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- Affordable price
- IPS panel
- Uninspiring specs
- Poor backlight uniformity
The Iiyama is cheap, but it faces some stiff competition the Dell SE2719H only costs a few pounds more and the BenQ BL2780T isnt far off. Of the three, it’s the smallest, with a diagonal of 24in.
Iiyama ProLite XUB249HSU-W1 review: Features and performance
The Iiyamas budget price means a limited specification. This 24in screen has a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution and a density of 92ppi fine for day-to-day computing and better than 1080p 27in rivals, but not eye-catching.
The underlying tech is IPS, which is good, but the Iiyamas 8-bit colour consists of 6-bit colour thats been beefed up with FRC. Thats standard at this price, but it means that colours may experience banding on this panel.
The Iiyama has a 75Hz refresh rate, which theoretically benefits gaming, but theres no syncing technology. Connectivity is better than the Dell, with HDMI, DisplayPort and a D-SUB, and its good to see USB ports, too.
Its flexible, thanks to 130mm of height adjustment along with swivel options, and it supports portrait mode and VESA mounts. The box contents are respectable, too, with DisplayPort, HDMI and USB cables all included. Its protected by a three-year warranty compared to Dells single year.
The Iiyamas Delta E figures of 2.72 and 8.07 beat the Dell, but theyre nowhere close to the BenQ. Similarly, the Iiyamas contrast of 306:1 is a long way short of the BenQs score, while uniformity is poor. The Iiyamas backlight varied by a peak of 24% despite its small diagonal, and it proved similarly wayward in every corner. Its performance was no better in other screen modes, and it rendered just 82.2% of the sRGB colour gamut.
Iiyama ProLite XUB249HSU-W1 review: Verdict
The Iiyama is cheap, with more features than the Dell and slightly better image quality so its a better budget option. But, again, the superior BenQ isnt much more money.
