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cadlabsreview Of all the monitors in this roundup review, the ViewSonic VX2835wm display provides the fastest response times: 3 ms for gray-to-gray and 5 ms for black-towhite-to-black. The stand for the landscape-only VX2835 is very stable and doesn’t wiggle in any of the tested extensions. A VESA 200 x 100 wall mount is incorporated into the panel. Connectivity options include both analog and digital connectors, as well as HDMI, component, composite, and S-Video connections. For the categories in which Cadalyst tests — brightness, contrast, focus, convergence, color purity, geometric distortion, and raster rotation — the ViewSonic VX2835 achieved top scores. Color purity tests showed reds that were very slightly orange but with excellent renditions of both yellow and green. Grays were slightly on the warm side, with grayscale ramps displaying some very slight steps, though not significant enough to warrant a deduction. Text was easily readable at 9 pixels (6.8 pts). Although I saw no ghosting, I observed an extremely slight flicker in some of the more difficult targets. As noted in the feature table for this article (www.cadalyst.com/0907monitors-table), the viewing angle of the ViewSonic VX2835wm is rated at 160° both horizontally and vertically. I noticed a definite darkening of the edges of the display when I viewed it a bit off-axis. Whether this effect will be a factor in your purchasing decisions depends on both the nature of your work and how sensitive you are to such display anomalies. I wouldn’t consider it a major or profound problem, but it’s something to be aware of. Monitor controls are an arc of black-on-black buttons located under the display area. They include menu, input, Power (LED), audio, and OptiColor mode selections. The OSM of the ViewSonic VX2835 is extremely good — among the best I’ve seen. It’s easy to understand and to navigate, so any needed adjustments are simple. The pricing for the ViewSonic VX2835 monitor is $699, a remarkably good price for an LCD display of this size, which earns the display an A+ grade for price. Warranty coverage is a standard three-year limited warranty on the LCD, parts, and labor. Highly Recommended. c Ron LaFon, a contributing editor for Cadalyst, is a writer, editor, and computer graphics and electronic publishing specialist from Atlanta, Georgia. He is a principal at 3Bear Productions in Atlanta. http://www.bluebeam.com http://www.cadalyst.com/0907monitors-table http://www.bluebeam.com

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Contents Editor's Window Techtrends: Resurrecting an Unforgettable Second Living Large UGS Solid Edge v20 Adobe Acrobat 3D v8 Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended CAD Manager: Managing 2D and 3D in the Same Office MCAD Modeling: Where is MCAD Going? AEC in Focus: Automated Estimating and Scheduling Using BIM CAD Cartoon Issue Indexes CADfidential

Cadalyst - September 2007

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