Asus VE228H 21.5" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers ASCR 10,000,000:1

Pros: Had this monitor for about 5 months, the quality of the picture is amazing, the slick and modern design of this monitor is what I like most! I had no problems with this product, and no dead screen pixels, which is good. I recommend getting this monitor, either it's for gaming, browsing the internet, Photoshop, and watching videos, etc.

Cons: Don't use the monitor speakers, buy your own set of speakers. Specially if you're going to play PC games or watch videos! Other than that, there's nothing else.

Pros: + visual display quality is excellent
+ sturdy construction
+ stereo speakers are usable; aren't as bad as you might think

Cons: + cost isn't ridiculous but is on the pricey side
+ although speakers are ok for light background noise they aren't good enough for gaming and movies

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Pros: Ordered Friday morning arrived on Monday 2 days later with the 4+ days shipping (cheapest shipping method). Very nice picture quality and works well with my ps3 and computer (have them both hooked up) Very quickly able to change the input. Overall very happy with this monitor.

Cons: Not really a con but the volume and brightness buttons were a bit clunky as you have to press the volume down button then press the volume up button to turn the volume up but I use headphones most of the time so not a big deal.

Other Thoughts: Would definitely recommend this to everyone and have thinking of maybe buying another just for my ps3.

Pros: Great Price, Great Quality, Great Functionality

Cons: Won't get me popcorn! But will display a great picture of it! ;o)

Other Thoughts: This monitor is great, haven't found any issues with it. Best features for the money and great customer service when you need it. (Have not needed customer service for this monitor, it was diff. item)

Pros: -Great visual quality
-HDMI

Cons: Speakers are weak, don't even use them.

Pros: Looks great from most angles. 1920 x 1080 out of my pc via dvi. The stand screws on with a screw that has its own "wing nut" like feature. So no screw driver need. 3 year warranty.

Cons: None at this price! With that said, speakers are weak but if in a small room with no background noise, your OK.

Other Thoughts: Its hard not to like it, but get speakers if you want to listen to music or movies.

Pros: This a spectacular monitor for the price. I have used many asus products and they have yet to dissapoint. The viewing angles are great, not quite the 178 degree view but darn close. Settings are easy to adjust and fine tune. I love the cable management built into the stand and the fact that the connections face downwards. makes for a nice clean desk.

Cons: Can't think of one, but I wish I got a bigger version.

Other Thoughts: Just get it. If you want a inexpensive 1080 monitor this is perfect.

Pros: -Great picture
-good price
-vga, hdmi, dvi, audio ports
-pretty adjustable
-glossy slick finish

Cons: -very weak speakers

Other Thoughts: audio is really weak with the 9mm jack, quality improves with hdmi cable, but still worse than my laptop speakers... its very noticeable.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

The built-in speakers for this monitor should provide you a decent sound quality, but if you require more sound, then getting hi-fi or desktop external speakers would be the better choice or a monitor that has 3-watts per speaker. For further assistance or if you’d like to discuss this topic, please contact me at cl-celeste@asus.com and use this ref#1072-10276 in the subject line.

Sincerely,
Celeste
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: This is a really great monitor. The screen is clear, has multiple input options, and has a great contrast ratio and vibrant colors. You won't go wrong with this one. On top of that, I've had good experience with ASUS, and this is one of the reasons I like the brand.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: If you want it, buy it. It's a good choice.

Pros: Great monitor. Display is matte, clean and clear. Full 1080p.
Takes HDMI audio in for speakers or passthrough. Good price

Cons: Speakers are very weak and the volume dynamic range implied by the 0-100 level is minimal. 1 and 100 are hardly different. Some aspect ratio and screen modes get weird and locked up, but I think I've sorta figured it out.

Other Thoughts: Wish it had a component input, I guess, for a game console, but more expensive monitors have that.

Bottom line, I recommend this monitor.