ASUS Designo LED Monitors Announced
MrAlex - March 21, 2010 09:35AM in Monitors
On Friday, ASUS announced a new range of monitor series known as "Designo". The series will be debuting with four monitors - the MS248, MS238, MS228 and MS208. These will be ASUS' 'Eco-friendly' mercury-free LED monitors. The monitors screen sizes range from 23.6" to 20", with the later 20" monitor utilising a resolution of 1600x900 while the rest have a Full HD resolution of 1920x1080. They have the typical brightness of 250 cd/m2 with a Dynamic Contrast Ratio of 10,000,000:1. All the monitors consume 1W of power in Standby mode. The monitors themselves are relatively thin at 16.5mm, and implement ASUS' new ergonomic Ergo-Fit Technology spherical ring.
| Model | MS248H | MS238H | MS228H | MS208D/N |
| Panel Size | 23.6"W | 23"W | 21.5"W | 20"W |
| Optimal Resolution | 1920x1080 | 1600x900 | ||
| Display Colors | 16.7M | |||
| Brightness (Max.) | 250 cd/m2 | |||
| ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio | 10,000,000:1 | |||
| Viewing Angle (CR≧10) | 170°(H) / 160°(V) | |||
| Response Time | 2ms (Gray-To-Gray) | 5ms | ||
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Power Consumption (On/ Standby) |
35W/1W | 33W/ 1W | 30W/ 1W | 25W/ 1W |
| Inputs | HDMI/ D-Sub | D-Sub / DVI-D(MS208N) | ||
| Outputs | Earphone jack(for HDMI only) | HDMI audio-out | None | |
| Tilt | 10~20 degrees | |||
| Dimensions (WxHxD) mm | 568.3 x 413.7 x 152.9 | 566.2 x 406.8 x 150.9 | 519.5 x 377.6 x 155.9 | 496.8 x 362.4 x 150.9 |