There's also a Blue Light Filter that helps reduce eyestrain.Īround back are two HDMI ports that also support MHL connectivity, which allows you to view charge and view content from compatible smartphones or tablet on the VX2858Sml's screen. There are three Eco modes (Standard, Optimize, and Conserve) and six picture presets (Standard, Game, Movie, Web, Text, and Mono). The function buttons are used to navigate the settings menus where you can make adjustments to Brightness, Contrast, and Color Temperature.

The power switch glows blue when the monitor has accepted a video signal and glows amber when the signal is lost. The 1,920-by-1,080 panel has a semi-gloss coating that is only slightly reflective.īelow the speaker grille are four touch-sensitive function buttons (up arrow, down arrow, 1, 2) and a power switch. The stand allows you to tilt the panel forward 5 degrees and backward 20 degrees, but there are no provisions for height, swivel, or pivot adjustments. The only difference is the stand the Viewsonic VX2880ml has a silver, V-shaped stand, while the VX2858Sml has a glossy-black, wedge-shaped stand. Both have ¾-inch glossy-black bezels, a 2-inch-thick, matte black cabinet, and a glossy black speaker grille beneath the bottom bezel.

The VX2858Sml has the same cabinet as the Viewsonic VX2880ml ( at Amazon).

It's a decent performer, but its gray-scale and color performance can't match that of our Editors' Choice for affordable big-screen monitors, the Acer H276HL ($354.18 at Amazon). That is disappointing, considering ViewSonic bills this model as a multimedia/entertainment monitor. It offers two HDMI connectors that double as Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) ports for connecting to mobile devices, but that's pretty much all you get in terms of features. The ViewSonic VX2858Sml is a reasonably priced 28-inch monitor that uses Vertical Alignment (VA) panel technology to deliver a sharp HD picture without using a lot of power.

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