The ViewSonic VA1703wb is one of the older 17" widescreen monitors from ViewSonic which has a resolution of 1440x900 pixels and an 8 ms response time. Looks wise, the monitor has a full black finish and an LED lighted power button at the centre bottom. What really impressed us was the support stand that came along with it. The circular support stand was large and sturdy and had a click lock for the panel. The LCD has five buttons in the centre front, an LED lighted power button in the centre with navigation/adjustment ton on the side and the menu, and exit button on the left side.

These buttons were easy to press and not hard unlike some of the other monitors we reviewed this time. In the Displaymate benchmark the monitor cleared all tests easily, except for a little bit of noise during the Dot Moire pattern tests and error during the color regeneration test. Even though the monitor has 8 ms response time, we didn't see any ghosting or streaking during video playback. Working on regular productivity apps on this monitor was again a pleasure, due to the widescreen and 16:10 aspect ratio.


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Specs: 17" screen,
250 cd/m2 brightness,
500:1 contrast,
8 ms response time,
1440x900 max resolution.