ASUS PA248Q 24-Inch LED-Lit Super-IPS Professional Graphics Monitor
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- Professional-grade color fidelity with pre-calibrated ?E <5 for industry-leading color accuracy
- True, precise colors on a 100% sRGB, 16:10 aspect ratio, 1920 x 1200 optimal A+ IPS panel
- The world’s first monitor with four USB 3.0 ports for 10X faster transfer
- ASUS-exclusive innovations like QuickFit, Splendid and 5-Way navigation key for enhanced productivity
- A comfortable viewing experience with award-winning ergonomic design with tilt, swivel, pivot and height adjustments
The ergonomically-designed ASUS PA248Q is an A+ IPS monitor pre-calibrated to deliver excellent color fidelity and 100% sRGB color reproduction. It has a 16:10 aspect ratio, 1920 x 1200 IPS LED-backlit panel with 178° wide-view angle. It features four USB 3.0 ports for enhanced productivity and additional connectivity options like DisplayPort and HDMI.
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ASUS PA248Q 24-Inch LED-Lit Super-IPS Professional Graphics Monitor
List Price: $ 339.00
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A fantastic monitor at a great price,
When the Asus PA248Q 24 inch LED IPS monitor arrived overnight on my doorstep (You have to love Amazon Prime) I recieved a much better monitor than expected. The monitor is packaged very well and arrived as expected. There are good reviews on it. Let me add a few things that I never saw listed.
This is my fifth IPS monitor purchased in the last eight years. I don’t waste my time on TN glass. Several things led me to the purchase of the Asus monitor: Overall good reviews, no coating smudges and the color gamut, and the USB 3.0 ports. I considered the PA246Q monitor for a few more dollars but chose this one for the USB ports.
It worked perfectly out of the box and the first noticable difference was the color. It is incredible and it puts the colors on my old Gateway FPD2485W monitor to shame. They run next to each other, the Gateway turned up for vertical use. The Asus also runs much cooler – warm to the touch and nothing close to the Gateway furnace. I suspect that it the LED that makes the difference.
It had some unexpected surprises. First, the bezel surrounding the screen is smaller. The stand is well built and very sturdy. The monitor cannot wiggle around. You can read about the ports. And it has the picture-in-picture feature of the Asus 246Q monitor; somethingthat is not listed in Amazon’s description of the product. Better yet, I plugged in my USB 3.0 portable hard drive; it powered up easily and my computer quickly recognized it. I used it all day with no problems. I had not expected that.
Setup is easy. The colors are accurate. I love the 5-way rocker switch. I love the different adjustments it allows. I suppose if there is a downside it would be that it is extremely bright even at the lowest settings. But my aging eyes see it well and I am getting used to it. White leans toward the blue part of the spectrum (LED again) but changing colors does not affect the white color or the black. A black background on your screen seems “shiny” and deep compared to flatter monitors but it is easily covered with a dark grey or light black background. The colors are so fantastic one might as well use photos instead.
At 6ms refresh, there is no noticable ghosting in games. That is pretty quick for an IPS monitor. And again the colors make the game so much more immersive.
Considering the fact that I spent over $600 on my last IPS monitor, I am going to buy another one and run them side by side. My only disappointment was that Amazon lowered the price by $45 the day after it arrived. Talk about bad luck. Still, it is a great deal. My advise: Buy it.
My last comment: There were NO BAD PIXELS!
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|Amazing Resolution and Contrast,
I’ve just installed the Azus PA248Q and I’m shocked at how much better it is that my Laptop screen or my old Samsung LCD. The text is jumping off the page and the graphics are brilliant. It has VGA, DVI, and 2 HDMI inputs for connecting up to it along with a USB 3.0 Bus with 4 ports on the left side of the monitor. I’ve never written a review for any of the products I buy but this monitor is just too good.
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|Good looking monitor,
Colors look great out of the box, its calibrated from the factory using a Minolta CA-210. Comes with a calibration sheet to confirm this. This monitor is very bright and had to lower the brightness from 50 to 15. I use my computer mostly at night and 15 is not too bright and not too dark, I also have a lamp on my desk which helps with eye strain. Blacks looks decent, what you would expect from a quality panel. This is an IPS panel so there is IPS glow.
USB 3.0 ports on the side are nice but I have two on the front panel of my computer. I would have preferred a multi card reader.
The stand is amazing, so easy to adjust and stable! There are notches everywhere on the stand and bezel which is pretty cool, measure the angle or inches/centimeter.
I did have a problem with some backlight bleed on the bottom right and some minor bleed on the top right. I thought I could get used to it and used the monitor for a week. Nope, it was too distracting. There was also this weird looking brown spot/smudge on the top left. I haven’t seen anything like that. A white screen had a tint on the sides but this didn’t bother me as much because it was minor.
I setup a return with Amazon and they have the best customer service. Amazon is shipping a replacement and I have 30 days to return the defective monitor. If I don’t return the defective monitor they will charge my card for the new monitor.
Overall, its a great looking monitor!
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