ASUS rolls out high-end 24in and 25.5in monitors

by Parm Mann on 21 October 2008, 11:51

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If the cheap-and-cheerful just won't do, you'll be happy to hear that Taiwan's ASUS has announced four new additions to its range of high-end LCD monitors.

The displays, model numbers VK266H, VW266H, VK246H and VW246H, all provide a 16:10 aspect ratio, 1,920x1,200 full-HD resolution, a 20,000:1 contrast ratio and 2ms GTG response time. Throw in ASUS' own Splendid Video Intelligence Technology as well as DVI and HDMI connectivity, and you're looking at a promising choice of displays.

The VW266H and WV246H provide widescreen panel sizes of 25.5in and 24in, respectively. The VK266H and VK246H are near-identical, but pack an additional 1.3 or 2.0 megapixel webcam.

No word on pricing, but ASUS expects availability soon and plans to launch a new series of 16:9 full-HD monitors in late 2008.

Official press release and specification: ASUS Unveils Personal Entertainment LCD Monitors that Deliver Splendidly Vivid Colors

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Posted by Funkstar - Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:10
Why a 25.5“ screen?

I really can't work out why this is needed, we already have 27” screens with the same resolution.
Posted by Webby - Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:52
It all comes down to pixels per inch, while more is better in terms of image sharpness some people find 24" monitors hard to read text on.

20" 1680*1050 = 99 ppi
22" 1680*1050 = 90 ppi
24" 1920*1200 = 94 ppi
25.5" 1920*1200 = 89 ppi
26“ 1920*1200 = 87 ppi
27” 1920*1200 = 84 ppi
30" 2560*1600 = 101 ppi

So as my little table hopefully demonstrates a 25.5“ monitor provides the higher resolution but an equal ppi as a 22” monitor. I would hazard a guess that most people are happy with 22“ monitor text size (I know some people find 24” monitors difficult) so the 25.5" is a reasonable alternative if you would prefer the higher resolution.
Posted by Noxvayl - Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:55
Funkstar
Why a 25.5“ screen?

I really can't work out why this is needed, we already have 27” screens with the same resolution.

Pixel to area ratio my friend. Same resolution means the same amount of pixels in the panel, when the panel is larger the pixels are spaced further apart which leads to a more jagged picture and requires software algorithms to soften the image diminishing performance. So if you take that same resolution and fit it into a smaller area panel you get a smoother picture without the requirements of extra processing to remove jagged edges. It allows for a better quality display with less hindrance on performance.
Posted by Funkstar - Tue 21 Oct 2008 13:10
Webby
It all comes down to pixels per inch, while more is better in terms of image sharpness some people find 24" monitors hard to read text on.

20" 1680*1050 = 99 ppi
22" 1680*1050 = 90 ppi
24" 1920*1200 = 94 ppi
25.5" 1920*1200 = 89 ppi
26“ 1920*1200 = 87 ppi
27” 1920*1200 = 84 ppi
30" 2560*1600 = 101 ppi
Yeah, fair point well made :)

It's a shame the maximum resolution for single link DVI is 1920x1200, otherwise we might see 27" monitors with around 90-95ppi but that would need DualLink, increasing their cost and reducing their appeal.
Posted by Webby - Tue 21 Oct 2008 13:55
Yeah a 27“ monitor with a resolution of 2080*1300 would give you a ppi of 91, just imagine a 27” panel with 2560*1600 = 112ppi :o everything would be so small :D

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