The built-TN panel ensures rapid response times, is thus suitable for gaming, and is strong enough for good black level therefore. In darker image contents, the display shows the edges distinct halos, while the remaining illumination acts uniformly at least to the naked eye. Grayscale be fully displayed both in very dark, as well as in very bright areas, which indicates good contrast characteristics.
Unfortunately Iiyama uses the seemingly solid panel not appropriate. Thus, the monitor displays significant weaknesses in the presentation of resolutions, which do not correspond to his native. Here it is either stretched in the width or round provided with black bars. In both cases, the result is highly blurred. Added to this is that even 16: 9 resolutions like 1280x720 will not be displayed full screen, but distorted.
The greatest weakness reveals the E2481HS-B1 but at the customization options. Regulator for sharpness and color saturation you look in the clear on-screen display in vain. Brightness and backlight can not be regulated separately. In addition to the contrast setting you will also receive unnecessary presets, which are all set to a fixed, very high background brightness.
In terms of color temperature Iiyama offers three profiles, which are all but defined to be cooled. Works 'hot' even after some time of getting used too cool, has the image in the setting 'cool' a very distinct blue cast. The sRGB mode is minimal therefore warmer, but sets brightness and backlight fixed at a high level and is therefore only useful in very bright environments.
Although the color temperature can be regulated manually, against the strong viewing-angle dependence selbiger which, however, does not help. If the image is hot above, it is towards getting cooler down. This is particularly disturbing on a white background, such as. In word processing, and likely even notice insensitive users.
In conjunction with the base, which is adjustable only in the tilt, but not in height, influenced this behavior ergonomics enormously, which is why the 24-inch model is not suitable for everyday office use.
Another problem is the HDMI port is. Lying here HD signals in 720p and 1080p on, these are reproduced clearly too bright. This circumstance, however, can be avoided by changing the color model from RGB to YCbCr; assuming the graphics driver offers this option. Alternatively, create an adapter from HDMI to DVI remedy, while the transition to the expanded HDMI color space or RGB full range is likely to have the same effect when connecting game consoles.
Conclusion: Although the Iiyama E2481HS-B1 can thanks beiligendem VGA and DVI cables retract a couple of points in terms of equipment and make due to the narrow housing frame visually her a lot. However, what is offered is out of proportion to the price of currently around 190 euros, which is due to the lack of ergonomics and flexibility.
