asus vk266h 26-inch full hd 1080p widescreen lcd monitor with 2.0mp cam (black)

 

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High end gaming, Full HD, HDMI, 2M Webcam, Component Input, SPDIF out, 2ms and 3Wx2 Build in Speaker

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- Input: 1 DVI-D, 1 D-SUB, 1 HDMI, 1 Component(YPbPr), 1 3.5mm Mini-jack (Audio), 1 USB 2.0 (for webcam) Output: 1 SPDIF, 1 3.5mm Mini-jack

- Panel size 25.5" Response Time 2 ms Brightness (Max.) 300cd/m2 Contrast Ratio (Max.) 20000:1, 2MP Cam

- Kensington lock

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 "Fine for Gaming, But Totally Inadequate for Professional Work" 2010-04-04

By R. Gale (California)

I got the Asus VK266H to use as a second monitor, was impressed by the high Amazon user rating and price. I did not realize until turning it on and sitting in front of it that this cannot be used as a professional monitor-- the Vertical Viewing Angle on this monitor is horrendous. This means, when seated fairly close to the monitor (2 1/2 to 3 feet away), if the upper part of the monitor is at eye-level, and you look down at the bottom of the screen, everything at the bottom of the screen will be much, much brighter/paler than the same object (or icon, or color) at the top of the screen. For professional graphics or video work, this is unacceptable. You have to have consistency across the screen, (especially when doing color correction for video). This is a common issue with TN LCD screens such as this one. I became educated about TN screens (the hard way) after buying this one, and returning it. For any kind of professional graphics or video work, you need an IPS-type display, which is more costly, but has a much better viewing angle, so as you tilt your head to look at different parts of the screen, colors and brightness remains consistent across the entire screen. Because the Asus is fairly large (26in.) this only makes the problem more apparent, unless you sit six feet away from it.



This could be a fine monitor for home use and gaming, but for professional graphics/video work, steer clear and get an IPS - type LCD display. I needed a professional quality monitor, and had a feeling the price on this was too good to be true. It was.

 

 "Very satisfied" 2010-03-29

By Daniel Finkbeiner (Boston, MA USA)

I purchased this monitor about a month ago and have been extremely satisfied. Because I don't think it's posted in the specs area, I wanted to say that it has a matte finish. You may love or hate it (I, for one, love it), but it's something to keep in mind.

 

 "Real Estate Galore..." 2010-03-27

By LarsAnna (California)

I've had this monitor for about 2 months now and from day 1 I've been nothing but impressed by it. It's HUGE but ever so sweet on the eyes. It's got loads of connection options, I primarily use the DVI connector, giving me the crispest of details I've ever laid eyes upon.



No dead pixels or anything else that would warrant a complaint.



It's plenty fast for gaming and the widescreen format is excellent for my use - programming computers etc.



Only slightly negative issue I've encountered, are the weak speakers, they are simply to small for something this big, but since I use external speakers with subwoofer etc., I really can't complain about it.



I can highly recommend it to anyone with a desk large enough to hold it.

 

 "great large screen due to 10:16 format" 2010-03-10

By Kenneth Teicher (USA)

I have just switched from an old 4:3 20 LCD to this monitor a few days ago. I have three issues so far. 1. The software CD packed with the monitor contained software ONLY for notebook PC's, I have no idea what they might have wanted to provide. 2. There was no software for the built-in web-cam. Windows 7 Professional found the camera and applied Microsoft drivers dated 2006. Since there are no microphones and I already have a web-cam, this is not a problem for me. Although the Asus web site claims to have a utility for the monitor and for Windows 7, the utility could not be downloaded. 3. The VESA mount is set to high. I mounted the monitor on a desk mount arm and found that, since the bracket mounts well above the center of gravity, the LCD keeps tilting down. I could not tighten the arm enough to prevent this. The only way I could solve the problem was to sit the monitor on something, defeating the purpose of having the monitor on a moveable arm.



On the plus side - this is a tremendous monitor, owing much to the 10:16 format instead of the normal 9:16. The 3 watt speakers are more than adequate. I do not do any gaming so I can't comment any further.

 

 "Incredible price and great picture" 2010-03-05

By Ken Klages (Chico, CA)

Awesome 26" monitor with a really nice image quality. No dead pixels, everything is really nice... including enough inputs to hook up anything you can think of (HDMI, VGA, DVI and more). I got the model with built in web cam, although haven't tried that yet.



One really great thing about this is the resolution is 1900 x 1200 which is an extra 120 pixels of screen height compared to the 1920 x 1080 1080p most monitors run. If you want to use this for spreadsheets, web design, photoshop etc, those extra pixels of screen height are worth their weight in gold... and this was so cheap it was amazing.



Another great amazon value.





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ASUS O!Play is the most convenient way access your media files on your TV. This device is easy to use and highly compatible with many video and audio formats. Equipped with an eSATA, USB, and LAN port, you can access your files from an external hard drive, PC, or NAS. The O!Play even supports HDMI so you can display your content in 1080p.

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- Hassle-free multimedia playback without file conversion

- Full 1080p high-definition video via HDMI output

- Simple and fast plug-and-play connectivity (eSATA, USB 2.0)

- High-speed Ethernet LAN connection for easy network streaming

- Highly compatible device that supports HDMI and composite inputs

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 "Great, easy to use media player" 2010-03-31

By Chae An (Atlanta, GA)

I've been searching for a product like this for some time. For comparison, I have had experience with Popcorn Hour and Western Digital TV as well as Kodak HD player. O!Play more directly compares with WDTV in my opinion as far as features and ease of use. PCH has a dizzying array of functions and customization, and is a more complete product, but it is also over twice the price, and the features sometimes makes troubleshooting more time-consuming and the setup experience, more uneven. Kodak HD player doesn't directly compare, but it can be had for a little more than half the price of O!Play.



First off, I primarily use the O!Play to catch a movie or TV program at night, after we tuck in the kids (10PM'ish) and when we pass out from sheer exhaustion (11PM to 12AM'ish). So some of the features WDTV and PCH had didn't necessarily appeal to us. We weren't going to browse the web TVs and youtube. We also doesn't have Netflix so O!play's current lack of Netflix support didn't matter, although I understand that for some, that may be a deal breaker.



Setup was easy. Plug it in, and it worked. I had to manually download an updated firmware, put it on a thumbdrive and install, unlike WDTV that automatically detected new firmware, downloaded and installed it over the internet. But it's a minor issue.



I didn't like the fact that I had to navigate through all the video and photo options and directories each time. There's a rudimentary saved/favorite folder option but nothing like what PCH had. Same issue also plagues WDTV. But again, at around $100 as opposed to $250 I paid for PCH, I can live with it.



Video quality is great. 1080p is supported, although lack of Blu-ray drive support means that you are often playing compressed video formats that may introduce certain noise and artifacting. I think the latest O!play firmware supports blu-ray ISO play so you may be able to feed it as good as possible 1080p signal and see how the player handles it. But all I can say is that 1080p digital files look very good, and ripped DVDs look great as well.



Audio quality is pretty good. The remote has volume control on it, as opposed to WDTV that does not. Remote itself is somewhat chunky and awkward, but larger than WDTV's tiny remote. We once lost WDTV's remote and took us a week and a complete bedsheet change to find it.



Overall, it's an excellent product with somewhat more limited range than (slightly more expensive) WDTV. Of the two, I like O!Player better, primarily based on WDTV's $149 price at Best Buy. But recently, I saw WDTV for $108 at Costco. At that price point, I think WDTV slightly edges O!Play out, but I think I would've been happy with either.

 

 "Prefer this over WDTV" 2010-03-30

By M. S. Kubota (San Carlos, CA)

I only use this for watching movies from hard drives, so I can't comment on other forms of media or networking. I've had the WDTV (1st gen) and the WDTV Live and was pretty happy with both. However, the things that made me move over to this ASUS were:

- Support for USB hub. Your storage needs will only grow and instead of replacing smaller but otherwise perfectly fine hard drive units, this one will let you ADD more than one hard drive per USB port. I currently am using a Belkin 4-port hub (non-powered) and it works perfectly.

- Navigates DVD ISO images for menus. For 95% of my rips I watch just the movie. But there are a few discs like my Rick Steves collection that are divided into several indexed segments where if you were to just play the ISO on the WDTV you would only see the first segment. This box almost allows me to get rid of my DVD player.

- Reads pgs (Blu-ray) subtitles for movies like Gandhi, Crouching Tiger, Kill Bill, etc. The subs (at least for Blu-ray) look VERY clean. The letters are sharp/ high-res, a good size, and not too bright or obnoxious.



Other differences between the ASUS and WDTV:

- ASUS interface is a bit more like Windows browsing which I like. Think of the WDTV GUI as more like a Mac. And although my main computing is done on a Mac, for this application I like how the ASUS navigates. While not quite as smooth and quick as the WDTV the ASUS interface is still plenty fast.

- ASUS unit is bigger and heavier. I actually like this because the unit has less of a tendency to move around from the weight or strain of the USB and HDMI cables. The ASUS is still small by component standards.



Minor gripes:

- If I connect the ASUS to a switched outlet, when the unit turns on there is no video going to my Toshiba TV. I have to turn the unit off via the remote and back on and then I will get video. I think this is an HDMI sync/ handshake issue. No biggie for me though- I just leave the unit plugged in and use the remote for power on/ off.

- The eSATA/ USB port is a bit odd. I read somewhere that somebody thought there was only one USB port on this unit. The combo eSATA/ USB port is a bit strange. Plugging in a USB cable is kind of difficult and it's easy to see why one might think that this is not a USB port. The good news is that you will probably only have to do this once and the cable stays in really well.

- The IR remote for my Comcast HD box shares at least one code with the ASUS. I noticed every once in a while that the ASUS would be on and I swear I didn't turn it on. I finally figured out that every time I hit the 'Guide' button on my Comcast (Motorola) HD box, the ASUS would turn on! And no- hitting the 'Guide' button again does NOT turn the ASUS back off. I plan on getting a TiVo next week anyway, so this is not a big issue for me.



Overall, I really like this ASUS unit and will replace my other WDTV with another one of these. I really like (need!) the ability to use a USB hub. Also, I'm a bit disappointed that Western Digital is not able to do DVD menus (or Blu-ray subs) at this point, as it seems like most other media boxes do. The only reason why I didn't give this 5-stars is because I've only had the unit for a week, so I can't speak for overall long-term reliability. But I am confident enough to replace my other WDTV with one of these! And for the record the HDs I am using are: WD 500MB MyBook (about 4 yrs old), Hitachi 1TB 7200 in a Diablotek SATA cradle, and an Iomega 320MB eGo Portable.

 

 "You can't go wrong with this one!" 2010-03-30

By William (New York City)

So i've been wanting a media player that can play movies off my external hard drive. it was either WD Live or Asus Oplay. Both have good reviews but Asus apparently has a better remote.



Set up takes less than 5 minutes. Load time is like 2-3 seconds. Plays files instantly.I love the preview function. The remote is awesome, has volume control which WD Live doesn't. Trust me when you wouldn't want a remote that can't adjust the volume. Everything is simple and very intuitive.



I am very satisfied with my purchase. I will buy their USB3 version whenever it comes out!

 

 "Exactly What I Wanted!" 2010-03-24

By Michael P. Banek

The brand ASUS was new to me. Their design and product promises have completely filled my expectations. It is a simple unit that plays my media files from my portable hardrive on my TV. It is all I asked for and at a reasonable price.

 

 "BAD for viewing on NTSC (composite out) televisions" 2010-03-23

By Patrick T. Gorman (Diego Garcia, BIOT)

If you are trying to use this player to watch video files on your old analog NTSC television, you will experience horrible playback. It does not get the frame rate correct nor does it get the aspect ratio correct. This results in combing effect, jaggies, jerky motion and stretched picture. When watching 4:3 content, the jerkiness made the video unwatchable. When watching 16:9 content, the combing effect was horribly noticeable and it stretched the picture vertically to fit the 4:3 screen. I tried changing the different aspect ratio settings, zoom settings, but nothing helped at all. I am returning this and will stick with a computer and a good NTSC scan converter to watch my mp4 files on regular non-hd TV.



Also, this device will not play the audio on files that I edited in Quicktime. For instance, after using Handbrake to encode some dvd's into mp4, there were some files where the A/V was out of sync. I repaired the A/V sync with a third party program and the files played back normally using Quicktime. However, when I tried to play these files with this device, it would not play the audio at all. Just great. I got what I paid for.





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Audiovox FPE1507DV 15-Inch HD Flat Panel TV with Built-in DVD Player

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Audiovox Electronics FPE1507DV is a great choice for the kitchen, office or adding to your child's room with its removable base, the 15-inch flat panel TV with built-in DVD player is VESA wall mount compatible or can be used on its stand. It also features a 4:3 aspect ratio that enables you to watch widescreen, high-definition programming (1080i/720p/480p/480i) when connected to an optional receiver or cable/satellite set-top box via the component video inputs. You can also use this set as a PC monitor via the VGA connection. In addition to playing standard DVD movie and CD audio discs, it's also compatible with playing DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs. Other features include built-in ATSC tuner, removable tilt stand, closed captioning, progressive scan, V-chip parental controls, and SRS surround sound. Remote control and car adapter included.
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- 15" Flat panel with built-in DVD player
- 4:3 Aspect Ratio, ATSC Tuner, 1080i/720p/480p/480i compatible
- Parental control with v-chip, progressive scan, closed caption
- Component Video input, VGA input, VESA wall mount compatible
- Remote control and car adapter included
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 "TV for Conversion Van" 2008-11-11
By Mui Q. Van (Houston, TX. USA)
Great TV with DVD player attached. Perfect for My Conversion Van. Picture is nice and clear if you are looking directly at it. Not as perfect from the side. TV is very lite. Remote control worked perfect.


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By connecting the CU-VD3US to the Everio camcorder using a USB cable, you get One-Touch DVD burning by pressing the Direct DVD button on the HD Everio camcorders. The DVD burning process starts automatically and takes only 30mins to create a 60min DVD movie. It's smart so you can even use it to automatically transfer only newly recorded data to the burner, just the scenes you manually select, or pre-select using the Playlist. HD data disc creation to DVD-R DL without using a PC Can be used horizontal or vertical (vertical stand included) DVD burning operation can be controlled by Everio Uses DVD-R/-RW disc, DVD-R DL disc supported
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- Portable DVD burner with storable USB cable
- Easy DVD-Video disc creation without using a PC
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- Compatible with HD Everio
- Direct connection with Everio via USB2.0 high-speed
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 "convenient but not compatible with tv dvd player" 2009-09-11
By Joseph Simone
I have owned this dvd recorder for several weeks now. I also have the Everio HD camcorder. The dvd recorder is very easy to use to make dvd's directly from the camcorder. What I have discovered is that the Everio DVD recorder only records to the -R format. Unfortunately, my home dvd player (a brand new Panasonic combo unit) only reads the +R format. Bummer! I have not checked around to see if other dvd players can read both formats or not. Of course you can play back -R dvd's using the Everio burner and camcorder. If you do not need to make dvd's to watch on your tv system, I would recommend this dvd burner.

 "Fabulous!" 2009-06-28
By NDCathy (ND,USA)
This is the absolute best DVD burner, especially for the 1st time user. Easy, easy to use! Had just purchased a new digital camcorder, took vacation pics., and in less than 30 min., had a beautiful 120 min. DVD of memories! Had tried a Sony DVD burner, but this one is much easier to use! Love the slim lines,takes up less space.

 "Works good, but one option I don't like" 2009-06-22
By David Helmick (parsons,wv)
This product works good, but everyone should know

that you cannot select the quality of the dvd you are recording.

If you recorded your video in high quality then that is what it will record onto the dvd. So that means for the HDD setting I had mine on 1 dvd was only good for 1 hour of video.



One last thing I haven't figured out yet how to get the date on the video. It is on the camera when you play it back on it, but when you burn the dvd the date is just on the menu and not on the actual video like the old cameras did.



Overall this product works good and I would buy it again.

 "Easy to Use Everio Burner" 2009-06-10
By C. Deleon
As soon as I received this, it was a quick scanning through the instructions to set-up. I have burned all my Movies with a single touch and the video quality is good.

 "BEST BUY FOR THE MONEY" 2009-06-08
By ROGER SHAVER II
LIGHT AND EASY TO USE. I TRIED USING MY COMPUTER TO BURN MOVIES FROM MY RECORDER. IT TOOK FOR EVER JUST TO GET STARTED. THIS BURNER MADE ME WANT TO USE MY RECORDER MORE. THANKS FOR THIS WONDERFUL PRODUCT.


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