Next was important to me in the search for a monitor:
- Good image quality and excellent color rendering
- Low power consumption
- DVI connection
- Suitable for playing games and watching movies
- Not too expensive, a maximum of 200 EUR
Plus point:
- Adjustable height
After many days of search I ended up at this monitor from LG. In particular, the extensive review by Prad.de then brought the decision, see [...]
With regard to image quality and color reproduction you end up often with IPS monitors. But a few years ago had a decisive disadvantage in computer games, as they simply could not update fast enough the picture. Meanwhile, however, the IPS technology has evolved, so this LG Monitor uses an AH-IPS panel. These are the first time also suitable for computer games. Of course there are monitors in the range 400-800 EUR, which are still far better in this discipline, but as a casual gamer that is rather unnecessary. Since I sometimes games (shooters, role playing, etc.), I can say that I am satisfied with the result.
I made my fun, and to make the new LG monitor next to my Samsung monitor with a TN panel from 2009. That there would be a difference, I realized. But what I saw there, knocked me off my feet. In many colors, the difference was enormous. Only now I saw that I myself on the old Samsung monitor no gray've watched all these years, but a yellow-gray. But in the other colors, there was a difference. However, one must say that LG has pre-calibrated this IPS monitor. Even Prad.de could confirm that LG has since delivered a good job and you can improve through a manual calibration only slightly further.
The screen itself and the housing is matt. Therefore, anything that I personally find well reflected.
The brightness is also very good. I use the monitor at a set brightness by 20%, because 100% me are too light. But he who works in brighter rooms, will definitely find a suitable brightness. As for the illumination of dark images, let me tell you that the LG monitor the lower left at a black screen has a visible halo. This is noticed only when the image on the page is completely black.
Those who wonder why the screen constantly adjusts the brightness, I can help. In the factory settings of the "Super Energy Saver" mode is active. This automatically adjusts the screen brightness depending on the content shown. If you look at just what dark on, the brightness is high. If you work just for example with a word processing program, where much white is displayed on the monitor, the brightness goes down. Mich bugged this after some time, so I have turned it off. Witzig is that you will not find this feature in the actual menu from the monitor. Instead LG has this feature donated a dedicated button on the monitor. Then you just the third button from the left on the screen, press when you are not on the menu there.
The monitor also has a built in speaker, but I have never tested this on and off directly as the first. But one can assume that these speakers win any prizes.
Now we come to built-in USB hub. In order for this to work, the driver must be installed by the Monitor before. This is on a CD case or can be downloaded from the LG website. All Windows versions since Windows 2000 are supported according to the homepage of the driver. It is important to know the 2.0 hub built a passive USB. The power supply from the monitor will not be used for it. So if it hopes there a passive USB hard drive or connect a game pad, will probably be disappointed. I myself have an XBox 360 Gamepad trying to connect what has been but sadly acknowledged with an error message because of the power supply is not sufficient. My Logitech USB headset works perfectly, however, so that now I have found use for the USB hub.
The height adjustment up to 11 cm works reliably. The pivot mode (quasi-edge) I briefly tested and also works.
The monitor can be image via VGA, DVI-D and DisplayPort receive and display cable. Ie who want to move the monitor to grips with HDMI, can not get to an adapter. I myself use DVI-D.
It comes with the following cables:
- Current (standard power cord)
- USB cable (USB-A to USB-B, to activate the USB hub)
- VGA cable
- DVI-D cable
- Audio cable (conventional jack for speakers)
That is in addition to the DisplayPort cable, and more, which can be connected to the monitor. This is very rare today. Why was not easy but left the VGA cable away and instead a DisplayPort cable in places I do not know. The VGA cable to use but today only a few, and probably at least one lying around somewhere everyone.
Yet what about the power consumption, here are my own measured values:
- Off: 0.2 watts
- Standby: 0.5 Watt
- Switched on, 20% brightness: approx 17.2 Watt
- Switched on, 100% brightness: approx 27.0 Watt
These values are in my opinion very good. Yes, it will consume power when the monitor is off. But 0.2 watts less than 50 cents per year at current electricity prices. In a pinch, you do it like me, and used a power strip with a switch to turn on the PC, speakers and monitors completely dead.
Here is the link to the official specifications of LG: [...]
For the money, I would definitely recommend the monitor!