I received my Asus PA248QA a few days ago and just had time today to unpack it. Here are my first impressions. I purchased this monitor for watching movies and programming. I have no interest in games so factor this into my review. I purchased this monitor after returning an Asus VS248H-P, reasons for which I will elaborate on later in this review.
1. Packaging: Box is solid and very large. This is because the stand takes so much space. It weighs a bunch because of the stand. But, the stand is a huge bonus compared to the Asus VS248H-P, which is not as stable, sits very low to the desk top and is only tilt-adjustable. The buttons of the VS248H-P are on the bottom and sitting so low on the desk make them difficult to use. The included Styrofoam packing is very solid. You may want to keep the packaging intact in case you need to return yours. Monitor and stand are plastic wrapped for scratch resistance. You may want to keep this also. The accessories are all plastic wrapped.
2. Enclosed instructions and manual: I found the multilingual Quick Start Guide to be very hard to read... Look at it and you will understand. The font is extremely small. The enclosed ASUS VIP Member Notice is printed in a very small font but is readable. Note that the ASUS warranty is described therein. The coverage is 3 years parts/labor and free two-way shipping in US and Canada. Note that this monitor has "Zero Bright Dot" warranty coverage but says nothing about dead/dark pixels. The user manual and driver are on an enclosed CDROM. I could not find the warranty card but the Warranty service will take the invoice/receipt in its place. You will also find a color calibration report in the box.
3. Accessories: USB 3.0 Hub Cable, Velcro Cable Strap, Power cable, DVI, Display Port and VGA cables. Others have complained that it should come with an HDMI cable. I have no issue with this.
4. Physical/Structural impressions: Weighs less than half( probably less than 1/3) the Dell 2410 that it replaced. It also emits almost no heat compared to the Dell. The stand is pre-installed and the monitor is VESA compliant. The stand is solid, rock solid and has at least 4" of vertical travel and can rotate to Portrait Mode and can be tilted -5° ~ +20°. The monitor is VESA compliant ( 100x100mm ) so a stand can be purchased for $20-$40, if that is an issue. I can't imagine why you would want another stand, unless you want to pair a couple of monitors. All of the buttons are on the bevel on the lower RHS of the monitor. They are on the front of the bezel which makes it much easier to use. Also, there is a quick navigation button and a couple of shortcut buttons that can be configured. This all makes working with the OSD much easier than on the VS248H-P.
5. Performance/Quality: No bad pixels. Plenty of preset modes for me. I will adjust it later. Text looks fine with varying quality depending on the application without any "painful" text reading experiences. No LED bleed through around the edges. I am happy with the presets but may fiddle with other settings. It is truly a beautiful monitor and is highly adjustable with the OSD and special buttons.
6. Miscellaneous: The headphone jack works if you use an HDMI cable and enable the HDMI sound device as the default in Win7. There is no hum and noise when using the headphones (hissing) as with the VS248H-P.
Overall, this is the best 24 inch monitor in its price range. As for why I replaced the Asus VS248H-P with this model: The stand is stable and adustable. I consider that a $20-$40 value. The buttons are more accessible, have greater functionality and make the OSD much easier to navigate. I consider that at least a $10 value. There is a display port which I consider a part of future proofing if I may need it, a $5 value. There are an additional 120 lines of resolution which I consider a $30 value. There is less aliasing and font appearance is highly improved. There is a USB 3.0 hub which is a $20 value. All together, this monitor cost me $100 more than the Asus VS248H-P and it was worth it because combined, all of the advantages are just not available in one package, so that brings it passed $100.
UPDATE: Had to send this one back due to blacking out. Purchased the same monitor and it is just fine, so far.
UPDATE 11/22/2015: This monitor is still as GOOD AS NEW. Great Monitor
| Standing screen display size | 14 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920x1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 4.4 GHz amd_ryzen_7 |
| RAM | DDR4 |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Card Description | Dedicated |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ax |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
