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Today we are looking at the latest 24 inch monitor from ASUS – the VG248QE, which sports a 1080p resolution, nVidia 3D Vision support and a 144hz refresh rate for super smooth 3D gaming. We weren't overly impressed with the VG278HE 27 inch 144hz screen when we reviewed it back in October last year so we hope the VG248QE can produce the goods.
Reviewing an ASUS monitor can be an bewildering experience because you never know quite what you will be getting as the quality can vary wildly from range to range. The company produce many inexpensive panels that quite often don't cut the mustard.
That said, I was impressed with their VN247H Super Narrow Bezel LED panel which I reviewed back on the 18th. While the image quality was far from perfect, at the modest asking price of £170 the pros far outweighed the cons. The tiny 9mm bezel was also a commendable selling point for multi screen configurations.
My own personal favourite ASUS monitors are their ProArt range, which has consistently ranked highly in our lab tests. The only downside is the high asking price which does alienate a huge portion of the enthusiast audience.
Asus VG248QE Overview:
- Ultra smooth action with 144Hz rapid refresh rate and 1ms (GTG) response time.
- With an 80,000,000:1 ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio (ASCR) and 350cd/m² of brightness, the ASUS VG248QE delivers life-like visuals in Full HD 1920 x 1080.
- A comfortable viewing with ergonomic design for swivel, tilt, pivot, and height adjustment.
- Featuring ASUS-exclusive GamePlus function hotkey for perfect gaming environment and experience.
- DisplayPort, Dual-link DVI-D, and HDMI ports ensure extensive connectivity and compatibility with multimedia devices or game consoles.
- Built-in 2W stereo speakers further add to an immersive home entertainment experience.
Im going to order this as a secondary monitor, just f or 3D gaming. good enough price.
I like their pro art range, I bought one on the recommendation of Zardon last year and I absolutely love it. better than my older Dell.
I still want the 27 inch 2560×1440 Dell which is still dropping in price – seen it for just over £500 before christmas. I think by the end of the year, they will be £420 ish.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=113&cp_id=11307&cs_id=1130703&p_id=9579&seq=1&format=4#feedback need a review on this
Hello.
Perhaps i’ve missed it but did you even test the reponse time of the monitor? There are several tools out there that you can use. I think tthere’s a lot of people wanting to know if it really is 1ms(usually it’s not)
This is like a newly father of two(twins) testing a sports car instead of a more family oriented car. The only real competitor to this is the Benq 2411T, comparing it to a non 120HZ monitor in 2D mode and “equaling” them just shows you don’t really care about gaming or the benefices of buying a 120+ HZ monitor and using it in 2D mode.
There aren’t that many gamers interested in 3D (stereoscopic) gaming, but they *are* interested in the 144Hz refresh rate and the almost-zero input lag that Asus is claiming.
The Asus VN247H has neither of those critical gaming features, so is not a fair comparison.
This new Asus VG248QE urgently needs a detailed comparison with the new BenQ XL2411T.
FPS games require the right software for a better game quality. I really wanted to buy these kinds of monitor. I’m glad that i have found the best gaming monitor reviews on the web!
This monitor is much better than expected for 2D gaming if you force-enable LightBoost during 2D mode:
http://www.blurbusters.com/zero-motion-blur/lightboost
The LightBoost is a strobe backlight that is able to eliminate all visible motion blur during 2D gaming. Motion is as clear as on a CRT. In PixPerAn tests, this was determined:
baseline – 60 Hz mode (16.7ms frame samples)
50% less motion blur (2x clearer) – 120 Hz normal (8.33ms frame samples)
60% less motion blur (2.4x clearer) – 144 Hz normal (6.94ms frame samples)
85% less motion blur (7x clearer) – 120 Hz LightBoost at 100% (2.4ms strobes)
92% less motion blur (12x clearer) – 120 Hz LightBoost at 10% (1.4ms strobes)
Good thing you have here is the diplayport which i really hope that its included. A lot of gaming monitor packages nowadays are very limited and expensive. Good one! Thanks!
Great choice for a gaming monitor. The 144hz speed is really awesome along with a high response rate. Looking forward to own and use a monitor like this one.
You are obviously not a gamer Zardon 😛
I don’t care what your lab tells you, this is one of the fastest monitors for gaming out there and has a fairly low price. Maybe it does not have great colors but we gamers don’t care about that. We just care about the 1ms response time and the insanely fast 144mhz refresh rate 😛 which at the time it cant be matched by almost no monitor out there for single monitor gaming. Cheers