About to buy this monitor

[stevengeorge629]

I am about to buy this monitor (ASUS VH242H) for $170:

http://tinyurl.com/2djaqtj

Before I buy it, I would like some opinions. Should I wait for something better or is this a good deal? It has great reviews on newegg so I feel that I will be getting my money's worth. I will be using this to connect both my PC and my gaming console. One drawback is the fact there is only one hdmi port, but I don't see myself using it other than for my console. Will I regret this later?

Thanks

 

[kyrax12]

That is not bad!
Any new 23 inch monitor that cost less than 200$ is a really good deal in my opinion.

 

[billyb0b]

it's a great deal and great monitor

i have two VH236H asus monitors (23") and they are awesome!

 

[stevengeorge629]

Okay great! Already purchased it. Hey billy, how long have you had the monitors and what settings do you run it on?

 

[billyb0b]

had them for 3 weeks. i'm running them on DVI cables, two headed and using a registered version of UltraMon

res is 1920x1080 on both

 

[hallycat]

I was going to buy that monitor as well, but the reviews on Amazon scared me.

 

[bamaaviator]

Just got 3 of them yesterday, running flawlessly at 5780x1080 resolution. No complaints at all.

 

[hallycat]

Just got 3 of them yesterday, running flawlessly at 5780x1080 resolution. No complaints at all.

Why all the negativity on Amazon?

 

[RavenSEAL]

Why all the negativity on Amazon?

1,179 5 Stars reviews on newegg say otherwise.

 

[hallycat]

I took a leap of faith and ordered it.

 

[billyb0b]

i would consider newegg reviews more seriously than i would amazon

newegg is a computer enthusiast site, amazon is just a big e-retailer in everything. more non computer savvy users farting around on amazon

i picked up my 2 asus 23" monitors from buy.com because they had the best price, and 2% cashback with ebates. both are great. only 1 dead pixel on one of the monitors in the bottom left corner. i use a black'ish theme so the toolbar covers it perfectly

 

[hallycat]

Finally got it plugged in (have had it since last Wednesday, gotta love overnight free delivery from NJ to LI, NY) I'm currently using an D630 laptop as a backup to my dead desktop (new custom machine on the way) but even on the laptop VGA it's a HUGE step up from my 19" Dell LCD.

Now what am I going to do with all this junk I cleared off my desk