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Asus VH242H review

Asus VH242H is a big screen monitor with good colour and contrast at an aggressive price

Our Score 3.5

Last reviewed: 2009-07-29July 29th 2009

Price at launch £199.99
Description 23.6" TFT monitor
Accessories DVI cable, VGA cable, audio cable, power cord
Colour Black
Dimensions 562 x 220 x 416
Weight (kg) 5.8
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Contrast Ratio 1000:1
Native Resolution 1920 x 1080
Power Consumption (Operational) 55
Power Consumption (Standby) 2
Speaker Details 2 x 2w RMS
Additional Features Connects via DVI-D, VGA, HDMI 1.1
Colours 16.7 million
Display Size 23.6
Dot Pitch 0.272
Monitors Brightness 300
Pixel Response Time 5
Viewing Angle (Horizontal) 170
Viewing Angle (Vertical) 160

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Product Summary

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Good colours and contrast

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Ample connections

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Narrow viewing angle

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Not the brightest

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