The Viewsonic VA1931wma 18-5 Inch 1366 x 768 @ 75 Hz 16-9 5 ms 0.300 mm 1000-1 Piano Black LCD Monitor from Viewsonic gives an impressive display that makes it fantastic for activities like gaming, watching movies, internet surfing and other essential activities, while consuming less energy.

The monitor is a sleek, black one with a glossy finish. It is a TFT LCD monitor with an aspect ratio of 16:9. The 1366 x 768 pixels resolution brings about great clarity to the 18.5 inch widescreen monitor. The picture is striking with brighter bright shades contrasted with darker blacks contributed by its Dynamic contrast Ratio of 100000:1 and brightness of 250 cd/m2. Besides, it has an adjustable colour temperature, should you feel the need to alter its red and blue tones. Fast motion comes sans any blur thanks to its quick response time of 5 ms which makes gaming enticing and exciting. The maximum Sync Rate is, (V x H) 75 Hz x 82 kHz. The horizontal viewing angle of 170 and vertical viewing angle of 160 gives viewing ease from the sides, without image distortion. Its backlight has a life of 50,000 hours. The screen has an anti-glare coating which enables long hours of use without irritation to the eyes.

The Viewsonic VA1931wma is also gifted with 2 audio speakers of 2 W each with a built-in amplifier.

The monitor is equipped to control a whole load of features with its OSD. Apart from the above mentioned colour temperature RGB9300K, 7500K, 6500K, 5000K, functions such as brightness, contrast, sharpness, image, volume, Fine Tune, Setup Menu Language, H/V position, horizontal size, aspect ratio, Resolution Notice, Eco Mode, Memory Recall, input select and Auto Power Off, OSD Time out, OSD Background and
OSD Position are adjustable. It has power lock function that secures the settings, preventing users from changing it.

Coming to its interfaces and connectivity, its analogue video signal input is through RGB. The interfaces present are 1 VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) and a 3.5 mm, mini-phone jack for an audio input. The cables provided with it are 1audio cable and 1 x VGA cable. The cable meant for its security lock slot has to be bought separately.

Its unique Eco mode helps to save energy by 40 %, which is a grand bonus. Its power consumption while in operation is 20 W.

This Viewsonic LCD monitor has Microsoft’s certification for compatibility with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7. It conforms to various standards like CE, MPR II, UL, TUV GS, VCCI, C-Tick, BSMI, cUL, NOM, SASO, TUV S, CB, CCC, TUV Ergo, PSB, RoHS, WEEE, GOST-R and is FCC Class B certified. It is environment friendly with its TCO 5.0 and Energy Star 5.0-compliance.

The software included in it is ViewSonic Wizard. The Viewsonic VA1931wma can be tilted to convenience to a 20o angle. But you can enjoy the benefits of wall mounting it by hooking it up on the wall as it is compatible with VESA system with a 100 x 100 mm flat panel mount interface. Its weight is 3.4 kg. The other measurements are (width x depth x height), 44.7 cm x 18.1 cm x 35.1 cm.

The maximum efficiency of the monitor is experienced at temperatures between 0°C and 40 °C. Viewsonic ensures a warranty of 3 years on parts and labour for the monitor.

The Viewsonic VA1931wma Piano Black LCD Monitor can be summed up to be a terrific performer for basic use and entertainment and a wonderful deal for such energy efficiency and affordable price.