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Monday 16 January 2012

The Asus Vh242h Review - Can it be The very best Asus Gaming Monitor?

By Steven Atkil


Aspect ratio controls are greyed out unless the computer monitor detects a reduced resolution than its entertainment friendly Full High definition (1,920 x 1,080), doubtless a blessing to prospects who will be confused from this kind of thing. When the resolution is leaner but widescreen, the Asus will either display it 1:1 or attempt to scale it without aspect distortion, while a non-widescreen resolution can lead to being given the decision between Full (resulting in a very horrible stretched image) or 4:3. Most importantly, how does the VW246H's image quality manage? As always with TN-based displays, there are benefits and drawbacks. Over the plus side, horizontal viewing angles aren't the worst and backlight bleed is practically nonexistent. After playing with saturation settings, colours are relatively vibrant without having to be oversaturated.

Unfortunately, noticeable banding and a slight shortage of sharpness (regardless of this setting at 100 %) complement average greyscale performance and slight dithering to take a few of the sheen off the VW246H's performance. To be honest it's not worse than many TNs and for most needs the image quality would be deemed sufficient, yet it fails to surprise on any level.

The exact opposite can be said of the 2W built-in speakers, which are far better than we'd normally expect, delivering relatively rich audio at respected volume levels without obvious distortion. What's more, they even managed a hint of bass, all while keeping a rare level of depth and clarity. The reality is, we'd go as far as to say it's the best audio performance from a budget monitor yet, though this isn't to say it could replace even half decent headphones or discrete speakers.

Value is the one other strong point with this display. The average price for it is above the 210 mark, bringing it in accordance with most monitors sporting this kind of size and connectivity, it is usually found for less than 190 online.

Verdict

Even for a TN-based model image quality is average, however the Asus VW246H gives a surprisingly good audio performance at a beautiful price and features a lot of the input and output options you may need. If you are within a strict budget you could potentially do far worse.




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