ViewSonic VX1940w 19" widescreen

Subjective Image Quality Analysis

More than anything else, razor sharp imagery is what this monitor is all about. The LCD panel may not be large, but the 0.243mm pixel pitch translates into seriously eye-searing detail and sharpness.

Gaming-wise, it makes for a really tangible increase in clarity when playing the likes of Crysis at full detail on the VX1940w compared with a typical 22-inch monitor. It's quite a spectacle.

The small diagonal also tends to offset some of the occasionally ropey textures that crop up even in very new titles like Call of Duty 4.

Likewise, HD video looks incredibly sharply resolved and colours are bright and vivid, though the modest diagonal is hardly ideal for armchair viewing in our opinion.


The tight pixel grid is a boon for desktop work, too. Fonts are extremely crisp and legible as is the general appearance of screen furniture and icons. Of course, text rendering does tend a little towards the tiny. Steer clear if your eyes aren't up to it, in other words.

Pixel response is another strong area, as you would expect from a TN monitor with a 2ms grey-to-grey rating. Colour rendering also stays reasonably stable at oblique viewing angles. Well, reasonable for TN+Film panel technology, which is typically a bit iffy in that regard. Of course, there is a spot of of dark tone inversion which can be a bit of a distraction when watching full screen video, with the bottom half of the screen bleeding out very slightly. But it's not a major flaw.


Overall, colours are predictably not as vibrant as a good PVA-type LCD panel nor as accurate as an IPS screen. Ultimately, the VX1940w makes most sense as a close quarters gaming monitor where the tight pixel pitch and eye-popping detail can really be appreciated. If you're looking for a monitor to two-time with long distance console gaming larks, a 22-incher for similar money would be a much better bet.