** A RARITY: NEW ASUS 24.1" MONITOR WITH FULL 1920x1200 RESOLUTION!! **

Ok setup the first panel.
What can I say. Superb. Really something special. Absolutely lovely to have an extra 120 pixels. Its suprising how much of a difference it makes.

Now to unbox the remaining two panel. Be right back!
 
Cavallino said:
Ok setup the first panel.
What can I say. Superb. Really something special. Absolutely lovely to have an extra 120 pixels. Its suprising how much of a difference it makes.

Now to unbox the remaining two panel. Be right back!
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That's good to hear :)

What is the uniformity like across the 3 screens?

Have you tried any gaming?
 
Well all panels are unpacked. Played some BF3 and I have to say FPS gaming has been taken to a new level with multi monitor setups.

As to the monitors themselves, they are fantastic.
Admitedly there is a little tearing in games but its to be expected with a 60Hz monitor,

When you say uniformity you mean the uniformity of the backlight?
Well this is a good point, when I boot up on one of the monitors I noticed that the level of lighting in one corner was a bit higher than the other.

But in Windows I cannot tell what effect this has, the colour and lighting is uniform as hell add to the fact you can change to gaming mode and that just takes this panel to another level.

I am very happy I RMAd the VN248s which are 1080 as opposed to this which is 1200. To me those extra 120pixel makes a world of difference.

I am not really a good reviewer bud, but please do ask me any questions and I will try to help. I can take pictures of the uniformity if you like? (i.e. I assume black background?)
 
Considering getting one of these screens, I do both photography / graphics work and I also like to game quite often.

During gaming is there any ghosting?
Would you say the colour accuracy is good for photographs?
 
OtherSide said:
Considering getting one of these screens, I do both photography / graphics work and I also like to game quite often.

During gaming is there any ghosting?
Would you say the colour accuracy is good for photographs?
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Hi there,

In an ideal world you'd use one of our IPS panels which are very highly regarded for photography/graphics work. And then one of our 120/144Hz panels for the smoothest and fastest game play possible.

But as a single monitor solution the VS24AHL does very well.
 
ASUS|Mr_Orange said:
Hi there,

In an ideal world you'd use one of our IPS panels which are very highly regarded for photography/graphics work. And then one of our 120/144Hz panels for the smoothest and fastest game play possible.

But as a single monitor solution the VS24AHL does very well.
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As a vendor rep, please could you clarify the difference between the VS24AHL and the PA248Q with regards to the actual screen, all I can see is the VS24AHL has a slightly quicker response time. Also, do the screens use PWM?

I'm currently leaning towards the VS24AHL rather than the PA248Q, for two reasons, it's cheaper and the response time seems a little better.

Thanks Mr Orange.
 
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At last another manufacturer realising that 1080P is not the best aspect ratio for home computing. Roll on more 4K for home use so that we can finally get proper high res for monitors.
 
I'm getting one of these, how is it for gaming? a lot of people have said that the 16:10 sucks? ive never had one so i dunno, i play league of legends so hopefully it doesnt affect that
 
TomProx said:
I'm getting one of these, how is it for gaming? a lot of people have said that the 16:10 sucks? ive never had one so i dunno, i play league of legends so hopefully it doesnt affect that
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Every LCD monitor I've ever owned has been 16:10, and I've survived OK so far :)
 
Looks like the vendor rep Mr Orange isn't coming back frequently enough :(.

VS24AHL is very tempting, but I have just found the PA248Q for £300 elsewhere and it does look as though it's a better built monitor when compared to the VS24AHL.

Does anyone know if they use the same screen or not? The only thing different are the response times.
 
The PA248Q uses an old IPS panel with strong (high haze/grainy) matte surface and a poor default colour setup. The VS24AHL uses a new AH-IPS that's much better setup from the factory and has a lighter (less grainy) screen surface. In my opinion it's the better of the two monitors. There is an upgraded version of the PA248Q appropriately called the PB248Q which I believe uses the same panel as the new VS model.
 
Cavallino said:
What are the differences?

Response times are 6ms on each I believe?
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The one in this thread has a 5ms and the PA248Q has 6ms. Not a huge difference tho.

Also this one doesn't come pre-calibrated like the PA248Q and as I'm a graphic designer who also dabbles in a bit photography this makes it appealing. I just can't make up my mind, these two or the DELL U2412m!
 
OtherSide said:
The one in this thread has a 5ms and the PA248Q has 6ms. Not a huge difference tho.

Also this one doesn't come pre-calibrated like the PA248Q and as I'm a graphic designer who also dabbles in a bit photography this makes it appealing. I just can't make up my mind, these two or the DELL U2412m!
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The PA248Q's factory calibration leaves an awful lot to be desired - http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_pa248q.htm. There are also changes throughout the lifetime of the monitor to white point and overall colour balance which means if you are serious about either design work or photography with the highest levels of colour accuracy you really can't beat your own calibration and re-calibration using your own calibrator. I can appreciate that dabbling in this sort of thing as a hobby can mean a good factory setup without the additional expense of a colorimeter is a good compromise.

Personally I feel that the screen surface on both the PA248Q and the Dell U2412M is abhorrent and completely ruin the overall image quality of the monitor. But I am very sensitive to that sort of thing and I'm sure not everyone will agree. You can't argue with physics mind, it does have an effect on the image. One which no amount of calibration can fix! I'm personally very fond of the BenQ BL2411PT but sadly OcUK don't sell it. The VS24AHL uses the same panel though so has good potential.
 
Thanks for your input PCM2, you've actually helped a lot.

I was concerned that the VS24AHL wasn't very easy to calibrate, but now I've read a few reviews on the BenQ (yours included) I think I'm probably going to go for this one (VS24AHL).

This may change again, but deciding what to get is starting to annoy me - but reading the reviews for the BenQ that uses the same panel has helped a lot. With the money I save I may as well look at getting a calibrator, but we'll see once I get it.

Cheers dude.
 
Ordered just now, so hopefully it'll be here for tomorrow - the wife is in to collect it too.

I'll have a play with it over the weekend and give my thoughts on it. My current screen is an ancient 17" LG Flatron and the one at work I use is a Dell 2208WFPt, so I don't have a huge comparison to the latest tech.
 
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