I don't know how they compare because I've never used a Pixie, but Envision are very good monitors. I've used a 17" and haven't been too long sold it. I had it for quite a while and never had a problem. I've also built a few systems for customers using Envision monitors and have only had one problem and it was easily solved by adjusting the master brightness on the flyback(that is on the back of the CRT itself for those who aren't familiar with the insides of monitors)