Iiyama Prolite E2473HS review

Iiyama’s E2473HS is a very standard 24in Full HD TN panel monitor, but it’s a smart-looking screen with a slim, black glossy bezel and wide, fixed stand.

Our calibration tests showed a lot of promise. Using our colour calibrator, we measured the screen as displaying 94.9% of the sRGB colour gamut out of the box. Its main deficiency was in the red section of the sRGB colour gamut, but this is a good score for a TN panel, rivalling and even surpassing newer and more expensive IPS screens like the Philips 237E4QHAD. We managed to increase this to a much more impressive 98.6% after calibration, proving you don’t have to pay over the odds for great colour accuracy.

Our subjective image tests weren’t so encouraging. Reds, blues and greens were deep and saturated, but the screen wasn’t as bright as we’d like. Whites appeared quite grey as well, while blacks looked a little purple towards the bottom of the screen. There was also a very slight amount of backlight bleeding running up the left hand side of the monitor, but this isn’t particularly noticeable in everyday use.

The E2473HS’s brightness issues were further reinforced by the results from our calibrator, where we only recorded a maximum of 199.16cd/m² during our tests. The monitor’s contrast ratio was also poor, with our calibrator only measuring a measly 164:1 after calibration. Black levels were also unusually high, at 1.29cd/m². This score should be as low as possible to achieve the best contrast and deepest blacks, but the E2473HS has one of the highest black levels we’ve seen.

This showed in our high contrast test images, as they had a slightly yellow tinge to them, especially in the darker areas of each photo. We could still pick out a decent level of detail, though, and its matt finish meant we didn’t have to battle against reflections, either.

One area where this screen definitely doesn’t disappoint is in its range of inputs. With VGA, DVI-D and two HDMI inputs available, you’ll be able to connect most types of devices to it. There’s also a 3.5mm audio line in and two 2W speakers built into the back of the chassis, but you’ll probably want to take advantage of its headphone jack as the speaker sound quality is very tinny and doesn’t have much bass.

The Prolite E2473HS is a good-looking screen with a useful range of inputs, but we were disappointed with its image quality – especially its below-par black levels. The AOC e2462Vwh has slightly better image quality and is slightly cheaper, so is a better buy.