I spent a couple of months comparing various budget IPS printers and this particular model was high on the shortlist. Because it's a new model, reviews were quite difficult to find - I stumbled across one. In the end, I decided to bite the bullet and purchase one as it met all of the specs I required, plus the £110 deal I got was too difficult to refuse.
So I can provide some feedback if anyone else is interested:
Firstly, the monitor is an absolute gem. It's incredibly thin (less than half the thickness of my Iiyama Prolite) but doesn't feel flimsy. The frameless bezel is supposed to be one of the major selling points of this monitor. While there is no actual bezel (the panel is absolutely flush with the plastic frame of the monitor) there is a black border around the side and top of the panel which is about 12mm in width. So if you were to place two monitors side-by-side, they would be flush with each other, but you'd have a dark 1" strip running vertically between them. Bezel-less it most certainly is, but frameless it isn't.
One of Viewsonic's boasts is their pixel policy which they claim to be better than the industry standard. I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of that claim at all as I can't spot a single dead or bright pixel. Despite the lack of a bezel, there's also no hint of any light bleeding around the edge of the panel either. In short, the quality appears to be perfect and also backed up by a three-year guarantee for additional peace of mind.
The panel was quite bright when I first turned it on, but it didn't take long to adjust the calibration. The buttons are a little unusual as they're attached to the back of the stand rather than on the monitor itself. So you have to reach some way under the base of the monitor in order to manipulate them. They are touch-sensitive too, so it's quite easy to inadvertently trigger the wrong button by mistake and have to start all over. Also, the on/off switch is centre of the five buttons so it's easy to turn the thing off accidently when you're in the middle of adjusting it. The two buttons on the left of this switch are marked 1 and 2 and act as main menu and selection option respectively. The two on the right are marked with up and down arrows for navigating the OSD menu.
When it comes to making colour adjustments, you get various preset modes (sRGB, Warm, Native, Cool, and the cryptically named Bluish) plus full control of RGB via a User Colour option. Apart from the usual array of adjustments (brightness, contrast, h/v alignment, etc) you also get the option to enable/disable the 30,000,000:1 dynamic contrast, select your choice of input, alter the sharpness of the display, swap aspect ration between 4:3 and full screen, and the option to overscan. For the greener members of the community, you can also select various ECO modes which reduce the LED brightness and so save power. Viewsonic already claims a quite low power consumption (which I obviously can't prove or disprove so I'm happy to accept their word) of 27W in normal use. Switching to optimize, reduces the overall brightness by 25% and is supposed to save 3W, while the conserve option cuts the brightness by 50% and saves an additional 3W.
The stand is obviously cheaper than with a higher-priced monitor but it's sturdy enough. It will tilt quite a way forwards and backwards, but no height adjust or alternative orientation. There's also no VESA mount so bear that in mind if you're thinking of attaching it something else - you won't be able to.
Having three input options is a bonus and, for me, it's turned out to be ideal as I have it connected via DVI to the PC, leaving the HDMI free for the PS3 and also my DSLR which has a mini-HDMI output. The IPS panel is quite stunning in clarity - it was only once I fixed up a dual-display with my Iiyama Prolite that I realised how dim and dark that had been all this time. Text is crystal-clear at the native HD 1080p resolution and it appears clear from quite wide angles.
There are a pair of speakers included plus some software that's supposed to enhance them but, as I already have speakers, I haven't tried these yet. For those that do, there is also an audio output socket if you want to use headphones.
If you want pics of it, let me know, and I'll add some to the thread. In summary though, I'd say that that if you're looking to purchase a quality 23" IPS monitor at a bargain price, and you don't require a VESA mount, this should definitely be on your short list. It's a highly recommended from me....hope that helps!
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