ViewSonic P70F 17" PerfectFlat CRT Monitor

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Summary: Great Monitor, Great Price
Review: I bought this monitor to replace a 17" Apple Studio Display (the 2000-model candy-colored version). After years with the Studio Display, which was a truly fantastic monitor (although high-priced at $499), I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find another one of such high quality.
The ViewSonic p70f exceeded my expectations. It's actually capable of doing a higher resolution than the specs claim - 1792x1440 under Linux - and the brightness, clarity, and color consistency are great. However, even though it's significantly brigher, clearer and less distorted than the other PC monitors I use at work (ViewSonic E-series) it's slightly less bright and slightly less clear than the Apple monitor was. Of course, it's also less than half the price. ;)
The only things I don't like about it are things which I don't like about *any* PC monitor I've been able to find, and are all related to form-factor: 1) The base is too low (I have to stack books underneath) and you can't stick your keyboard under it; 2) The screen, though flat, is highly reflective; 3) the monitor extends far to the back, and the top is a funny difficult-to-clean shape.
Overall, it's a very nice monitor for the price, and it looks pretty snazzy too.

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Summary: Viewsonic P70F 17" CRT Monitor Review
Review: I have been using the monitor for the last 2 months, and it works great. The controls on the front panel are slightly more difficult to use than other monitors I've used in the past, but there are many useful features that can be accessed just from the front panel, such as displaying the actual refresh rate.

The only negative comment I have is that when the monitor is in sleep mode, occasionally it turns itself on for a few seconds and then goes back to sleep. When it does this, one hears the clicking sound associated with a monitor turning itself on or changing resolution modes--it sounds like a relay switching on and off. I did not have this issue with my previous monitor on the same computer when the old monitor went into sleep mode.

The options for resolution and refresh rate are exceptional for a monitor at the price I paid, and the picture quality is excellent. Overall I am happy with my purchase.

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Summary: D.O.A.
Review: This monitor never worked, all i saw was a black screen...piece of junk!