World's First VA LED Monitor's from BenQ

[muppet_hat]

According to this press release:
http://www.benq.us/press/News.cfm?id=1364&cat=0

BenQ has released the world's first LED VA panel monitors, brief specs are as follows:

They will have 3 models to introduce the new line:
EW2420 24"
VW2420H 24"
VW2220H 21.5"

All include:
178º/178º viewing angles
3000:1 true contrast ratio
HDMI
DVI
D-Sub
USB x 4 ports (exclusively on the EW series)
Speakers (exclusively on the EW series)
x2 HDMI (exclusively on the EW series)

[muppet_hat]

Is no one else at all intrigued by this new release BUT me?!

[kurosagi01]

I am very intrigued with this but they have made back led monitor for some time now i believe like starting with a 19" range.

[badass]

I am very intrigued with this but they have made back led monitor for some time now i believe like starting with a 19" range.

These are VA monitors. Pretty rare screen type that's better than the normal type which is called TN.

The only reason I am uninterested is because *VA doesn't interest me. You substitute TN type problems with VA type ones which are only just not so bad.
If they were releasing a range of e-IPS monitors from 20" to 24" that would interest me

[ed^chigliak]

Aiming at consumers with a sophisticated taste and those who yearn for a stylish lifestyle.

I'm going to wait for the unsophisticated model with 16:10 1920x1200 aspect that isn't glossy black and has a display port and runs at 120Hz.

+1 not remotely interested

[muppet_hat]

These are VA monitors. Pretty rare screen type that's better than the normal type which is called TN.

The only reason I am uninterested is because *VA doesn't interest me. You substitute TN type problems with VA type ones which are only just not so bad.
If they were releasing a range of e-IPS monitors from 20" to 24" that would interest me

Actually you're wrong. VA panel monitors hold a much larger market share than IPS. Although they don't cover as accurate colors as IPS, VA panel monitors are:

Faster in response time than IPS panel based
This new BenQ VA monitor carries more "true" contrast ratio @ 3000:1 compared to the standard 1000:1
And viewing angles on the VA are pretty much just as good as IPS.

VA panels are developed by a rival company of the one making IPS. It is true that when it comes to color accuracy IPS is more accurate than VA. But unless you're doing still image editting the difference between IPS and VA is close to unnoticeable. Gamers will much rather take VA because they're cheaper and have faster response time than IPS.

By the way, what sort of problems are you referring to? VA and TN are different panel based... it doesn't mean the similar problems on TN would arise on VA. In fact if anything VA panels are less likely to back light bleed compared to IPS.

[marktime]

Hmm, what's the price likely to be on the basic 24"? Having seen an LED backlit recently I'm fairly impressed but not sure I could justify upgrading from my current Samsung 24" unless they were under £200.

[badass]

Actually you're wrong. VA panel monitors hold a much larger market share than IPS. Although they don't cover as accurate colors as IPS, VA panel monitors are:

Erm, what? How can I be wrong when I made no mention whatsoever about market share? *VA monitors are pretty rare when compared to TN monitors.

Faster in response time than IPS panel based

Irrelevant these days. IPS monitors are fast enough for gaming. Any improvement is purely irrelevant figures for showing off e-peen

This new BenQ VA monitor carries more "true" contrast ratio @ 3000:1 compared to the standard 1000:1
And viewing angles on the VA are pretty much just as good as IPS.

VA panels are developed by a rival company of the one making IPS. It is true that when it comes to color accuracy IPS is more accurate than VA. But unless you're doing still image editting the difference between IPS and VA is close to unnoticeable. Gamers will much rather take VA because they're cheaper and have faster response time than IPS.

By the way, what sort of problems are you referring to? VA and TN are different panel based... it doesn't mean the similar problems on TN would arise on VA. In fact if anything VA panels are less likely to back light bleed compared to IPS.

The main issue I have with TN panels is that the colours actually change as the viewing angle increases - not just get dimmer. *VA panels are better however their colours are false when you;re looking directly at the screen. I'm not denying that *VA panels are better overall, just that I can't stand seeing greys as reds TBH. If I'm going to spend more than TN money on a screen, I want it to be great, not just better.

[KowShak]

Erm, what? How can I be wrong when I made no mention whatsoever about market share? *VA monitors are pretty rare when compared to TN monitors.

Irrelevant these days. IPS monitors are fast enough for gaming. Any improvement is purely irrelevant figures for showing off e-peen

The main issue I have with TN panels is that the colours actually change as the viewing angle increases - not just get dimmer. *VA panels are better however their colours are false when you;re looking directly at the screen. I'm not denying that *VA panels are better overall, just that I can't stand seeing greys as reds TBH. If I'm going to spend more than TN money on a screen, I want it to be great, not just better.

I find that the contrast shift on my VA and IPS monitor over small angles (10 degrees) can be quite annoying, thats something that TN panels don't do... TN, IPS and VA panels all have different characteristics that make them suited to different jobs.

One thing that hasn't been mentioned is power consumption, TN panels are more transparent than VA and IPS so they need less backlighting and thus are more energy efficient.