ASUS 21.5 inch Ultra Slim Gaming Computer Monitor - Full HD 1920x1080, 1ms Response Time, Built-in Speakers, HDMI Port, VGA Port - VP228HE

For the price it’s ok

Decent monitor for a decent price. Black levels are very bad. I played with every setting in every combination I could think of, but the black levels never got decent. Not as noticeable if youre surfing or using a word processor or worksheet, but if youre gaming or watching media, the brightness is annoying. Im OK with the monitor since its a secondary monitor, but Id return it if was my primary.

Very poor quality, grainy, washed-out image with no blacks. Color and contrast severely lacking. View angle is extremely narrow, especially top-to-bottom. I spent time adjusting all the built-in settings to no avail. I tried both the VGA and HDMI connections using two different computers, no dice. I have an older version of this monitor that looks fine, but this new model looks terrible.

love the monitor. work great with most games i play

This is probably an LCD or IPS monitor with LED edge backlighting instead of full array LED backlighting. Inspite of the reasonable price, a reasonable reproduction of the original laptop monitor of my computer only occurred if I tilted the monitor manually past the angle allowed by the monitor stand. Even then is was slightly hazy. My laptop produces 4k resolution which is translated down by this monitor. This further reduces the crispness and contrast. If this backlighting were full array, the monitor price would have to be higher and the contrast improved and no fogging. I dont blame ASUS as much as I blame myself for not being educated about the display technologies which are constantly evolving into such backlit modes as OLED, and others. Even though the price is very reasonable the monitor narrow viewing angle and the accompanying fog on the screen made for a very unpleasant viewing experience. I returned the item. Amazons return policy is the best in the world!

Nice entry level gaming monitor

I’m usually a fan of Asus products as they are well thought out and good quality. Unfortunately that didn’t work out for this monitor. I was looking for one with speakers so I could switch between work and plugging in a Roku or gaming console so that narrowed down my choices. While this Asus does reasonably for streaming video and gaming it’s not good for text. Even with brightness turned down and contrast up I couldn’t get a reasonable black for my text.

Great product

Good for the money

Good Value