LG Flatron L227WTP - 22" Monitor

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Introduction

About the LG L227WTP is everything in a few words: It is one of the monitors, with a screen diagonal of 22 "on a fast TN panel trust and thus be directed at players. The screen is not very many, or even An exotic and outputs, and it also omitted the fact by an extravagant design to be different. That he is in the typical 200-euro price class arranged, not surprising since.

All this would be completely sufficient if it were not for the fact that the 22 "monitor on a Wide Color Gamut-sets and thus can represent more colors than most devices in its class. And as if that is not enough, belonged to the predecessor L227WTP of LG - the LG L227WT - in fact the upper echelons of gaming monitors.


Equipment

Technical Data

The LG Flatron L227WTP relies on a good, fast, but also critical TN panel. This is in the price range of the monitor (around 200 euros) practice, as well as the surrender of more than two inputs and Ergonomics any function except the tilt and rotation. In comparison with other already tested ComputerBase screens so that it draws on the paper to lose, he is also a lot cheaper than many previous test.

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Optics and Mechanics

LGS L227WTP was entirely covered with black piano. The monitor relies on a relatively thin frame and a total of simple but elegant design. These include the ubiquitous curves of the monitor, the device does not draw on, and the power, the only control on the front is visible. The other controls are located on the underside of the frame and have been labeled that they can read from the front.

The stand itself is firmly connected with the monitor, but on a turntable itself be rotated so that the LG monitor is fully adjustable. On a height adjustability was also omitted as the pivot mode. This is the monitor is relatively far back inclinable. Because of the placement will cost only a VGA and a DVI input for use. A modern HDMI connection would certainly have been desirable, its absence is quite defensible, it is the LG L227WTP but primarily to monitor a player and only secondarily - if at all - is a multimedia device. HDCP-protected footage is also available on the DVI input will be played.

On the back of the stand there is a cable, the cable from the slot to the base itself is hidden. Rather than the oval leg and the ventilation slots of the LG L227WTP you can see, therefore, are not, if you look at the monitor from the rear view. The device does so elegantly around, although in detail there are no special features can be found.

Overall, the screen leaves an impeccable impression. He fits unremarkable, but quite chic in almost every room, so you as the extensive use of piano for them. Specialties are the monitor does not own what is already in ergonomics or features extensive connections to be seen.

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Image

The measurement, calibration and profiling the monitor with the DTP94 colorimeter from Quato and profiling software iColor Display 3.5. The targets for configuration based on the sRGB color space, which provides a color temperature of 6500 Kelvin and a gamma value of about 2.2 calls. The brightness should be at an LCD in normal illuminated environment at 140 cd / m² and may vary depending on ambient light, but also above or below ideal. For local tests, this value is used as a yardstick. The Black Point is ideally located at 0.0 cd / m², ie no measurable brightness.

Factory settings

In the factory setting, where the LG L227WTP loud onscreen display at a color temperature of 6500 Kelvin is set, the monitor missed that goal significantly. With a little over 6000 Kelvin is the picture from too warm. Also, the brightness is expected with 282 cd / m² too bright for the vast majority of work environments fail. This also affects the improved Black Point, which is measured at 0.32 cd / m² is located. There is, however, a perfectly respectable contrast ratio of 881:1 from the factory. The gamma value of the target should also be approximated.

Comparison of factory settings with sRGB color space

A measurement of the color gray, and the primary and secondary colors, however, is relatively positive. On average, the delta-94-deviation was 1.6, which is good. A value of 1 is compatible with the eye is still visible, a larger variance should even worse with a delta of 3 even by many people as correctly perceived.

All in all, the first measurement can hope that a fairly good agreement with the sRGB targets can be achieved.


sRGB presets

The LG L227WTP has a special sRGB mode in the OSD, which is of course also be measured as the widest line with this objective, the color calibration is. It is expected that ideally a more accurate color temperature, a higher gamma value and compared to the default brightness decreased. Almost all 'that will actually be achieved, there are also some nasty surprises.

Comparison of the sRGB mode with the sRGB color space

A positive feature is that the brightness was significantly reduced and the color temperature of the target white point is nähergerückt. Also, the black point has been reduced, so the contrast ratio remains at 847:1 is good. Reduced rather than increased, however, the gamma value, but that is not the biggest problem of the mode ', as the measurement of color in the following shows:

Thus, the average delta value increases dramatically. He is even: 6.4 on average in the visible range. The sRGB mode is so bad for the presentation of the sRGB color space suitable than the factory setting of the monitor - from the brightness aside.

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Conclusion

The LG L227WTP has a unique charm that is difficult to concrete words is. On the one hand it is quite familiar fare: The 22 "screen offers a high resolution does not - as so many news from the ground shooting competitors with Full-HD resolution - still an excessive number of inputs, or an ace that made him any his opponents could outdo. On the other hand, makes the device but no significant quirks. The panel is fast and produces no streaks or disadvantages that arise from the overdrive technology could - about ghosting or corona effects. Moreover, also like the display quality, which, surprisingly, also to the wide color gamut is. The extended color space provides exactly Crisp for those in the color to some other devices with TN-panel is missing. Of course, the LG L227WTP thus not yet photo-professional, calibrated it suffices in many parts but also for amateur photographers.

The biggest shortcoming of the screen is actually a fairly small and it is also all self-similar screens: the angle. They are not perfect, but on the other hand, stable enough to contrast, brightness and colors on the screen is not visible to apostatize. In addition, but also the consideration of the possible side without equal in the mystical spheres of Farbpalletendeutung vorwagen them. From top or bottom view of the monitor makes a bit more Farbausreißer, this kind of offset, however, is unusual perspective as a lateral top view on the monitor, and thus total verschmerzbar.

True disruptive effect is not that only the well-known diet on image inputs is offered: a DVI and a VGA input requirements, even for the playback of HDCP-protected imagery. An HDMI input would be given the fact that the monitor does not have built-in speaker has probably also superfluous. Would be perfectly appropriate, however, about ways to monitor the height adjustment or pivot mode to rotate.