Asus VX239H Review - The best 1080p 60Hz monitor ever made?

[AlTech]

So i wanted another monitor, mostly for productivity reasons and also to do multi task (E.g. gaming on one monitor and if i need to move to the other i could easily use that and pause the main one). 

 

This is a 23.8" monitor with a 1080p 60Hz display which is IPS.

 

 

 

 

Since it's an Asus monitor it has the Smart Contrast ratio. 

 

I don't usually have a number scheme for scores cos i believe they are arbitrary but I'll try it out using a score of 100.

 

Color and Image quality

Colors look darker than on my original monitor which is  the VX238H (if you want me to review that then I will) after i had calibrated my original. The VX239H is an IPS panel unlike the VX238H which is why the colors look more vivid and vibrant. 

 

This is how i usually configure monitors:

Brightness - 100

Contrast - 40

Saturation - 50

Color Temp - User Mode

Skin Tone - Natural

Sharpness - 40

 

What I will say about the color of the VX239H is that it's objectively a lot more pleasant to look at which is why I'm giving it a 80/100. To this monitor grays look like gray and so on. However if i compare the VX239H's to the VX238H's colors, what looked gray on the 239H looked blue ish on the 238H. 

 

Viewing Angles

Its an IPS panel so i was expecting good viewing angles and in fact it had great viewing angles. Which is why i'll give that a 80/100

 

Stands

The stand is solid feeling and is quite robust so i'll give it a 80/100.

 

I/O

2 HDMI, a VGA, audio and mic output and it supports MHL over HDMI and includes an MHL cable in the box. Not bad for 1080p but I would have preferred if there was DVI-I as well. So this gets a 90/100.

 

Interface

Really good, arguably one of the best ever. Also the buttons which help navigate the BIOS of the monitor (yes monitors have BIOSes) and it is touch sensitive as opposed to feeling more like a button press on the VX238H. So for this I'll give it a 95/100. 

 

Build Quality

Build Quality is quite good and the monitor has minimal bezels so definitely a great one in my books. GOnna give it a 95/100 here.

 

Average - This on average gets an 86.7/100 and get's a recommendation from me if you need or want a 1080p IPS monitor. Good job Asus, just add some more ports and make it easier to screw in the stand to the body.

 

I'm AluminiumTech and until next time, happy viewing .

[ThinkWithPortals]

Nice review! Was seriously considering getting this panel but I got a better deal on a Samsung 24" 1080p IPS.

 

However, a regular 1080p monitor wasn't enough for me, which is why my LG 29" Ultrawide is arriving today. Hyped!

[AlTech]

Nice review! Was seriously considering getting this panel but I got a better deal on a Samsung 24" 1080p IPS.

 

However, a regular 1080p monitor wasn't enough for me, which is why my LG 29" Ultrawide is arriving today. Hyped!

And to think that in a retail store it costed just as much as Asus's equivalent TN panel!

[Bl00dgod]

how about problems like ips light bleeding?

[ThinkWithPortals]

And to think that in a retail store it costed just as much as Asus's equivalent TN panel!

Exactly, IPS all the way. I hope high refresh rate IPS panels drop in price soon, then the TN technology could be as good as dead.

[Bl00dgod]

Exactly, IPS all the way. I hope high refresh rate IPS panels drop in price soon, then the TN technology could be as good as dead.

and then we just need nvidia to use the free adaptive sync ( comes with displayport standard ) instead of the expensive mysterious gsync modules they add

[AlTech]

Exactly, IPS all the way. I hope high refresh rate IPS panels drop in price soon, then the TN technology could be as good as dead.

Yeah cos I have it on one monitor and a laptop. Holy shit is the laptop screen so cheap, and bad. And the monitor is like meh. 

 

 

and then we just need nvidia to use the free adaptive sync ( comes with displayport standard ) instead of the expensive mysterious gsync modules they add

Ir probably has a dedicated ArM chip in there to manage g sync. One nvidia user to another, I agree nvidia sucks balls with their mystery proprietary standards which are expensive and benefits nobody.

[Umair]

I have the MX239H, which is pretty much the same thing but has onboard speakers (woo?).

 

The main issue is lack of height adjustability and VESA mounting options.  There is standard amount of IPS bleed, nothing too concerning.

[mikeeginger]

I have the same monitor and can agree very good 

[FRN]

@AluminiumTech Do you still have this monitor? How is it after half a year upon review?

 

BTW you quoted me on banning game. LOL.

[AlTech]

42 minutes ago, FRN said:

@AluminiumTech Do you still have this monitor? How is it after half a year upon review?

 

BTW you quoted me on banning game. LOL.

Still the same..... Which is to say awesome. Except I find that the monitor is quite cool in terms of colour.

 

So I might try and calibrate it to make it warmer but other than that it is good.