ASUS MX239H 23" AH-IPS Monitor $229 (free shippping with ShopRunner)
 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...310&cm_sp=

Asus AH-IPS "frameless" monitor for $229.

ASUS MX239H Silver / Black 23" 5ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor, IPS Panel 250 cd/m2 80,000,000:1 Built-in Speakers

Full HD AH-IPS LED display with 178 degrees wide-view angle in frameless design for edge-to-edge brilliance

ASUS SonicMaster Technology, co-developed with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower for premium immersive audio

Featuring dual HDMI ports for multi device connections

Good Design Award Winner for its ultra-slim, ergonomic design with sturdy sundial-inspired stand

Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years


Pros: Price, AH-IPS is the newest IPS standard and best monitor technology available currently, Bang and Olufsen ICEpower same award winning system used in Asus laptops, Aesthetics is personal opinion but generally seems to be regarded as much better than the competition.

Cons: No VESA mounts, isn't actually frameless the bezel is 0.8mm when off but the actual glass screen has bezel underneath it that while still appears closer to bezeless than the competition is misleading and not as bezeless as the 0.8mm advertised.

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Damn I want 3 of these.

Yeah, I'm debating whether to buy or not. Seems like a good enough price compared to the competition but not a lot of reviews or opinions on them since they are so new. What is available seems pretty positive though.

Plus I love the slim frame look... Looks like there is also a 27 version

Yup, same resolution as the 23" though for higher cost. Personally I think 27" is too large for 1080p on a monitor.

here is more in detail review:

http://forum.overclock3d.net/show...hp?t=50095

$260.23 shipped to me =(

How does this compare to the current Dell 23" U2312HM deal?
Thanks in advance

From what I can tell this is a better monitor. The dell however swivels, has vesa mounts, and is $10 cheaper.

What are vesa mounts, does that mean i can mount to the wall?

my personal opinions says the Dell is better.

fake frameless.

still has bezel under the glass

Put the price in the title, por favor.

Looks like 10mm bezel on sides and top.

1920x1080 rez only? hmm.... i guess its ok for 23"

WHAT?! not VESA mountable.. stupid ASUS couldnt add in 4 screw holes :( (using 3x asus vs229hp on a triple monitor mount)

wish I hadn't just bought one. You might want to put the price in the title op

It's $230 from B&H and J&R also, but they give free shipping.

There aren't any mainstream brand names doing anything higher at that size as far as I know.

1080p is good for 17.3" MAX!

This price and resolution is a joke. Seriously, spend an extra 70 bucks and get a Yamakasi 27" IPS screen with 2560x1440 resolution. It comes from Korea but has been reviewed numerous times on different forums.

Out of curiosity what lead you to say this? The Asus is both newer (AH-IPS) and has a 3ms lower response time. Another note would be the main complaint about the dell is that it makes everything dull due to really aggressive anti glare.

Correct, VESA is the 4 little screw holes you see on the back of many tv and monitor designs. It's a standard that was set up to be equally spaced so that stand and mounting designers had something to design around.

Says the bezel is 0.8mm that's far less than any of the competition that I'm aware of.

Thought I had, guess I didn't... don't know how to edit title.

Where did it say that? The reviews I read said 0.8mm except for the bottom.

1080p is fine on monitors up to the 24-25 range. The 27" version of this is OK but that would be the absolute max most people would consider acceptable for 1080p sitting a foot or two from it. I consider anything over 24 to be too large for 1080p but have never noticed any issues with 24 and under. I even used a 27" 1080p for a few months and the issues were really minor when they were noticeable at all.

Yeah... this is the main complaint I've seen about it. I think you lost VESA mounts when they made an IPS screen this thin and still added speakers.

Thanks, I don't know how to edit the title.

Newegg is shoprunner eligible you have free 2 day shipping.

What are you talking about? 17.3 max for 1080p? Most people and reviewers consider 24" fine and above 24" get some complaints but generally not considered a big issue.

And where do you find this $300 27" Catleap?

I'm seeing these more around the $400 range. Where are you looking?


Additional info for those interested. I'm too poor for a Yamakasi, but maybe with my next build...
http://www.overclock.net/t/122591...nitor-club

Also worth noting the monitor you're talking about is S-IPS(introduced in 1998) vs the Asus which is AH-IPS(introduced in 2011)

you can see it clearly when the background is white, no way its 0.8mm- they lie. Its the same lie LG was telling about their new monitors. Same design pretty much.

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/...ps200b18e8.jpg

Ah, still looks less intrusive then any of the other monitors I've seen but that does seem fairly messed up to have it be almost entirely frameless when it's off then have a few MM bezel when it's on...

I just bought one anyways, should be here in a couple days so I'll post what I think of it and give measurements for how thick the bezel is when it's on. No real loss to me since I just sold the one I was using for $200 which I bought like 4 years ago for $200...

Figured out how to edit the title so I added price and shoprunner info.

Edit > Advanced

Thanks, I figured it out and updated probably as you were responding :P

How does this compare to this One? Isn't it the same monitor?
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VS239H...s=asus+isp

That monitor is an E-IPS panel the deal monitor is an AH-IPS panel.

Here is wiki info on the last 3 IPS standards released.

E-IPS 2009 Wider aperture for light transmission, enabling the use of lower-power, cheaper backlights. Improves diagonal viewing angle and further reduce response time to 5ms.

P-IPS 2010 Offer 1.07 billion colours (30-bit colour depth). More possible orientations per sub-pixel (1024 as opposed to 256) and produces a better true colour depth.

AH-IPS 2011 Improved colour accuracy, increased resolution and PPI, and greater light transmission for lower power consumption.

The comments on each are improvements over the previous generation not just different varieties. So while the monitor you linked is somewhat similar it's a different design and it's screen is 2 generations older than the deal models screen.

Monitor got here yesterday but I wasn't home just opened it up and set it up will upload some photos when I get a chance. Per micrometer the black space under the glass is 9mm exactly so the total black space from the physical edge of the monitor to where the viewable screen starts is 9.8mm.

I haven't had a chance to thoroughly test this monitor yet so no gaming input but did all the full screen test images to make sure there were no bright spots or defective bits and if you're on the fence about this monitor I have to say pull the trigger it looks absolutely fantastic on all the test images, way above anything else I've seen in this price bracket in terms of color accuracy and true to life images.

I'll up date with some gaming input and photos if I get a chance later tonight.

I've been eying this monitor, but there isn't much info out there. Thanks for the impressions so far. It helps a lot.

Here's unboxing photos. I'll take some in use and game photos later tonight.

looking forward to read your review :nod:

Here are some comparison photos. Granted the comparison is with an Asus G73 1920x1080 17.3 laptop screen but you can clearly see there is an extreme difference in color accuracy and over all quality.

First photo is what's being compared, rest of photos are with lights and flash off.

I can go through photo by photo but due to the drastic difference it's pretty obvious which one is the laptop screen and which one is the MX329H.

Few more photos, it apparently won't allow me to upload more than a few photos at a time. Some "missing security token" warning pops up in the slickdeals uploaders.

Do you see any backlight bleeding ? did you test FPS games for any input lag? monitor looks beautiful..

Stop making me want one!

Zero discernible backlight bleeding, one of the defaults I had it on is actually 100% brightness and there was still zero bleed. I haven't actually done a screen calibration yet but I looked through the gamut of solids, scales, and convergence photos with no issues what so ever on any of them. The only color the G73 and the MX239 seem to pretty much be in agreement on is what blue is supposed to look like... They have drastically differing opinions on every other color. Funnily enough the only thing I've found so far that I really prefer the laptop screen on is the slickdeals forums... I would basically call the difference between the 2 monitors about the same as the difference between a mercury bulb (laptop) and incandescent bulb being the MX239. Obviously there are a few things that simply look better under a mercury bulb but it's not at all what they're supposed to look like whereas the incandescent appearing MX239 shows what everything will look like in broad daylight.

I didn't notice any input lag at all but honestly I've never noticed input lag on anything I've owned. I've heard of it being an issue on some TVs but none of the crts, laptops, or tvs I've ever used as monitors have had it.

Buying one solved that problem for me.