Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV

  • Price: $159.99
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  • B&H # VIN1630W
  • Mfr# N1630W

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  • HDMI Input
  • NTSC/ATSC/QAM Tuner

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Energy Guide The N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV from Viewsonic is the perfect compact display/ PC Monitor for areas where space is tight such as dorms, kids' rooms, dens, kitchens and other small rooms. The 15.6" display features 1366 x768 resolution with 10,000:1 contrast, 5ms response time and wide viewing angles. The integrated ATSC/QAM tuner receives digital terrestrial and cable broadcasts. Integrated stereo speakers are each powered by 2.5W for a complete multi-media experience.

HDMI input allows for one cable digital connection with HD components
ATSC/QAM tuner receives digital terrestrial and cable broadcasts
Display
Screen Size (Diagonal) 15.6"
Aspect Ratio 16 : 9
Pixel Resolution 1366 x 768
Brightness 250 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio 10000 : 1
Response Time 8 ms
Refresh Rate Not Specified By Manufacturer
Viewing Angle(H x V) 160° H x 160° V
Video
Video System ATSC, NTSC, QAM
HDTV Compatibility 1080 i
720 p
480 i
480 p
TV Tuner Yes
Speaker
Sound Stereo
Subwoofer No
Power 5 W 1
Please Note:

2.5W x 2

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Orientation Horizontal
Inputs/Outputs 1x HDMI Audio/Video In
1x VGA Video In
1x RCA Component Video In
1x RCA Composite Video In
1x S-Video Video In
1x 1/8" (3.5mm) Mini Headphone Out
Convenience
Picture in Picture (PIP) No
Digital Media Slot None
Wi-Fi None
Menu Language English, Spanish, French
Remote Control Yes
Tilt/Swivel Not Specified By Manufacturer
Wall Mountable VESA 100 x 100 mm
General
Power Requirements 100-240 VAC, 47/60 Hz
Power Consumption Operational: 48W
Dimensions (WxHxD) 14.8 x 10 x 2.6" / 37.59 x 25.40 x 6.60 cm TV only
14.8 x 11.8 x 4.7" / 37.59 x 29.97 x 11.94 cm TV with stand
Weight 6.38 lb / 2.89 kg TV only
9.35 lb / 4.24 kg TV with stand

REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

by PowerReviews
Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV
 
3.6

(based on 18 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (4)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (8)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (2)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (3)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (1)

69%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to setup (15)
  • Great picture quality (11)
  • Good remote control (7)
  • Good connections (6)
  • Energy efficient (5)

Cons

  • Poor sound quality (9)

Best Uses

  • Home (5)
  • Business (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Casual user (7), Enthusiast (7), Power user (4)
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No (10)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

Viewsonic small LCD TV

I use this small Tv in my kitchen and find it to have good color. The sound is good, but I am still adjusting it as it is new. I am very pleased with...Read complete review

I use this small Tv in my kitchen and find it to have good color. The sound is good, but I am still adjusting it as it is new. I am very pleased with it and it meets my needs.

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

A bare minimum TV

I got this TV for the kitchen, and all I can say good about it is that it's small enough to fit in the space I had and it does work.

The ...Read complete review

I got this TV for the kitchen, and all I can say good about it is that it's small enough to fit in the space I had and it does work.

The bad points:

Viewing angle is terrible. It only looks good if you're straight in front of it. If you're looking slightly down at it, the picture is terribly washed out, if you're looking up at it the image goes dark and dirty. Move left or right and it gets washed out and colors go wrong.

It doesn't sense whether a TV signal is 4 by 3 or 16 by 9. You have to set the aspect manually every time. So, if you have been watching an SD program in 4 by 3, when you go to an HD channel, everything is squeezed.

If you input a channel by number on the remote, it remembers that channel when you use the up-down buttons and you have to go to the menu to remove it. Also, if you enter a single number, it goes to that analog channel (of which there are none in my area) and adds it to the list. Horrible.

The sound is very bad. Everything sounds like it's coming over a speaker phone. Intelligible for news, but that's about it. Music sounds tinny and horrible.

I would return it, but it's just not worth the trouble as little as I use the kitchen TV. My advice: don't buy it.

REVIEWS

Reviewed by 18 customers

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2.0

Returned

By Greengene

from Greenwood, SC

About Me Casual User

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Easy To Setup
  • Good Remote Control

Cons

  • Poor Sound Quality

Best Uses

    Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

    Ordered for kitchen TV but returned it. The sound was, in my opinion, awful. Other reviewers had said this also, but I had no idea how bad it was going to be. Picture was fine however.

    • Was this a gift?:
    • No

    Comment on this review

     
    4.0

    TV for my Eliptical

    By Sue

    from Marion, IL

    About Me Casual User

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • All the connections options I could ever need
    • Easy To Setup
    • Energy Efficient
    • Good Remote Control
    • Great Picture Quality

    Cons

    • Sound slightly weak

    Best Uses

      Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

      This TV worked out great. B&H shipped fast. My husband mounted it on the eliptical and I am now spinning away. The TV has lots of imput options which helped. It also holds it's picture even with the vibration from the machine. The only negative is it would not be good for viewing from an angle. As soon as you are off center a little (10-15 degrees) the picture goes garyish.

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      3.0

      Nice little tv.

      By Dbery

      from Susanville,Ca.

      About Me Enthusiast

      See all my reviews

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • All the connections options I could ever need
      • Easy To Setup
      • Energy Efficient
      • Good Remote Control

      Cons

      • Poor Sound Quality

      Best Uses

      • Wall Mounting

      Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

      uses as tv.
      compact, adaptable.
      Picture a little grainy.
      Speakers not very loud.

      • Was this a gift?:
      • No

      Comment on this review

       
      5.0

      good monitor

      By Bobbyb

      from Phoenix Arizona

      About Me Casual User

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Easy To Setup
      • Energy Efficient
      • Great Picture Quality
      • LED-backlit

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Attached to Computer
        • Business
        • Home

        Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

        I am very happy with this monitor for my home office. The picture quality is definitely up to par with what I would expect from ViewSonic. The price was very reasonable (actually less then I paid for a 4:3 19" monitor 18 months ago). The only thing that could be better is the menuing interface
        Not as intuitive as past monitors I have but eventually figured it out.

        • Was this a gift?:
        • No

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        5.0

        No Problems

        By Rob

        from St. Petersburg, FL

        About Me Casual User

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • All the connections options I could ever need
        • Easy To Setup
        • Great Picture Quality

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Bathroom
          • Home
          • Wall Mounting

          Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

          [...] worked right out of the box as advertised. Picked up all the over the air channels via a digital TV antenna connection without any problems. Picture is great and the sound is acceptable - if you want better sound, connect up some speakers. Overall, we are very satisfied with the product and B&H.

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          • No

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          4.0

          very nice tv for the price

          By marcus

          from orlando florida

          About Me Enthusiast

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • All the connections options I could ever need
          • Easy To Setup
          • Good Remote Control
          • Great Picture Quality

          Cons

          • Poor Sound Quality

          Best Uses

          • Use as tv with cable

          Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

          this little tv has good color and contrast, also for the price it would be hard to beat.

          • Was this a gift?:
          • No

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          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          1.0

          terrible quality[...]

          By DruNYC

          from NYC

          About Me Enthusiast

          Verified Reviewer

          Pros

            Cons

            • Poor build quality
            • Poor Sound Quality

            Best Uses

              Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

              I use this in my kitchen, the sound stinks and off axis viewing is terrible, but we knew that already from other reviews.

              I am now shipping this TV back to Viewsonic for the SECOND TIME since August 2010. The power supply is bad, I think. One must send this back to Viewsonic at the cost of 20.00 dollars to get it repaired under warranty and a few weeks later, with no way to see how the return is progressing, it appears.

              So I am out an extra 40.00 dollars for a TV that cost me less than 160 after rebate.

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              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

               
              3.0

              Product Review

              By BG

              from New York,NY

              About Me Enthusiast

              Verified Buyer

              Pros

              • Easy To Setup

              Cons

              • Poor Sound Quality

              Best Uses

              • Kitchen

              Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

              Sound is not particularly good. Picture darkens unless you are looking straight on.

              • Was this a gift?:
              • No

              Comment on this review

               
              5.0

              Viewsonic N1630W

              By JV - Telenet VoIP Inc

              from El Segundo, CA

              About Me Power User

              Verified Buyer

              Pros

              • Easy To Setup
              • Great Picture Quality
              • Great Sound Quality
              • LED-backlit
              • Reduced Glare

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Attached to Computer
                • Business

                Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

                We used this product at a new middle school in South Los Angeles for their cctv system and it worked perfect. We bought a custom shelf for it and mounted it to the cctv rack. [...]This product worked perfect for us and I know I will buy this again from B&H when I have to. THANKS!!! JV - Telenet VoIP Inc.

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                • No

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                4.0

                16" Viewsonic LCD TV

                By The Stargazer

                from Delaware, OH

                About Me Enthusiast

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • All the connections options I could ever need
                • Energy Efficient
                • Good Remote Control
                • Great Picture Quality
                • Reduced Glare

                Cons

                • Poor Sound Quality

                Best Uses

                  Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

                  Nice picture, but the sound is tinny.

                  • Was this a gift?:
                  • No

                  Comment on this review

                  (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                   
                  2.0

                  A bare minimum TV

                  By LarryTV

                  from Apex, NC

                  About Me Power User

                  Pros

                  • It's small

                  Cons

                  • Confusing / Bad Remote Control
                  • Difficult To Set Up
                  • Glare
                  • Poor Image Quality
                  • Poor Sound Quality
                  • Terrible user interface

                  Best Uses

                  • Doorstop

                  Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

                  I got this TV for the kitchen, and all I can say good about it is that it's small enough to fit in the space I had and it does work.

                  The bad points:

                  Viewing angle is terrible. It only looks good if you're straight in front of it. If you're looking slightly down at it, the picture is terribly washed out, if you're looking up at it the image goes dark and dirty. Move left or right and it gets washed out and colors go wrong.

                  It doesn't sense whether a TV signal is 4 by 3 or 16 by 9. You have to set the aspect manually every time. So, if you have been watching an SD program in 4 by 3, when you go to an HD channel, everything is squeezed.

                  If you input a channel by number on the remote, it remembers that channel when you use the up-down buttons and you have to go to the menu to remove it. Also, if you enter a single number, it goes to that analog channel (of which there are none in my area) and adds it to the list. Horrible.

                  The sound is very bad. Everything sounds like it's coming over a speaker phone. Intelligible for news, but that's about it. Music sounds tinny and horrible.

                  I would return it, but it's just not worth the trouble as little as I use the kitchen TV. My advice: don't buy it.

                  • Was this a gift?:
                  • No

                  Comment on this review

                   
                  2.0

                  Great TV -- Lousy Audio

                  By Wilson Battu

                  from Long Island, NY

                  About Me Enthusiast

                  Verified Buyer

                  Pros

                  • Setup is as easy as it gets

                  Cons

                  • Poor Sound Quality

                  Best Uses

                    Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

                    I bought this TV for my kitchen (the size was just right)but the sound quality really way below normalexpectations. I had to go out and buy a set of Logitech mini speakers to enhance the usefulness. As you can imagine, I am not thrilled about it. The picture quality is fairly acceptable.

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                    • No

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                    4.0

                    Good for its size

                    By Grandma's grandson

                    from Cinnaminson, NJ

                    About Me Enthusiast

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Good Remote Control
                    • Setup is as easy as it gets

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Kitchen

                      Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

                      Bought this for my Grandmother for in her kitchen to replace a 30 year old tube TV, as it was small and had a headphone output. It is exactly what I expected for a 15" LCD tv. Not the best of sound, but adequate for a kitchen TV.

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                      4.0

                      Good Purchase

                      By Roland

                      from Appleton, WI

                      About Me Casual User

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • All the connections options I could ever need
                      • Energy Efficient
                      • Great Picture Quality
                      • Setup is as easy as it gets

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                        • Bedroom
                        • Business
                        • Home

                        Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

                        This television was purchased for use in our kitchen. We wanted a good television that was small enough to fit on our kitchen counter and not take up too much space. The television is the perfect size and has a good HD picture. The sound is just okay but we didn't expect outstanding sound from a television of this size.

                        Comment on this review

                        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                         
                        5.0

                        Great Product at a Great Price

                        By JAB

                        from Westchester, IL

                        About Me Power User

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Attractive Design
                        • Fast Setup
                        • Good Connection Options
                        • Good Remote Control
                        • Good Resolution
                        • Great Picture Quality

                        Cons

                        • Poor Sound Quality

                        Best Uses

                        • Home

                        Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

                        We needed to replace a TV in our kitchen and this Viewsonic was a perfect fit. Sound is a bit "tinny" even for a small TV, but easily igored as the picture is perfect and set-up a breeze. This was exactly what we were look for.[...]

                        Comment on this review

                        (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

                         
                        4.0

                        Bargain in small tvs

                        By L O

                        from Atlanta, ga

                        About Me Casual User

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Bright Image
                        • Fast Setup
                        • Good Connection Options
                        • Good Resolution
                        • Simple Controls

                        Cons

                        • Poor Sound

                        Best Uses

                          Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

                          Out of the box on the Go. Works great
                          but sound could be better.

                          Comment on this review

                          (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

                           
                          4.0

                          versatile compact HDTV

                          By boghav

                          from warwick, ri

                          About Me Power User

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Attractive Design
                          • Bright Image
                          • Fast Setup
                          • Good Connection Options
                          • Good Resolution
                          • Reduced Glare
                          • Simple Controls

                          Cons

                            Best Uses

                            • Bedroom

                            Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

                            Using this as a kitchen TV with a roof top antenna.

                            Comment on this review

                            (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

                             
                            4.0

                            Viewsonic small LCD TV

                            By Grandma

                            from Dallas, Tx.

                            About Me Casual User

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Attractive Design
                            • Bright Image
                            • Fast Setup
                            • Good Connection Options
                            • Good Resolution
                            • Reduced Glare
                            • Simple Controls

                            Cons

                              Best Uses

                              • Home

                              Comments about Viewsonic N1630w 15.6" 720p LCD TV:

                              I use this small Tv in my kitchen and find it to have good color. The sound is good, but I am still adjusting it as it is new. I am very pleased with it and it meets my needs.

                              Comment on this review

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