kombolcha Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 (edited) [Make] [Model] N3000w [Price] ViewSonic - $1,799.00 (after savings) Newegg - $1,759.00 TigerDirect - $1,749.00 eCost - $1,699.00 My Price - 5 finger discount... i mean 10 finger.. box was big. [Overview] 30" wide-screen ultra-thin LCD HDTV compatible (29.5" viewable) HD content protection (when using DVI input) PIP 16ms response time built in 20 watt speakers 1280x786 resolution [Features] Wide-screen HDTV Ultra-high brightness of 450 nits and high contrast ratio of 400:1 integrated motion adaptive progressive scan 3-D comb filter and 3:2 pull down give you a later, clear picture with fewer artifacts 16ms response time [specs] Input 1 - 1xSVHS, 1x CVBS, 1x R/L audio Input 2 - 1xSVHS, 1x CVBS, 1x R/L audio Input 3 - 1x RCA component Input 4 - 1x RCA component Input 5 - RGB 15pin, 1/8" mini jack Input 6 - DVI-D Input 7 - 1x CVBS, 1x R/L audio RS232 - no user function (used for firmware upgrade/service port) Tuner - 2xNTSC Compatibility- PC - 1280x1024 max Mac - 1280x1024 max Audio- Video Output - Speakers Output 1 - 1xRGB 15pin Output 1- Audio output R/L Output 2- 1x subwoofer output Weight - 17.0kg - 37lbs Warrenty - 1 year warrenty on parts, labor, and backlight. [My 2 cents] Looking at the box it looks like it has enough room to fit a much larger TV inside, but all of that extra room is used up by styrofoam to protect the LCD TV. When you first open the box there is a smaller box inside in there you wiull find the remote controler, battteries, power cable, a VGA cable, and manuals. Set up is extremely easy, planted it on the table, plugged it in and it was on and ready to go. Now there is one issue i have and that is with the remote controller, sometimes it has a slow response time, even when you are pointing the remote directly to the TV, but thats not a big deal. Other than that, i played around with the menus and it was easy to get around and adjust things. I didn't need the manual for naything. the monitor is no adjustable, as in moving it up/down or side ways, i don't expect a 30" LCD to do that anyway. Last thoughs on this TV. I like it a lot, of coarse the picture quality is excellent and so is the sound for regular viewing. I also believe ViewSonic has a solid name in Monitors, at least it does to me. I love their products. and i think it is worth pulling out a few extra bucks for a ViewSonic product.I had a choice of taking a toshiba 42" plasma TV or this one. Took me a cool minute to decide, but in the end i chose LCD over plasma and ViewSonic over Toshiba. I am happy with this choice and will be keeping this for a long time. thanks for reading my review. edit: i continue to play around with the TV and explore other areas of it.. the settings are more customizable than i had imagined. It has a menu for every type of input and each one has its own color settings, its also got a built in parental control program under the "TV" menu. Another thing i noticed was you can zoom in up to 3x. There is one thing i noticed about picture quality and i think this goes for all LCD's and that is there is a lot of those jpeg things on cartoon shows like The Simpsons, noise or whatever its called. Not a huge thing and you quickly forget its there. [Pictures] sorry they're crappy.. battery was dying so i had to take quick shots.. Update 11/15/04 Per request i decided to try it out on my computer. Let me just say it doesn't belong with the computer, unless you really like the 1024x768 resolution. the pictures below were taken at the max resolution of 1290x1024 @ 60Hz, it supports 70 and 75Hz's, but at 70Hz you get these weird pinkish color crap on the screen sometimes. so its best to keep it at 60Hz and this is through the DVI port, unfortunately i can't take pics of it on TV because someone forgot to pay the satellite bill :pinch: but i did take pics while i was watching Forrest Gump. This is the best i can do with this crap camera.. kodac 5MP camera. To conclude i would not use this TV/Monitor for a computer, otherwise this thing is awesome for watching TV, not for sitting 2-3 feet away from it. Things aren't as crisp, especially on higher resolutions. and even on the 1024x768 resolution, where it is the nicest, things are just too big :wacko: but hey, at least i get to see the emoticons bigger, they're even cooler now :happy: The monitor does not work on 1152x864 resolution though, i don't know who uses that either. :ermm: 30" LCD TV/Monitor as a Monitor (N) (N) (Y) 30" LCD TV/Monitor as a TV (Y) (Y) (Y) now the pics. they're 1600px so they're linked. http://www.viceking.net/images/reviews/9viewsoniclcd.jpg http://www.viceking.net/images/reviews/10viewsoniclcd.jpg http://www.viceking.net/images/reviews/11viewsoniclcd.jpg http://www.viceking.net/images/reviews/12viewsoniclcd.jpg http://www.viceking.net/images/reviews/13viewsoniclcd.jpg Another update: OMG why did i do this :cry: 19" is so small now :( Edited November 16, 2004 by Vice King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted November 10, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 10, 2004 thats one cool looking piece of kit :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 wow, looks nice. (Y) you should takes some pics of it playing a movie.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 when i get the camera back i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainashi Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 great looking lcd tv, vice king. can't wait to see some pictures of it in action. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
envision Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 I would be interested to know how it handles a PC connected to it? Is it possible for you to review more on that side of things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted November 15, 2004 Author Share Posted November 15, 2004 I would be interested to know how it handles a PC connected to it? Is it possible for you to review more on that side of things? 584923656[/snapback] i can do that tonight.. after work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chconline Veteran Posted November 16, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 16, 2004 any ghosting? (probably not with 16ms anyways) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted November 16, 2004 Author Share Posted November 16, 2004 updated first post.. monitor review now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 WOW!!! Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sz1 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 I got one too. Great with pc with video mode 1280x768@ 60Hz (native resolution). (No need to use use 1024x768). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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