Having a great monitor is essential if you are a gamer. Well, it’s essential for more than gaming, but you cannot effectively play a game without a decent way of seeing visuals. So what defines a good monitor? Well, it comes down to a number of things, including size, resolution and colour reproduction. And Asus’ MG24U Gaming Monitor has all of those sorted out quite nicely.
At 23.6 inch, it’s a nice size, and it’s widescreen aspect ratio provides a great field of view while gaming. In addition, it’s a 4K capable monitor, meaning that it can deliver visuals at the Ultra HD resolution of 3840x2160… that’s a lot of pixels, and consequently a lot of clarity.
The clarity extends, though, into areas of contrast and even viewing angle. Using IPS technology means that the viewing angle is wider, allowing colour to be perceived correctly even if the user is not directly in front of the monitor. It also makes use of ultra-low blue light, which is one of the main causes of eye strain, making it (literally) easy on the eyes. It’s also flicker free, which helps with that, too.
Additionally, because of its gaming focus, the MG24U Gaming Monitor comes with numerous preset gamerelated visual modes, in which colours, brightness, contrast and a host of other things have been optimised for specific game genres. They might not be quite to your liking, but they are at very least a decent place to start from in terms of getting the looks just right.
But what’s really great about the MG24U Gaming Monitor is the fact that it can be positioned in many ways. It has a fairly goo degree of tilt, but perhaps more importantly, it can be rotated 90 degrees on its base. That means it goes from “landscape” to “portrait” orientation extremely easily, making it a fantastic option for a multimonitor extended display. The outer bezel is a little thicker than we would have liked for that, but this is certainly a step in the right direction.
Even as a standalone monitor, it is fantastic (and the rotation function means that you can easily set it’s height to a comfortable position, too.) It’s sturdy, easy to control, and quick to set up just the way you want it. The controls are arrayed sensibly at the rear of the monitor, on the lower right (in “landscape” orientation) and are contoured for easy identification. And it also allows multiple inputs (HDMI and DV) as well as audio out.
In short, this is a great monitor for gamers, whether they’re playing on PC or console. Great visuals are what the MG24U Gaming Monitor is all about.
A great, versatile and above all picture-perfect monitor made specifically with gamers in mind.
TECH SPECS
- 4K resolution
- IPS technology
- Gaming modes
- Ultra-low blue light
- Flicker free
- Multipositional