BenQ's new 1080p LCD TV monitor makes someone in Europe very happy

Looks like viewers in the Benelux countries have one more option for their Eurovision parties this year. BenQ has just announced the MK2442, a 23.6-inch LCD TV / computer monitor that sports a 5ms response time, full HD at 1920x1080 / 1080p / 24Hz, an HDMI 1.3 interface, and something called Senseye Human Vision Technology (a proprietary image enhancement engine that, you know, "mimics the human eye" for "deeper, richer and more detailed images"). Available from August 20 all over Europe -- and just the thing for all your Russian techno-pop viewing needs.

[Via Far East Gizmos]

[Gorilla800lbs Posted Jul 29th 2009 10:35AM]

What is the connection to Russian techno-pop?

[kjb434 Posted Jul 29th 2009 10:59AM]

I'm guessing since Eurovision was in Moscow last year?

[Gorilla800lbs Posted Jul 29th 2009 12:30PM]

A-ha, I see. Deep, yet subtle!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 29th 2009 10:35AM]

I'm gettin' real sick and tired of these computer monitors that are 1080p instead of proper 1920x1200.

I want my vertical pixels back, you thieves!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 29th 2009 10:38AM]

No way 16:9 ftw!

[Khav Posted Jul 29th 2009 10:42AM]

Haxers stoeled my pixals!!

[Professor Kaos Posted Jul 29th 2009 12:20PM]

If you don't want to view media in its proper aspect ratio then there's someting wrong with you man. If I pop in a DVD / Blu Ray, I want to view it at the proper aspect ratio. Besides, you don't even notice the diff that much anyway.

[Ethan Posted Jul 29th 2009 12:29PM]

If 16:9 becomes the only widescreen format, then monitors will be that little cheaper, and you'll be able to buy more pixels.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 29th 2009 10:39AM]

YAY FOR PAUL CHAPEL!

[Dan H Posted Jul 29th 2009 10:40AM]

24Hz? Did I read the right?

[JPFrech Posted Jul 29th 2009 10:54AM]

Yes, what's wrong? It's 1080p/24

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 29th 2009 11:00AM]

We are regressing... HD has been on monitors since forever........... Now we're stuck at this standard, I was hoping to see monitors with way higher resolution by the end of the decade... Oh well!

[Dan H Posted Jul 29th 2009 11:09AM]

Nevermind what I said.

Brainfart.

[magallanes Posted Jul 29th 2009 1:01PM]

while 24fps is ideal for blu-ray but it is kinda annoying for ntsc and pal and it is useless for connect a pc.

[Floflo Posted Jul 29th 2009 11:04AM]

Hopefully it supports 1080p60 too! It's just that many monitors/TVs support 1080p50 and 60, but not always 24 (which is perfect for Bluray movies)

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 3:14AM]

I thought Norway won this year with "Fairytale"? Nontheless, the EuroVision Contest is one of the triumph cards that the US got against Europe, because it's so damn silly. It's not like the majority of people like it or anything, quite the opposite. ^_^'

As for the monitor, it could appear as if it had some focus on the speakers this time around (I assume the lower section is a speaker?). Also would be nice with a price indication, because at the moment the E2200HD and G2220HD are great in the lower end markets.

[Wwhat Posted Jul 29th 2009 11:34AM]

23.6" is too small for 1920 pixels IMHO.

[Wwhat Posted Jul 29th 2009 11:38AM]

Not that it isn't better than 22" of course, and it's doable, but it's not really comfortable I think, I'm sure people will pay $30 more for an extra inch (or two).

I know that's what she said, but she's slutty don't you know.

[Khav Posted Jul 29th 2009 12:09PM]

I've got a 15.4" laptop with 1680x1050, and I love it. I wish screens with huge pixel density were more commonplace.

[Ethan Posted Jul 29th 2009 12:21PM]

Well I doubt anybody's going to put this in their main room, i.e. they'll be sitting closer.

[Wwhat Posted Jul 29th 2009 1:37PM]

You don't notice any 'coarseness' on 22" due to the pixels with 1680 compared to 20", but you do notice a much larger viewfield, so with 1920 to be equal to a 22" 1680 you'd have to have a 25" screen if I'm not too far off, and they make 26" HD ones, seems more reasonable to me for a non-notebook setup.
But of course it's also a matter of taste, to each his own, some like very very very crisp small screen, others like to have an area that's larger so they can sit back and still have a large area in their view, they can just make both :)

Now for epaper on the other hand I say increase pixels to the max even on small screens, no question.

[poached Posted Jul 29th 2009 3:49PM]

The Lenovo L220X has 1920x1200 resolution on a 22" screen. I had one and while the resolution was fine, for some reason all the text was blurry and there were quality issues with it. I returned it but not because the DPI was uncomfortable.

I wish they make more monitors like that.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 29th 2009 7:02PM]

It's a computer screen, not a TV.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 29th 2009 11:40AM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT1GypV9XZk

Russian techno pop. I like Nadya!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 29th 2009 12:39PM]

That monitor is completely unremarkable. Is it super cheap or something?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 29th 2009 7:03PM]

16:9 aspect ratio + TN = super cheap, yeah you are probably right

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 29th 2009 2:54PM]

benelux = Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg, and none of 3 are mentioned in the source article...