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Iiyama ProLite E2201W-B2
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| Screen size | 22 inches | ||
| Panel type | TN | ||
| Resolution | 1680 x 1050 pixels | ||
| Response time | 2 ms | ||
| Inputs (HDMI / DVI / VGA / Component) | 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 | ||
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| Other details | NA |
| Viewing angles (H/V) | 170 ° / 160 ° |
| 3D | no |
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Vincent Alzieu
Test date: March 19, 2008
Test date: March 19, 2008
Colours are accurate, but
The area in which Iiyama has made the biggest improvements from the B1 to the B2 generation is colour fidelity. Things were a bit problematic in this area on the B1, but they are particularly accurate on the B2 with an average deltaE difference of just 2.9 (under 3 means it has one of the best scores and we can safely call it accurate).
So why did we give it such a poor score for colours? Because unfortunately its blacks are washed out and levels are half the normal depth. For this reason, contrast is noticeably inferior to the average and what most of its rivals are capable of.
So why did we give it such a poor score for colours? Because unfortunately its blacks are washed out and levels are half the normal depth. For this reason, contrast is noticeably inferior to the average and what most of its rivals are capable of.
The ProLite E2201W-B2 is an updated version of the E2201W, the B1. According to Iiyama, the two are so identical that we shouldn't even have to test it again. Indeed, that's what its tech specs and outside appearances would suggest. Except that test results differ noticeably, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse.
The B1 version was deprived of a fifth star because of its very poor viewing angles, a critical point. It was so bad that just moving your eyes from one part of the screen to the other made different areas appear darker than they are in reality. The good news is that the B2 is no longer affected by this problem!
The hardware fixtures haven't changed much. There are still VGA + DVI inputs and the bezel is black matte. However, there is no vertical adjustability or USB hub.
Gaming
This new version is still respnsive, but less well-controlled than its predecessor. Overdrive mode, a technology that involves increasing the voltage to crystal ends to accelerate them, turned out to be not as well mastered. The panel manufacturer pushes components too far resulting in the appearance of a negative ghosting images or a sort of shadow behind objects in movement.
Pluses
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The B2 corrects the main defect of the B1, it re-establishes normal viewing angles
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Very good colour fidelity
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Low energy consumption
Minuses
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Subject to reverse ghosting
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Washed out blacks
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No zero dead pixel policy
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Basic hardware (even if it has a DVI)
The B2 is supposed to be identical to the B1 but in the end this isnt the case. It does correct the main weakness of narrow viewing angles. However, at the same time it adds some new problems. Gamers will prefer the older version.
