Excellent gaming monitor
Pros:
Good quality image and response. No problems after 6 months of frequent use.
Cons:
Stand is tall and not meaningfully adjustable
The Bottom Line:
If you're a gamer who likes quality and reliability, this is the one. Just make sure that the stand will meet the needs of your gaming station.
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Author's Review
I bought this monitor to go with my newly built gaming rig this past summer. I decided to treat myself after years tolerating a low-end 19inch CRT. I’ve had the 922 now for six months without any problems. I use it exclusively in Dvi mode, although I didn’t have any problems for the week or so I used it in analog mode with my old PC.
Physical Dimensions:
The stand isn’t great. While it is solid and hard to knock over, it isn’t adjustable for height nor does it swivel. I also find the tilt not super convenient. It is however an attractive stand, and my wife swears it should get points for that.
The stand is a bit tall. I keep my PC in a large corner unit and I needed to move up the shelf above to make room for it.
Image Quality:
This gives a very nice, very crisp picture. It’s also very easy to look at, and I have almost forgotten what eye strain is. I had heard about ghosting with higher response LCDs, but I haven’t seen any sign of it with this unit. Also no bad pixels (touch wood) or other issues. Colours look good, although gaming, iTunes and e-mail is all I do and I can't swear that a professional would find colours perfect. Regardless, it's a gaming monitor, and for this purpose it is darn near perfect.
Cord Management:
The cord management system is pretty good, and leaves things tidy. It does end up putting the input plugs at a bit of an awkward angle for installing(I felt a bit like I might break something plugging it in) but it didn’t end up being a problem.
Brightness:
About the only thing I ever adjust on LCDs, I find this thing will go about as bright as I need without compromising image quality.
Plug-and-play:
Honestly, I have barely even adjusted this display. The software does an excellent job of setting it up, and I never feel like I need to do much with it. I can honestly say I haven’t adjusted settings in at least 4 months, and I use my computer every day for 1 to 6 hours (depending on whether or not my wife will let me game :P)
Nagging:
This thing will nag you to set it at it's preferred resolution. That can be a bit annoying until you actually *see* it at it's preferred resolution, and then you can forgive it anything.
