Brilliant picture performance on the ViewSonic VT2430 24 Inch LCD TV. Ideal for small bedrooms, spare rooms, as a PC monitor of for the college dorm. One of the main complaints I have against the major HD TV producers is the lack of smaller sets. So, I was interested to have an in depth look at the ViewSonic VT2430 24 inch LCD TV with a view to getting one for the spare room.
With my old LG Plasma offering the TV in the marital bedroom, it felt only fair we should at least offer Tv in he guest room, but what to buy, that's where the ViewSonic VT2430 24 Inch LCD TV comes in.
Small and beautifully put together with full 1080p HD, which sort of surprised me on such a small set. What it does mean, of course, is that the picture is quite stunning. 1080p on a 24 inch screen really does need to be seen to be believed. The picture was crisp and clear, and amazingly the ViewSonic VT2430 24 inch LCD TV also offer a contrast ratio of 8000:1 which means the picture remains crips and clean even when the action is fast paced. True the refresh is only 60 Hz, but with the smaller screen this really does not have any detremental effect on picture performance.
I've said in numerous of my HD TV reviews that screen blur has been a tarditional problem for LCD TVs. However, this has been cured by the higher contrast ratios on newer LCD sets. So, the 8000:1 ratio makes viewing sport or action movies an absolute delight on this little beauty. It is also coupled with a 5ms (millisecond) screen response rate which also ensures any screen blur is totally eradicated, and certainly overcomes any doubts I might have had on the 60Hz refresh rate.
I was also hugely impressed by the natural but bright colors and the richness of the blacks. LCD has again traditionally been a bit "gray" in the black zone, but the ViewSonic VT2430 maintains dark, deep blacks giving excellent contrast with the beautiful colors.
What else? Well, it also boasts and internal HDTV tuner for free to air HD channels. This helps considerbaly given that there is only one HMDI input (it does have S-Video input as well), but in truth the set could probably do with an extra HDMI.
But the ViewSonic VT2430 24 Inch LCD TV can also act as a PC monitor and works superbly well as a games monitor, although you will have to use the one HDMI port for all uses so a bit of chopping and changing is required. The same applies for hooking up a Blu-Ray, you'll have to use the one port, but the picture is outstanding from Blu-Ray DVD, But...that is (in my humble opinion) a small price to pay given the performance you get.
And...talking of small prices. The ViewSonic VT2430 24 Inch LCD comes up at a remarkable $359. That in itself is incredible for an HD TV, but what surprised me even more is that some of the online prices were as low as $239!!
So...I got one! For the spare room.
Now, when the children come round, I see even less of them as they disappear to the spare room to play games or watch TV! Sometimes you just can't win...and they always leave the room in a mess!
Seriously though, if you need a small TV for the kitchen, spare room, the office or perhaps the college dorm, then this is a great LCD TV at an unbeatable price. I really do applaud companies like ViewSoft and Vizio for making these great smaller HD sets. There really is a niche that the Sonys and Samsungs have missed out on - delivering high quality small HD TV's at really low prices.
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