Soyo DYLM24D6 Black 24\" Widescreen LCD Monitor

Nice panel, cheap bezel and stand

Strengths: MVA panel, Price

Weakness: Design, bezel, nonadjustable stand

The lowest price you can get for a MVA panel LCD! Uses a MVA panel, which means wide viewing angle and true 8-bit color (TN panels only has 6-bit color). Everything else is not worth mention. Didn't even bother to try out the speaker. The stand is nonadjustable, forget about it and get yourself an aftermarket stand!

By qiankun - Mar 15, 2008

Outstanding Monitor

Strengths: AU Optronics P-MVA (M240UW01 V0) Panel - No backlight bleeding - No dead pixels - Low price when found on sale (less then $300.00)

Weakness: No HDMI, no HDCP - Oversize company name/model white label on front black bezel - Oversize double LED power/standby indicators - No height adjustments - Only a 1 year warranty

This monitor is hands down the best value for a sub $300 24 inch widescreen monitor. Not a TN panel, but an Optronics P-MVA panel which is owned by BENQ, currently the second largest panel manufacturer behind Samsung (edging LG, Philips). I had this delivered without having seen the monitor and was amazed at the color and clarity of the panel, not to mention no dead pixels. It will require some...
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This monitor is hands down the best value for a sub $300 24 inch widescreen monitor. Not a TN panel, but an Optronics P-MVA panel which is owned by BENQ, currently the second largest panel manufacturer behind Samsung (edging LG, Philips). I had this delivered without having seen the monitor and was amazed at the color and clarity of the panel, not to mention no dead pixels. It will require some adjustments from the factory presets, but this the case with most monitors. The lack of a HDMI port and no HDCP support may be a factor for some, for me not an issue. Comes with both a DVI, VGA and speaker cable.
Even though this monitor only comes with a 1 year warranty, I still think this monitor rates 9 out of 10.

By woodbutcher1 - Mar 2, 2008

Bargain price for a 24" monitor

Strengths: Price, image, colors

Weakness: No adjustable stand, can be hit or miss on the quality

The $300 or less price tag for a 24" monitor is the big draw here. Currently it is the cheapest 24" monitor you can find. Monitor features VGA & DVI inputs and built in speakers. Currently using the monitor as a second desktop monitor and Xbox 360 gaming monitor. With a DVI-HDMI adapter, you can hook up a XBOX 360 that has a HDMI port. Just don't expect to be able to use the 1080p feature though,...
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The $300 or less price tag for a 24" monitor is the big draw here. Currently it is the cheapest 24" monitor you can find.

Monitor features VGA & DVI inputs and built in speakers. Currently using the monitor as a second desktop monitor and Xbox 360 gaming monitor. With a DVI-HDMI adapter, you can hook up a XBOX 360 that has a HDMI port. Just don't expect to be able to use the 1080p feature though, as it is not supported by the monitor. Any other setting is fine. For the sound, just hook up the audio cables to a headphone adapter cable.

Quality can be hit or miss, search around and you will find issues with ghosting, green pixels, speaker problems, heat, etc.

But at just under $300, it is a great addition to any desktop setup.

By godeals - Jan 31, 2008

SOYO 24" LCD Impressive

Strengths: Ease in the setup of the monitor. I didn't have to adjust any of the settings other that to set the computer to the 1920 by 1200. You can not beat the price @ 249.99 on Black Friday at Office Max.

Weakness: The stand was very simplistic and does not swivel. Expected some software with drivers and the 1 year limited warranty is not the greatest.

Overall, I just installed the monitor today and could not be happier paying less that $270.00 for a 24" monitor. I have been using a 17" CRT for so long this looks awesome. I will update later after I have used it a while longer. So far, I would recommend this to everyone I see.

By ldjenkinsjr - Nov 23, 2007

Best Price Around, Truely a Great Deal

Strengths: Picture quality was much better then I expected. No dead pixals. Nice looking case. Picture quality is its best atribute. It is extremley bright, very clear. Very larger improvement over my Dell 20".

Weakness: ONLY 1 YEAR WARRENTY, VERY ANOYING BLUE ON/OFF LIGHT (will cover with black tape or marker), ONLY DVI and VGA conections, no hight or swival control.

First off i paid $260.00 for this monitor shipped, on sale and had a $40 off $200 coupon. There is nothing out there that comes close to this monitor for this price, NOTHING! Picture quality is good, I have no complaints about the picture quality. The weakness are known, I made the decision that I don't need HDMI or Composit or S-video. I was a little worried about not having hight control, but...
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First off i paid $260.00 for this monitor shipped, on sale and had a $40 off $200 coupon. There is nothing out there that comes close to this monitor for this price, NOTHING! Picture quality is good, I have no complaints about the picture quality.

The weakness are known, I made the decision that I don't need HDMI or Composit or S-video. I was a little worried about not having hight control, but this monitor is pretty light, and you can always prop it up on something if you need to, I like to watch movies and place it on a higher level then when I use it as a computer.

Other stupid complaints are the buttons are on the side, I kind of like that, but that BLUE ANOYING ON LIGHT is a killer, a little black tap will solve that.

My only real concern is the one year gaurantee. Most LCDs give a three year. I have yet to break a LCD screen, but that does not mean it does not happen and at this price I am to cheap to buy an extended gaurantee.

Bottom line, right now, you can't beat the price of this monitor. If it suits your needs (only use it as a computer monitor and not as a game concole) it is an amazing deal and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good computer monitor.

I have heard that you can not connect a Xbox 360 thourgh VGA, don't have a Xbox so this will not bother me. I am using this monitor as a TV through a TV tuner and i play games with it through DVI. I have not explored HDMI through DVI, that might solve the xbox problem, and then again it might not. I have not heard anything regarding the playstation.

Last thought.... this LCD has speakers which I have never used and never plan on using. But I was worried that the speakers would make the monitor look ugly, I thought it would make the base look to thick. Anyways... I am very happy with the black finish, the bottom is not to thick that it bothers me, I can't even notice the speakers.

I really was not sure about this monitor before I pulled the plug. I almost bought something for $400.00 but I just could not resist the price and I am very happy I bought this monitor. The monitor I almost bought had a TN panel and this panel is suppose to show a clearer picture.

For the price and picture quality I have to give it 5 stars.

By joshua_boston - Nov 12, 2007