{"video_id":"HyTD4WRwHkU","title":"Why is EVERYONE Buying this Monitor?? - HP 22CWA","channel":"Linus Tech Tips","show":"Linus Tech Tips","published_at":"2019-05-06T14:53:29Z","duration_s":365,"segments":[{"start_s":0.24,"end_s":8.96,"text":"This right here is a $560","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":4.799,"end_s":12.0,"text":"gaming monitor. It's got a 240 Hz","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":8.96,"end_s":13.84,"text":"refresh rate, G-Sync, and 1 millisecond","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":12.0,"end_s":20.24,"text":"response times. I mean, gaming on this thing is way better than gaming on this","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":17.84,"end_s":29.679,"text":"cheapo HP. But is it six times better?","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":24.56,"end_s":33.76,"text":"Now, take this one. This $5,000","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":29.679,"end_s":36.399,"text":"8K workstation monitor for creatives.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":33.76,"end_s":40.48,"text":"It is way better to look at than this peasant trash.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":38.399,"end_s":43.48,"text":"But is it 55.55","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":43.92,"end_s":51.039,"text":"repeating times better?","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":47.68,"end_s":54.48,"text":"Well, your mental math is correct. This","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":51.039,"end_s":58.0,"text":"monitor is only $90. And welcome back to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":54.48,"end_s":60.16,"text":"another episode of why the actual holy","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":58.0,"end_s":67.72,"text":"advertiser friendly content. Are you guys all buying this? The best","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":63.359,"end_s":67.72,"text":"selling monitor on Amazon.com.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":76.32,"end_s":83.439,"text":"The Pavilion 22 CWA, the bestselling","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":79.84,"end_s":86.32,"text":"monitor on Amazon.com, has over 3600","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":83.439,"end_s":91.439,"text":"reviews and an average rating of 4.4 stars. And admittedly, it does look a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":89.759,"end_s":97.2,"text":"little out of place next to the kinds of products that we typically cover on this","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":93.759,"end_s":101.52,"text":"channel. But don't let its dimminitive","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":97.2,"end_s":105.28,"text":"21 1/2 in size and super light 8 1/2 lb","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":101.52,"end_s":108.64,"text":"weight fool you. 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HP is providing you with the casing, stand,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":196.56,"end_s":204.319,"text":"IO, and their one-year limited warranty, which is of course required by law.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":200.879,"end_s":206.959,"text":"Haha. And the casing itself isn't too","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":204.319,"end_s":211.519,"text":"bad either. It's made of not terrible quality plastic that doesn't easily get","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":209.04,"end_s":216.239,"text":"covered in fingerprints, and it is slim all the way around. Though, of course,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":213.84,"end_s":222.959,"text":"they did have to cut some corners somewhere to get the price down. And the","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":219.599,"end_s":227.599,"text":"stand is the worst offender. It offers","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":222.959,"end_s":230.319,"text":"no swivel, no pivot or height adjust","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":227.599,"end_s":234.08,"text":"whatsoever. though it does include a little bit of tilt to that you'll","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":232.159,"end_s":238.56,"text":"probably need because the stand is so short. And that isn't even the worst","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":236.319,"end_s":243.84,"text":"part. It's that should you take the crappy stand off and opt to use a third","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":241.36,"end_s":249.04,"text":"party monitor ARM instead, perhaps in a multimonitor setup, which these are","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":246.319,"end_s":256.479,"text":"awesome for thanks to the thin bezels. It's not Vasa compatible. So, unless you","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":253.519,"end_s":262.0,"text":"get an adapter for an extra $20, you're going to have to get pretty creative.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":258.959,"end_s":265.68,"text":"Bringing us to the IO,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":262.0,"end_s":269.84,"text":"it's pretty spartan. You get one HDMI","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":265.68,"end_s":271.759,"text":"port and one VGA port. That's it. I","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":269.84,"end_s":277.28,"text":"mean, you probably have low expectations for such a budget product, but just make","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":274.96,"end_s":282.4,"text":"sure that they're low enough to also not be surprised when there is no HDMI cable","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":280.24,"end_s":288.08,"text":"included in the box. So, who should buy this monitor then?","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":285.84,"end_s":293.12,"text":"Well, if you want a secondary or tertiary or quatinary screen for that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":291.199,"end_s":297.68,"text":"matter to supplement your main display or displays, the wide viewing angles","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":295.52,"end_s":304.24,"text":"here mean that you can put it way off to the side without much color distortion.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":301.04,"end_s":307.6,"text":"As for using it for your main display,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":304.24,"end_s":309.68,"text":"could you use it for gaming? Sure. While","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":307.6,"end_s":314.16,"text":"IPS displays aren't known to have the highest refresh rates or the fastest","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":311.68,"end_s":318.24,"text":"pixel response times, this one's input lag is better than most TVs. And while","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":316.24,"end_s":326.16,"text":"you will see some smearing and fastoving scenes, it's a far cry better than value","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":323.199,"end_s":332.639,"text":"monitors from 10 years ago. So, do we recommend it? Actually, yeah. It's a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":330.24,"end_s":336.4,"text":"great value. And if you're hung up on the crappy stand, don't worry. An","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":334.72,"end_s":342.0,"text":"additional 40 bucks will get you the number two bestselling monitor, which is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":338.32,"end_s":344.16,"text":"also from HP and basically the same, but","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":342.0,"end_s":349.199,"text":"an inch bigger and with a Vasa compatible pivoting stand.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":347.759,"end_s":353.12,"text":"So, thanks for watching, guys. If this video sucked, you know what to do. But","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":350.88,"end_s":356.72,"text":"if it was awesome, get subscribed, hit that like button, or check out the link","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":354.8,"end_s":359.919,"text":"to where to buy the stuff we featured in the video description. Also linked down","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":358.72,"end_s":366.08,"text":"there is our merch drawer, which has cool shirts like this one, and our community forum, which you should","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":363.44,"end_s":366.08,"text":"totally join.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"This right here is a $560 gaming monitor. It's got a 240 Hz refresh rate, G-Sync, and 1 millisecond response times. I mean, gaming on this thing is way better than gaming on this cheapo HP. But is it six times better? Now, take this one. This $5,000 8K workstation monitor for creatives. It is way better to look at than this peasant trash. But is it 55.55 repeating times better? Well, your mental math is correct. This monitor is only $90. And welcome back to another episode of why the actual holy advertiser friendly content. Are you guys all buying this? The best selling monitor on Amazon.com. The Pavilion 22 CWA, the bestselling monitor on Amazon.com, has over 3600 reviews and an average rating of 4.4 stars. And admittedly, it does look a little out of place next to the kinds of products that we typically cover on this channel. But don't let its dimminitive 21 1/2 in size and super light 8 1/2 lb weight fool you. This monitor is 100% pretty not bad. Just check out those colors. So, what's the deal here? Well, it's not just that HP is selling a cheap monitor. In fact, the number three best seller is only 65 bucks. It's that they're selling a cheap monitor that's equipped with an IPS panel, while these other cheapies are sporting your run-of-the-mill TN panels. But HP doesn't make LCD panels. They source them from other manufacturers. So if I take a spudger like this and work it around the edge, I might be able to see who actually made this thing. So, the sticker says LM215WF3, which according to the internet is an LG panel with a full 1920x 1080 resolution, typical brightness of 250 nits and 8bit color. But what's really interesting is that if I type that model number into Amazon, I get a page full of replacement 2012 to 2014 iMac screens. and for over $200. So, either these prices have a heavy Apple tax applied to them or HP secured an awesome deal with LG because 90 bucks for an iMac screen ain't half bad. Plus, you aren't just getting the panel. HP is providing you with the casing, stand, IO, and their one-year limited warranty, which is of course required by law. Haha. And the casing itself isn't too bad either. It's made of not terrible quality plastic that doesn't easily get covered in fingerprints, and it is slim all the way around. Though, of course, they did have to cut some corners somewhere to get the price down. And the stand is the worst offender. It offers no swivel, no pivot or height adjust whatsoever. though it does include a little bit of tilt to that you'll probably need because the stand is so short. And that isn't even the worst part. It's that should you take the crappy stand off and opt to use a third party monitor ARM instead, perhaps in a multimonitor setup, which these are awesome for thanks to the thin bezels. It's not Vasa compatible. So, unless you get an adapter for an extra $20, you're going to have to get pretty creative. Bringing us to the IO, it's pretty spartan. You get one HDMI port and one VGA port. That's it. I mean, you probably have low expectations for such a budget product, but just make sure that they're low enough to also not be surprised when there is no HDMI cable included in the box. So, who should buy this monitor then? Well, if you want a secondary or tertiary or quatinary screen for that matter to supplement your main display or displays, the wide viewing angles here mean that you can put it way off to the side without much color distortion. As for using it for your main display, could you use it for gaming? Sure. While IPS displays aren't known to have the highest refresh rates or the fastest pixel response times, this one's input lag is better than most TVs. And while you will see some smearing and fastoving scenes, it's a far cry better than value monitors from 10 years ago. So, do we recommend it? Actually, yeah. It's a great value. And if you're hung up on the crappy stand, don't worry. An additional 40 bucks will get you the number two bestselling monitor, which is also from HP and basically the same, but an inch bigger and with a Vasa compatible pivoting stand. So, thanks for watching, guys. If this video sucked, you know what to do. But if it was awesome, get subscribed, hit that like button, or check out the link to where to buy the stuff we featured in the video description. Also linked down there is our merch drawer, which has cool shirts like this one, and our community forum, which you should totally join."}