Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #93813 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: LG Electronics
• Model: L246WH
• Released on: 2008-05-11
• Dimensions: 17.50" h x 22.05" w x 10.64" l, 21.16 pounds
• Display size: 24

Manufacturer's Description
The LG L246WH expands your view - with the wide format series, you can increase your productivity thanks to a wider screen area. The 16:10 aspect ratio gives you the best conditions for viewing TV & DVD movies and playing video games. It also increases your productivity with increased screen real estate. Work on a spreadsheet, browse the web and watch a movie on one screen with room to spare. Flatron LCD monitors' extensive ergonomic features guarantee the user an optimum working environment. Fatigue and eyestrain are diminished by tilt, swivel, height adjustment and wide viewing angle technology.

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Customer Reviews

Excellent monitor
An excellent monitor delivered on time with the usual excellent Amazon service. It has a matt black surround and pillar with a shiny circular black base. Very businesslike. This is probably the smallest size you can get with 1920 X 1200 resolution. It performs very well as I expected and replaces a several-years old but still perfect 17" LG L1710B that will be pressed into alternative service.

I researched this first because, as usual, the brief tech specs on Amazon never quite tell you the fact you need. I have a PC and a Mac and like to switch between them on a single monitor. The L1710B has a source button that makes this possible with a single press. The L246 still permits this, but needs 3 button presses because there are now 3 possable inputs (RGB, HDMI and component) needing an up/down and an OK as well. I can live with this for the flexibility of inputs (including direct HDMI with an appropriate lead - not supplied).

A few techie notes: the HDMI/DVI adapter referred to at the time I ordered it is actually a cable with HDMI for the monitor end and DVI for the computer (Mac) end; the 15 pin D-Sub is the normal "IBM PC" RS232 connector with 3 rows of pins.

When you unpack this one it is big and won't stand on its own as the base has to be attached - so have a table prepared with a blanket/towel or some such on it as you will have to lay the monitor face down to attach the base and won't want to damage the screen surface.

I downloaded the manual from LG UK before buying and it said L246WH on the front cover. The box said L246WHX and the manual on the CD with it says L246WH/WHX on the cover - so not the same as the on-line one (at the time of writing in mid-May 09). Ever curious, I wondered why. There are separate specifications listed for the WH and WHX. I could not, despite trying, see the difference until I actually printed the two pages out and held them to the light (I'm sad like that). The answer, for the real cognoscenti amongst you, is that the L246WH weighs 9.6kg (21.16lbs) and the L246WHX weighs 9.57kg (21.10 lbs). The reason why remains a mystery. Don't worry about it!

Beware!
While this monitor might have a fast enough refresh rate for gaming and it is undoubtedly - I found that it is rather bad at actually displaying things...

* every black text gets unnatural white halo;
* major problems with colour reproduction - even the simplest gradients have major dithering and some greyscale ones were visibly changing when I moved mouse cursor nearby!
* colour settings are very limited and all predefined modes have visible colour tints;

VERY PLEASED
THIS IS A GREAT MONITOR IF YOU WANT 24"....LOOKS VERY MODERN WITH ITS TUBE STAND..VERY GOOD PICTURE...RECOMMENDED FOR SURE...