Iiyama AX3819UT review

The Iiyama is one of the few screens this month to include a height-adjustable stand. This is more useful than it sounds, as it allows you to position the monitor at eye level and keep the screen completely horizontal. The AX3819UT also has the strangest cable pack this month. As well as a VGA-to-VGA cable, it includes a VGA-to-DVI-A cable. This latter has no notable benefit over a standard VGA cable and it's puzzling why Iiyama includes this instead of a true DVI-D cable.

But, even using the analog connection, the Iiyama managed the sharpness and resolution tests well, with only a slight question mark over the pixel tracking - the Eizo beat it here. The real-world tests, however, showed up narrow viewing angles both horizontally and vertically, but the other tests in this section were fine.

The Iiyama made up most of its points in the colour tests. Superb colour purity and colour combinations results were followed by clear passes in the saturation and dark-level tests. The only problems were with the colour tracking where a faint tint showed, the greyscale intensity ramp where banding was evident, and the colour spectrum where yellow and cyan were drowned out.

The Iiyama boasts an excellent TFT panel matched by a well-designed OSD offering direct access to brightness, contrast, auto-setup and input selection. However, it's too expensive when compared with the Eizo, which manages to offer better image quality for £10 less. If you can find the AX3819UT cheaper, though, it will make a great purchase.