
While most tests passed without a problem, the Asus gave us an oddity we haven't seen before: it turned the patterns in the Inversion pixel walk test purple, instead of the monochrome it should be. PerformanceĪfter calibrating to a target brightness of 140cd/m² with an X-Rite i1Display 2, Eye-One Match 3 and tweaking with HCFR, the PA246 was run through the LCD tests. This image can be toggled between three different sizes, placed in any of the four corners of the screen, and the inputs can be reversed if desired, making the smaller picture larger and vice versa. Picture in picture is supported, but it seems the HDMI and DVI circuits are shared, as when plugged in over DVI you can only have VGA or DisplayPort as the second image. Sharpness can also be adjusted, and scaling is available in full screen, aspect and 1:1 modes, complete with nifty animation switching between them. On top of brightness and contrast, the user can also set hue, saturation and gamma, six axis hue and saturation, gain and offset. Since the PA246 has a huge range of adjustment, you'll get the most out of the user mode, and bypassing the presets.


There are six presets included with the PA246: Standard, sRGB, AdobeRGB, Scenery, Theatre and User. Asus' OSD gives a huge breadth of options, but is still easy to navigate.
