Viewsonic VT2230 22-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

ViewSonic’s VT2230, 21.6-Inch Black Full HD LCDTV 1920x1080 Diagonal with Multi Function immerses you in the action with Full HD 1080p resolution delivering 100% of your HD signal for incredibly precise images. Revel in the unparalleled definition and detail delivered by 8000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and the high brightness panel. Super-fast video response and advanced image processing ensure extreme clarity in all your HD entertainment. The integrated ATSC/NTSC/QAM tuner and multiple connectivity options including HDMI with HDCP give you all the inputs you need for game consoles, DVD and Blu-Ray players and computers. Get maximum enjoyment in kids’ rooms, dens, kitchens and other small spaces in your home with the beautifully styled, highperformance VT2230 LCD HDTV.

Great Picture. Poor sound

Review Date: November 27, 2009

Reviewer: GG, Texas

The picture on this unit is absolutely outstanding which makes the "tin can" sound of the speakers all the more disappointing. Bought this unit for it's compact size and good looks. Hit the mark there. If using a seperate amp/speaker is an option then buy this TV otherwise shop for one with better sound.

Mixed review

Review Date: December 2, 2009

Reviewer: J. Lee,

Bought this because of the vga and QAM tuner. Have mixed feelings about this monitor. Picture quality is very good and a 22" HD TV/monitor 3' from your face is virtually a big screen TV. There are some nagging issues about this TV/Monitor Pros: Good picture quality Good design HDMI, Component, Composite, VGA inputs Low cost...got it for $216 shipped from Tiger Direct Cons: Can't get all the clear QAM channels that I can with my older Panasonic EDTV plasma. I even connected it to the same splitter and tried all possible combinations of channel scanning. The physical User's manual doesn't state it has a QAM tuner even though Viewsonic's website says it does. The box does state that it can receive "Clear-QAM digital cable". Cannot skip over or delete unwanted digital cable channels! Can only delete the analog ones. It's very, very frustrating. Half the channels are one's I don't care to see (religious, shopping, gov't etc..) Sent Viewsonic an email asking about the QAM issue and it's been over a week and haven't heard back. At this point I don't know if the set or tuner is defective or whether it's supposed to be that way. Wrote Tiger Direct letting them know about the QAM issue and they immediately sent me a return shipping link no questions asked. I've printed it out and have it reboxed. Been considering the price I payed for it and the added component, composite, S-vid and hdmi inputs and overall price and quality. I figure I'd be paying $160-180 for just a 22" VGA monitor. For $216 I have a VGA monitor with all the AV inputs......hmmmm. If anybody else has the same set and can comment on the issues I'm having I'd much appreciate it.

HDMI woes

Review Date: June 29, 2010

Reviewer: Todd Fischer, Boise Idaho

I bought this as a monitor to use with an HDMI device I have. I also have a ViewSonic VX2260WM, which works fine with my HDMI device. With my new VT2230 HDTV, there is no output when I connect my HDMI device to the VT2230. It could be the device - I don't really have a way to know. However, it is odd that my device works with another ViewSonic device that is also a 22" LCD monitor.

Poor Sound quality

Review Date: July 27, 2010

Reviewer: Seba,

I bought this product to use it as a monitor for my laptop, but when i try to use the Full HD resolution (1080) the icon's edges looks very bad. Also the sound when you are using the TV is depressing.

Great Value for money if it didn't break

Review Date: November 30, 2009

Reviewer: G. Reynolds, Ohio

I edited this review and gave it a one star because it quit working after two weeks. Tiger direct (The seller) was real good about taking it back and refunding my money. Bought this for a bedroom TV and it works great. Got it for $199 from Tiger Direct through Amazon and the value for money can not be beat. Full 1080P and computer capable makes this one of the best buys I could find. Shopped around and some of these at this size are going for $300 to $400 at only 720P in stores and some did not even have a PC hook up either. The only downfall is if you have it sitting high up you can not tilt the screen downward. I put a spacer under the back of the stand to tilt it forward for better viewing. It does tilt upward. The on screen display is hard to see from a distance too but I can live with the faults for the price I picked this up at. Have not plugged a computer into it but Viewsonic has been making computer monitors for a long time and this would probably be a better monitor than TV although the TV works just fine. I had to refer to the manual to figure out how to scan for my digital cable TV signals but once I pressed the right buttons it scanned all of them with the QAM tuner with no problems.