |
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