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Friday, January 13, 2012

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

By Thomas Evans


Whereas 24in displays were at one point a preserve of well heeled enthusiasts, cheap 24in, 16:9 aspect TN based panels have made them less expensive and offered to regular consumers. Asus' VW246h monitor is another addition to the current category, why don't we learn how it holds up.

Similar to most budget displays these days, the VW246H will come in two parts, the base and monitor-plus-stand, which press together. The design is essentially the same as that regarding the Asus VW223B we reviewed not too long ago. Because of this (as always) you discover a glossy black bezel, the display's back and base are matte, with all the latter sporting a ripple texture surface.

Within a mere 16 mm thick, the bezel around the VW246H's is practically as thin as that from its smaller sibling - except at the bottom where it is 25 mm to add in the monitor's controls. Small icons across the controls make them super easy to discover and while the tiny blue LED within the power button cannot be switched off, it's unobtrusive enough to not matter.

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

Triple video inputs are pretty much par-for-the-course as of late and the VW246H doesn't disappoint, offering HDMI, DVI and VGA. There's a rudimentary clip behind the stand for cable management. Much less of any given is often a 3.5mm stereo output in addition to the usual input, enabling you to attach external speakers as opposed to making use of 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 tiny and slightly morose, lacking video or graphic flair. Even though it feels a touch cramped, it's very usable thanks to among the finest layouts we've encountered. There aren't many sub-menus, so there is nothing buried, tags are readable and layout logical. Precisely the slightly awkward directional controls, which have been placed both sides of the 'menu' button, hinder navigation.

Continuing up with the OSD, Asus' 'Splendid' technology it's essentially just a couple of presets - albeit very flexible ones - and skin-tone adjustments. All the presets, which comprise Scenery, Standard, Theater, Game and Night View modes, are individually configurable, this means you may actually lead to using some of them. Certain restrictions do apply, however. In Theater mode, for instance, you simply can't adjust brightness, while Standard mode doesn't permit you to 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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