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Reviews of the Asus PW201

  • 6.0

    pcformat.co.uk

    Review Summary: While it's packed full of juicy features, the colour and picture quality is appalling

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  • 6.0

    techradar.com

    Review Summary: Banding is clearly evident in colour gradients and compression artefacts are all too visable during video playback. The fact that the PW201 delivers only mediocre viewing angles and brightness hardly helps, either

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  • 8.0

    techtree.com

    By Sudeep Naik | January 18, 2007

    Review Summary: The Asus PW201 20-inch LCD monitor is available for a street price of Rs. 36,000 with a 3-year warranty. Well, it's pretty expensive indeed. But hey, that's probably the SPLENDID technology and the tag of being a 'lifestyle' product talking, isn't it? ...

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  • 8.3

    pcauthority.com.au

    By David Bayon | November 20, 2006

    Review Summary: The stand is elegant and solid, with the silver contrasting nicely with the black sheen of the main body, and it's extremely adjustable too. It lifts by around 13cm, swivels widely from side to side and tilts as much as you could ever need. It also ...

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  • 7.0

    techgage.com

    By Rob Williams | November 14, 2006

    Review Summary: If you are in the market for a modestly sized widescreen computer monitor, then ASUS has you covered. It's hard to denote the PW201 as a "computer" monitor though, as it's fully capable of handling your game consoles and cable TV. The functionality ...

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Manufacturer: Asus

Part number: 90LM1213080123UL-

General

  • Display Type LCD display / TFT active matrix
  • Built-in Devices USB hub, Stereo speakers
  • Width 22 in
  • Depth 11 in
  • Height 19.5 in
  • Weight 21.4 lbs
  • Enclosure Color Black, Silver

Image

  • Display (projector) image aspect ratio 16:10
  • Image brightness 350 cd/m2
  • Image Contrast Ratio 800:1
  • Max horizontal view angle 176
  • Max vertical view angle 176

Display

  • Diagonal Size 20.1 in - Widescreen
  • Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch 0.258 mm
  • Max Resolution 1680 x 1050
  • Color Support 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
  • Response Time 8 ms
  • OSD Languages Dutch, French, German, Korean, English, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional)
  • Display Screen Coating Anti-glare, Anti-reflective
  • Video Output None
  • Signal Input DVI-D, VGA
  • Features Zero Bright Dot, Picture in picture, ASUS Splendid Video Intelligence Technology

Video Input

  • Analog Video Signal RGB
  • Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

Audio Output

  • Type Speaker(s) - Stereo - Integrated
  • Sound Output Mode:Output Power / Channel 3 Watt

Input Device

  • Type Camera

Expansion / Connectivity

  • Interfaces 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x DVI-D - 24 pin digital DVI, 1 x Composite video input - RCA, 1 x S-video input - 4 pin mini-DIN, 1 x Component video input - RCA X 3, 1 x Audio line-in - RCA X 2, 1 x Audio line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Headphones - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 3 x Hi-Speed USB downstream - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Hi-Speed USB upstream - 4 pin USB Type B

Miscellaneous

  • Cables Included 1 x VGA / audio / USB cable, 1 x DVI cable, 1 x Composite cable
  • Flat Panel Mount Interface 100 x 100 mm
  • Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
  • Compliant Standards CB, CE, UL, CCC, FCC, MIC, cUL, BSMI, GOST, RoHS, VCCI, WEEE, C-Tick

Power

  • Power device form factor External
  • Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
  • Operational power consumption 80 Watt
  • Operational power consumption (standby) 2 Watt

Software / System Requirements

  • Software type LifeFrame, Pivot Pro, Drivers & Utilities

Sustainability

  • EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes

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