Allright so I'm in the process of building a gaming rig and am looking for a good moniter around $200. I did a little research and right now i got my eye on this asus 24 inch moniter. Anyone here on buildapc have any first- hand experience with this moniter ot anyothers in this pricepoint? I'm just now getting to work so I apologize in advance for any slow responses.
Posted Apr 18, 2012, 3:00 PM UTC
So, from what I've see there's not really a big benefit to a $200 panel (any of them, unless there's a really fantastic deal) over even low-end monitors. I'd either suggest dropping to a 22/23" monitor in the $120/150 range, or spending a bit more to get a cheaper 22" IPS panel (e.g. the Dell U2212HM).
There are big benefits, but it's just that spec sheets are useless and some $120 and $250 monitors will have the exact same specs but look completely different (picture quailty, due to various objective things such as contrast ratio and color gamut).
The thing is, no reputable reviewer (like TFTCentral and Prad) bothers with low-end monitors (usually anything under about $200).
Read this thread to learn about monitors: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=308280#1
It's probably decent but if I was buying a monitor with a strict ~$250 or less budget I'd probably get one of these with IPS panels (these have good overdrive so they're fine for gaming): Asus VS229H-P or Dell U2212HM or U2312HM (warning: the U2212HM has moderate ~20ms input lag; the 23 has about 1ms which is amazing)
Next time just PM the wise aka me.
I just bought (this Asus 24")[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236153] about a month ago. Its Really nice!
Love it. Perfect size for my current single monitor setup. Thin even with its built in power supply. Its part of Asus Corporate Sustainability line so if it goes bad I know I can get it replaced w/ exact model.