inch and over

I'm a gamer and always thought that CRT was the way to go for gaming, but after taking the jump up to the VP201b, it changed my way of thinking. The colors are bright and really stand out, there's no ghosting at all in gaming, and there's no dead pixels.

I highly recommend this monitor. The only problem that I have is the fact that I didn't realize that with it's aspect ratio, the monitor recommends that you use a 1600X1200 resolution and if you use anything else, the picture quality isn't as good while web browsing, however it's great for gaming. I'm getting used to browsing with it though.

I bought this monitor because reviews I had read said it was the first flat panel that could display FPS games without ghosting or blurring. But it does both. Simply moving the cursor slowly across the screen will blur it, not to mention the background in games blurs badly during movement. As a text and static graphic-only monitor it is beautiful, but don't expect it to display games anywhere near as well as a CRT costing half as much.

Beware of Viewsonic Customer Service. I sent a LCD in for warranty repair, so far it's been 7 weeks with no repair/replacement in sight. Check out Planar LCD's if warranty service is important to you.