Samsung SyncMaster 971P vs ViewSonic VX2025WM lcd monitor shopping comparison
We like more ViewSonic VX2025WM 20.1" inch screen than Samsung SyncMaster 971P's 19" size.
Graphic professionals might find ViewSonic VX2025WM model with its 1680x1050 maximum screen resulution more preferable.
Both monitors have good response times of their pixels (Samsung SyncMaster 971P has 6ms and ViewSonic VX2025WM has 8ms pixel response time).
Only ViewSonic VX2025WM is able to produce very bright picture (300 cd/m2 luminance), Samsung SyncMaster 971P has brightness 250 cd/m2.
Contrast ratio is 1500:1 on SyncMaster 971P and 800:1 on VX2025WM and that is significantly good value for contrast.
Horizontal angle is 178º on SyncMaster 971P and 176 ºon VX2025WM and those values makes them suitable for watching movies.
Both monitors have good viewable vertical angle (178º at SyncMaster 971P and 176º at VX2025WM) so they are confortable for watching movies.
These monitors have VGA input for connection to older video cards.
Both of these monitors have DVI to connect them to new video cards.