At first glance, there's little to chose between it and the new Iiyama. Both use cheap and cheerful TN panel technology, have similar proportions and specifications and largely the same feature set including dynamic contrast and colour enhancement circuitry.

But the VX2260WM does have a few extras to help justify its slightly stiffer pounds-sterling sticker. For starters, there's a game console-friendly HDMI port to go along with the default DVI and VGA sockets. With HDMI, of course, comes HDCP and hence support for playback of protected content including Blu-ray movies. This Viewsonic, therefore, is that little bit more flexible.