Apple M9178LL/A vs ViewSonic VP2030b lcd monitor comparison
We prefere 23 inch wide screen size at model M9178LL/A than 20.1 built at model VP2030b. Graphic professionals might find Apple M9178LL/A model with its 1920x1200 maximum screen resulution more preferable. Decent response time has only ViewSonic VP2030b with 8ms. Apple M9178LL/A haven't good pixel response time with its 16ms. Since VP2030b has luminance 300cd/m2 it can produce much brighter picture than M9178LL/A which has luminance 270cd/m2. Only ViewSonic VP2030b has good contrast (1000:1). Apple M9178LL/A has contrast ratio of 400:1. These LCD monitors are poot for watching tv programs or movies on them since they have horizontal viewing angle of 170º. Vertical viewing angle is poor on both monitors (170º). Only ViewSonic VP2030b has VGA input so you can connect it to some older graphic cards. Both of these monitors have DVI to connect them to newer video cards. More Information