ASUS VE247H Black 23.6" 2ms Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 300 cd/m2 10,000,000:1 (ASCR)

Pros: 2 MS g2g!!!
Amazing for what few games I've run so far.
Crystal clear and wonderful for 3d modelling
Two together are just perfect for my setup
Blu-ray playback looks amazing
No dead pixels! (I feel very lucky for that)

Cons: My only minor quibble is that having the two right next to each other, one's image is slightly... greener? I played with settings on the monitors (there are a lot), my video card, and in windows, and couldn't quite get them to match. If the color's right, it's too saturated. Not deal breaking, and I use two together to have different things displayed on each. If they weren't literally touching, I probably wouldn't have noticed, so I definitely can't dock an egg for it.

Other Thoughts: My Build:

AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo)
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW+ 4GB
G.SKILL Sniper Series 32GB DDR3 1866
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 1200W Modular Power Supply
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO
Rosewill THOR V2-White Edition
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Fedora/Ubuntu Live Sessions when I feel like it ;)
2 x ASUS VE247H 23.6" LED

Future adds:
SSD
Maybe watercooling if/when I get bored and decide to OC

Pros: Average lcd monitor, I don't know how this one stands out from the rest.

Cons: Monitor had pinkish tint, couldn't get colors calibrated through OSD controls . Backlight bleed at the bottom of the screen. RMAed back to Newegg, this ended up being worse than my previous monitor.

Other Thoughts: Dissapointed as I thought Asus was a premium brand. From now on, I'll just stick to buying their motherboards.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Nav,

I’m so sorry to hear you did not have a very good experience with this unit. Perhaps you’ll give us another chance with a different model. Should you require further assistance, please reach out to me at cl-celeste@asus.com and include ref#1072-11090 in the subject line.

Sincerely,
Celeste
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: Size and brightness.

Cons: Price could of been $20 cheaper without the promo code. To run in full screen with a HD radeon card on HDMI you have to change the seeings in the CCC app or you will only get 21"

Other Thoughts: Could have a better menu layout.

Pros: It worked wonderfully for 2 years, nothing bad to say about it.

Cons: Now, the screen is lined with black, red, and green dots. I assume it's a problem with it degrading. I don't have much experience with high quality monitors, but I assumed that it would last longer considering its price. I have kept in good condition, and my video card is working fine with other monitors. This may be an isolated problem, but be wary.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

You may want to try plugging this monitor to a different computer. You can also try a different port (HDMI/VGA/DVI) other the one that you’re currently using. If you require further assistance with all other ASUS monitor-related topics, please email me at cl-celeste@asus.com and include ref#1072-11103 in the subject line.

Sincerely,
Celeste
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: I just ordered my second monitor of this kind and I could not be happier. I ordered my first one in 2010 and have not had any problems with it. Other reviewers talk about black depth and ghosting, but I have seen none of these issues. It is also important to remember the price you paid for the monitor and compare it to its benefits and features. If you do, this monitor wins hands down against similar ones. Highly recommended.

Cons: None

Pros: I've been using an ASUS VH236H for about 5 years, and I freakin love it. What I realized on my VH236H was that the 'Splendid' mode you chose has a massive impact on the display results, regardless of the brightness/contrast/saturation etc. that you chose.

I highly recommend using these settings, been using them on my VH236 all along and after playing with the VE247H settings for about 3 hours I came to the exact same setting being the most pleasing to me:
Splendid mode: SCENERY
Color settings-
Brightness: 100
Contrast: 80
Saturation: 53
Color Temp: User setting, RGB @ 100/100/100
Skin tone: NATURAL
Sharpess: 19
Trace Free: 0 (this option was not on my VH236, I saw others recommend setting it to 0 to reduce 'ghosting', whatever that is)

You may find the colors a bit too poppy/vivid, I set my saturation a little high which compresses the hue values a bit, you can reduce the saturation to make it a bit more "natural" without impacting the contrast or value gain much.

Admittedly it is quite bright which I consider a PRO not a CON, but if you want to tone it down just reduce the brightness and/or contrast to your liking.

Cons: Why "splendid"? Why not call it "view mode" or "display preset" or something? That threw me off for a while until I realized what was going on by playing with other settings and switching splendid modes. I don't like that the spendid mode seems to have an unquantified impact to the user on their display performance - even with all the settings at the same values if you switch between Scenery, Standard, and Theater you can see a huge difference.

These other "splendid" modes seem to all have extremely high value gain, especially around 0 (black) so everything looks a lot more "hazy" (especially Game mode and Night view mode, avoid those at all costs) - this is why I recommend the "Scenery" setting - I think it has the most linear value gain and the most "true" display representation of the digital image.

Other Thoughts: Aside from lacking intuitive menus, nothing bad to speak of; I have no dead pixels, putting it together took 5 seconds, the speakers are PERFECTLY FINE and very convenient. Once you tweak it to the right settings, this display is absolutely beautiful.

Pros: Good Resolution, good color, decent number of calibration settings (everything you would need, really), and responsive.

Cons: The stand - the tilt could be better, the height is not adjustable, it does not rotate (landscape vs portrait) - you are stuck with landscape position. This is a drawback as the stand connector that attaches to the monitor doesn't appear to be the standard model, so you would have to go to Asus, most likely, for a stand upgrade if they offer one. I don't care enough to really look for something like that, so you will have to do your own research.

I guess it would have been nice if it would go to 2560x1600, but for this price, you won't get that, so I'm not counting it as a con.

Other Thoughts: This is a quality monitor. If you are on the fence about this one, I have owned this monitor for over a year and have not had any problems with it. As usual with ASUS, the product is reliable and should last a long time if you take proper care of it. My vote is buy it - the cons are not a big deal and can probably be remedied by replacing the stand in some way.

Pros: Great price ($170). Brilliant, crisp color. VGA, DVI and HDMI input options.

Cons: Speakers are absolute garbage. This monitor is intensely bright. I run it at the "0" brightness and it's just barely acceptable for me.

Pros: Good resolution. Sharp.

I haven't had any of the problems a bunch of other people have been mentioning (light bleeding, dead pixels, ghosting, etc) as-of-yet. I've only had the monitor for about a week, but I'll be sure to update this if anything happens.

Cons: As you may have heard by other reviewers, the screen is way too bright. It's not even an issue of the brightness/contrast settings..or even gamma in color calibration. This screen is incapable of reaching a perfect black. No matter what mode or setting I put it on, it always seems like a dark grey. I have three monitors on my computer. The other two are older VGA models by separate companies. While they're not top-of-line in any sense, they have much better contrast than this monitor. As a visual effects artist/photographer (a poor one at that), being able to have a good range of colors and contrast is incredibly important. This monitor will work for the moment, but I look forward to replacing it in the future with a better one.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Effectsfreak,

It is said that the contrast ratio for this model is 10,000,000:1. But if you need help with the monitor calibration, you can try visiting http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc_profiles.htm and look for ASUS ICC profile for your monitor. If you don’t see your ASUS model, please check the other ones as alternative. Should you require my assistance, please email me at cl-celeste@asus.com and include ref#1072-10720 in the subject line.

Sincerely,
Celeste
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: No dead pixles, great color, sturdy stand.

This is my second Asus monitor I have purchased and I woulnd't buy anything else. Great value for the price

Cons: None so far to report