Hellooooo blog. I have been so busy the past few weeks I have not been able to update you, so sorry about that. I even missed your 1 year anniversary last week he he. Ha ha, boliaosia.com is 1 years old! I have renewed the domain name for another year, so I guess I will still be blogging for a long long time heh. Updates will be less often or shorter than before I guess, since I will be busy at work and maybe play most of the time. You know I only blog when I am bo liao, have nothing better to do or want to share some good stuff he he. No work related stuff on this blog though. (In case employers are reading my blog …. Hi!)Anyways … Speaking of sharing good stuff, there is something I have been using the past 1 month plus which I really like and want to share with anyone reading my blog. My new 24 inch LG W2486L monitor!!
I actually received this amazing monitor from LG as a trial last month and have since been using it every day without fail. I guess it’s hard for someone to avoid using a monitor if he surfs the net every day =P. I’m actually looking at it while I am typing this sentence i.e. I’m using it now la. It is certainly better than my previous monitor (also 24 inch) and I love it a lot!
My room before the monitor arrived looked like this …
Really messy and cramp with 2 monitors – one 24 inch, one 17 inch. Plus rubbish around and messy cables.
That was my pc setup before the arrival of the LG W2486L ….
I was really excited when the monitor arrived at my house and immediately went to take some pictures of the box and most importantly what’s inside the box =)
In case you are interested in the packaging of the monitor, I took pics of it from different angles. There is a post it note which has my name on it at the side of the box he he. In the box, you have the monitor (duh), the monitor stand, vga cable, dvi cable, power cable, installation cd, manuals and stuff. Too bad there is no HDMI cable included.
So … let’s get on to the star of this post …. THE 24 INCH LG W2486L! It really looks very nice … easily the best looking monitor I ever had.
After screwing the base in and placing it upright, you can see how beautiful this baby looks. The back of the monitor and its front border are glossy black, the stand is red and it has red lights on its buttons (okay not really buttons but sort of like touch screen buttons). The power button is shaped like an eagle eye with a matching red light. Very elegantly designed indeed. There are 2 HDMI connectors, 1 DVI connector, 1 VGA connector and an audio out jack. I use both of the HDMI slots. 1 for my PC, the other for my ps3 =) You can also plug in your HD Setup box from Starhub or Mio and make it a TV he he. It’s like a Full HD TV! There are no inbuilt speakers though, so you have to plug your own speakers into the monitor’s audio out jack. If you have digital speakers than no problem …. Just connect them straight to your HD setup boxes, Xbox 360s or PS3 =)
Some Specs of the monitor you might wanna know ….
Size / Resolution – 24 inch / Full HD 1920*1080For more specs and features click here.
Colours – 16.7m
Contrast Ratio – 2000000:1 (Waaa!)
Response Time – 2ms
Panel Surface – Anti-glare
Because it’s a LED monitor it is able to have a super high contrast ratio of 2 mil to 1!! The LED technology also enables the monitor to consume less power and be slimmer and lighter than your usual LCD monitors …
The monitor can be tilted forwards and backwards and is only 20mm thick … thinner than my $1 coin! As seen in the pictures above, it is also thinner than my previous 24inc and 17 inch monitors. Because it is using LED technology, according to the information they provided, the monitor uses around 50% less power than its previous model and it’s Eco-Friendly. I can’t confirm those claims though, because I dunno how to test them lol. We just have to read and believe lor. It does feel good knowing that you might be saving electricity though heh.
So … how does my computer table look like right now?
At first, I tidied up the table and rearranged the monitors to this ….
I used the new LG monitor as my main PC monitor and the older Acer 24 inch monitor as my TV. The 17 inch is just lying around somewhere in my house at the moment. If I add another monitor, I can do this …
Coooooool
However, I found it a little too overcrowded for my small table though so I rearrange the monitors again to this …
Now the table has only 1 monitor and it looks much neater. This will be my computer and gaming area. So where is the other monitor?
I shifted it together with some small tables I found to the bottom of my bed to form my TV area he he …
So now I have 2 entertainment areas in my super small room =) Don’t worry, Kimi still have her own area to sleep.
Now that the room is arranged, I can finally use my new monitor!
As a PC, because of its really wide screen, I can actually easily multitask, arranging the programs neatly on the screen. Good for people who likes to watch DVDs and chat at the same time while surfing the net or for work and projects … just mix and match =P
I tried using the Starhub HD Setup box on the monitor and everything looked good, just like a Full HD Lcd TV. Gaming and videos on PS3 looks great too. I completed Uncharted 2 using this monitor and now I am playing Bayonetta and have no problems so far.
Here is a video I took while I was trying out the Dante’s Inferno demo I downloaded.
Seems like a really cool game … very God of War like. Sorry for the background coughing ... was quite sick when I took the video =P
I really like this monitor and I definitely want to keep it if possible. As I have mentioned before, I received this monitor as a part of a trial and when I received it, it was not out in Singapore yet. I’m not sure if it’s out now, but do check it out if you want to upgrade your current monitor. It’s worth it. =)
In case you were wondering where all the rubbish went … they were all shifted to the table beside =P
PS: If you have bought the monitor and find that the colours look little weird when viewing pictures in windows vista, check this site to solve the problem. It helped me solved mine =