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The Asus VN247H ships in a plain brown box, which is very thin. It is also very light, weighing only 5.8kg. Dimensions of the box are 602mm x 478mm x 128mm (WxHxD).
The bundle includes a VGA cable, audio cable, power cord, quick start guide, HDMI to DVI Cable and a warranty card. Strangely there is no HDMI to HDMI cable included.
The base is nicely finished and is quite light also, with a metal base underneath. It locks into the monitor arm with a large tool less screw, seen in the image above.
The VN247H is a very attractive, thin monitor which looks fantastic. We immediately noticed how thin the surrounding bezel was – an intentional design trait for multiple screen configurations. With the stand installed, it measures 548.6 mm x 394.9 mm x 194.2 mm (WxHxD). It weighs only 3.7kg.
We didn't get nine monitors, but the image above is taken from the ASUS website, to show the specific strengths of this screen in complex environments. The bezel surrounding the screen measures around 9mm.
The rear of the VN247H looks great under light thanks to the textured surface. According to the company this is scratch proof, although as the sample had to be returned we were unwilling to test the claims thoroughly.
From the side, the monitor is quite thin with the rear panel exhibiting a ‘bulge' in the middle section.
The stand can rotate on the axis to adjust the viewing position: 25° ( forward 5°, backwards 20° ) tilting angle.
The rear of the VN247H has a VESA mount to connect to a wall. Multiple VN247H panels could be wall mounted without a problem.
The menu key controls are on the rear panel which means you have to feel around from the front to press them. ASUS say this is ‘convenient', but I would have to disagree. The only benefit I can see is a cleaner front bezel appearance.
There are also two speakers on the screen, each capable of outputting 2 watts each. As we would expect these are rather gutless, but perhaps useful for an office environment when only basic audio output would be required.
All of the connectors are recessed into the bottom of the screen, accessible from the rear. The I/O port can be accessed easier if you remove the detachable rear cover.
On the right side are the following connectors –
Signal Input : HDMI x 2, D-Sub, DVI-D (via HDMI-to-DVI cable)
PC Audio Input : 3.5mm Mini-Jack
AV Audio Input : HDMI
Earphone jack : 3.5mm Mini-Jack
What a great idea, about time. I want a bezel free monitor! wonder how long before that can happen!
Scan is cheaper, i am tempted to order a few of these at the weekend. damn you kitguru!
Its a nice looking screen, while the ports seem inconveniently located, the fact they make it look tider when running multi screens is a good idea IMO
Its went back up on price on OCUK, was £149.99 earlier this week as I bought one. SCAN are doing the best price now, at £149.99. Good deal, im very happy with it. I agree its not for photoshop guys, I find the ‘reds’ very intense on mine, but it looks great for gaming all round. love it actually
Bought 3 of these for Surround gaming, works like a charm 🙂 really happy, replaced a 24 inch BenQ E2400HD
Got 3 of these, amazing for gaming and especially surround/eyefinity. Replaced a single BenQ E2400HD with these 3, really happy! Brings a new dimension to games
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Pls this monitor uses PWM and how is the input lag?
This could be good competition in the market compare to others after seeing the features that display…
Just picked one of these up ($150 on amazon), and am pretty happy with it so far. It is a pain in the ass to calibrate well without a hardware calibrator, (the WIN7 calibrator sucks, IMO) but my black def and white purity results were actually better than what this article relates. The worst thing I have to say about it is that it does not sit level on the stand. It is slightly tilted to the left, such that the left corner is a quarter inch lower than the right.I don’t kow if they are all like that or just mine, but there you go.
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I’ve had this monitor for two or so years now. Fantastic for gaming (particularly fast paced FPS games) due its great response times as mentioned in the review, but for anyone doing web or graphic design I would recommend looking out for IPS panels as the viewing angles are quite poor even when looking head on (color = orange, top of the screen = deep orange, bottom of the screen = yellowish tint).