ViewSonic's NextVision N2000 20" LCD TV transports you to a revolutionary viewing experience by bringing bright, crisp, vibrant video, TV and computer images to your desktop, kitchen countertop, your bedroom, or anywhere else you can imagine. This stylish, ultra-thin, flat panel screen is wall-mountable so you can put it just about anywhere in your home or office and enjoy amazing image quality for video, TV, DVD or VHS movies, computing, and digital pictures. The picture-in-picture (video-over-data) window lets you work on budget spreadsheets on your PC while watching the game. High brightness and contrast ratio enhance your viewing enjoyment.
With its integrated TV tuner and advanced screen technology, ViewSonic's NextVision N2000 20-inch LCD TV delivers crisp, vibrant colors and maximizes your TV and PC enjoyment. Watch your favorite TV show or movie in the den, on your kitchen countertop, in the bedroom, on your desktop, or anywhere else you can imagine. The N2000 is a stylish, ultra-thin, wall-mountable, flat panel TV. Plug-and-play connections let you easily connect DVD or VHS players, game consoles, or high-definition DTV set-top boxes (the screen scales high-definition 720p and 1080i images to its 480p native resolution) to create a complete home entertainment system. Two integrated 5-watt speakers complement your video with rich stereo sound.
LCD screens offer a number of benefits over CRT monitors and televisions, including general ease of use, freedom from eye strain (no screen flickering or radiation emissions), quiet operation (no high-pitch "flyback" noise, an issue with CRT TVs), accurate image geometry (no curvature distortion or susceptibility to magnetic interference from, say, speakers), long screen life (with no risk of image burn-in), space savings, light weight/easy positioning, and energy efficiency (most LCDs use substantially less power than their CRT equivalents).
The set's image processor provides precision scaling and the picture-in-picture capabilities so you can enjoy a movie or TV show while simultaneously working on computer applications. Use separate picture windows to preview up to 9 different TV channels with the Multiview or POP function.
The N2000's super-bright liquid crystal panel offers a 16 millisecond response time that minimizes lag time for moving video and high-speed gaming. An advanced processor featuring a 4H comb filter and reverse 3:2 pulldown provides optimum video quality. Use 3:2 pulldown reversal for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. Digital video mastering (for, say, DVD) introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.
Compatible with both PC and Mac computer systems, the N2000 has S-Video, component-video (Y Pb Pr), and composite-video connections. Other features include an advanced remote control, a DC power supply, and a highly reliable backlight. Parental control and closed caption options are also available. You can easily attach the set to a wall or a ceiling with an optional mounting kit.
What's in the Box
TV, stand, a remote control, remote batteries, a user's manual, and warranty information.
1 Very nice TV
This is NOT a monitor. Your resolution at best will be 800x600, or more likely 640x480 will be as good as it gets. However, this is an excellent TV. Good colors, good refresh rate, and I have experienced no delay in changing channels as the other reviewer. You have a wide variety of inputs available, including RCA, component, VGA, S-Video and Coax. PIP and POP modes are both available. The only problems I am aware of at this point are that I cannot view the Coax and S-video inputs via PIP at once. Viewsonic has not helped in this regard. I am still waiting for their input. Also, there are six buttons on the bottom of the remote that I cannot find a function for. Additionally, these buttons are pictured in the manual but not explained. For the price, though, this is an excellent TV.
2 Very nice TV for the money
I bought this unit to be used only as a TV, and it is excellent. The picture is crystal clear, very good sound from the speakers, and a very nice looking unit. Easy to hook up out of the box and comes with a few basic cables you might need. Only drawbacks to me are that the remote is way too big, it is huge. And when hooked up to a cable box, my TV will have a delay when you change channels, images take a second or 2 to come up. I tried both a digital cable box and an analog and had the same results. Overall a great product and highly recommended. Ecost.com has them for $595 w/free shipping, much cheaper.
3 NOT A MONITOR
I purchased this LCD TV thinking that I could use it for a computer monitor as well, but it is really not designed for that purpose. Technically, I can plug it into the computer and get an image, but the image is exceedingly blurry because the resolution is that of a regular tv. There's no way you can read text that blurry. I had trouble getting information regarding this aspect from the documentation and online salespeople, so I thought I'd better post the info here. As a tv, it's fine, although the sound is not as good as my external 40W computer speakers. Also, it doesn't receive tv images without an external antenna or cable plugged in.
4 Wow...didn't even know it
I bought this 1 month ago and I am blown away! It didn't even mention in the specs that it scales HD! I plugged my canblevosion box with HD and it works!! Also, the best picture I have seen with a DVD. remote was easy but not great but the picture was stunning!!!
