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The brand new innovation the Viewsonic VA1926w LCD was set to create ripples in the techno world with advanced features and a low price band. With specifications ranging from a 19” color TFT and 16.1” horizontal x 10” vertical x 19” diagonal display area it is turning out to be an eye candy to everyone standing proudly on a strong plastic base. Not only the outer appearance but even the 1440 x 900 optimal resolution and 5ms response time it provides a magnificent view to the viewer.

With even an analog/digital video input and PC compatibility the voltage and power consumption is not an issue with this, which makes it a simple power monitor and working on a cool temperature.

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ViewSonic takes a tilt toward practicality with its PC/TV hybrid LCD displays, packing a passel of inputs into its Diamani DUO 19-inch NX1932w and 22-inch NX2232w screens.

It makes sense: You have all this resolution floating around, why not tack an HDMI port on board, add an ATSC HD tuner and 10-watt speaker system, and then have a dual use display? Good idea in theory, but the execution falls short.

First of all, that HDTV tuner just captures over-the-air signals, and that’ll be good for only about 5% of the viewing public that watches their HDTV that way. Plus there’s no 1080p, because the highest resolution of the largest screen—the 22 inch—is only 1680×1050. That doesn’t quite cut it.

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