ASUS VW223B and VW202B DisplayLink monitors now on sale

by Darren Murph posted Jun 9th 2008 at 5:09AM

We originally spotted ASUS' DisplayLink-equipped VW223B back at CeBIT, but now it -- alongside the 20.1-inch VW202B -- is finally available. Both LCDs boast a WSXGA+ (1,680 x 1,050) resolution, 300 cd/m2 brightness, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 5-millisecond response time and VGA / USB 2.0 connectors. The USB functionality is being coined EzLink by ASUS, but it's no different than the DisplayLink you've grown to know and love. As per ASUS' apparent internal guidelines, it has completely failed in dishing out pricing information for the freshly available duo, but hey, at least we know they're out there!

Filed under: Displays

Tags: ASUS, DisplayLink, ezlink, lcd monitor, LcdMonitor, monitor, usb, usb monitor, UsbMonitor, VW202B, VW223B

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kep @ Jun 9th 2008 5:51AM

I only wish it didn't have mediocre specs, I've come to expect more from ASUS.

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j_g_puff @ Jun 9th 2008 6:43AM

It's probably the USB that makes it mediocre. You've got to sacrifice some of the good stuff for that convenience.

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lance @ Jun 9th 2008 6:38AM

mediocre is the new black

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j_g_puff @ Jun 9th 2008 6:47AM

The constrast ratio seems to have slipped from 3000:1 all the way down to 1000:1 since CeBIT...

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David @ Jun 9th 2008 7:11AM

That's probably due to dynamic contrast - all the manufacturers seem to do it, but its generally regarded to be just distracting. They just want to increase the figure that they write on paper, so that figure obsessed (or not knowing anything else) consumers will think it's awesome

personally I always the ignore the 'inflated' figure.

Anyway what makes a monitor for me is the image quality, and Asus have been getting steadily better in that department, so I'm looking forward to a serious review.

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