Asus VK266 LCD Monitor

The monitor unfortunately does not impress too much in the realm of black levels. The image has a little paleness to it even after lengthy tweaking. We ran a test that displays different levels of gray one after the other, which yielded another faulty observation. The 100 IRE screen (brightest white) was shifting toward off white. This exposes weakness. Even on the luminance graph we had a few points higher up moving away from 6500K.

Colors were quite fine, though not absolutely neutral. Nothing near reference grade. There was accuracy amongst the various colors though, and overall animated JPEGs look quite nice. Viewing angle is decent and satisfactory up to the rated 160 degrees.

The webcam can be used with bundled software, which comes on a CD included with the unit, and performance wise, the mic and webcam setup is definitely useful as an add on feature in the monitor itself, though it's not the best quality webcam there is.

What I really like about the monitor was the clarity and sharpness, in the highest res HD movies and gaming content we were watching. Hardly any blur or other artifact, plus icons, text etc. look crisp.

Conclusion
At Rs. 25,999, I would have to call this one a little expensive. It does have features like webcam, HDMI 1.3, and of course it’s a large screen, though it’s not pure 16:9. This can be a big drawback for videophiles/hardcore gamers, as they all HATE black bands, and hate stretched images even more. The contrast brightness department could have done better. If the price comes down, which it will, when 26-inch LCD screens become popular, this one will make sense.