Product Description

The exciting 22" DiamaniDuo widescreen HDTV/LCD monitor is the versatile new TV from ViewSonic that offers super HD 1680x1050 resolution, fast 5ms LCD panel and HDMI connectivity for the best possible picture. The PC input lets you use this display as a BRILLIANT COMPUTER MONITOR and an HDTV. It is ideal for watching stunning movies, videos and TV in the kitchen, den, office, dorm room, bedroom and even RVs. This versatile LCD HDTV offers six inputs, including HDMI to connect your DVD player, camcorder, and gaming console. Enjoy UNPARALLELED ENTERTAINMENT on your desktop. The stylish NX2232w optimizes your space with its beautiful high-gloss cabinet, cable-ready ATSC/NTSC tuner and wall-mount option. Get ready to enjoy dynamic entertainment that fits your life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26818 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: ViewSonic
• Model: NX2232W
• Dimensions: 20.40" h x 7.60" w x 22.40" l, 18.30 pounds
• Display size: 22

Features

• Device Type - LCD
• Dimensions - 20.3" x 17.1" x 6.1"
• Weight - 14.3 lbs
• - Native Resolution: 1680x1050
• - Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 static (typ), 2400:1 dynamic (typ)

Customer Reviews

Nice TV for office
This TV is a nice addition to an office. It's not much more than a 22" monitor would cost, and has an ASTC tuner, plus enough inputs for my computer, TiVo, and DVD player. The TV tuner has good sensitivity, and can pick up the clear QAM channels from my cable.

As a monitor, it's sharp and bright. Text is readable at the native resolution, and is usable at 1440x900.

The two negatives are 1) the pebbled bezel is shiny, reflecting light around the image (a distraction), and 2) the controls are mounted on the top, with embossed labeling requiring a bright light to see.

The remote is utilitarian, but I plan to use a universal remote when I get time to program it.

Disappointing product
I had high hopes for this as a good (not necessarily excellent) TV and as a very good computer monitor for my office. And I liked that it was considerably less expensive than other comparably sized HDTVs with computer inputs.

Well, I think I got what I paid for. Here are my criticisms in no particular order:

One of the first things I noticed was one bright dead pixel on the LCD screen; that is a deal-breaker in itself - I thought we were past that point with LCD screens.

Overall, the TV picture just was not great. Though, I'll admit I didn't spend a lot of time trying to calibrate it.

There seemed to be a little bit of lip-sync problem with all the sources I tried - DVD, SD, and HD signals. The audio seemed to arrive just a hair before it should have. It wasn't off by much, but it doesn't take much to make this appear unnatural.

It handled small glitches in HDTV signal poorly. Significant chunks of the screen would break up. On other TVs tuned to the same signal, the glitches were present but barely noticeable.

I couldn't adjust my PC to the native resolution of the monitor. This is not really a problem with the monitor itself, but something to be aware of if you are planning to use this as a monitor.

I returned this and purchased a Samsung 23" HDTV with computer input. It cost more than I wanted to spend, but is much better all around than this Viewsonic.

Bad reliability & mediocre picture
I've only had this monitor/TV for about 2 months, but from the beginning it has given me spotty performance. I only paid in the mid-two-hundred range for this at Staples, but I agree with the reviewer who said you get what you pay for (at least where this thing is concerned).

My usage for the TV is in my living room. I don't connect it to a PC at all, but wanted the ability to do so when I moved up to a much larger and more expensive digital TV set. The color is good when I am on Hi-Def channels, but I think digital is digital so that's probably to be expected. The color on analog looks washed out on most channels.

I am comparing this coloration to my Acer 22" LCD monitor which I use to watch TV channels on my Media Center PC. Either the PC tuners are better (I have 2 installed in my PC) or the way color is displayed is better on the PC monitor. Either way, it's kind of strange that a regular computer monitor looks better than a TV set. I once had a 19" ViewSonic CRT monitor and it seemed fine at the time.

Another problem I have is the way I lose my digital signals randomly. I sometimes have to turn off and back on this TV just to get them back. It happens even on the strongest of stations--when one digital channel goes, they ALL go. On top of that, I have had this TV get stuck on the channel 1008. There never has been a channel 1008 where I have lived! Once I am stuck on that number, I can change channels, but the number always says "1008". Another sign of bad reliability in my opinion.

But the worst thing I had happen was when my remote control stopped working after only 6 weeks. I originally thought it was the remote, but pushing remote buttons caused my Windows MCE PC infrared receiver to blink red as if it was receiving the signal (this is actually a good test since it blinks even when the remote is not compatible with Windows). I had even bought a universal remote to make sure and that did not work either.

I called ViewSonic (who asked for my address before even giving me any idea they could help--that's got to be some kind of telemarketing thing and I asked not to be put on any lists, but I bet I will be) on a Sunday. It's great that they answer the phones quickly even on weekends, but after waiting for the phone rep to go look up what my problem could be for over 2 minutes, I was told I'd have to pay to mail this TV back and that it was probably the IR receiver in the TV, which I knew anyway. It's heavy and would cost me more than I think it's worth at this point so I declined.

What I did next I only recommend to people who don't mind voiding the warranty. I have a background in electronics so I figured I'd open this thing up and see if I could buy a replacement IR module or receiving LED. Turns out there's this little board right behind the little IR window under the power button. I disconnected it and pushed the power button a bunch of times. I plugged it back into the set, closed everything back up, and turned the TV on. Guess what? It started working!!! And to think they wanted me to mail it in so they could do that.

All of the remote buttons work perfectly from a good distance away so I think maybe the connection was jammed electronically and just need to be disconnected for a second. This repair did take me about an hour, but that's because this TV is nearly impossible to breach. You'll need heavy duty screwdrivers for prying it open and there are quite a few screws, some hidden. After this experience, however, I would not buy another ViewSonic unless it was a plain monitor. They don't know TVs at all, in my opinion.