Design and Features I was quite impressed when I pulled the monitor out if its box. It was glossy, jet black sleek and thin, with feather-touch menu buttons. The words 1080p and LED was written at the bottom left of the screen. My first instinct was to look at the back for connections.

LED backlighting is gaining ever more traction in the display market, and ViewSonic has provided us with yet another contender, the 21.5in VX2250wm. This affordable TN-based monitor offers dual inputs, a slim profile, integrated speakers and a (by now standard at this size) Full HD/1080p resolution,...

The sub-￡150 flat-panel displays sector has been receiving plenty of new blood in recent months. The 21.5in ViewSonic VX2250wm takes most of the best bits from what's already there, and melds them into a quietly impressive little screen.

At the risk of wheeling out a tired cliché, it really is a great time to buy a new monitor at the moment. Most manufacturers have launched their LED-backlit models and - as ever - are all competing intensely on price.

A 22in LED display that is claimed to "save on your energy bill," the ViewSonic VX2250 LCD monitor has a relatively low price tag. A Full HD resolution, its LED backlighting and decent image quality are impressive, but the lack of an HDMI input may be a deal breaker.

Attractive design; good image quality; intuitive on-screen display; decent value

No HDMI port; limited stand adjustability; poor vertical viewing angles

I picked this up at a pawn shop for $95. I highly recommend it if you can pick it up on sale and you're looking for a deal. For $160 (current Newegg price after discount) I would probably go with something else.

Great colors, crisp, thin; Very bright for sunny rooms; Nice and straight forward OSD

I know not to expect much from built-in speakers but it's like they actually took the speakers out of a PSP and built them into the back of the monitor facing straight backwards; They're beyond horrible; The dynamic contrast isn't that great.

Described as a TV monitor combo when I purchased hit .However you have to buy an expensive adapter to hook up cable or DVD player. Deceptive. :-(

I highly recommend this excellent ViewSonic monitor. Crystal clear picture quality with superb brightness. This is probably the best LED monitor you can get for the price (very reasonably priced too at ~$170).

image quality; compatibility; build quality; easy to setup; Stylish Design; value for money

Fragile Base/Stand; speakers

I bought the monitor for my husband as a gift and he was very pleased. The picture quality is great, but the speakers sounded terrible. So what we did, was unplug the speakers on the monitor and continued to use the speakers we already had. So all is well.

The flat screen and great picture

The speakers

While this is a budget product it contains certain features that are typically found on higher end products. Budget ? Viewable Size: 21.5 in ? 1920 x 1080 ? Response Time: 5 ms ? DVI-D ? VGA ? 10000000:1 ? Power Consumption: 25 W ? Weight: 8.6 lbs.