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BenQ VW2420H video review

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The BenQ VW2420H is slim and presentable, it performs extremely well and far better than its price alone would suggest. For the style and quality conscious, it's a winner. Read full review

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8/10

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By Andy Vandervell
Reviewed 07 October 2010
Updated 23 January 2012

Price as reviewed

£175.38

  • Review
    • 1: Design and Features
    • 2: Image Quality and Verdict
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  • Reviewed by Andy Vandervell
  • 07 October 2010
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BenQ VW2420H details

Value
9/10
Image Quality
9/10
Features
6/10
Design
7/10
Overall
8/10

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Slim, stylish design
  • Light
  • Excellent viewing angles

Cons

  • External power adapter
  • Average motion performance

Price as reviewed

£175.38

Manufacturer

BenQ

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Ahlan

11:27 AM on 7 October, 2010

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I just order this LED monitor yesterday, i new this monitor has a great image quality :D

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John McLean

11:34 AM on 7 October, 2010

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How come TV manufacturers don't make a big deal of their panel technology? I wouldn't know whether an LCD TV was TN, VA or IPS - can anyone clarify?

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1:03 PM on 7 October, 2010

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@John McLean





I've seen Panasonic put it on adverts for their more expensive models, but that's all.





The vast majority use TN, but even then, there are some amazing TN panels and some pants TN panels.

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morsch

1:25 PM on 7 October, 2010

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I'm very happy with my IPS display, but the sooner TN technology dies, the better. It's about time a reasonable alternative appeared on the budget sector. Less than 200 EUR for a decent 24in display is very fair, even if it's 16:9 and thus a tad smaller still. I guess affordable 27" 16:9 2560 x 1440 MVA displays are just around the corner.

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burntoutmouse

2:22 PM on 7 October, 2010

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Can't seem to find any information on the EW240, perhaps its as yet too new? What's the stand adjustability like on it?

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6:42 PM on 7 October, 2010

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At first read I thought I may buy this monitor but having thought about it a bit more I have decided against it. Will I ever replace my SyncMaster 206BW? I'm sure it's a piece of crap compared to this but a monitor should last you at good 5 years so I should be picky. Especially as I plan on buying 3 of the buggers when I settle on one. If only the Asus VG236H had an IPS panel *sigh*

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TrustedPhrontis

7:27 PM on 7 October, 2010

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These 1920 by 1080 monitors are fine for HD viewing, that is what they are for after all. They are almost useless as computer monitors, far to much vertical scrolling involved. The old 1600 by 1200 (4:3) in 21" were the best combination, I use an old Dell LCD and its brilliant with most work. I also use a 1920 by 1200 24" Dell as well, and I would rather it was 1920 by 1440 or (4:3) but I dont know if anyone makes one. I know I can rotate the screen but a 1200 by 1920 doesn't work very well either for some things so you are constantly rotating it, a real pain. Please bring back 4:3 in high resolutions 2560 by 1920 in 27" for instance.


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10:24 PM on 7 October, 2010

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@burntoutmouse - I think Andy meant the BenQ EW2420, which does exist, and is slightly cheaper then this model. I've just bought a Samsung TN based monitor for slightly more then this BenQ, so am slightly disappointed I didn't see this review before buying.

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11:52 PM on 7 October, 2010

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@TrustedPhrontis: The normal human eye has a vision arc of at least roughly 120 degrees horizontally by 60 degrees vertically. As modern monitors get ever larger, it's inevitable that they should also get wider as they start to fill the peripheral vision, or else the user would be forced to move their head up and down to view the extremities of the display. That could be quite uncomfortable over an extended period of time.





My 24" 16:10 screen has 1200 vertical pixels, which is as many as my old 22" CRT used to display. I'd rather have the extra 60% of horizontal pixels than not, so I'll take the 24" thanks.





I agree that having more than 1080 vertical pixels would be preferable, but I'd hardly describe it as 'almost useless'. Netbook users seem to (mostly) get along with their paltry 600 pixels.





Besides, there are plenty of business applications for widescreen monitors - side by side windows or documents, spreadsheet viewing and various graphics applications spring to mind.

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@TrustedPhrontis. Couldn't agree more! I have never understood the trend for taking a format optimised to suit one pursuit (eb watching cinema) and applying it willy-nilly to another (like web browsing or wordprocessing). Suddenly evertyhing is being shoehorned into a widescreen world, with no regard for fitness for purpose. I take on trust Chris' knowledge of the human eye field of vision, but he makes the case for the prosecution - peripheral vision is a big factor in enjoying a cinematic experience, but I defy anybody to wordprocess or browse the web relying on peripheral vision - for me the action is all in the fovea centralis. Give me a screen I don't need to scroll.

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