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The Asus MS236H is a fantastic looking screen which reminded me of a product Apple might introduce to market. I doubt many people will argue this point. It is beautifully designed and caught the eye of everyone who saw it in our offices.
With full 1080p resolution and a fantastic response time it should be an ideal purchase for Bluray movie fanatics and even the demanding gaming audience who want something that looks stunning on their desk. Sadly there are too many factors working against it.
The price at time of publication is over the £200 mark and this puts it up against serious competition especially when some fantastic panels are selling for £50 less. There is no DVI support (unless you buy a converter), you can't scale video, you can't mount it on a wall and there is considerable inconsistencies with our black level testing. The unresponsive touch sensitive control system also infuriated me as it often just didn't work … until I tried several times from slightly different angles.
At the end of the day however, whether you want this screen will ultimately depend on your love for the radical design and beautiful appearance … it is the strongest selling point, because technically it just failed to impress me. I would like to see how the higher end LED model (MS238H) handles but the particular unit we reviewed today is a tough one for me to recommend to the Guru audience.
KitGuru says: Sadly we feel this screen just doesn't offer high enough image quality to make it a good purchase for a demanding enthusiast. This is a shame as the design is absolutely stunning.
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As I posted in the forums, I bought this screen on sale a while ago and agree. the image quality is ok, I actually think my old dell is better for IQ and its not a new LCD either 🙁
It looks beautiful, but its better switched off ! (well its not quite that bad, but I am disappointed and sorry I didnt go for the LED version).
that is very pretty. shame the panel isnt better. LED review coming? hope so !
Nice design, really hits the spot. shame about the lack of DVI in and the other issues mentioned. seems quite poorly thought out once they worked out the chassis design.
I saw one of these in a store. The higher end LED screen I think as it cost a lot more. I liked it. this one is clearly a bit more of a budget design.
oh dear, thats a pity, liked the look of it.
Wow, such an unbalanced product. all that time on design, moving out the power supply to an external unit to save on space. then they dont include a DVI port, or an adapter cable and mess up the interface buttons and slap in an average screen. Seems the money you spend goes to the designers. 🙁
@ Fluffychicken – heh, looks like Apple did make it :p
disappointing and probably good in a living room when people who dont really care that much about fine details. my parents would like this, but its too small for a TV or media center system.
Man, that sucks, I had looked at this model a while ago as an online store is discounting them right now. Looks like the higher end LED model might be the one to go for.
Not sure I even like the looks. that circular stand idea looks like a disaster waiting to happen and probably quite unstable. All the issues with the product make it hard to even put in a shortlist.
Hey guys, I wouldnt be getting too carried away with the LED MS238H version either, apparently there is a greenish hue with it. CNET reviewed it, looks quite bad.
http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/asus-ms238h/4505-3174_7-33920330.html
@ Brad. thanks man, I agree it looks pretty crap after reading about it 🙁 seems looks are more important than quality for this range of screens. Hopefully they make new models with good panels in them.
Hey Zardon, I read on CNET they said this
“The stand keeps the monitor stabilized when knocked from the sides; however, when it encounters a force from the front–like a light breeze–it topples over.”
You never said the stand was unstable, is it bad or what?
Hi Stefan. The stand is fine, well I never experienced issues with it. I wouldn’t say it would withstand a hard knock without tilting over, but I dont think it would be an issue, unless you balanced it near the end of a desk and had a careless, clumsy friend.