ViewSonic E771 17'' CRT Monitor (PC/Mac)

Amazon.com Review
The ViewSonic E771 is a 17-inch monitor (16 inches viewable) that's compatible with both Mac and PC platforms. Well suited for home and office, you'll have it out of the box and up and running in five minutes or less. The tilt/swivel base easily affixes to the bottom of the monitor, allowing the viewing angle to be adjusted for optimum ease. (As with most monitors of this size and resolution, sitting at an 18-inch distance from the screen is recommended for the best viewing conditions.)

The operation of this monitor is fairly standard, and for the most part will only require turning the unit on or off. However, a menu button displays onscreen controls to alter and finesse brightness, contrast, vertical and horizontal position and size, and moiré and degauss, as well as allowing corrections to any geometric distortion and the color temperature. A recall button quickly returns whatever changes were made back to the company's default settings, which we found to be the best for regular usage.

The operating manual is as brief as it should be for such a straightforward unit. The menu options are labeled and defined, while an additional troubleshooting guide is an easy-to-read page that should solve most common predicaments. The monitor carries a warranty with three years of protection. This is a solid model, worthy of professionals and families alike. --David Greenberger

Pros:

Simple design and sturdy construction
Easy and fast to set up

Cons:

May be deeper than a workspace allows

Product Description:
The 17" (16.0" viewable) ViewSonic E771 is the right choice for SOHO (small office/home office) users and students who are ready to upgrade their smaller monitor...at an affordable price.With its 0.27mm dot pitch, crisp images and brilliant colors, this monitor is ideal for a wide range of applications from word processing, spreadsheets and light graphics to surfing the Internet. It even offers OnView controls, which allow the user to make screen adjustments via an on-screen menu.

ViewSonic E771 17'' CRT Monitor (PC/Mac)

Average customer rating:

Don't buy it if you can
Reliable monitor from a reliable company.
Great value, but not the best monitor out there
LOOKS GOOD TO ME!
OK

ViewSonic E771 17" CRT Monitor (PC/Mac)

Manufacturer: ViewSonic
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

16 inches viewable screen size
0.27 millimeter true dot pitch
1,280 x 1,024 maximum resolution
OnView controls with ViewMatch
Mac and PC compatible

ASIN: B00001OPJ2

Product Description

The 17" (16.0" viewable) ViewSonic E771 is the right choice for SOHO (small office/home office) users and students who are ready to upgrade their smaller monitor...at an affordable price.With its 0.27mm dot pitch, crisp images and brilliant colors, this monitor is ideal for a wide range of applications from word processing, spreadsheets and light graphics to surfing the Internet. It even offers OnView controls, which allow the user to make screen adjustments via an on-screen menu.

Amazon.com Review

The ViewSonic E771 is a 17-inch monitor (16 inches viewable) that's compatible with both Mac and PC platforms. Well suited for home and office, you'll have it out of the box and up and running in five minutes or less. The tilt/swivel base easily affixes to the bottom of the monitor, allowing the viewing angle to be adjusted for optimum ease. (As with most monitors of this size and resolution, sitting at an 18-inch distance from the screen is recommended for the best viewing conditions.)

Pros:

Simple design and sturdy construction
Easy and fast to set up

Cons:

May be deeper than a workspace allows

Amazon.com Product Description

The 17-inch (16 inches viewable) ViewSonic E771 is the right choice for SOHO (small office/home office) users and students who are ready to upgrade their smaller monitor... at an affordable price. With its 0.27 millimeter dot pitch, crisp images, and brilliant colors, this monitor is ideal for a wide range of applications from word processing, spreadsheets, and light graphics to surfing the Internet. It even offers OnView controls, which allow the user to make screen adjustments via an onscreen menu.

Customer Reviews:

Don't buy it if you can.......2004-08-12

I bought three Viewsonic monitors over the past three years(PS790, GS790-2, and E771), and man, what a huge mistake! They are all dead now while ten-year old Dell monitors are still kicking.

Don't expect it to last long, if you buy one. I will never ever buy any Viewsonic brand in my life time !

Reliable monitor from a reliable company........2003-01-05

The ViewSonic E771 has been with me through college using two different computer systems. As a Computer Science major, it has been through a lot of use. The picture is crisp, colorful, and bright.

At about two years into its life, it started malfunctioning. The monitor was caught in an odd resolution. I called ViewSonic, and without any hassle they had me send it in. They sent me back a new one in no time, even though I had no receipts or original packaging.

As a basic 17 inch monitor with no frills or extras, the E771 does a great job. I definitely recommend this monitor along with any ViewSonic monitor. ViewSonic is a very trustworthy company that stands behind its products.

Great value, but not the best monitor out there.......2000-09-20

This monitor is great for day to day usage of just internet browsing and checking email and such. It goes for a great price and is easy to set up with a nice picture. I did have a problem with it before and had to return it to Viewsonic, however I was given a replacement monitor at a Viewsonic location in my city for no charge right on the spot without having to pay shipping charges back and forth to California or such. If you're into gaming I'd reccomend spending the extra bucks for a better monitor however this is just great value if you can't afford anything better.

LOOKS GOOD TO ME!.......2000-07-26

I recommend this monitor for anyone that can't decide what to get because of it's well-rounded features. Personally, I am more concerned about image quality than size. When I looked at the slew of monitors that were offered at the store, this one seemed to have the clearest looking images. It's also not too big or too small, so it's a decent "first monitor" as well. I work at an engineering firm, and we have used Viewsonic monitors religiously with little or no problems. The USB hub is extremely useful if you have the right drivers for it. It eliminates some of the wire cluttering in the back of the pc, plus you don't have to reach back there as much anymore. The on-screen menu is easier to use than most TV menu's. This product has been running over a year for now me with no problems. Hope that says something.

OK.......2000-06-08

I chose this monitor because of the brand and its price (I got a huge discount). Really cannot compare to my old Sony vivitron 15" (.26 dpi) Monitor but,hey, the price is much better and I get a bigger view.

Here are things I do not like:

The monitor weight is lighter than the others but it is quite bulky, because of thick edges around the screen, consumed more desk area.

The screen is not really flat, so the display area is a little distort (not really square). This has been compensated by adding a lot of buttons for you to adjust (i.e. pincushion, pinbalance). It is however cannot be adjusted to a perfect square.

It took me a while to figured out how the attach the base to the monitor, there is no explanation in the manual.

My full screen DVD movies is no longer playing "full screen", I think because of the display area, leaving some black edges. Picture quality is ok, better than watching a 14" TV.

If you are looking for a nice graphic with same features, better wait, look around and add $100 more for the 19" and 0.26 dot pitch monitor. This monitor is just ok for me, for now.

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