ASUS VW266H Black 25.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 20000:1) Built in Speakers w/ component connector

Pros: Large display 1920x1200
Brightness is excellent
Vesa 100x100
Component input

Cons: Now have trouble switching input / signal detection
lock-up then have to be turn off then on.
Some backlight bleeding on edge.
Had a stuck pixel, but it's working now.

Other Thoughts: Instant rebate from Newegg.
Postal rebate from Asus.
Paid with paypal which gave me another rebate!

For the price I got it it's excellent.

Pros: Great for the 3 years and 7 months that it worked.

Cons: 7 months out of warranty and failed. CS responded:

Dear Customer,

out of warranty

Thank You,

Franklin A.
ASUS Tech Support

Other Thoughts: No offers to fix it at all, not even for money. Pretty much just a screwU Thanks ASUS not buying your junk anymore.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Anonymous,

I’m sorry to hear your situation. Could you please describe exactly what happened to your monitor? Is it still functional (e.g. can you at least power on your monitor)? Please send me an email at cl-celeste@asus.com at your convenience. I would like to help you troubleshoot your monitor.

Sincerely,
Celeste
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: Geat color, a lot of inputs built in speakers not the best but its a monitor not a tv,

Cons: cant adjust the height on this beast monitor, the buttons to switch video mode/menu/volume are tough to identify if you are in a dark room

Other Thoughts: Had this monitor since march of 2009, seems like it just went bad 8/2012. The black light has gone out, before it stopped working i would hear a buzzing sound when I would first turn on the monitor which would eventually go away, after a few months asides from the buzzing it then started to power off the black light. Screen looked like if it was off but if you looked closely you can see the display. So i would turn the monitor off and off to get to become more stable, Asus tech support sucks, sure my item is out of warranty but theyll charge 250$ to fix but not guaranteed to work.. guess ill take it to a local shop and get the blacklight replaced.

Pros: BIG, high res, widescreen

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Ive had this for over a little while, and never had any problems with it. great picture, bright colors

Pros: GIANT! This thing is pretty beastly. I've had no problems with dead pixels and the color looks fine! The speakers aren't the best, but chances are if you buy this thing you probably will have external speakers ready to go anyways.

Cons: Nothing yet!

Pros: Monstrous, especially compared to the 20" ViewSonics they replaced. Love the 1920x1200 resolution. Bright and sharp, and right at the weight limit of the cheapo monitor stands I'm using.

Cons: I've got two of them right next to each other: one on DVI and one on HDMI. The HDMI display's picture seems to be slightly more vibrant than the DVI's. It's actually gotten annoying over the past two months.

Other Thoughts: I'd assume that two identical monitors that were purchased at the same time would look identical, but apparently not. Other than that, these things have been absolutely fantastic.

We've got three developers in this office using 3 of these each, and they freaking love them as well. Pity they've been discontinued, I need 6 more.

Pros: Great color.

Cons: ASUS will not do a RMA until you have 4 or more bright white pixels blinding you. I always buy ASUS products but not any more. I cannot believe that they want me to look at this bright spot on my screen. Customer service just keeps saying that it is their policy you should have read the warranty information. I looked over the newegg listing of this monitor and it does not say anything about the pixels for warranty issues. You must look it up on the ASUS site.

Other Thoughts: ASUS is great up to the point that you want to have something fixed.

Pros: Have had this monitor for 8 months now and haven't had a single problem. Works beautifully for watching movies, playing games and graphic editing. The size and the clear picture just makes everything easier to do while using the computer. The price was also perfect for me. Definitely not as expensive as some other monitors I've seen. Love it!

Cons: None!

Other Thoughts: If I had the space and money, I'd buy two more!

Pros: I've been using this monitor in my latest build for ~9 months and it has performed flawlessly in high-powered gaming sessions day after day. It's been used very heavily and has held up very well. The gloss finish is nice if your environment is not dusty, but it will attract noticeable dust otherwise. The stand is sturdy. Plenty of presets for on the fly adjustments to different games/movies/etc. May require some fine tuning if you're an advanced tech user but the options menu is very simple to configure. I have no real complaints other than after 3-4 months of heavy use, I developed a pixel that became stuck on in a green-blue color but luckily it wasn't in a spot that's easily noticed, and I very rarely ever notice it at all. If I'm playing a game, it's near impossible to see unless I'm at a menu or black screen and even then I have to look really hard for it.

Cons: Non-fixable, stuck on blue-green pixel after 3-4 months of heavy use. But, that's the risk you take when ordering online and use the monitor as much as I do.

Other Thoughts: It's truly a great monitor for the money, and the only reason I'd replace it is if I upgraded to multiple 3d monitor setup. If you're on the fence with this one, I'd go for it. That's how I felt at first, but then when remembering how well my previous ASUS monitor held up, I decided to go for it and never looked back.

Pros: Very nice sized monitor. Not too small, not too big. Perfection in my opinion. Excellent quality, very bright, can be easily adjusted. Almost 2 years and running strong. Not a single dead pixel, Monitor is on atleast 5 hours per day, usually more.

Cons: Colors bleed, I have to adjust the settings depending on what movie I'm watching, or what game I'm playing. You can adjust it near perfect for everything, it's just a huge pain.

Other Thoughts: On occasion, when I put my PC to sleep, I'll wake it up and the monitor won't wake up. I try turning it off and back on and stays black, try going through inputs and nothing, found that if I unplug it for a few seconds then when I plug it back in it works fine. Rare occasion that this happens, but it does.