Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a great product, I've been using it for three and a half months now. The 27'' screen is great for a dual monitor substitute. It has all the features you could want in a monitor (even to turn off the power light if you want). The main reason I love this monitor is because I can view a life sized 8.5X11 PDF with all the bars that take up vertical space, the same can be done in Word but the ribbon must be minimized. I saw some reviews saying that the DVI connection had better picture, so here's the truth. The DVI does have clearer picture. I was using an HDMI connection (the picture wasn't bad) and my roommate had an HDMI to DVI cord, I tried it out and the difference made the picture of the HDMI connection look like it had been faded by the sun or in other words "washed out." The difference was enough for me to spend five bucks on a HDMI to DVI cord. With the DVI connection in place the picture is absolutely great, the HDMI wasn't bad, but seeing the difference made me buy the cheap extra cord. Unfortunately, DVI on this monitor doesn't support audio (most monitors don't, but some do), so don't be surprised when you stick your DVI connector in and the audio doesn't work. It does have an audio in jack, so you can have audio and DVI, but that's another cord to have to plug in (I use a laptop, if I had a desktop I wouldn't care). I gave this 4 out of 5 stars since I think I should get the same quality of picture through either HDMI or DVI and this doesn't provide that. At the end of the day though I would really recommend this monitor for someone looking for a 27'' display and is willing to spend the extra $5 for the HDM to DVI or plain old DVI to DVI (DVI-D Dual Link for all instance in this review). I would buy again.

Great monitor. Easy to set up. Crisp picture, large screen. Great value. Works with a MacBookPro. Great for gamers. One weakness is quality of sound from built-in speakers. Overall, very happy with this monitor.

I am a small time (beginner) photographer who needed a larger monitor instead of my 13-in macbook pro screen size. Since I did not have the budget for an expensive monitor, I had to choose this ViewSonic 27-inch with a great reputation. Although it is a great monitor and does what I expect it to do. The fact that the hight of the monitor is fixed. (it does not go up of down). having my laptop infront of it will block the view of a small portion of the monitor. You may need to set it on a something that is at least 1 inch thick. Or one may need to purchase adjustable monitor base that will fit the 27in monitor. although it came with a built-in speakers, I do not have a need to use it. Other than the ones I mentioned, the monitor is perfect for what I use it for.

Picture is sharp, just what I'e come to expect from ViewSonic products.

I purchased this as a 2nd monitor for my MacBook Air and have been very pleased with the purchase. I don't like monitors that are super high and previous reviews indicated this was low profile... it is. Looks great on my black glass desk and works as expected in a dual monitor extended desktop. The downside is only that the sound isn't as good as "some". However this is not really a concern for me because I stream to surround over AirPlay anyway.

I read the reviews before purchasing and got about what I thought I would. There is no way that you can use this screen with the speakers that are built into it. I read the reviews and knew they were going to be nothing great, but this is unreal. The speakers on my laptop are way better than the ones on this monitor. I went out and bought some speakers for $14 and that solved the problem. Why they would put speakers like that in a monitor like this is beyond me! Anyway, the screen is clear and sharp, which is why I purchased this monitor. I connected with a HDMI cable and had no problems.

We got this to do video editing and to have multiple documents visible simultaneously. It does great on that. I sit low, so it works well to stay low to the desktop compared to other models. Retina display it is not, but it is as crisp as can be expected.

Needed a monitor to use with my Macbook Pro because I heard Apple is coming out with a new 27 inch monitor in 2014. Bought this because the price was right and have been happy with it so far. I don't use the speakers so I can't complain about their sound.

I purchased this monitor for a sight-impaired employee, and works/serves its purpose very well. Easy to setup and tremendous clarity.

I would purchase again. I was impressed on how good the speakers sounded. The picture quality is definitely better via HDMI versus VGA.

Purchased 2 for dual monitors I love them! I was concerned at first they would be too large but they are just right!!

This connected directly to my Mac Mini with no problem and looks sharp with great colors.

Excellent image.. crisp and clear. Never can go wrong with ViewSonic. This is my brand I trust. Most of all, you don't have to worry about racking up the electric bill as it consumes a fraction of what a traditional lcd monitor would use. Its not too thick on the sides, decent design. I would highly recommend this product because of its size, image clarity, response time, power consumption and the price is just right so where you could get like 2 or 3 or 4 of these. For those of you who are dissappointed in monitor speakers.. well monitors aren't meant for speakers it's a bonus if they do, they are meant for display so who cares about quality of speakers when you can get a speaker set for your computer under a 100 bucks or even $25. Its so silly to hear people complain about monitor speakers.

Just received my monitor via UPS yesterday and it was simple to install right out of the box. I'm not using the built-in speakers since I already have a good set of external speakers, so I really can't comment on the sound quality of the monitor speakers. Coming from a dual-monitor setup of 2 smaller monitors, this is fantastic! Great for playing Mechwarrior Online (mwomercs.com).

Great monitor for the price, but don't buy it for the sound; use your computer speakers. Even with the SRS "Premium Sound" installed, the sound quality is bad.