ASUS VW266H 25.5-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black

by Asus

• 25.5-Inch Wide (16:10)
• 2 ms (GTG) Response Time
• HDMI/24-Pin DVI-D/15-Pin D-Sub/Component/SPDIF Audio Out
• 3W x 2 stereo, RMS
• 20000:1 Smart Contrast Ratio

Product Details

• Item Weight: 17.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 22.7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001LYPNFQ
• Item model number: VW266H
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (128 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,226 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 17, 2009

Product Description

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The VW266H features a 25.5-inch 1920x1200 LCD screen that supersedes Full HD 1080p resolution. Its extra large resolution and ASUS Trace Free 2ms response time makes it ideal for immersing yourself in the latest games with the sharpest details and clarity, even for fast motion action video playback.

With a wide array of inputs such as HDMI, Component Video, DVI-D, and built-in stereo speakers, you can attach your gaming consoles, DVD player, Blu-ray player, or PC for instant High Definition enjoyment.

Features such as ASUS' exclusive Splendid Video Intelligence Technology, ASCR (ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio) Technology, and Aspect Control, optimize your visual experience for all user-scenarios, environments and inputs.

ASUS VW266H LCD monitor presents you with stunning High Definition visual quality with exceptional features. Give your eyes a treat today with the ASUS VW266H!

Key Features

• 25.5-inch 1920x1200 widescreen with 2ms quick response time
• HDMI/DVI-D/Component/VGA inputs accept a wide variety of HD media sources
• PC audio input with S/PDIF output and built-in 2x3W speakers for instant multimedia gratification
• ASUS Trace Free 2ms Technology for seamless motion graphics
• DCDi (Directional Correlation De-interlacing) Technology up-scales and enhances low-resolution input
• Splendid Video Intelligence Technology optimizes images and video with 5 preset modes and 3 skin-tone presets
• 20,000:1 contrast ratio with ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio Technology (ASCR)

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High Definition Gaming, Cinematics, and Better Productivity

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ASUS VW266H features a 25.5-inch 16:10 widescreen display with an 1920x1200 resolution that enables 1080p Full HD playback and beyond. The extra large resolution makes working with large documents and spreadsheet easy and convenient. The VW266H also comes with the ASUS Trace Free 2ms (grey-to-grey) response time that lets you get into fast paced games and action movies without blur. With Trace Free, you will have the most fluid and razor-sharp motion graphics. The ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio Technology (ASCR) also boosts the contrast ratio to a dynamic 20,000:1 for even deeper dark tones and brighter light tones. With ASCR, you can enjoy enhanced image intensity with precision and clarity for an even more engaging experience with movies, games, and imaging.

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Plug-and... Rock on!

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VH266H offers a wide variety of input options. It offers HDMI, DVI-D, VGA (15-pin), Component (YPbPr) input, PC audio input, S/PDIF audio output and earphone jack all in one monitor. With its versatility, it is ready to be the ultimate entertainment monitor for DVD players, Blu-ray Disc players, gaming consoles, and more. HDMI input ready, VW266H provides life-like images so you can enjoy stunning details and High Definition clarity. With the simplicity of HDMI and convenience of VW266H’s built-in stereo speakers, it’s as easy as plug-and-play for instant multimedia gratification. Also onboard is a digital SPDIF audio output to connect to your home audio system for a complete desktop entertainment experience. The ASUS VW266H is a versatile High Definition display ready to handle virtually all of your multimedia needs.

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Delivers Vibrant Images with Exceptional Features

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The VW266H is loaded with various image enhancing features to bring out the best from every video source. DCDi Technology improves the quality of low-resolution video by de-interlacing the images and eliminating jagged edges along diagonal lines. This technology is often used in high-end LCD and plasma TV sets. The ASUS VK266H and VW266H LCD monitors both incorporate DCDi technology to enable razor-sharp display and superb clarity. Aspect Control function allows users to select a preferred display mode between Full and 4:3 modes for true-to-life gaming or movie watching without any quality degredation or image distortion.

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Intelligent Image Enhancement with ASUS Splendid Video Intelligence Technology

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ASUS Splendid Video Intelligence Technology adopts a color engine to detect activation and usage of video applications. It will then automatically optimize image quality with intelligent color, brightness, contrast and sharpness corrections for the best visual results. The Splendid offers 5 video modes designed for scenery, theater, gaming, night view, and standard images scenarios. Splendid also provides 3 skin tones of yellowish, natural and reddish to produce realistic visuals of the human objects in your videos. You can see optimized images on screen and select between the five modes via a hotkey quickly at your will.

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Sleek and User-friendly Design for Modern Décor and Ease-of-Use

ASUS designed glossy piano-black frame design creates a classy look for the VW266H. Built-in stereo speakers enable audio enjoyment together with true-to-life HD visual. Convenient key controls for easy set-up in the multi-language OSD. Cable manager helps you to manage tangling cables and wires and put them out of sight. VESA Wall Mount compatible (100 x 100 mm), helps you minimize its footprint and fit into your home or office décor. 25° (forward 5°, backwards 20°) Tilting Angle for a more ergonomic and comfortable viewing experience. KENSINGTON security lock for security in public environment.

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ASUS Innovation and Quality

ASUS, maker of the world’s bestselling and most award winning motherboards, is a leading company in the new digital era, with a broad product portfolio that also includes notebooks, netbooks, multimedia, graphics cards, displays, desktop PCs, servers, wireless solutions, mobile phones and networking devices. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's digital home, office and person. ASUS won 3,268 awards in 2009, and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC.

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Warranty

ASUS 3 Years LCD Monitor Warranty + 3 Years Panel Warranty

ASUS VW266H's come with ASUS 3 years LCD monitor warranty for its casing and panel. Accessories and cables come with 1 year warranty.
Within 3 years, if more than 3 bright dots and/or 5 dark dots are found, ASUS will replace the panel under the warranty.
A bright dot is a white defective dot that is over 1/2 of the whole sub-pixel under BLACK pattern.
A dark dot is a black defective dot that is over 1/2 of the whole sub-pixel under any pattern.
Please visit Support.ASUS.com for more details on ASUS LCD monitor warranty policy.

What's in the Box

ASUS VW266H LCD Monitor

DVI Cable

VGA Cable

Audio Cable

Power Cord

Quick Starter Guide

Support CD

Warranty Information Cards

Specifications

Panel Size: 25.5-inch Wide Screen

True Resolution: 1920x1200 (16:10)

Pixel Pitch: 0.287mm

Brightness(Max): 300 cd/m²

Contrast Ratio (Max): 20000:1 (ASCR)

Display Color: 16.7M

Viewing Angle (CR>=10): 170°(H)/160°(V)

Response Time: 2 ms

Video Features: Trace Free Technology, SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology, SPLENDID Video Preset Modes (5 modes), Skin-Tone Selection (3 mode), HDCP support, Color Temperature Selection (5 modes)

Audio Features: Stereo Speakers 3Wx2 stereo RMS

Convenient Hotkey: SPLENDID Video Preset Mode Selection, Auto. Adjustment, Brightness Adjustment, Volume Adjustment

AV Video Input: : HDMI

Video Input: : Component (YPbPr) / HDMI

Audio Output: : SPDIF (through 3.5mm Mini-jack)

PC Video Input: : DVI-D/D-Sub

PC Audio Input: 3.5mm Mini-jack

Analog Signal Frequency: 28~83kHz(H)/ 50~85 Hz(V)

Digital Signal Frequency: 28 ~ 83KHz(H)/50 ~ 85 Hz(V)

Power Consumption: Power Consumption < 60 W, Power Saving Mode < 2 W

Chassis Colors: Black

Tilt: +20°~ -5°

VESA Wall Mounting: 100x100mm

Security: Kensington lock

Phys.Dimension (WxHxD): 23.6 x 18.19 x 9.06 inches

Net Weight (estimated): 17.42 lbs

Regulation Approval: UL/cUL, CB, CE, FCC, CCC, BSMI, Gost-R, C-Tick, VCCI, PSB, J-MOSS, RoHS, WEEE, WHQL

All specifications are subject to change without notice.
Color and bundled software versions are subject to change without notice.

Brand and product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.
Product may not be exactly as shown in photos.

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Product Description

High end gaming, Full HD, HDMI, Component Input, SPDIF out, 2ms and 3Wx2 Build in Speaker

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 50 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The best bang for PC and console gaming! December 7, 2009

By J. Raymond

Amazon Verified Purchase

I have owned this monitor for six months now and it has been one of my best purchases in years. I wanted a some what large monitor to use on my glass computer desk which consist of my PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and an original Xbox. First, this awesome thing is full 1080P (1920X1080P) via HDMI, DVI, VGA and even component! it's also widescreen 16X10 and not 16X9, confused? it looks a bit taller and larger than other monitors of the same screen size (25.5).
All 16X9 material like PS3 and Xbox 360 games are upcoverted to 16X10 meaning your gaming world will look just a bit more skinny and taller, this makes the games look awesome though, I have switch to 16X9 mode a couple of times (you get slight 1 inch thick black bars on the top and bottom) but original 16X9 looks weird to me now, characters look fat etc similiar to when a full screen picture is stretch to fill a widescreen display. You will love gaming on 16X10 trust me it looks wonders without any loss of picture quality. I have my PC on VGA, my 360 on HDMI, my PS3 on DVI (via hdmi to dvi) and my original xbox on component running in 480p (note that this component input is capable of full 1080p though) I noticed that 480p on this monitor looks so much better than my old Sony 32 inch HDTV, games like halo 2 and ghost recon look like 720p games! I recommend to not use the build in speakers though (who does?) buy yourself some nice PC speakers and just use the audio out jack from the monitor and your set.
The 2ms response time is brilliant on first person shooters with no ghosting at all(ghosting is what makes the screen blurry when turning or slowly moving in games). The bluish tint was there with factory settings so take a few minutes to adjust the brightness and saturation, or use these:
SPLENDID : Scenery. BRIGHTNESS 100. CONTRAST 100. SHARPNESS 100. SATURATION 73, ASCR: OFF (VERY IMPORTANT) COLOR TEMP: Cool, SKIN TONE: Reddish. ASPECT CONTROL: FULL (BUT USE 4:3 FOR NON WIDESCREEN GAMES) and for xbox 360 go to your display settings and choose "1080p" from HDTV SETTINGS, choose "standard" from REFERENCE LEVELS, and choose "YCbCr709" from HDMI COLOR SPACE, for PS3 is all automatic so don't worry about it. There it is! enjoy!

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent monitor, huge screen April 1, 2009

By J. Smith

This is an excellent monitor for the price. At 25.5 inches diagonal, this is a huge screen (by the standards of PC monitors). The pixel size is slightly larger than my old 1680x1050 21 inch monitor, so I get more pixels without having to squint at the screen-- in fact the VW266H is slightly easier to view.

The only two downsides to this monitor are the stand and built-in speakers.

The stand only allows the monitor to be tilted up and down; no other adjustment is possible. Given that an Ergotron mount with full adjustment (and the ability to rotate the monitor to "portrait" orientation; this monitor can make an awesome e-text reader) costs about $100 at the moment, I can forgive Asus for not including a more capable mount-- it would have increased the cost by a pretty penny, and most people can live without it.

My gripe with the speakers isn't that they don't sound very good-- what do you expect from speakers built into a monitor?-- but that they turn off when the monitor goes into standby mode. This can be good or bad, depending on your particular circumstance. For me, I'd rather the speakers always stay on.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A diamond in the rough May 24, 2010

By B. Ollikkala

I originally posted this as a comment to an unhappy review but would like to share my comments with a broader audience:

You need to spend some more time and have a little patience. So many reviewers are not likely to be wrong. We're not all dummies.

I got this monitor, I have some but not a lot of experience with photography (OK so that's a lie---I taught some courses), with some searching on the web I was able to get a starting point and eyeball settings for the monitor myself... standard mode, DVI: Brightness 100, Contrast 80, Sharpness 54, Overdrive 40, Custom color temp: RED 92, GREEN 80, and BLUE 50 (what a correction) makes mine stellar!

When viewing head on from a couple feet away the whites and grays are very pure---whites are beautiful snow-whites without a hint of any tint, grays are neutral, colors vivid, sharpness and clarity of text and images is pretty stunning. In fact this monitor is now the standard and better adjusted than others I am seeing, mine and other people's.

Beats 2 other nice branded monitors I have. Viewing side to side doesn't change the color shift, but viewing from below a little bit makes a noticeable shift---OK, so don't do that.

Amazing value for the money. Of course not perfect. Agree that out of the box first impression can be bad. Maybe very bad. If sharpness is not adjusted right really can look like cr*p. When all set right this thing can outperform much pricier monitors---its beauty can be revealed. I am VERY picky about my displays. When set correctly, this thing has amazing blu-ray playback---can show grain and the slightest flaws in all but the most perfect source material.

When this thing shipped the ASUS QA team was on vacation or wearing funny tinted pink sunglasses, or something was miscommunicated verifying the calibration settings or something went wrong or there was some limitation in the software or hardware for the default settings. Fortunately you can customize to overcome this problem.

Those complaining about bad text display and color shift just don't have the settings tweaked right. OK the company could have done a better job at the out of the box settings, but if they did you'd be paying a lot more for the monitor---c'mon, do the extra work and we'll keep the secret to ourselves.

Go back and spend some more time calibrating---well worth the effort.