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I just got in my new Eizo FS2333 from Amazon.com.
For reference, I was using an Asus VH236H up until this point, and had grown a little frustrated with the limited viewing angles on it over the last 6 months of ownership. That's TN for you.
Things I wanted in a ~23" 1080p monitor:
1.) GAMING. Needs to be great for gaming.
2.) Great input lag.
3.) Great pixel response.
4.) Must be VESA-compliant for my mount.
5.) Must have a way to play audio from HDMI sources. Doesn't need to have speakers, but must have line-out/headphone out.
6.) No glossy finish.
7.) Must work with my XBOX 360, PS3, Wii U, Wii (with Wii2HDMI adapter), Ouya, iMac (via Thunderbolt -> HDMI), forthcoming XBOX ONE and PS4.
So, the Asus VH236 is/was a great monitor for the money. I got it new for around $125, and it's served its purpose well. The downside to it is that if you even move your head slightly off center, the color/brightness shift is intense. Vertical color/brightness shift is just awful, and slouching in my office chair while gaming is a REAL no-no since the top of the display gets so dim.. TN TN TN *sigh*
Here's the Asus straight on playing The Last of Us. You can see the TN glow top and bottom of the display (hey, even TN has a glow!):
And here's the Asus when slouching (admittedly exaggerated slouch) too low in my chair:
Anyway, I've looked at SO many monitors lately that I simply grew weary. The last one I looked at was the Dell U2312HM. Dell got so many things right with this one. Matte finish, non-glossy display, USB ports (nice bonus!) etc. But what they neglected to include was an HDMI port. How this happened is beyond me. I need audio from my sources without a mess of wires or split signals! I also wanted a faster panel than the Dell if possible...
Anyway, I wasn't intending to spend $400+ on a monitor, but the Eizo FS2333 just beckoned to me. It arrived today, and I've spent quite a bit of the day playing with it.
It's fantastic.
First, the design. I don't really care for it. It's a bizarrely ugly duckling. The Asus VH236H is ugly, too, and has a glossy bezel, so I prefer the matte finish of the bezel on the Eizo, but it's certainly not attractive. The included (crappy) speakers are... crappy, much like on the Asus
But now some good things:
1.) The Eizo has almost zero backlight bleed. It has an IPS glow, but that's to be expected. It's certainly some of the best I've seen from any IPS panel, and with any ambient light it's basically not there. It looks great. The coating on the screen is as close to perfect as I'd imagine.
2.) The g2g and input lag are both the absolute best I've seen on any IPS panel. No ghosting, smearing, or missed head-shots in Battlefield 3. Excellent, excellent stuff. Eizo outdid themselves here.
3.) The way the audio portion of the monitor was designed is genius. So there are built-in speakers which suck. I have a BOSE SoundLink (I got it for free, so..yeah) connected to the line-out of the Eizo. At that point, the volume buttons on the display are disabled. This is clever because you don't have to worry about setting two volume levels (the monitor + the external speakers).
The bonus is that the Eizo also has a headphone out, too, on the left side of the monitor for easy access. If I have my BOSE speakers connected via Line-out, and I plug in my headphones, the sound on the Line-out speakers is cut, and sound plays through the headphones, with an independent volume control for it (the volume buttons start working again with headphones connected!). Excellent stuff!
I need to spend some more time with the Eizo but it really is a premium product. It's certainly expensive, but it does a great job with all my sources. It even lets me set the overscan ON with my Wii to avoid that black space around all sides of the display. It also remembers overscan ONLY for that resolution, so when I turn my 360/PS3 on, overscan is not enabled anymore (I use a 5-port HDMI switch for auto-switching). When I switch back to the Wii, it re-enabled the overscan to fill the screen. Yay!
I don't want to start yelling superlatives, but at this point I'm inclined to believe that if you want the best ~23" gaming monitor on the market, the Eizo may well be it...
And here's a picture of nothing on the Eizo :
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask, and I can try and help as best I can.
For reference, I was using an Asus VH236H up until this point, and had grown a little frustrated with the limited viewing angles on it over the last 6 months of ownership. That's TN for you.
Things I wanted in a ~23" 1080p monitor:
1.) GAMING. Needs to be great for gaming.
2.) Great input lag.
3.) Great pixel response.
4.) Must be VESA-compliant for my mount.
5.) Must have a way to play audio from HDMI sources. Doesn't need to have speakers, but must have line-out/headphone out.
6.) No glossy finish.
7.) Must work with my XBOX 360, PS3, Wii U, Wii (with Wii2HDMI adapter), Ouya, iMac (via Thunderbolt -> HDMI), forthcoming XBOX ONE and PS4.
So, the Asus VH236 is/was a great monitor for the money. I got it new for around $125, and it's served its purpose well. The downside to it is that if you even move your head slightly off center, the color/brightness shift is intense. Vertical color/brightness shift is just awful, and slouching in my office chair while gaming is a REAL no-no since the top of the display gets so dim.. TN TN TN *sigh*
Here's the Asus straight on playing The Last of Us. You can see the TN glow top and bottom of the display (hey, even TN has a glow!):
And here's the Asus when slouching (admittedly exaggerated slouch) too low in my chair:
Anyway, I've looked at SO many monitors lately that I simply grew weary. The last one I looked at was the Dell U2312HM. Dell got so many things right with this one. Matte finish, non-glossy display, USB ports (nice bonus!) etc. But what they neglected to include was an HDMI port. How this happened is beyond me. I need audio from my sources without a mess of wires or split signals! I also wanted a faster panel than the Dell if possible...
Anyway, I wasn't intending to spend $400+ on a monitor, but the Eizo FS2333 just beckoned to me. It arrived today, and I've spent quite a bit of the day playing with it.
It's fantastic.
First, the design. I don't really care for it. It's a bizarrely ugly duckling. The Asus VH236H is ugly, too, and has a glossy bezel, so I prefer the matte finish of the bezel on the Eizo, but it's certainly not attractive. The included (crappy) speakers are... crappy, much like on the Asus
But now some good things:
1.) The Eizo has almost zero backlight bleed. It has an IPS glow, but that's to be expected. It's certainly some of the best I've seen from any IPS panel, and with any ambient light it's basically not there. It looks great. The coating on the screen is as close to perfect as I'd imagine.
2.) The g2g and input lag are both the absolute best I've seen on any IPS panel. No ghosting, smearing, or missed head-shots in Battlefield 3. Excellent, excellent stuff. Eizo outdid themselves here.
3.) The way the audio portion of the monitor was designed is genius. So there are built-in speakers which suck. I have a BOSE SoundLink (I got it for free, so..yeah) connected to the line-out of the Eizo. At that point, the volume buttons on the display are disabled. This is clever because you don't have to worry about setting two volume levels (the monitor + the external speakers).
The bonus is that the Eizo also has a headphone out, too, on the left side of the monitor for easy access. If I have my BOSE speakers connected via Line-out, and I plug in my headphones, the sound on the Line-out speakers is cut, and sound plays through the headphones, with an independent volume control for it (the volume buttons start working again with headphones connected!). Excellent stuff!
I need to spend some more time with the Eizo but it really is a premium product. It's certainly expensive, but it does a great job with all my sources. It even lets me set the overscan ON with my Wii to avoid that black space around all sides of the display. It also remembers overscan ONLY for that resolution, so when I turn my 360/PS3 on, overscan is not enabled anymore (I use a 5-port HDMI switch for auto-switching). When I switch back to the Wii, it re-enabled the overscan to fill the screen. Yay!
I don't want to start yelling superlatives, but at this point I'm inclined to believe that if you want the best ~23" gaming monitor on the market, the Eizo may well be it...
And here's a picture of nothing on the Eizo
:
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask, and I can try and help as best I can.
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