ASUS VS229H-P Black 21.5" 5ms (GTG) HDMI IPS-Panel LED-Backlit Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50000000:1

Pros: Sharp resolution and great contrast make this great to look at and I have a NVIDIA GeForce 660 that can do BioShock Infinite at 70fps and the monitor keeps up and makes that look even better!

Cons: none yet

Pros: -Beautiful resolution

-Awesome design

-A cool 1920x1280 res.

-Wow this screen actually doesn't make strange

thank you asus

Cons: - Ok it wobbles, if you do digital art and have a simple tablet and draw on the same thing the screen is stationed on, prepare for a mini earthquake.

-Doesn't make milkshakes.

Other Thoughts: I love this screen, I plan to get a second one but that'll have to be later on, this is basically all you need if you plan to use it for gaming and other activity's .

Pros: These monitors are way above my expectations. I hooked two of them up to my Asus N53SV via HDMI and VGA. I've been working with them for graphic design and 3d modeling. I haven't experienced any ghosting and they have accurate colors straight out of the box. They're also great for the kind of games I play (Skyrim, Trine, Portal, Bioshock). At first I was going back and forth on the matte screen but now I'm so glad I went with it. If you're overthinking about buying this monitor (I tend to overthink some things), just buy it. You'll be happy.

Cons: I found 1 dead pixel on one of the monitors and I can only see it on a plain black background, which I almost never a plain black background on these screens. Hardly worth mentioning but I realize this can be a big deal to some.

Other Thoughts: If you're going to get two or three of these side by side I would recommend buying a monitor stand to hold them. I have them on the stock stands and found that the height was a about a half inch off. After a few magazine pages underneath the shorter monitor and moving around they are the same height and look great side by side.

Pros: Low price.

Nice menu that is easy to navigate.

Visuals will appear fluid and there's no screen tearing.

Cons: All the picture appears to be over saturated even with saturation at 0.
Colors bleed together and it looks very watery, eye-straining.

Placement of power and DVI / VGA outlets make it difficult to place near a wall.

Died after 1 day of use. -
Monitor will recognize video inputs but will not display anything.
The blue light becomes unresponsive and the monitor will not shut off even when the power button is pressed. Required to pull out the power plug to turn it off.

Tried for a few hours to get the monitor to work again but to no avail.
Tried multiple video inputs from different sources, the problem seems to be in the monitor.

Other Thoughts: Overall, particularly disappointed.

Never had an issue before with ASUS products so I'm just guessing I was unlucky to get a dud.

Will be RMAing but I'm not satisfied in the slightest since I have to eat the shipping cost.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

I’m so sorry to hear your experience with this monitor. Did you buy this monitor open box or refurbished? If it’s still within 30 days of purchase, please contact Newegg and opt for an exchange. If you inform them of what happened, they might waive the restocking fee: http://help.newegg.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/185/~/does-newegg.com-offer-a-money-back-guarantee%3F If you have any more questions, please contact me at cl-celeste@asus.com and include ref#1072-11710 in the subject line.

Sincerely,
Celeste
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: Great monitor for the price. I am not super picky on detail when it comes to monitors but when I sit down at this thing, its hard for me to go back to a normal LCD. When my friends use my computer the first thing they compliment is the monitor.

one thing I do like about this monitor is the DVI, VGA, and HDMI cable plugs into the back and does not come from the bottom. This keeps you from having to flip the monitor upside down to see what you are plugging it into.

Cons: None

Pros: Great monitor. Arrived at my door in perfect condition. Only $140. Stand is fine. Light bleed? Eh, not really unless you're looking at a black screen and the brightness is turned up. Do yourself a favor and buy this monitor.

Cons: n/a

Pros: This monitor has great resolution and great color as well. For the price it really can't be beat. All my games look great on it. I also really liked how it had VGA, DVI, and HDMI to choose from.

Cons: The stand is kind of flimsy, but other than that none.

Other Thoughts: I bought this monitor to replace an older Dell model. Dell monitors tend to more expensive, but also tend to be worth it. However, I was blown away with the quality I got from this monitor for the price. If you are looking for a budget monitor for gaming, this is the one.

Pros: I bought 3 of these for a home office/Eyefinity set up. Zero dead pixels, and I've been pleasantly surprised at the panel quality for how cheap these are. 3 year warranty with free cross shipping is icing on the cake. There are several other cheap IPS monitors on the market now but many of them don't have VESA mounts so they are non-starters for me. Google easymountlcd for some awesome and affordable multi-monitor mounts.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Wish I had bought 3 of these sooner. Gaming is awesome on these in Eyefinity mode (running a pair of 7870s currently).

Pros: Price
Quality Company with a 3 year warranty
Rapid Replacement (was the deciding factor)
Nice slim and mature design
IPS
1 hdmi/dvi/vga so you're set no matter what
no power brick, universal power cord

Cons: 19 dead/frozen pixels upon delivery
Manual buttons instead of touch buttons

Other Thoughts: The 19 dead pixels sucks but that's a part of the business, if any company could produce 100% quality and still make a nice profit they would. The rapid replacement made me felt nice and secure and was my deciding factor in purchasing this monitor, unfortunately I'll have to use it, other then that it is a quality monitor for a good price.

Pros: no dead pixels, perfect size for me, after a little tweaking got the picture to look like i wanted, response time is good.

Cons: none so far.