AOC is back in our lab for the first time in a while with its new e2795Vh monitor, which combines a 27'' Full HD MVA display with a very competitive price tag. The manufacturer promises good response times, nice even colours and wide viewing angles, which should cover just about everybody. Let's see how much of that it can deliver though ...
UPDATE 27/09/2011: AOC has decided to stop using MVA panels in the e2795vh and will now be equipping this monitor with TN panels. Our review is therefore no longer representative of the quality of the product currently on sale! You should instead refer to our review of the AOC e2785Vh (TN Panel).
The e2795Vh has a decent range of features, including VGA, DVI and HDMI ports as well as an audio line out in case the built-in speakers aren't powerful enough for you. It also has a four-port USB hub, with two on the right-hand side and two at the back. If anything's missing, it's the ability to adjust the position of the display by more than just tilt it back a few degrees.
Using an MVA display in place of the more common TN technology has a number of advantages, including even colours across the surface of the screen and wide viewing angles. MVA technology has its disadvantages too, including higher energy consumption. We had nothing to worry about in the case of the e2795Vh though: it barely needed 30 W with the brightness set to 200 cd/m². That might be a little bit more than a similarly-sized monitor with a TN panel, but it's perfectly reasonable.
The e2795Vh reproduces colours accurately. To be precise, it has a deltaE score of 3.0, representing a narrow gap between the colours it should display and those actually visible on screen. Try as we might, we couldn't get rid of that blue tinge without resorting to calibration. Be warned, however: this monitor needs to warm up for around half an hour before it can produce these results. From a cold start, its deltaE immediately after powering on is as high as 7.5.
We measured an excellent contrast ratio of around 1100:1, a figure that very few of AOC's rivals can match.
On average, the e2795Vh has a ghosting time of 10 ms, meaning it can do a good job of displaying fast-moving objects on screen. That said, we still noticed some very small traces of reverse ghosting in the lab, but when we went looking for it in films, video games or ordinary apps, there was no sign of it. It seems that it's so light that it's only visible in a very small range of cases. There's nothing to stop gamers from picking up the e2795Vh.
This graph shows the ghosting time
Better still, with an input lag of 33 ms well below the threshold of human visual perception, this monitor won't pose any problems with multiplayer gaming.
UPDATE 27/09/2011: AOC has decided to stop using MVA panels in the e2795vh and will now be equipping this monitor with TN panels. Our review is therefore no longer representative of the quality of the product currently on sale! You should instead refer to our review of the AOC e2785Vh (TN Panel).
Hardware: it's all there apart from the stand
Hardware: it's all there apart from the standUsing an MVA display in place of the more common TN technology has a number of advantages, including even colours across the surface of the screen and wide viewing angles. MVA technology has its disadvantages too, including higher energy consumption. We had nothing to worry about in the case of the e2795Vh though: it barely needed 30 W with the brightness set to 200 cd/m². That might be a little bit more than a similarly-sized monitor with a TN panel, but it's perfectly reasonable.
Accurate colour reproduction after a half-hour warm-up
Accurate colour reproduction after a half-hour warm-upWe measured an excellent contrast ratio of around 1100:1, a figure that very few of AOC's rivals can match.
Responsiveness: short ghosting time
Responsiveness: short ghosting time |
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for this monitor.
The shorter the time, the more responsive the monitor.
The shorter the time, the more responsive the monitor.
Pros
- Contrast ratio above 1000:1
- Accurate colours after a half-hour warm up
- Short ghosting time
- Good value for money
- Wide viewing angles
Cons
- Blurriness visible in films
- Very light traces of reverse ghosting
Conclusion
There's definitely a few things that AOC could improve on its e2795Vh monitor, but it certainly has a lot of strengths: it's very responsive, has accurate colour reproduction, a high contrast ratio and great features. It manages to do all of that without breaking the bank, which is something we love to see in such a great product.
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