dimanche 25 décembre 2011

The Well Recognized Asus Vw246h review - Is it everything it's caught up being?

By Jack Tradesz


Whereas twenty four inch displays were at one point a preserve of well heeled enthusiasts, cheap twenty four inch, 16:9 aspect TN based panels have enabled them lower priced and offered to regular consumers. Asus' VW246h monitor is yet another addition to the current category, how about we find out how it holds up.

Like most budget displays as of late, the VW246H is available in two parts, the bottom and monitor-plus-stand, which push together. The style is basically much like that relating to the Asus VW223B we reviewed not too long ago. This means that (as always) you receive a glossy black bezel, though the display's back and base are matte, with all the latter sporting a ripple texture surface.

Within a mere 16mm thick, the bezel around the VW246H's is nearly as thin as that of its smaller sibling - except at the end where it is 25mm to incorporate the monitor's controls. Small icons over the controls causing them to become quite simple to uncover and even while the tiny blue LED on the power button cannot be switched off, it's very discreet enough to not matter.

Overall, the VW246H is often a functional but largely unimaginative piece of styling that wont offend but won't excite either. Whether or not it's a tiny panache you're going after, likes on the Samsung monitor range, or perhaps the BenQ V2400W, will likely be of more interest.

Triple video inputs are essentially par-for-the-course as of late and also the VW246H doesn't disappoint, offering HDMI, DVI and VGA. There is a rudimentary clip in the rear of the stand for cable management. Much less of any given is a 3.5mm stereo output in addition to the usual input, permitting you to attach external speakers instead of using the monitor's ones. Asus also gets points for including both VGA and DVI cables, where several other manufacturers still only supply VGA.

Getting onto the OSD, it's rather small and slightly morose, lacking video or graphic flair. Eventhough it feels a bit cramped, it is quite usable as a result of among the finest layouts we've come across. There are not many sub-menus, so there's nothing buried, tags are readable and layout logical. Merely the slightly awkward directional controls, that happen to be placed both sides from the 'menu' button, hinder navigation.

Continuing on with the OSD, Asus' 'Splendid' technology it's essentially only a number of presets - albeit very flexible ones - and skin-tone adjustments. All of the presets, which comprise Scenery, Standard, Theater, Game and Night View modes, are individually configurable, so that you might actually lead to using some of them. Certain constraints do apply, however. In Theater mode, for example, you can't adjust brightness, while Standard mode doesn't let you mess with the sharpness, saturation or dynamic contrast (which Asus calls ASCR) settings. Scenery and Game modes give a chance to access every adjustment, though.




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