AOC 23 inch IPS Monitor, Display Port, 2 x HDMI, VGA, MHL, Speakers, Vesa I2369VM

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Its IPS panel ensures great colour reproduction and wide viewing angles, but this display out-performs all others by some considerable margin by achieving the highest measured contrast ratio of any of the IPS displays.

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There was very little input lag and good flexibility with the strength of pixel overdrive (grey to grey acceleration). To help improve the accuracy of this test we take an average from over 120 readings and compare with multiple monitors of known signal processing delay. The i2369Vm’s slim IPS panel is just 14mm deep and its slim matt silver stand and lower bezel look smart with its frameless display.There was the usual IPS glow to contend with but this is just one of those trade-offs that applies to all IPS and PLS panels on the market today. Be sure to go easy on the colour channel adjustments as even slight reductions in each channel (1 notch) produced a fairly dramatic effect on the image. We tested this and found everything set up optimally by default, as you’d expect from a PC-only connection.

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There were instances of fairly weak overdrive trailing, mostly manifesting itself as a sort of partially transparent glow around certain contrasting colours. To the rear we find the largest selection of inputs of any display in the group test: VGA and DisplayPort connectors are complemented by a pair of HDMI inputs, one of which also supports MHL for connection to an Android device.Using a Konica Minolta CS-200 ‘Chroma Meter’ we measured the brightness of white and black on the monitor using a range of brightness settings and ‘Gamma’ settings. The track maintained quite a good degree of sharpness, though, and no extensive ‘smearing’ or extended trails were evident. A high contrast ratio is desired, resulting in richer dark colors and more distinctive color gradation. People don’t tend to spend a lot of time staring at a black screen in a dark room, so it’s important to consider the uniformity of lighter colours as well. Neon pinks, greens and cyans didn’t ‘pop’ as much as they sometimes do nor did they have that smooth painted on look.

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The icons that label the main sections are a bit aliased but you can still see what they are supposed to be – and the accompanying text is very clear.It is ‘lighter’ (has a lower haze value) than the notoriously ‘grainy’ surfaces used on most older IPS models. The Blu-ray of Skyfall had a strong range of colours and an appropriately natural (believable) look. The monitor has a matte silver finish to the stand and bezel – not glossy black as shown in many earlier press shots. In this snapshot you can see a sharpening and brightening of the trail – indications of moderate overshoot. The most significant variation from this was observed left of centre (‘quadrant 4’) where the screen was 10% dimmer at 155.

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The first block blended into the background a little too well but the remaining blocks were distinct against the background. The i2369Vm has a wide range of connection ports, too, including VGA and DisplayPort inputs, two HDMI inputs and headphone and microphone jacks. There are two dynamic contrast settings available on the monitor which allows the backlight to dim or brighten in response to the image.

The image was not as ‘clean’ as that provided by some of the higher end AH-IPS panels such as the 27” WQHD models or indeed Samsung’s ‘semi glossy’ PLS surface. The i2369Vm is part of AOC’s value range of monitors, but this 23in monitor looks anything but budget.