ViewSonic’s VP2330wb 23-inch wide-screen monitor is a well-rounded display with an unobtrusive, ergonomically impressive design. With both smooth physical adjustments and easy screen adjustments, this monitor would be a winner even without the full-featured software bundle of extra goodies. The only thing that might make you pause your hand on its way to your wallet is the price: $1099 on 8/17/06, a bit expensive at that time.At default settings, the VP2330 performed well in the PC World Test Center. Our jurors liked its clean text, and they approved of its graphics performance–but with a few caveats on the latter. We found its display of our test photos of a glazed fruit tart and of a group of people somewhat washed out. At time of scoring, it received a rating of Very Good for both text and graphics (several other monitors did as well, and the spread of the scores was very tight).It wasn’t so long ago that you could get gasps of amazement and envy from owning a 19-in TFT display. Nowadays the same monitor wouldn’t get a second glance: to impress people now you need something a bit bigger, and with prices continuing to fall on these big panels you could go for something like Viewsonic’s flagship VP2330wb, a 23-inch widescreen monitor and currently the company’s largest TFT – with an equally large price tag.

ViewSonic just released the VP2330wb LCD monitor featuring a 23″ color TFT active-matrix panel with WUXGA resolutions and an optimum resolution of 1920×1200. With a thin bezel that’s only 0.85″ wide, the VP2330wb is suitable for stacking and tiling to produce large display walls.Weighing only 17.3lb, the ViewSonic VP2330wb measures 21.3″ x 21.1″ x 11.6″ and has a typical power consumption of 70 watts. The VP2330wb is HDTV-720p compatible and has a 170-degree viewing angle, both horizontally and vertically.The ViewSonic VP2330wb display offers 250 cd/m² brightness and an 800:1 contrast ratio. Gray-to-gray response time is 8ms, and black-to-black is 16ms, which is fast for a display panel this large. The image was stable, with no sign of flicker.Connectivity options include both 15-pin D-dub and DVI-I connectors. Good USB connectivity is provided by one upstream and four downstream USB 2.0 ports. ViewSonic provides an external power adapter/transformer, rather than incorporating that into the display.Out of the box the VP2330wb comes with the contrast set at 70 percent and the brightnes at 100 percent, but these levels can be adjusted via the on-screen menu which, along with custom colour adjustments, has colour temperature adjustments too. But be warned: these are not particularly accurate, so you’re best advised to leave them alone and concentrate on the custom colour setup.