I have a viewsonic VA1912w (that's wide @ 1440x900)
I also have an iiyama E483S (that's normal @ 1280x1024)
I've got to say that, for the average user, they won't know the difference when opting for the viewsonic.
Wide is very nice once you get used to it. Not ALL games can cope very well, but MANY do, and those that do, get quite a boost for having taken the trouble.
The iiyama was on special at £200 the viewsonic was at full retail gouging at just short of £250 - I love them both!
As a previous skeptic I can honestly say Viewsonic is worth a look over. Oh and both come with speakers which I would have preferred they did not, however the Viewsonic ones win hands down over the iiyama ones. Just ignore them and use real speakers. Both monitors feature VGA and DVI inputs, the Viewsonic included cables for BOTH. It's not very often that any maker makes iiyama look not quite so good, Viewsonic seem to be one of the few contenders. Having said that the image on the iiyama is just that little bit more special, but I'm into graphics in a big way and would notice some diferences that others mostly would not.
There's no way I'd entertain CRT again in practical terms. I'll have been using TFT/LCD for a year in about December. There was a short adjustment period of about 2 months overall. (images look odd as they are no longer "bent", unlearning years of that take s the old grey stuff a few weeks to be completely rid of that).
Good luck and happy hunting.
I also have an iiyama E483S (that's normal @ 1280x1024)
I've got to say that, for the average user, they won't know the difference when opting for the viewsonic.
Wide is very nice once you get used to it. Not ALL games can cope very well, but MANY do, and those that do, get quite a boost for having taken the trouble.
The iiyama was on special at £200 the viewsonic was at full retail gouging at just short of £250 - I love them both!
As a previous skeptic I can honestly say Viewsonic is worth a look over. Oh and both come with speakers which I would have preferred they did not, however the Viewsonic ones win hands down over the iiyama ones. Just ignore them and use real speakers. Both monitors feature VGA and DVI inputs, the Viewsonic included cables for BOTH. It's not very often that any maker makes iiyama look not quite so good, Viewsonic seem to be one of the few contenders. Having said that the image on the iiyama is just that little bit more special, but I'm into graphics in a big way and would notice some diferences that others mostly would not.
There's no way I'd entertain CRT again in practical terms. I'll have been using TFT/LCD for a year in about December. There was a short adjustment period of about 2 months overall. (images look odd as they are no longer "bent", unlearning years of that take s the old grey stuff a few weeks to be completely rid of that).
Good luck and happy hunting.