1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:08,960 This right here is a $560 2 00:00:04,799 --> 00:00:12,000 gaming monitor. It's got a 240 Hz 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:13,840 refresh rate, G-Sync, and 1 millisecond 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:20,240 response times. I mean, gaming on this thing is way better than gaming on this 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:29,679 cheapo HP. But is it six times better? 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:33,760 Now, take this one. This $5,000 7 00:00:29,679 --> 00:00:36,399 8K workstation monitor for creatives. 8 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:40,480 It is way better to look at than this peasant trash. 9 00:00:38,399 --> 00:00:43,480 But is it 55.55 10 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:51,039 repeating times better? 11 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:54,480 Well, your mental math is correct. This 12 00:00:51,039 --> 00:00:58,000 monitor is only $90. And welcome back to 13 00:00:54,480 --> 00:01:00,160 another episode of why the actual holy 14 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:07,720 advertiser friendly content. Are you guys all buying this? The best 15 00:01:03,359 --> 00:01:07,720 selling monitor on Amazon.com. 16 00:01:16,320 --> 00:01:23,439 The Pavilion 22 CWA, the bestselling 17 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:26,320 monitor on Amazon.com, has over 3600 18 00:01:23,439 --> 00:01:31,439 reviews and an average rating of 4.4 stars. And admittedly, it does look a 19 00:01:29,759 --> 00:01:37,200 little out of place next to the kinds of products that we typically cover on this 20 00:01:33,759 --> 00:01:41,520 channel. But don't let its dimminitive 21 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:45,280 21 1/2 in size and super light 8 1/2 lb 22 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:48,640 weight fool you. This monitor is 100% 23 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:51,840 pretty not bad. Just check out those 24 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:54,720 colors. So, what's the deal here? Well, 25 00:01:51,840 --> 00:02:00,640 it's not just that HP is selling a cheap monitor. In fact, the number three best 26 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:02,960 seller is only 65 bucks. It's that 27 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:08,640 they're selling a cheap monitor that's equipped with an IPS panel, while these 28 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:14,480 other cheapies are sporting your run-of-the-mill TN panels. But HP 29 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:20,720 doesn't make LCD panels. They source them from other manufacturers. So if I 30 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:23,280 take a spudger like this and 31 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:31,680 work it around the edge, I might be able to see who actually made this thing. 32 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:34,879 So, the sticker says LM215WF3, 33 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:38,319 which according to the internet is an LG 34 00:02:34,879 --> 00:02:41,840 panel with a full 1920x 1080 resolution, 35 00:02:38,319 --> 00:02:44,640 typical brightness of 250 nits and 8bit 36 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:51,360 color. But what's really interesting is that if I type that model number into 37 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:55,840 Amazon, I get a page full of replacement 38 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:58,000 2012 to 2014 iMac screens. and for over 39 00:02:55,840 --> 00:03:05,440 $200. So, either these prices have a heavy 40 00:03:02,159 --> 00:03:08,640 Apple tax applied to them or HP secured 41 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:12,319 an awesome deal with LG because 90 bucks 42 00:03:08,640 --> 00:03:14,800 for an iMac screen ain't half bad. Plus, 43 00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:19,120 you aren't just getting the panel. HP is providing you with the casing, stand, 44 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:24,319 IO, and their one-year limited warranty, which is of course required by law. 45 00:03:20,879 --> 00:03:26,959 Haha. And the casing itself isn't too 46 00:03:24,319 --> 00:03:31,519 bad either. It's made of not terrible quality plastic that doesn't easily get 47 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:36,239 covered in fingerprints, and it is slim all the way around. Though, of course, 48 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:42,959 they did have to cut some corners somewhere to get the price down. And the 49 00:03:39,599 --> 00:03:47,599 stand is the worst offender. It offers 50 00:03:42,959 --> 00:03:50,319 no swivel, no pivot or height adjust 51 00:03:47,599 --> 00:03:54,080 whatsoever. though it does include a little bit of tilt to that you'll 52 00:03:52,159 --> 00:03:58,560 probably need because the stand is so short. And that isn't even the worst 53 00:03:56,319 --> 00:04:03,840 part. It's that should you take the crappy stand off and opt to use a third 54 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:09,040 party monitor ARM instead, perhaps in a multimonitor setup, which these are 55 00:04:06,319 --> 00:04:16,479 awesome for thanks to the thin bezels. It's not Vasa compatible. So, unless you 56 00:04:13,519 --> 00:04:22,000 get an adapter for an extra $20, you're going to have to get pretty creative. 57 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:25,680 Bringing us to the IO, 58 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:29,840 it's pretty spartan. You get one HDMI 59 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:31,759 port and one VGA port. That's it. I 60 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:37,280 mean, you probably have low expectations for such a budget product, but just make 61 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:42,400 sure that they're low enough to also not be surprised when there is no HDMI cable 62 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:48,080 included in the box. So, who should buy this monitor then? 63 00:04:45,840 --> 00:04:53,120 Well, if you want a secondary or tertiary or quatinary screen for that 64 00:04:51,199 --> 00:04:57,680 matter to supplement your main display or displays, the wide viewing angles 65 00:04:55,520 --> 00:05:04,240 here mean that you can put it way off to the side without much color distortion. 66 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:07,600 As for using it for your main display, 67 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:09,680 could you use it for gaming? Sure. While 68 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:14,160 IPS displays aren't known to have the highest refresh rates or the fastest 69 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:18,240 pixel response times, this one's input lag is better than most TVs. And while 70 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:26,160 you will see some smearing and fastoving scenes, it's a far cry better than value 71 00:05:23,199 --> 00:05:32,639 monitors from 10 years ago. So, do we recommend it? Actually, yeah. It's a 72 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:36,400 great value. And if you're hung up on the crappy stand, don't worry. An 73 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:42,000 additional 40 bucks will get you the number two bestselling monitor, which is 74 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:44,160 also from HP and basically the same, but 75 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:49,199 an inch bigger and with a Vasa compatible pivoting stand. 76 00:05:47,759 --> 00:05:53,120 So, thanks for watching, guys. If this video sucked, you know what to do. But 77 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:56,720 if it was awesome, get subscribed, hit that like button, or check out the link 78 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:59,919 to where to buy the stuff we featured in the video description. Also linked down 79 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:06,080 there is our merch drawer, which has cool shirts like this one, and our community forum, which you should 80 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,080 totally join.