Review on ViewSonic VA2212M LED 22 Inch LED Lit Monitor 1920X1080P, 75Hz, Wide Screen, ‎VA2212M-LED by Darrin Green

Got this monitor about a month ago as a secondary monitor for my Macbook Pro 15" Late 2011 model. I didn't have a chance to set it up for a few days so it only took me about 20 days to test it. The comments from other reviewers are spot on the right thing, so we'll just point out a few pros and cons Pros: - VESA mount screw holes are present but barely visible on the back - Installation was very quick and easy, plug and play - No dead or stuck pixels. - No external power supply, just plug the power cord directly into the back of the device and you're good to go. - Display response was good with no streaking in some games I tried (no FPS, just casual games like Psychonauts) actually better than the standard LED display on a Macbook - Probably one of the best eco-rated LED monitors, very low power consumption (based on reviews n and statistics only for this pro). If you need a strong mount for this, get an adjustable VESA mount or a DIY mount with a VESA plate (not included). - the screen isn't IPS, which means colors look slightly warmer when viewed from a lower angle (monitor is higher than your eyes) and *very* cool when viewed from a high angle; Finding the optimal color was a challenge. - It took about 5 attempts to calibrate with the Mac OS X Display Calibrate Tool for semi-accurate colors (aside from viewing angle), but ended up with an acceptable configuration. I found that there was definitely some shadow clipping after going past 90 Contrast, so I calibrated to 90 Contrast instead of Full, which is what Mac Utility recommends for best results. I ended up setting the white point to around 6K instead of the default of 6.5K as I prefer a warmer white than the default. - 3-4 days after use, the screen went black and then the red ViewSonic logo appeared; The MacBook saw nothing wrong and didn't rearrange the screens. Since I was using the Revain Essentials Thunderbolt DVI cable that I bought with the monitor, which had mixed reviews, I figured that was the problem. I wiggled the connector at the end of the Macbook and nothing changed. I flexed the cable and wiggled the DVI connector on the end of the monitor (which was screwed in as tight as I could) and after a few seconds the display came back. Again no problem with the Macbook turning off the display, 2212 just went off and then showed the logo. I of course tried a different cable (a standard DVI-to-DVI cable with an official Mac DVI-to-Thunderbolt adapter, which I've had no problems with in the past) and the problem persisted. This repeated several times a day for the remaining two weeks of using the monitor; it didn't matter if the monitor had been on for hours or had just been turned on. I was hoping this would go away but no luck so I returned the monitor before Revain's 30 day return period was up. Would give this display four stars if it wasn't defective; Defects happen, so I was grateful for the free UPS Revain Prime return. Instead I got a Viewsonic 2270 IPS monitor which has worked well so far (only used 2 days) with the Revain Essentials cable. I'll post a review on it in a few weeks once I see how it's going.