Like our computers, which rose boxes boring beige elegant LED lighting designer machines, monitors have become increasingly aware of style. But despite real stunners make their way through the TR offices, LCD monitors which focus mainly on the waiting is still an emerging market. Perhaps the most successful example of such a monitor to date Samsung is the range Pebble and the company does not want to be left in place, with its superb colour key series quite a flight a few headlines and hearts.

A society, you would not necessarily associated with the capture of the eye is like BenQ, but that may be changing, because his V2400W under consideration today is probably the most attractive 24in monitor that we have ever seen.

And BenQ is not modest about his achievement. In its marketing, it refers to things like “magic through the unexpected asymmetry.” He even propose a new design category; Kinergy-Design, creating a “new trend in the world of design, which lies between minimalism and luxury: simple, yet extraordinary.” To me it looks like its new monitor was not the only thing BenQ principles applied asymmetrical. But cutting literally spent a quasi-poetic fluff marketing, what is actually V2400W bring to the office to cause such exceptionally wide praise?

Besides having already received 2008 iF and Red Dot design awards, V2400W is the thinnest 24in LCD monitor in the world, a simple measure 6 cm (2.44in) at its maximum depth. The telescope is also among the smallest on the market, and the matter is settled on a single position, off-centre basis.

However, unpacking the monitor itself up for a lot. The base and the screen are a single, enclosed. Despite losing some flexibility, it means no meeting is necessary, in order to be able to directly on the desktop say in awe at its thinness sensational. The difference in depth between V2400W and 24in models is not only visible, but spectacular, BenQ and deserves praise for the tour de force of his creative genius monitor embodies.

It does not hurt that comes with V2400W killer looks up to its slender proportions. The matte screen is surrounded by an unusual double telescope, with an atmosphere inside plastic mat and a brilliant little black-bezel outside. People who find reflects bevels will distract somewhat soothed by around inside, which is also outside a look even thinner than it actually.

This combination creates easily the most beautiful implementation of a brilliant sight that I saw on a computer screen, even some correspondents of the creator of television that cost ten times more. It is further offset by a matte silver finish, rather than cheapening the design or adding bulk, just lends an extra touch of class and emphasizes the V2400W the svelte contours.

BenQ has kept its superb sight quite clean, marked only by HDMI and BenQ “seneseye + photo ‘logos in the lower right corner. Although most instructors who display logos HDMI, in this case, it diverts more appearance than usual. Utile, if there is a headphone that lets you listen to audio content in the HDMI signal.

Back to the bezel and purple fortunately AMA (Advanced Motion Acceleration: the name of BenQ for the response time overdrive) on the sticker in the upper right is removable. Meanwhile, the BenQ logo screen and model number are reasonably draw the stand, where they look quite elegant.

Regarding the rest of the screen, BenQ radically defies convention when it comes to checks. When other monitors designer try to hide or at least minimize their buttons, V2400W integrates prominently in connection with its asymmetrical design. They are silver to contrast with the telescope and located just below the screen on the left, the balance between the money the stand placed to the right.Personally, although I do not think that the design works well enough not to forget a little of his overall appearance, at least he does V2400W controls available very soon. Despite all the physical appearance of buttons, they are actually touch. Those who read the review of the Hyundai W241D could know that I do not tend to such controls for providing no tactile feedback and a lack of responsiveness, but here, BenQ has established a very usable.

Not only controls are clear and legible, but they have beautiful blue backlight that is activated by a touch, making them easily visible in total darkness. In terms of feedback, they are physically differentiated by small gaps, and also issue a small beep (which can be disabled) to confirm the “press”.

Unfortunately, in terms of physical quality, V2400W is not quite as accomplished. Build quality is not the best means any pressure makes the box crunch, and outside the solid position in plastic, while the screen feels a bit fragile. But I guess that’s the price you pay for the very thin profile, and construction is far from being of poor quality, with due diligence BenQ should last as long as the others.

If, like me, you do not think the booth is just as attractive as the rest of the V2400W, you’re out of luck. You can not detach, and as you have perhaps guessed from that, no way to mount wall display that is - a crying shame given its leadership class thinness. In addition, cable management clip looks a bit ugly and cheap, but at least it has done its job competently enough.

Even if the lack of adjustment is a complaint with budgets of many observers, in the case of V2400W I would say that this is another price you pay for its design. The only concession to comfort ergonomic is an inclination of 25 degrees. Again, with extremely narrow bezel is a real shame BenQ could not find a way to include pivot, and the lack of height adjustment is a consideration for people with low offices.

Things are starting to look when it comes to the OSD, however. Its design is almost as impressive as the monitor, with full-color icons and buttons contextual distribution. The functions are clearly displayed, so you always know what “key” you need to reach, and overall it is easy to use.

Best of all, though, not only the functionality V2400W devoted an input select button, but it can move instantly through contributions - without delay and constant rescanning scourges that so many of its competitors. You just do not understand how incredibly boring and unnecessary this process until you find the perfect experience offered by BenQ.

On the other hand, you have to trawl through the menus to get the aspect of the report, but at least they work well, offering ways to cover all the essentials. There is the usual mode complete (something that should be avoided in general), a pixel 1:1 direct mapping mode (ideal for 1080p sources) and a smart way extends the image only to the extent where he may, without loss or distort Thursday

Finally we come to image quality, an area where designer monitors have consistently failed outside of their match. Let me begin by saying that, paradoxically, designers want to look elsewhere, as BenQ fails to prevent the most classic TN panel traps.

Viewing angles are generally poor, with a sharp loss of contrast and brightness of the color and any change, even approach the city 160 degrees. In gray-scale tests, V2400W was not very adept at distinguishing between whites and blacks, at each end of the scale, with a brown / yellow rampant in some shades of gray. An area particularly worthy of mention, however, is mainly the low level of backlighting purge. Only a small amount of purge was in the bottom corner on the right and lighting throughout the group was largely clean and profitability.

Picture presets, for whom V2400W has dedicated a button shortcut, including film, the dynamic (my favorite mode for games), photo and standard, plus a less common mode sRGB. Fortunately, with 20in LG Flatron L206WU, BenQ’s latest belongs to that rare breed of monitor where the contrast dynamic, effective treatment. As with the LG, a screen in demo mode shows you its effects in real time and you’ll immediately notice a difference. With it enabled colors are richer and more dynamic, visible and deeper blacks. The only costs are a little too saturated skintones, and a reduction in the dark retailer is so minor that you’ll find it hard to even notice.

The experience makes the native contrast ratio 1000:1 a credible figure, but not the height of its dynamic 3000:1 claim. This system helps to make the V2400W a game capable of displaying and film, but it should go without saying that the artwork is not recommended.

It is somewhat ironic that BenQ’s largest competitor could be BenQ, in the form of its G2400W. It is around £ 50 cheaper and offers the same connection options. But thank you bleed unless the backlight V2400W a slightly better image quality, and of course, there are magnificent lines to be taken into consideration. A more viable competitor could w2408h HP, which for the same amount offered attractive design, every adjustment you could want (including pivot), and a four-port USB. But if you want to get thinner and more attractive it is, V2400W always comes to mind.