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Asus MS236H review

Verdict

Image quality isn't perfect, but it's the glorious design that will tempt most

Review Date: 12 Mar 2010

Reviewed By: David Bayon

Price when reviewed: £189 (£222 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
6 stars out of 6

Value for Money
4 stars out of 6

Image Quality
4 stars out of 6

PCPRO Recommended

Details
Part Code	MS236H
Review Date	12 Mar 2010
Price ex VAT	£189
Price inc VAT	£222
Overall rating
Image quality
Features & Design
Value for Money

Main specifications
Screen size	23.0in
Aspect ratio	16:9
Resolution	1920 x 1080
Screen brightness	250cd/m2
Pixel response time	2ms
Contrast ratio	1,000:1
Dynamic contrast ratio	50,000:1
Pixel pitch	0.265mm
Horizontal viewing angle	170 degrees
Vertical viewing angle	160 degrees
Speaker type	None
Speaker power ouput	N/A
TV tuner
TV tuner type	N/A

Connections
DVI inputs	0
VGA inputs	1
HDMI inputs	1
DisplayPort inputs	0
Scart inputs	0
HDCP support
Upstream USB ports	0
USB ports (downstream)	0
3.5mm audio input jacks	0
Headphone output
Other audio connectors	None

Accessories supplied
Other cables supplied	HDMI-DVI, VGA

Ergonomics
Forward tilt angle	0 degrees
Backward tilt angle	20 degrees
Swivel angle	0 degrees
Height adjustment	0mm
Pivot (portrait) mode?

Dimensions
Dimensions	566 x 151 x 407mm (WDH)
Weight	3.900kg

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From around the web

So glorious and ergonomic that they forgot to raise the lower edge of the screen above the desk level by using a proper stand. End result? Neck-ache.

Haven't Asus ever seen the Health and Safety diagrams showing correct positioning of screens? One of the few instances where H&S makes sense...

By JohnGray7581 on 12 Mar 2010

'Glorious design'?

By JohnGray7581 on 12 Mar 2010

When will refresh NOT repeat a post?

When they fix the web software.

By JohnGray7581 on 12 Mar 2010

Shehzad

I was thinking the same thing - neck strain.

It would make a great picture frame!

By shehzadahmad on 12 Mar 2010

This is a piece of art !

I do not think that is a neck strain, I have seen similar Sony models that did not cause neck pain. However, this design seemed to be superb. Also we saw only a few images, author of this article actually used this unit and his opinion is better predict the quality than ours.

By HopeLESS on 12 Mar 2010