• Pros Slim cabinet. Good motion performance. Good text readability. • Cons Poor dark grayscale performance. Lacks multimedia features. Tilt-only stand. • Bottom Line The ASUS LS221H is an attractive 22-inch display with a slim profile and a fast pixel response.

ASUS LS221H DRIVER - The 1,by-1, panel uses a scratchproof glass that does a superb job of filtering ambient light, which results in minimal background reflection. No options for swivel or height adjustment are available.

Still, it suffers from a few flaws, most notably its inability to reproduce dark shades of gray. With its slim profile, mood lighting effects, and leather-clad bezel, the Asus LS221H ($349 list) is one of the more stylish 22-inch displays around.

Driver & Tools, MB168B, LCD Monitors, MB Series. Get Help Fast. Product Registration. The ASUS LS221H is an attractive 22-inch display with a slim profile and a fast pixel response. Still, it suffers from a few flaws, most notably its inability to reproduce dark shades of gray.

Gamers and video buffs will appreciate this monitor's motion-handling abilities, and it does an excellent job of displaying small fonts legibly. However, its grayscale performance and limited multimedia features are a letdown.

Measuring approximately 2 inches at its thickest point, the LS221H is one of the thinnest desktop displays I've seen. The 1,680-by-1,050 panel uses a scratchproof glass that does a superb job of filtering ambient light, which results in minimal background reflection.

The screen, housed in a black cabinet, is framed by a shiny black bezel with a thin strip of brushed-silver trim. Beneath the lower bezel, a 1.5-inch-high panel covered with genuine brown leather and sporting a silver ASUS badge, runs the width of the display. While this may sound cheesy, the leather look is quite appealing and actually adds a touch of class to the display. The display is supported by a brushed-silver-and-black circular ring base with built-in mood lighting that changes colors as you toggle through the various video modes.

The lights are subtle enough, but if you find them distracting you can disable them in the OSD (on-screen display). The stand lets you easily tilt the panel forward and backward but lacks support for height, pivot, and swivel adjustments. Connections are sparse and are located at the rear of the base rather than on the back panel.

What you get are analog (VGA) and HDMI ports, and that's it. I can live without a DVI input, since the monitor ships with an HDMI-to-DVI cable, but a few multimedia features, such as a USB hub or a card reader, would have been nice. Component video connections would also be a welcome addition for hooking up a game console. If you require more connection options, the LS221H's sibling, the, offers a good selection of video and audio ports, but it will cost you a few hundred dollars more. To help maintain a clean, uncluttered look, the five function buttons and the power switch are integrated into the silver trim on the lower bezel. Several buttons act as hot keys to raise and lower the brightness, toggle between input sources, and select one of five preset luminance modes (Scenery, Standard, Theater, Game, and Night View). I found the Standard mode to have the best balance of contrast and brightness for everyday viewing.