http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/ Engadget Comments for ASUS' 23-inch VG236H 3D monitor gets reviewed: pricey, but a real looker http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Even in the 3D the price is larger than life.]]>Jul 19th 2010 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
I've had the VK266H for a year (your model + the webcam) and it's okay.

The first one I got had this issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOGpd7Hg5UU , but I got it replaced. The only thing I really can't stand is the viewing angle. It's so big, you cannot fill the screen with a single color and actually have it show up as that color from top to bottom. That, and the monitor has been crashing from time to time, requiring pulling the power plug for a couple seconds for it to start working.]]>Jul 19th 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
I got 2. They suck. One of them now keeps changing scenic modes at random.]]>Jul 19th 2010 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Sony, LG, and others also partnered with RealD to release TVs and monitors using the RealD circular polarization system, and cheap $2 passive glasses (same exact ones you wear in theatres, but they'll also be available in cooler stylings and better fit which is really my only complaint with the theatre glasses). These TVs have good viewing angles, and only cost $400-500 more than the same TV otherwise. There's an extra, transparent, LCD layer on top that does the polarizing, eliminating the active glasses requirement (and the nausea inducing flickering caused by covering each eye interchangeably, especially when not 100% perfectly synced)]]>Jul 19th 2010 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/No. This comes with $175 3D glasses from Nvidia, can actually accept and display 120hz input unlike all HDTV lcd's, and has an adjustable stand. It costs what you'd expect with Acer's barebones model costing $375.
]]>Jul 19th 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Thats why the plastic looks really cheap.]]>Jul 19th 2010 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Count me out.
]]>Jul 19th 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
Consider yourself out till you grow a third eye on your forehead then.]]>Jul 19th 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/do you need active glasses with this set or is it like the 3ds and as long as you are looking at it straight on, it looks good and is 3d]]>Jul 19th 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Yea, with a TV glasses (of some sort, active or passive depending on the technology in the TV) are needed because where you sit in relation to the screen is a big unknown. For a PC monitor, we pretty much know where your head will be, so a glasses-required screen is dumb, especially one needing active glasses, emitters, and for what, FPS games???

As for active/passive, There will be no 3D in my house requiring active glasses. RealD has circular polarizing films that have been embedded into sample TVs (LG and others, now available), making them usable with simple polarized glasses, the same $2 exact ones you use in the theatre (and the TV comes with 10 pair). It takes a 240hz TV running at 120hz to show a 60fps movie, but I'd pay a $1,000 premium to be able to use $2 glasses instead of a $200 premium and need 5 pairs at $100 which will; get broken repeatedly and become useless when company comes over unless I have numerous spares.... The spec is BlueRay compatible as well.

I'm just waiting about 2 years, until we redo the living room and build in a permanent ET center, then we're adding a 50 or 60" RealD TV. ]]>Jul 19th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Physically, it's going to take some sort of technological leap to get 3D without glasses and I think TV's won't look what they do now. My guess is that the only way you can do without the glasses is to have some sort of projected image in space that can be viewed from all angles. So the true 3DTV might be a device that sits flat and projects the video from above or below (a bit like what you see in some sci-fi movies), but how you control the projection will be interesting.]]>Jul 19th 2010 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/You mean to say $500. Way to pricey! I'd rather get a 2x24 from Samsung or Asus themselves. Will only get 3D when the tech takes off for good!
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Yes, even without a CPU or GPU. Just tape the disc to the back of the monitor and you'll get 60 fps no problem.]]>Jul 19th 2010 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
But it's 120Hz, I want 120 fps.]]>Jul 19th 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
Sincerely Me.]]>Jul 19th 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tn+panel]]>Jul 19th 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
At least they're included...

I've started thinking about a big screen 3D upgrade and Sony doesn't include them in sets 10x the price (though they run promos/discounts to maybe offset cost, plus Sony tax).

My last "two" laptops have been Asus "Ensembles/G Series" - they've been good enough and always pushing the envelope on performance versus price.

I'm not sure my next will be an Asus but I'll look, and I'm half considering this monitor (versus potentially a Mac display if I go that route for my next laptop)]]>Jul 19th 2010 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
If it has neither HDMI 1.4 or displayport 1.2 I would advise waiting to anyone wanting a 3D monitor.]]>Jul 19th 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/I'd advise waiting even if it does. RealD has partnered with LG, Samsung, Sony, and others and is already releasing TVs that use the same passive circular polarization glasses used in theaters. They should have PC screens in 6 months or less. It appears to add about $500 to the cost of the screen (considering 4 active glasses cost that much, it's a bargain!) These are all HDMI 1.4 equipped due to requirements of the RealD codec. ]]>Jul 19th 2010 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
http://www.necdisplay.com/Products/Product/?product=8899a96d-28dc-484f-a4de-14309a636738

http://www.nec-display.com/ap/en_display/lcd2690_2/index.html

Normally retails for $1200 without the color calibration bundle, but I got it for ~$930 shipped. Meant for a family member with eye fatigue and other problems. It does look great and all, but I'm wondering if it's too expensive a monitor given that he only deals with text/office apps and has no need for wide color gamut. Could he have gotten by with a cheaper 1080p (16:9) TN panel like these 23" ASUS/Acer monitors? Or perhaps a 1080p HDTV?

Note that professional monitors like this NEC model don't usually come with consumer features like HDMI input, webcam, speakers, or even USB ports...]]>Jul 19th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
P.S. I didn't get a 30" monitor because unfortunately his ThinkPad X300 laptop only has VGA-out which does not support the 2560x1600 resolution (such resolution would require DisplayPort, HDMI, or dual-link DVI, as well as support in the graphics chipset and driver).]]>Jul 19th 2010 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
If I'm buying 20-23" I expect 1200v
at 24-27" I'd expect 1440v (currently Apple is one of the few to oblige this).
At 27-30", there's no excuse not to have 1600v.

If all you want is a bigger screen at the same resolution you've had for years, FUCKING SIT CLOSER. Buying a bigger screen in the same resolution is pointless, unless you're going blind and need larger print. You don't get any more usable space from larger screens without more pixels. ]]>Jul 19th 2010 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
Abuuhh? You have 1080p 19" screens? I don't know why you EXPECT 1200 vertical pixels from a 20" monitor.

And 1280x1024 19" screens are an entirely different aspect ratio.

I'd also like to note that 2560x1440 is also 16:9, and 2560x1600 is the 16:10 version of that.]]>Jul 19th 2010 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/Jul 19th 2010 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/We need some tests :)]]>Jul 19th 2010 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
I will look into the LG W2363D but from my experience I haven't seen any LG monitor that has wowed me.]]>Jul 19th 2010 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/asus-23-inch-vg236h-3d-monitor-gets-reviewed-pricey-but-a-rea/
*imagining word processing in 3D*

oh my god, the words are flying at me!...]]>Jul 19th 2010 8:45PM