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LG Flatron W2252TQ


Diagonal screen size	22 pouces
Type	TN
Resolution	1680 x 1050 pixels
Response time	2 ms
Interfaces (HDMI / DVI / VGA / YUV)	0 / 1 / 1 / 0
Options	0
Viewing angles (H/V)	170 ° / 170 °

A Fun button for games

The main argument that LG presented to us regarding this screen besides the supposedly attractive look (it is nice, but was not love at first sight), is the Fun button on the left hand side of the monitor. With the press of a button you can go from Wide to 4/3 mode.

What’s its use? We would have liked to have answered for 4/3 game consoles; however, it lacks the sufficient video inputs. What about for TVs or for certain games when you want to reduce the definition? Here, it’s more relevant. There are also all of the older games that were not conceived with wide definition in mind.

However, we hope that you find more interest for it than we did. This was already the case for some on the forum, for whom the 1:1function is indispensable for all of the above mentioned reasons.

Alexandre Botella / Vincent Alzieu
Test date: 2008-05-22

Someone recently asked me how could I get excited about a screen, particularly a 22 inch, when they all look alike? The answer was due to the excellent surprises we sometimes encounter – and even the many types of surprises, good or bad. Here, we were spoiled. This was what should have been just another 22 inch TN 2 ms but in reality, this screen is the most reactive we’ve tested up until now.

It surpasses all of its rivals, not necessarily by much, but our numbers are clear. At the start of summer 2008, the W2252TQ is the best in this domain. So, is it true that this screen is visually faster, for example, than the Samsung T220? No. In fact, you have to look very closely to see the difference. In normal use, unless you have bionic eyes, and after 2 minutes of gaming, you will not see a difference in rendering between the two. This leaves us with the rest: the look, finishing touches, ergonomics and colors. And here it’s unfortunately not as optimistic.

A complete miss on colors settings

Preset colors are sadly inaccurate and not manually correctible. All tones, from light to dark, have a blue dominance and white is reddish. If you try and rectify one of these dominances, you will automatically accentuate one of the others. If this wasn’t enough, black lacks depth (0.34 cd/m²) and hence the rather modest final contrast of 600:1.

The only hope is that the calibration profile we provide will efficiently remedy the situation. This is likely, but unfortunately, it will only improve color fidelity and not the depth of black.

Some screens can compensate for any defects thanks to intelligent ergonomics, but the W2252TQ is not one of them. There is indeed a DVI + HDCP, but that’s it. In short, only pure gamers will really be happy. Note that they will also appreciate the fine reactivity of electrical components as there is barely any input lag when compared to what is displayed on a CRT.