Asus has just announced plans for two new 120 Hz monitors that will be compatible with Nvidia’s 3D technology.  The Taiwanese manufacture is the latest to join the party after Samsung kicked things off a year ago with its 2233rz, but it hasn’t arrived empty-handed.

Amongst the monitors on offer, there’s a Full HD 23” display, the VG236H, and, for the first time, a 120 Hz 27” monitor, the PG276H, which is also Full HD.  Up until now, the largest 120 Hz display we’ve seen was the 24” Acer GD245HQ.  More info @ Digital Versus.

The specs of this screen are as follows: 

52in Widescreen TFT active matrix;
1920 x 1080 resolution;
1080p (FullHD) display format;
16:9 image aspect ratio;
120Hz; progressive scanning (line doubling);
4D digital;
Color Temperature Control;
DeepField, SharpEdge, X.v.Color, Deep Color, PerfecTint, Plush1080p, PerfectColor, Full Spectrum Color, Tru1080p Processing, NetCommand Home Network Control System;
DVR1x;
analog/digital combo tuner;
HDMI, S-Video, Component, Composite; HDCP Compatible;
Dimensions: 1,219 x 145 x 772 mm;
Weight: 34kg

If one would judge TV just by it’s specs, it would be very hard to find any flaw: fullHD resolution, big, 52-inch screenm 120 Hz progressive scanning and a whole bunch of various technologies for perfecting image and enhancing sound. But, the review at PC Advisor showed many faults and oversaturated colours was the most easier to see.  “Watching both high-definition and standard-definition shows on the Mitsubishi LT-52244, jurors saw images with lurid tones and some background pixelation. High-definition movies such as ‘Corpse Bride’ and ‘Mission Impossible III’ exhibited garish colours. You also get shimmery wood grain and fabric, and orange skin tones.”

Second minus goes to the OSD that despite many adjustments that offers has one problem: each time you change any setting, the menu goes right back to the top one, so you have to step through the whole OSD again to get to the next setting.
The remote is fully backlit when you press any of it’s buttons which is a definite plus.

The speaker’s are below the expected quality of this class – it’s lack of fullnes and narrow range isn’t something one would expect after unloading rather big amount of money in the store. “Background audio and orchestral music for ‘Phantom of the Opera’ sounded shrill.”

“The built-in USB port works well for displaying photos, but the Mitsubishi LT-52244 loaded pictures slowly. The TV automatically switched to photo display mode when we connected a flash-card reader, and it allowed us to view a slideshow of our pictures from a memory card.”

Read the full review here.