Asus Unleashes Designo LED Monitors In Australia With Better Specs

Asus starting talking up the attractive Designo series of LED backlit computer screens back in September of 2009 when the screens were first confirmed for a European launch. Asus is back today with the announcement of some updated Designo LCDs that are turning up first in Australia.

The Designo screens Asus is talking up today include the MS238 and the MS228. Both of the screens share some of the same features with a 10,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and 2ms gray to gray response times. Both of the displays are LED backlit and promise to lower annual energy consumption by up to 45% and lower CO2 emissions by 23.6kg.

The MS238H has a 23-inch screen and a resolution of 1920 x 1080. It can display 16.7M colors and has a brightness of 250cd/m2. Connectivity options include HDMI out and VGA out. The MS228H has a 21.5-inch screen and the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, brightness, and color reproduction. The 238H will sell for $599 and the 228H will sell for $499, both of those prices are in Australian dollars.