AOC i2353Ph - IPS for a nice, low price
by Chris Heinonen on January 30, 2012 12:40 AM ESTGaming and Power Use
IPS has never been the first choice for people when it comes to gaming due to slower reponse times than a TN display, but some recent eIPS panels have done a better job at bringing these numbers down. With the AOC, I saw just over 15ms of lag, which is just about 1 frame of lag at 60Hz. In my general gaming use I had no issues with this, but people that are very serious and want as little lag as possible will likely have to look elsewhere.
Finally we take a look at the power usage for the AOC using our Kill-a-Watt meter and with the backlight at both maximum and minimum values. The numbers for the AOC line up with previous eIPS panels of the same size well, which is what we expect to see. The peak power usage compared to the Dell U2311 is less, but since the peak light output level is also lower, that is not a surprise at all. The light output at the minimum backlight level is also lower, yet the power use is the same, so the AOC seems to be not quite as efficient as the Dell.
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cheinonen - Monday, January 30, 2012 - link
Not sure why that chart imported incorrectly, but it has been fixed. Thanks!baba264 - Monday, January 30, 2012 - link
I've recently changed to an IPS panel as well (HP ZR2440w) and the difference in gaming image quality has been impressive, especially in Batman Arkham City.jabber - Monday, January 30, 2012 - link
As I wanted to see how the new low cost IPS panels fared. I have to say I really like it. Looks as good as if not better than my Samsung PVA panel and as a work monitor its really good.Calibration was pretty much spot on out of the box. All I had to do was turn down the brightness a bit.
Definitely a nicer alternative at the cheaper end over TN.
Pino - Monday, January 30, 2012 - link
Who is the panel supplier?Does this AOC monitor use the same LG e-IPS panel found on the Dell and LG 23" e-IPS monitors?
Just bought myself a LG IPS236V:
http://www.lg.com/us/computer-products/monitors/LG...
Sabresiberian - Monday, January 30, 2012 - link
Panel manufacturer is LG:http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/panelsearch.htm
;)
Sabresiberian - Monday, January 30, 2012 - link
Bleh the link just goes to the search page. If you put in "AOC" it will list the models with the screen manufacturer and type TFT has available.;)
bobny1 - Friday, March 23, 2012 - link
Aoc is a long time supplier of lcd displays. I remember when they started selling their name brand monitors at staples. I just went out and bought one today to replace my dell 2005 lcd, which could not play blueray movies out of my new dell xps8300, due to hdcp compliance. My first impresion is WOW. This panel is amazing!. bright, crisp, accurate colors, easy on the eyes, no lagg, no back light bleeding that i can see, deep enough blacks, superb viewing angles, I can't tell about games because that's not my primary use but what else can you get for under $200 bucks. I compare it to the LG e-ips in the store hooked up to the same xps8300 and the AOC is a lot better in my opinion.I have it hooked up hdmi to hdmi and the adjustments are limited but all i had to do was lower the contrast a bit and stretch the screen to fit the screen in the catlyst control center. I love it!SInC26 - Sunday, April 22, 2012 - link
This AOC monitor uses the LG's e-IPS LM230WF3-SJC1.AOC does manufacture some of their own panels, but not for this monitor.
Mikuni - Monday, January 30, 2012 - link
I don't like this trend lately with 23" 1080p LCDs, it's a long way backwards from 1920x1200; the vertical size difference is a lot for most desktop use.kmmatney - Monday, January 30, 2012 - link
I agree. I have both a 24" 1920 x 1200 and a 23" NEC eIPS 1080P monitor next to each other The 24" inch monitor is better for everything. Maybe movies are slightly better at 1080P, but it's really only a small improvement. Everything else is better with more vertical screen space. While 1080p isn't terrible, its still a step backwards. There are still a few 1920 x 120 displays out there, and I will stick with those for now.