Asus PW191 19in Widescreen LCD

Widescreen LCD monitors are everywhere. We have widescreen LCD TVs (check out our growing TVs section), widescreen LCDs designed for gamers, widescreen LCDs for graphics professionals, and widescreen LCDs that try and do a bit of everything. The reasons they’re popular are two fold. Not only do manufacturers favour them because they allow more efficient fabrication and thus a greater volume to be produced, but consumers also like them because they offer a larger active screen area - great for aiding productivity, and for viewing widescreen movies and playing games.

It therefore comes as no surprise that many companies are jumping on the widescreen bandwagon, including Asus, more commonly known for its motherboards and graphics cards. Here we have the £310 19in Asus PW191 and first impressions are mixed.