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ViewSonic VA2759 SMH 27 Inch IPS 1080p LED Monitor with HDMI and VGA Inputs

Last Updated: December 17, 2021 (Refresh Now)
8.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
744
Unverified
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Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
Yes
HDMI
LCD
TYPE

Review Analysis - 187 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Connectivity
 56
home, monitors, hdmi, vga, office
+82%
-18%
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" ...  I bought this monitor for my son's computer.  ...  "
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" ...  I’d definitely recommend this monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  love my monitor  ...  "
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" ...  I used to have 2 monitors at work, 23”, and having this 27” is a real change.  ...  "
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" ...  Have been using this monitor as part of an impromptu work-from-home setup during COVID. ... Lightweight, able to be tilted, good resolution, with 1 port apiece for VGA and HDMI  ...  "
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" ...  Bought two to use as dual monitors for my home office. ... I plug them into a docking station for my laptop.  ...  "
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" ...  This monitor works great . ... when it connects.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this as an aux monitor for my macbook pro.  ...  "
Display
 43
display, viewsonic, brightness, screen, monitors
+70%
-30%
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" ...  Nice IPS monitor at a good price. ... Great to have all the screen room.  ...  "
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" ...  They have a very good refresh rate it was read good purchase.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this as a second screen for my office.  ...  "
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" ...  It fits well on my desk and replaces a ten year old HP IPS monitor that is slowly giving up the ghost.  ...  "
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" ...  Exactly what I needed for my office at home since I work on dual screens.  ...  "
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" ...  Excellent screen and very good built-in speakers.  ...  "
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" ...  It easily switched out for my older, smaller monitor and give me a bigger screen without taking up much more desk space.  ...  "
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" ...  Some things I still view on my main screen, but most is fine on this one .   ...  "
Picture
 29
crisp, monitor, bright, colors, viewsonic
+100%
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" ...  Finally, the picture quality is quite impressive and the entire thing is very light.  ...  "
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" ...  It hooked up easy and the picture is clear.  ...  "
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" ...  The picture is beautiful.  ...  "
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" ...  I am impressed with the picture quality considering it is full HD and not UHD. ... Screen is bright and picture is crisp and clear.  ...  "
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" ...  The picture is great.  ...  "
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" ...  The overall picture clarity is superb in it's class.  ...  "
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" ...  I purchased a new main monitor last year, but my other two were getting very old and the picture quality was just not there. ... They are so much brighter and have such a better picture than the previous ones.  ...  "
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" ...  Good to see that their fabulous video/audio quality continues.  ...  "
Price
 24
monitor, money, beat, value, happy
+96%
-4%
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" ...  For the money they are just awesome.  ...  "
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" ...  Good value for the money.  ...  "
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" ...  While they may not be super high quality, they are fantastic for the price, it's a real bargain. ... Really happy with the performance and the price, would gladly recommend.  ...  "
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" ...  however, for the price, you really can't beat this monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  Can’t beat it for the price!  ...  "
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" ...  liked the price.  ...  "
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" ...  It seemed to be reasonably priced. ... Other than that, it's a great value for the money.  ...  "
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" ...  Good monitors for the price.  ...  "
Usage
 21
power button, monitor, home office, controls, buttons
+90%
-10%
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" ...  Perfect for work at home!  ...  "
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" ...  It's not fancy, but it is very easy on the eyes.  ...  "
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" ...  Are easy to use, has a simple stand.  ...  "
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" ...  Got it for my daughter and myself.  ...  "
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" ...  But if you have the room, you might want to think about getting bigger.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this device for my home office and it has been a great asset to my work environment.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  I got two of these for my home office.  ...  "
Body
 21
screen, stand, monitor, arrived, larger
+57%
-43%
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" ...  The screen is very cool, and frameless.  ...  "
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" ...  The larger size is a big plus too!  ...  "
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" ...  Perfect size and quailty for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  I like this so much I bought a second one for my desk.  ...  "
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" ...  I have owned this monitor for several years and I love the size.  ...  "
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" ...  It was easy to plug in to my laptop, the picture is very clear and sharp, and the base it sits on is sturdy.  ...  "
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" ...  But I wanted to save desk space, so smaller was better. ... But if you have the room, you might want to think about getting bigger.  ...  "
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" ...  This screen works great for the first month only then started to blackout ever so often.  ...  "
Marketplace
 20
well, delivered, arrived, amazon, undamaged
+75%
-25%
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" ...  exactly as described.  ...  "
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" ...  It was packaged well and arrived undamaged.  ...  "
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" ...  I do like the frameless border, which actually looks smaller than it does in the pictures.  ...  "
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" ...  They provide excellent picture.  ...  "
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" ...  It came well packaged and in good condition.  ...  "
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" ...  My issue was taken care promptly. ... I highly recommend the seller!  ...  "
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" ...  The near bezeless edging is great and the picture doesn't look half bad.  ...  "
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" ...  They are so much brighter and have such a better picture than the previous ones.  ...  "
Color
 15
color, brightness, contrast, monitor, bright
+80%
-20%
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" ...  It is connected to my desktop, colors are bright and easy reading  ...  "
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" ...  The picture is clear and bright.  ...  "
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" ...  2) customizable color settings  ...  "
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" ...  Now I'm not a color snob or anything if that sort, but there were no dead pixels and I didn't notice and black light bleed at all.  ...  "
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" ...  Excellent IPS Display, great viewing angles, the colors are a little cool, but some calibration can alleviate this.  ...  "
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" ...  I was watching a you tube video in HD, and the colors and detail were awesome.  ...  "
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" ...  When this new Viewsonic monitor arrived and I hooked it up, the picture quality was as good as I had hoped: excellent brightness, accurate colors, generous viewing angle.  ...  "
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" ...  The color, brightness, clarity and controls are all good for my usage. ... So no report on the color accuracy but as far as I can tell so far the Native color setting after adjusting the brightness and contrast for the lighting in my room is plenty good. ... (I run the contrast at 65 and brightness at 69)  ...  "
Gaming
 14
office, monitor, quality, processing, play
+93%
-7%
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" ...  I can't speak to its performance for gaming, but it does the job for my general-purpose computing, video editing, and image processing while being easy on my budget and my work space.  ...  "
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" ...  I use it for gaming and I got to say it’s just amazing for gaming and anything else.  ...  "
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" ...  I’m not a gamer so I did not rate that capability.  ...  "
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" ...  Love the size and the color, do not do gaming so I am not sure how good it is.  ...  "
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" ...  I am not using it for gaming, response time is not an issue.  ...  "
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" ...  I use this monitor for game.  ...  "
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" ...  I can’t say if they would be good for gaming or not, but they work great for my office.  ...  "
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" ...  Is plug-n-play and great graphics.  ...  "
Marketplace / Marketplace
 13
amazon, pictures, support, service, little
+92%
-8%
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" ...  I do like the frameless border, which actually looks smaller than it does in the pictures.  ...  "
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" ...  They are so much brighter and have such a better picture than the previous ones.  ...  "
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" ...  Amazon even delivered it a day earlier than promised.  ...  "
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" ...  Thank you for the item.  ...  "
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" ...  exactly as described.  ...  "
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" ...  My issue was taken care promptly. ... I highly recommend the seller!  ...  "
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" ...  They provide excellent picture.  ...  "
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" ...  The picture is beautiful.  ...  "
Size
 12
monitor, larger, border, big, stand
+83%
-17%
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" ...  Perfect size and quailty for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  There is almost no physical border, giving me the maximum benefit for the screen size.  ...  "
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" ...  I have owned this monitor for several years and I love the size.  ...  "
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" ...  The base takes up more room than is probably necessary, so if you're in a really small space, you might consider a different mount.  ...  "
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" ...  I like this so much I bought a second one for my desk.  ...  "
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" ...  The larger size is a big plus too!  ...  "
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" ...  The thin bezel is a nice touch but there's a quarter inch border around the display so it really negates the thin bezel, the chin is also quite large but I won't complain at this price point.  ...  "
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" ...  Honestly I got this for smash ultimate and to have another monitor when working from home, it fits all the specs for smash quite well and it’s a cheap enough monitor that you can bring places if needed.  ...  "
Resolution
 9
1080p, resolution, hd, viewsonic, 4k
+89%
-11%
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" ...  Lightweight, able to be tilted, good resolution, with 1 port apiece for VGA and HDMI  ...  "
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" ...  Even though it is rated at 1080p, it gives a nice experience when watching 4k.  ...  "
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" ...  I was watching a you tube video in HD, and the colors and detail were awesome.  ...  "
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" ...  Nice IPS monitor at a good price.  ...  "
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" ...  I downloaded some HD wallpapers for him and they look amazing.  ...  "
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" ...  I am impressed with the picture quality considering it is full HD and not UHD.  ...  "
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" ...  Excellent video monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  It's only a 1080P resolution but thats OK.  ...  "
Marketplace / Product As Described
 9
pictures, little, exactly, described, arrived
+100%
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" ...  The picture is great.  ...  "
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" ...  The near bezeless edging is great and the picture doesn't look half bad.  ...  "
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" ...  I do like the frameless border, which actually looks smaller than it does in the pictures.  ...  "
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" ...  They provide excellent picture.  ...  "
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" ...  They are so much brighter and have such a better picture than the previous ones.  ...  "
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" ...  The picture is beautiful.  ...  "
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" ...  exactly as described.  ...  "
Reliability
 8
months, years, began, viewsonic, stopped working
+50%
-50%
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" ...  And they don’t want to take back there defective product that’s suck .  ...  "
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" ...  Too bad, this replaced my old ViewSonic which I had for 15 years.  ...  "
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" ...  This worked for a week and then stopped working and I get no help.  ...  "
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" ...  Within 6 months one started showing green pixels and it's been steadily getting worse.  ...  "
Cable
 8
cables, vga, tried, necessary, monitor
+38%
-63%
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" ...  This product only comes with a VGA cord.  ...  "
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" ...  Both the HDMI and the DVI cables were missing.  ...  "
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" ...  I called the customer service center, but they are trying to convince me to buy a cable paying myself.  ...  "
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" ...  I've switched cables, positions, settings etc, so I know its this monitor failing.  ...  "
Sound
 7
speaker, built in speakers, audio, built, viewsonic
+43%
-57%
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" ...  I would reiterate what many reviewers have stated and that is the speakers are worse than abysmal. ... Really, they sound so awfully tinny, Viewsonic should not have even bothered.  ...  "
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" ...  In addition, the speaker quality is very poor.  ...  "
Performance
 7
quality, performance, monitor, job, gaming
+86%
-14%
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" ...  We all have been very pleased with the performance and quality.  ...  "
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" ...  It really holds up to my tasks.  ...  "
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" ...  but absolutely great for work related tasks.  ...  "
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" ...  I can't speak to its performance for gaming, but it does the job for my general-purpose computing, video editing, and image processing while being easy on my budget and my work space.  ...  "
Stand
 6
stand, mount, monitor, arm, mounting
+100%
comment
" ...  It is one of the lightest 24 inch monitors out there with VESA mount.  ...  "
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" ...  I also like that VESA mount is on a flat area in the back, which makes mounting it easier.  ...  "
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" ...  I have 2 of these monitors on a two monitor stand and they work great!  ...  "
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" ...  Mounted both of them on VESA arms and they mounted perfectly.  ...  "
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" ...  Compatible with a vesa mount monitor arm.  ...  "
Software
 5
youtube, word, web, viewsonic, split
+80%
-20%
comment
" ...  Solid monitor for WFH applications.  ...  "
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" ...  There is a PDF on the Viewsonic web site if you need it.  ...  "
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" ...  This is my 3rd screen and they work perfect for office work and YouTube.  ...  "
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" ...  Used mainly for google searches and word processing.  ...  "
Marketplace / Returns
 5
return, considering
-100%
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" ...  Sending it back.  ...  "
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" ...  I tried again later with the same result.  ...  "
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" ...  Don't know if this is a ViewSonic knockoff, but returning it.  ...  "
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" ...  I am considering returning it.  ...  "
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" ...  I wish I didn't buy it and wonder if I can return it.  ...  "
Marketplace / Delivery
 5
delivered, undamaged, packaged, arrived, item
+100%
comment
" ...  It came well packaged and in good condition.  ...  "
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" ...  It was packaged well and arrived undamaged.  ...  "
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" ...  It was delivered promptly and in perfect conditions.  ...  "
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" ...  Amazon even delivered it a day earlier than promised.  ...  "
Design
 3
looks, look, bezel
+100%
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" ...  I really like the thin bezel.  ...  "
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" ...  Looks a whole lot better.  ...  "
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" ...  Quality look good.  ...  "

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Specifications

Connectivity
HDMI:  Yes 
Display
Resolution:  Full HD 1080p 
Type:  LCD 
Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
Yes
HDMI
LCD
TYPE

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