The LG W2486L LED-Backlist Monitor

In the last few weeks I’ve had the opportunity (read footer) to test one of the newest LED-backlit monitors from LG, the W2486L.

LG says that the monitor is perfect for gaming, but not being a huge gamer I’ve decided to test the W2486L as my Mac monitor (which includes movies & TV series) for a few weeks.

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Yes, that’s me playing around with the new design of Adegga.

The W2486L would be a normal 24” monitor if it wasn’t for 2 things. First it uses the LED-backlit technology with allows LG to make a very thin monitor with a high efficient use of energy. And, with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080, the W2486L is also capable of playing Full HD videos. Which is specially interesting given its 16:9 aspect ratio.

Design
The W2486L is a beautiful piece of design. For those of you interested in using this monitor in your living room (like I do) you won’t be disappointed with the way it looks. The monitor’s buttons are nicely integrated into the design and even the pointy power button gives the monitor a nice stylish look. It won’t totally seem like a misfit next to your media center and those lovely B&W speakers.

Performance
I didn’t perform any specific tests to the monitor. First because I would have to research them and second because most people won’t bother to read them or even try them at home. The truth is that most people want a above average screen that performs well at their eyes, which means crisp and clear image, no lagging and lots of power (HD support). For the extremely geek of you I will copy what CNET said about their tests:

The W2486L scored well in our color tests, faltering only in our color ramp tests as it didn’t show a smooth intensity color ramp. In our Dark Screen test, clouding or backlight bleedthrough was noticeable on the top and especially the bottom-middle edge of the screen, but not quite as much as we saw on the XL2370. We were pleased though that the display didn’t crush dark grays and confuse them with black. We were able to see low levels of dark gray.

There, happy now?

Connectivity
The monitor comes with 2 HDMI ports, a D-Sub port and a DVI-D and also a headphone jack. Lots of options for the gamer in you (I’m thinking about Xbox 360 and PS3).

Downsides
The W2486L is quite a good package. If I could change anything I would probably remove the Photo Effect feature which is pretty useless (why would you change your monitor to Sepia?) and also the Auto Bright Sensor which is a smart but annoying feature that fortunately can be turned off.

Conclusion
Overall I’ve had a great experience with this monitor and would recommend it as a computer monitor that is occasionally used to watch movies or TV series. For an average retail price of 300 euros (best price at Pixmania) this is a great monitor to have in the living room connected to your computer or media center.

More W2486L reviews here, here, here and here.

Note: I’ve received this monitor from LG and was asked to test it for a few weeks. As part of that LG program, the monitor will now be given free-of-charge to the Associação Terra dos Sonhos (my choice) which supports children and teenagers with chronicle or terminal illness. Well done LG.

March 2, 2010 | Tags: , ,  

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One Response to “The LG W2486L LED-Backlist Monitor”

  1. Ken Nunes on April 24th, 2010

    Tu és de mais André… (hug)

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