ASUS Introduces the VX238T and VX238H LCD Monitors

[Cristian_25H]

ASUS has today announced the European release of its first VX Series monitors, the 23-inch VX238T and VX238H. Both models come in a sleek and slim (2.1 cm) chassis and feature LED backlighting, a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, 250 cd/m2 brightness, a dynamic contrast ratio of 80,000,000:1, two built-in 1.5 W speakers, and the Splendid Video Intelligence Technology which optimizes video performance and image fidelity by enhancing color, brightness, contrast, and sharpness.

The VX238T costs €179 and has a 5 ms response time, plus D-Sub and DVI inputs, while the VX238H, which goes for €189, boasts a 1 ms (GtG) response time, and D-Sub and dual HDMI connectors. The displays are backed by a three-year warranty.

[Shihabyooo]

Yey! Moar 1080p monitors!

[PopcornMachine]

Where's the "Full HD" tag?

[Fourstaff]

LG IPS234V-PN - 23" LED LCD HDMI IPS Monitor | Ebu...

I can get IPS for £112, their actual price needs to be very low in order to compete effectively.

[hellrazor]

I was gonna ask what the screen size is, but I guess it doesn't really matter - if it's 1080p it's gonna be too big no matter what it is.

[Completely Bonkers]

Yawn 1080



NOBODY ON AN ENTHUSIASTS SITE IS INTERESTED IN 1080p MONITORS. THAT IS FOR GIRLS AND GRANDMAS

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TPU, do us a favour. Don't copy+paste 1080 news. You are doing the industry a disservice by promoting it. And making your site seems very yester-year. SURELY that is against the values and principles of http://www.techpowerup.com

[arterius2]

at least this time TPU didnt start off the article with "________ (Fill in your fav tech company), a global industry leader in ..."

[Kreij]

Originally Posted by Completely Bonkers

NOBODY ON AN ENTHUSIASTS SITE IS INTERESTED IN 1080p MONITORS. THAT IS FOR GIRLS AND GRANDMAS

I am. I am interested in all new products regardless of their specifications.
I want to make the decision to purchase one or not and I don't want TPU trying to do that for me by deciding what make something "enthusiast" and only reporting on those items.

Are you saying that W1zz should stop reviewing low and mid range GPUs because they are not "enthusiast"? Should Dave no longer review low power CPUs because that while they may have great power savings they don't perform well enough to be classified as "enthusiast"?

I think many people may disagree with your sentiment.

[hellrazor]

It's like every other day car companies releases a car the gets 20 MPG, is expensive, small, underpowered, and sucks balls. We're fucking tired of the billions of different monitors that are 1080p. I don't care if it has the greatest response time ever, has amazing colors, gives me a blowjob every time I turn it on, and costs $40 - the problem is that it's 1080p, and until it stops being 1080p I'm not ever going to even consider it, and bombarding me with the crap is anywhere including (but not limited to) annoying, disappointing, frustrating, angering, and depressing.

At least have a [1080p] tag or some shit.

[Kreij]

No offense, HR, but ...
It most likely took you longer to post your response than to read the release in your effort to vent your frustration. If taking 10 seconds to read a press release on a new product causes you that much angst because it is not something you want, you may want to stop reading tech news for a while.

[Completely Bonkers]

Originally Posted by Kreij

I am. I am interested in all new products regardless of their specifications.
I want to make the decision to purchase one or not and I don't want TPU trying to do that for me by deciding what make something "enthusiast" and only reporting on those items.

I'll ask w1z to press release and review more Novelty USB devices and cheapo external CD-ROM drives, usb sticks, etc. I'm really sorry TPU isnt covering all your needs

http://images.lmgtfy.com/?q=new+novelty+usb+cd+stick#

[Kreij]

Lol ... thanks for googling that for me. I had no idea there were so many cool USB drives available.
Cheap Christmas gifts FTW !!

Anyway, you know what I mean. 1080P monitors are still an upgrade for some people and as they get more inexpensive become choices for replacements in the work place. Good to know for IT managers.

The TPU news keeps me up on both enthusiast and potential work useful products.

[[H]@RD5TUFF]

I'm getting really tired of 1080p monitors! We DEMAND higher and crisper resolutions!!

[epicfail]

id have to agree with kreij completely, i work as a IT departent manager/repair guy and alot of customers don't even care about 1080p, they just need to display a picture that's all, i've shown them both they don't even notice a difference, if they can get a lower priced item that still seems the same to them, theyll do it.

This is definitely an enthusiasts site but that also involves most of us being in the technology field, and alot of us i bet deal with customer service.

[Completely Bonkers]

Don't take this the wrong way. What I am encouraging is to redress the balance. The thrust of my viewpoint is to have MOAR stuff that's aspirational or hits our enthusiasts buy list, and LESSAR of the low-grade consumer stuff that is only useful for on pawning on the budget non-tech shopper. Problem is... that TPU seems to be subscribed to the consumer PR streams... and we are "heavy" in the low-tech consumer space. And a bit "light" on the stuff that TPU members would want to buy.

If TPU were to have a news "rating" or "grading" system on TPU... I'd like to see 50/50 enthusiast and pro stuff balancing out consumer PR. At the moment it is more like 10/90 with the balance in the favour of consumer PR. Let's get some PRO and ENTHUSIAST products on the PR page!!! That's what would make TPU news more exciting to me at least.

Note that I have called it the "PR page" and not the "news page". I like to call a spanner a spanner and a brick a brick