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Barry K.

Barry K.

Joined on 05/16/06

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Beautiful display, everything else, meh

ASUS VK228H-CSM Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LED Monitor 250 cd/m2 ASCR 80,000,000:1 Built-in Speakers Built in Webcam
ASUS VK228H-CSM Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LED Monitor 250 cd/m2 ASCR 80,000,000:1 Built-in Speakers Built in Webcam

Pros: Incredible contrast ratio Super-bright LEDs Webcam is fairly sharp Very lightweight. You'll have no problem moving this The ports are positioned in such a way that it's really easy to plug/unplug things! Made the setup that much quicker Beautiful hardware, absolutely stunning to look at!

Cons: The built-in speakers aren't so great. I'd equate them to what you find in a laptop Almost too bright! I've turned the brightness down to 10 (out of 100) and it's still insane. WEBCAM DOES NOT MEAN "COMES WITH MICROPHONE"! I and many others have made this mistake

Overall Review: In terms of displays, I've never seen something so beautiful, and was amazed at the range of colors it can display! I couldn't be more satisfied unless I could turn the brightness down even further. It really is a fantastic product to have on your desk. However, you need to understand that the speakers aren't perfect. If you care about audio quality, look elsewhere. More importantly, I learned the hard way that a webcam and a microphone are two separate things. The webcam is quite nice, but make sure you have a microphone available. When you think about it, you can only expect so much from a monitor. They crammed speakers and a webcam in there, but that's it. I bought this to simplify my desk, and in that regard it's a great success. As long as you know what you're getting, I strongly recommend this