The AOC i2352Vh has an IPS panel with a Full HD resolution
and VGA, DVI and HDMI inputs. Its design is far more staid than AOC's previous
IPS monitor, the i2353Fh. It’s made of dark grey plastic, and has a smooth,
matt finish, with a gently curved bezel at the top and bottom.
The screen’s matt finish dulls colors a little, and means
blacks aren't as deep as they could be. Image quality is pretty good, though,
with decent black levels and very little color cast.
AOC’s menu runs along the bottom of the screen, which is
slightly annoying. It's laggy, too, but it does offer a choice of three color
temperatures and sRGB, three gamma levels and options for dynamic contrast and
dynamic color boost (DCB). Dynamic contrast didn’t have much of an effect, but
DCB is powerful. You can set it to boost certain colors or full enhance, which
subtly boosts each color. This is great if you have an image with faded colors,
but for photographic work we'd advised turning it off so you see more accurate
colors.
The auto-detect option seems to work like dynamic contrast,
causing distracting changes in luminosity, but in dark scenes it goes haywire.
In Crysis’s night scenes, it acted like night vision goggles, increasing
brightness and banishing shadows unless we turned to face a shadow, in which
case it would darken the entire scene. Response times of 5ms (grey-to- grey)
meant there were no movement issues.
The i2352Vh can be wall-mounted thanks to VESA mounting
points on the rear of the case. The ports face backwards, however, so you need
to leave some room. The internal speakers sound awfully tinny. In addition to
its good choice of video inputs, the i2352Vh has a 3.5mm audio input. This is
provided should you want to use the speakers while using the VGA or DVI inputs.
The i2352Vh also has a 3.5mm headphone output.
If you don’t need an HDMI port, ViewSonic's VX2336S-LED is
better value. However, the i2352Vh comes with a three-year, repair-or-replace
warranty, which is hard to beat. It wins our best buy award.
AOC i2352Vh
Technical data
Price:
$169
Verdict:
Natural image quality, excellent viewing angles and a three-year
repair-or-replace warranty make the ¡2352Vh great value
23in
widescreen LED: 1920x1080 native resolution, VGA, DVI, HDMI inputs, 3.5mm
audio input, headphone output
Part code:
i2352Vh
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