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Offline itlnstln

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« on: Thu, 24 February 2011, 08:32:01 »
I am looking to get a pair of these monitors for work, and I was wondering if anyone here has had any experience with ASUS monitors or even these specifically.  The Newegg reviews look good, but I am looking for more "professional" opinions.  Thanks.
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« Reply #1 on: Thu, 24 February 2011, 09:14:14 »
Not what you ask, but since the new NEC EA232WMi is announced and sampled, you could start looking for good offers on the EA231WMi. Both are IPS in the low-end price range.

The ASUS you mention is probably TN (can't quickly find this piece of info). I'd stay out of TN.
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« Reply #2 on: Thu, 24 February 2011, 09:17:31 »
It is TN.  I don't do any kind of graphical work (I'm an analyst), so I don't really need anything too high end.  I just have really small monitors at work, and I need something with more (pixel) real estate.  Looking over the offerings at Newegg, this one seemed to have the most bang-for-the-buck.

I did forget to mention that I am looking, specifically, LED-backlit.  Other than that, my requirements aren't too strict.  I want something with good contrast for text viewing.
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« Reply #3 on: Thu, 24 February 2011, 09:22:26 »
I don't do graphics, either, at least not in the photo sense. I mostly stare at text.

I find TN very fatiguing to the eye. At least my eyes. Probably has to do with the 6-bit panel and the dither.

If you're spending that much dough on keyboards, you should do it for your eyes' sake, too, IMHO. Just a friendly advice.

Dunno why LED backlight is a must, but I think the EA232WMi fits.
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« Reply #4 on: Thu, 24 February 2011, 09:39:47 »
I hear you.  I think I would go IPS if I was only using one monitor, but I use two quite extensively (to the point where neither is a "primary" monitor).  The price for two is a little out of my price range, unfortunately, especially since I can't get work to pay for it.  Since I have never had an IPS monitor, at the very least, I won't know what I'm missing.
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Offline Brian8bit

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« Reply #5 on: Thu, 24 February 2011, 10:03:25 »
Got a VH222H. Can't complain. I know **** all about monitors though. It displays porn well. That's all that matters.
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Offline godly_music

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« Reply #6 on: Thu, 24 February 2011, 10:41:15 »
VW222U here. Nice colors, nice response time. You can barely see the banding. And I had to have it replaced once because the buttons are cheap. But I think it'll last longer than all my Samsungs.
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« Reply #7 on: Thu, 24 February 2011, 12:29:02 »
You should consider getting a 1920x1200 monitor the 16:10(1.6) factor benefits your work. The only other thing that would help is a multi-monitor setup(mixed landscape/portrait mode) or a larger resolution i.e. 2560x1600.

But you mentioned you don't want to spend so much money. Asus sells their VW266(1200P) and there's also a few other TN 1200P sold around that are sold fairly affordable. Unfortunately 1200P is disappearing and being sold at outrages prices for the extra pixels due to the whole 16:9 craze and so called "Full HD" bull****. For work the extra vertical height really helps.
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Offline Ekaros

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« Reply #8 on: Thu, 24 February 2011, 13:50:35 »
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You should consider getting a 1920x1200 monitor the 16:10(1.6) factor benefits your work. The only other thing that would help is a multi-monitor setup(mixed landscape/portrait mode) or a larger resolution i.e. 2560x1600.

But you mentioned you don't want to spend so much money. Asus sells their VW266(1200P) and there's also a few other TN 1200P sold around that are sold fairly affordable. Unfortunately 1200P is disappearing and being sold at outrages prices for the extra pixels due to the whole 16:9 craze and so called "Full HD" bull****. For work the extra vertical height really helps.


Yes, for work 16:10 is superior to 16:9, you need more space verticaly than horisontaly. I hate those cheap industry people for this change...

I myself use as main monitor on my other rig an Lenovo L220x, sadly it's out of production, and wasn't the budget consumer-model...

Now if I had 1k extra to waste I would go for 30", if other parts of system can support it.
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« Reply #9 on: Fri, 25 February 2011, 07:45:24 »
Funnily enough, for me 5:4 or 4:3 is pretty much ideal, and now try finding a good, affordable monitor with that nowadays...

Guess when I need a new monitor, I'd have to go with some used Eizo / NEC 19" SXGA (like I have now) or 21" UXGA job.
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« Reply #10 on: Fri, 25 February 2011, 07:57:11 »
**** it, I bought 'em.  I got a good deal at Amazon of all places (on shipping, mainly), so I pulled the trigger.  I really like the Acer I have at home, and it's a POS, so I figured these would be awesome.  I'm already a keyboard nut, I don't need to be a monitor one, too.
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« Reply #11 on: Fri, 25 February 2011, 08:21:41 »
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**** it, I bought 'em.  I got a good deal at Amazon of all places (on shipping, mainly), so I pulled the trigger.  I really like the Acer I have at home, and it's a POS, so I figured these would be awesome.  I'm already a keyboard nut, I don't need to be a monitor one, too.


glad you got over it :) all these various TN panels make little to no difference at all, so I wouldn't be too worried about which one I end up buying.
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« Reply #12 on: Fri, 25 February 2011, 08:35:07 »
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Funnily enough, for me 5:4 or 4:3 is pretty much ideal, and now try finding a good, affordable monitor with that nowadays...

Guess when I need a new monitor, I'd have to go with some used Eizo / NEC 19" SXGA (like I have now) or 21" UXGA job.

I am still on 4:3, but guess next one won't be. Wanna offer you mine when time comes for replacement?
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« Reply #13 on: Fri, 25 February 2011, 08:52:44 »
I'm thinking if I should get used 1600x1200. Around 100€...
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« Reply #14 on: Fri, 25 February 2011, 08:59:05 »
I have a pair of Asus 25.5" monitors (VW266H, 1920x1200) and I love them.

best deal I could find at 1920x1200
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« Reply #15 on: Fri, 25 February 2011, 09:07:24 »
ASUS seems to get good reviews everywhere I have looked, so I don't think I'll be disappointed.  Now, I'm getting excited; they should be here on 3/1.  I don't think my monitor arms are going to work, though, because they will be too big.  I'm probably going to have to go back to using stands.
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