LG IPS226V-PN 21.5-Inch Widescreen LED LCD Monitor with IPS Panel

by LG

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 9.1 x 15.9 inches ; 11 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004SBCG72
• Item model number: IPS226V-PN
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #979 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 14, 2011

Product Description

Amazon.com

This monitor combines the strengths of LED and IPS display technologies making everything come true from energy savings to great picture quality. All in ultra slim design - discover the IPS6 monitor from LG.

You won't believe your eyes.

Tired of dark images or dull colors? LG's LED technology provides a slim profile and delivers amazing brightness, clarity and color detail, as well as greater energy efficiency compared to conventional monitors.

More color accuracy at any angle

Super In Plane Switching or Super IPS controls the liquid crystal display to help keep distortion at a minimum and allows users to view images on the screen at virtually any angle.

A stylish design that will turn heads,
whether it's on or off.

You'll love the stunning picture while it's on and marvel at its appearance when it's off. It's a sleek, elegant design that will appeal to even the most refined sense of style.

Full HD 1080p

This stunning picture is the reason you wanted HD in the first place. With almost double the pixel resolution, Full HD 1080p gives it superior picture quality over standard resolution. You'll see details and colors like never before.

HDMI

Make installation of any enabled device a snap. Get deeper colors and take advantage of a Full HD experience. HDMI connectivity lets you prepare yourself for tomorrow's technology today.

5M:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio

Worried about dark scenes? The mega contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1 delivers vivid colors and deep blacks.

Cinema Mode

Video clips uploaded on web pages are in low resolution and pixels can be distorted when the clips are viewed on full screen. Cinema Mode creates an ideal environment for viewing video clips posted online by dimming the areas excluded from the video.

Energy Star Rated

Earning the ENERGY STAR means a product meets strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. For Monitors, it means they save energy both in standby and active (when they're on) modes. ENERGY STAR qualified Monitors use about 25% less energy than standard units.

Product Description

This monitor combines the strengths of LED and IPS display technologies making everything come true from energy savings to great picture quality. All in ultra slim design - discover the IPS6 monitor from LG.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could Have Been Better, Could Have Been Worse, June 3, 2011

By 

M. Watson "Sleeper Ninja" (Albany, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG IPS226V-PN 21.5-Inch Widescreen LED LCD Monitor with IPS Panel (Personal Computers)

PRO:
Incredible picture out of the box. I made only slight modifications, and switched to sRGB.
Deep blacks. I can turn the panel brightness all the way up, and the blacks are still nearly as dark as the bezel when all the lights are off in the room.
IPS for under $200. The next best offer is nearly $100 more.
Incredibly stylish; most other IPS panels are all business.
VESA compatible. The box has a little bag of VESA hardware to compensate for the aesthetically designed/uneven shell.
Great "minimalist" touch panel controls.
DSUB, DVI, and HDMI.
Power LED toggle. Everybody should be taking notes on this one.
Smooth tilt.

CON:
LG doesn't value the quality of their flagship panels enough to replace them without tight stipulations to the "dead pixel" policy. You would think with the panel quality itself being the selling point of the product, and the product not being entry level, that they'd guarantee panel functionality. Sadly, not only did I have a dead pixel quite near the middle of the screen, but LG cited the same policy they would if I had bought any sub $100 linear array panel. I waited a long time to replace my Hitachi SuperScan 751, and felt like LG was the way to go. Very disappointed in LG service, despite my love for the end result, as Amazon was not only gracious about the replacement, they rushed the replacement out long before I expected to see it. Thank you Amazon, for picking up the pieces that LG dropped.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic monitor for the price, August 26, 2011

By 

Marshal T - See all my reviews

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This review is from: LG IPS226V-PN 21.5-Inch Widescreen LED LCD Monitor with IPS Panel (Personal Computers)

I was saving up for a Dell IPS panel, but then I ran across the 23" version of this LG at Best Buy while on a totally unrelated errand. I was intrigued that I was looking at a 23" IPS panel for less than $200.

I did a bit of research and saw good, but mixed, reviews for both the 22" and 23", but for $169 for a 22" IPS on Amazon I thought it was worth a shot. I'm glad I got it, it's a beautiful picture, deep blacks, minimal ghosting, crisp text, required little calibration, has no dead pixels or other craftsmanship issues. A faint backlight bleed in the bottom left, but nothing to annoy me and I am pretty sensitive to these things.

The vertical viewing angle is not as generous as the horizontal, so I can't claim that it's as rock-solid as a more expensive IPS. That aside, it's really almost a perfect mix of IPS color and brightness stability and a TN panel price.

No, this is not quite a professional IPS panel. But really, I love this thing. And for $169, I feel like I stole it. 5 Stars.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inexpensive IPS LED monitor, July 11, 2011

By 

Peter C Jong - See all my reviews

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This review is from: LG IPS226V-PN 21.5-Inch Widescreen LED LCD Monitor with IPS Panel (Personal Computers)

I got this display for photo editing since it is an IPS display (better color accuracy) at a very reasonable price. I've had it for about 2 weeks and here's what I found:

Pluses:

-- PRICE: hard to beat for an IPS monitor
-- COLOR: The screen has separate adjustments for brightness, contrast, and RGB color settings. This makes it calibrating easy with a colorimeter (I used an X-rite eye-one Display 2.) I had no problems adjusting the luminance and contrast to the ideal settings for Photoshop.

Minuses:

-- APPEARANCE: Admittedly the stand looks cool, but the bezel itself screams a sub-$200 monitor. Light leaks (below) also makes the monitor look cheap.
-- LIGHT LEAK: A halo of whitish light surrounding the screen where it meets the bezel...very obvious when a black screen saver turns on. It is irregular and pronounced at the corners. When displaying colors other than black the problem is a lot less apparent. If you do a lot of low-key photo editing, this monitor may not be for you.

Overall. I'm fairly happy with the purchase....you get what you pay for.