ASUS VS247H-P 23.6-Inch LCD Monitor - Black

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 7.9 x 16.2 inches ; 9.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B005BZNDS0
• Item model number: VS247H-P
  

By : Asus
Price : $190.26

Product Description

ASUS VS247H-P - 23.6" 1920x1080 Full HD - Slim Form Factor with Built-in Power Adapter - Corporate Stable Model and EPEAT Gold Certified - LED Backlight with 50,000,000:1 ASCR. Response time for monitor is 5ms.

 

ASUS VS247H-P 23.6-Inch LCD Monitor - Black

 

Technical Details

• Slim Form Factor - Brand new Slim and Elegant design; Built-in Power Adapter; VESA Mountable
• Corporate Stable Model ensuring 1 year stable supply and advanced swap
• EPEAT Gold Certified
• Versatile viewing positions with Smart View Technology
• Excellent Visual - LED Backlit with 50,000,000:1 ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio; Full 1080P with HDMI
• Response Time for Monitor: 2ms

Customer Reviews

I've been holding off on this, because I wanted to spend some time with it to give an experienced review. I'm just dumping a lot of details out there for you to absorb and make your own decision, but don't get me wrong, this is an AWESOME monitor for those of us that don't care for glossy screens.
I didn't buy this for the size; I bought it for the LED backlight, 2ms response, 1920 resolution, and the high contrast ratio. It just happened to be the only size I could get with those requirements.
Sound
This monitor does not come with speakers, but does come with a headphone jack located next to the video ports in the rear. This headphone jack is, to my knowledge, fed purely through HDMI if your video card supports injection of audio along with the video it displays (My GTX 560 Ti supports this. There is no way to control the volume for this jack on the monitor. Normally when the OS detects HDMI audio it disables audio controls and leaves the rest of the audio management to the A/V receiver or end-device (headphones, TV, etc). Thus, the only way to control volume is via in-game/video-player/etc settings or on your speaker/headphone itself.
It is a handy feature to have for those of us who use HDMI, but I tend to use my computer's headphone jack instead, because it's optimized for the headphone audio configuration (not 7.1) and puts out more bass as well as allows me to control the volume via the OS.
Display
My monitor arrived with 100% of the pixels working; not one single stuck or dead pixel. This was the first thing I checked for when I received it.
The 2ms response time is great. I don't see any ghosting or other types of lag. I tested this with Transformers 2. During the scene where the Devastator comes together my 60Hz TV was so laggy it was hard to see all of the details; with this monitor I was able to see every intricate detail of the vehicles connecting together to form the Devastator. Now I want to upgrade my TV.
Note, 1080 Flash videos (Youtube/VEVO) may show occasional 'refresh' lines in full screen, I believe this to be purely the limitations of Flash itself, since my Blu-Rays had no such issues
Compared to any other LCDs I have, this has very little colour distortion based on different viewing angles. The only time colours show noticeable change is when looking from a higher viewing angle (not left, right, or below). EDIT: The refresh lines are a result of something in Linux. Everything is beautiful in Windows.
Sometimes, during a solid coloured screen, I think I see minor light-bleed effect in some areas, but lately I haven't. It's very rare/negligible and not noticeable at all during use.
The screen itself if very bright, colours are vivid, and whites are white and not yellowed (it puts my MacBook to shame).
I have been satisfied with the default colour settings. It comes with six preprogrammed modes. I normally only use Game/Theater/Standard modes. Similar to shopping for TV's in a store, once you switch to Standard you'll think "Eww, that's so bleached", but once you walk away and come back it looks awesome again. The Theater mode is configured more for darker pictures.
Since it's dynamic contrast, I noticed during testing that a screen of pure black is not as black as I'd like (because it has nothing to compare/adjust against), but once you pull up an actual picture with content or play a video blacks are dark black, whites are bright white, and it does very well as displaying the various levels of contrast in between.
Build
It's pretty thin and seems well built. The base is very easy to take on and off for transport, but you may want to use a screwdriver if you're OCD and the 1-2 degree of possible rotation from only hand-tightening annoys you. The screen sits level and doesn't lean at all one way or the other. There is a indentation in the back, probably mainly for heat dissipation, that I've been using as a handle-grip for transporting to LAN parties. This seems to work rather well, even if it's not intended to be used this way. The monitor itself stays really cool and I hardly notice any luke warm air coming from it even when I'm right up to it.
Other Thoughts
As much as people complain about the reflections of glossy screens, I don't think the Aero/"ooh, shiny object" effect of the gloss will ever seem inferior to my non-glossy screen (remember that TV shopping effect?). At the same time I am glad to have a non-glossy screen and am really surprised at how well it handles the colours for being such. It's both a pro and a con for me.
As for those people who say this screen is not meant for text, all I have to say is "Grow Younger!". I'm 25 and have no issues viewing text on this screen. I had a laptop with a 15.5" LCD running at 1920x1280 and never (okay, rarely) had any issues reading small text, and I can tell you this 23" 1920x1080 screen is much easier to read, because... well... all 2+ million of those pixels are larger than on my 15". Sure, my dad may still complain about the font, but all-in-all if you have trouble reading small things get a display with a lower native resolution (else things typically get blurry-ish when you lower from the native resolution). The text itself displays nice and Crisp, just how I like it.
I feel like I left something out, but:
TLDR; This is a wonderful non-glossy monitor. GET IT!

First off, in case it is not clear from the title, the VS247H-P features LED backlighting. Also, it has a matte (anti-reflective) finish on the screen (the bezel, by contrast, is glossy).
Since no one had reviewed this yet when I bought it (it's a new model) I was a little hesitant at first. Happy to report this is an excellent display. In fact, I like it better than any of the TN panel displays I saw at my local retail stores. (Since I use it for gaming primarily, I was not in the market for an IPS display because of their slower response times.)
Pros:
It has a very attractive simple design. The bezel is slim, the stand seems sturdy. It is fairly thin (but not razor thin). Runs very cool. Great colors (I didn't know Starcraft 2 could look this good!). Excellent response time. I haven't noticed any bleeding around the edges - the backlighting seems very even. I like the hidden physical buttons on the bottom right of the display (instead of touch based buttons). When the monitor goes to sleep, it there is a small dull orange light (instead of an annoying bright blinking blue light like some other displays).
Cons:
As with all TNs, there is some color shift when viewed at an off-angle, but this is less noticeable than on other displays I have tried. I would prefer that it didn't say "HDMI" on the lower left corner of the front of the unit (not an eyesore or anything, just wish it was a removable sticker instead of painted on).
My first unit had a bright blue stuck pixel in the center - Amazon promptly sent a replacement. New unit is great.

 

ASUS VS247H-P 23.6-Inch LCD Monitor - Black