Review on HP P22Va G4 21.5" Business Monitor - 1920X1080P, 60Hz, Anti-Glare, Wall Mountable by Hank Woodall

It's another solid budget monitor that's good for everyday use when you're doing nothing but sifting through spreadsheets, word processing documents, and web browsing. One caveat I want to point out is that the spec sheet states that this monitor only has 72% sRGB coverage (note that sRGB color space is the absolute minimum standard for color reproduction, with Adobe RGB being the second best and NTSC the highest), I consider this a glaring typo due to the fact that the LG LM238WF2-SSA1 display in this monitor actually has a claimed 72% NTSC coverage according to the manufacturer. If you also look at other monitors that also have the exact same panel (e.g. BenQ GW2480, LG 22MK430H and Acer HA220Q) you will see that they all have an NTSC color space of 72%. 72% NTSC is the industry standard for entry-level monitors, which means the HP VH240a should have close to 100% sRGB coverage. Finally, 72% sRGB would mean that all colors appear very washed out, but that's not the case with this monitor, as the brightness appears fairly normal (if not spectacular) in my device. With that caveat, by the way, here are some of the most notable pros and cons after using this monitor daily for the past two weeks: Pros: - The "Sharpness" picture control setting offers 7 presets, allowing you to adjust the clarity to suit your needs can customize taste. .- The overall white color temperature can be adjusted cooler or warmer by adjusting the color settings.- Very thin bezels (about 5mm) to justify the bezel-less design!You can use the screen vertically in portrait mode. This was the main reason I decided to buy this monitor: - The power button is completely different from the rest of the menu control buttons (it has a different shape and is further away from the other buttons). CONS: - Colors. My particular set is fine, but they're not as powerful as similarly priced monitors (the cheaper Acer SB220Q bi outperforms them in this regard). The reds seem to have a slightly higher slant compared to the rest of the color palette, making them a bit more vibrant, while other colors are more neutral. While you can adjust RGB color balance, this monitor's built-in settings don't. allow you to make further adjustments to things like saturation, hue, offset, black, gamma, or even YMC balance levels. Black levels are nothing special. Although my device didn't have much light leakage, despite the settings, it still had trouble maintaining dark blacks when there was a little lighter on the screen. While the spec sheet claims a maximum brightness of 250 nits, the one I have seems to be noticeably dimmer at 250 nits at 100% than my other monitors, although the contrast level also maxes out at 100%. - Recognizable ghosting (motion blur) when scrolling through webpages - Overall image quality is below average compared to similarly priced and some cheaper monitors (I recommend the ViewSonic VS2412-H as a much better alternative in this regard if you really need to be standing and spinning) - A 90° rotation can only be rotated to the right by placing the bottom frame of the monitor between the main display. when this monitor is on the right side of it.- You can adjust the monitor up and down, tilt back 30° and rotate 90° (right), but you cannot rotate it left or right without the flip entire stand base. - Does not support FreeSync (AMD) or G-Sync (Nvidia). This causes lower resolution graphics and images to have noticeable jagged sharpening effects and screen tearing. The HP VH240a is good for everyday use when you just need something cheap for web surfing, Word documents, and other non-graphics-related tasks. Since I only bought this monitor for vertical use for browsing documents and social media and for light coding, for my specific use it's good enough to get the job done in that regard. I would not recommend this monitor for everyday gaming, movie watching or image editing as the experience will be sub-par and the color reproduction will be inadequate for professional applications. The main advantage of buying this monitor over comparably priced monitors is the adjustable stand (although the ViewSonic VS2412-H is a much better direct alternative in my opinion). If you don't need vertical tilt, there are better monitors in this price range that offer more impressive picture quality (another recommendation would be the Philips 246E9QDSB, which gives much better picture and color reproduction).