Today we’re taking a look at a monitor that has already been in service for a few years. The ASUS MX25AQ has a QHD panel with a resolution of 2560 x 1440p on just 25 inches. You don’t necessarily have to do this, but if you like high PPI values, the 117 ppi would certainly appeal to you. According to Geizhals, the IPS panel was produced by LG at the time. Of course, I can’t confirm this, but I can’t deny it either. So let’s assume it’s an LG panel. The panel has an 8-bit color depth and according to the good text readability, I assume an RGB subpixel layout.
My colleague Wellenbrecher – from our forum – raved to me about his old ASUS monitor, so I thought to myself: I want to see it, especially since the sRGB mode is supposed to be very good according to Wellenbrecher. So I had a quick chat with Wellenbrecher and I had the basis for today’s article. My thanks go to Wellenbrecher for providing the monitor.
The packaging is quite thin, but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything bad. After all, the monitor arrived safely at Wellenbrecher seven years ago and by the time it reached me, the packaging had also served its purpose.
Since we’re dealing with a monitor that was launched in 2015 and has not been listed on Geizhals since the end of 2020, the RRP is of no interest to me. If you look at the price history, the average price was around 350 euros, the peak at 500 euros and the lowest price at 250 euros. I quickly found the AG neovo DW-Series DW2401 (click here) on Geizhals, which currently costs around €300 and offers similar specifications to the MX25AQ. Alternatively, I recommend the much cheaper AOC (click here), which is still ok in terms of price. In my opinion, 300 euros for a 24 inch monitor with only 60 Hz is far too expensive! There are 1080p alternatives with 75 Hz that cost less than 100 euros (see my article on the ASUS VA24ECE).
Technical data
For comparison, here are the technical specifications of the MX25AQ directly from Geizhals:
Processing, connectors, OSD, cables and accessories
I’m always reserved when it comes to design, so everyone has to make up their own mind. The workmanship of the MX25AQ is ok, but the ergonomics are not very good. It only offers tilting, which is not much considering the price of around 350 euros. In return, the MX25AQ offers 3x HDMI 1.4, one DP 1.2 as well as a 3.5 jack and 2x 3 watt speakers. Why has 3x HDMI been installed here? I have no idea!
The MX25AQ does not offer a VEAS mounting option, but it does have a removable stand (round), the actual stand itself is fixed to the monitor. That’s extremely practical and totally functional, isn’t it? You had to pay around 400 euros for it in 2015 – a real bargain! So, sarcasm off. That’s a joke, to put it mildly.
Unfortunately, Wellenbrecher has withheld the rest of the scope of delivery from me. According to my information, however, a DisplayPort and an HDMI cable must have been included. A small external power supply was at least included, otherwise this article would not exist. I don’t want to say much about the OSD, except that you can operate it with dedicated buttons on the right below the monitor. The usual useful and useless functions can be found there.
Note:
Today’s article is a case-by-case review, I am not including the MX25AQ in the usual comparison tables. Likewise, today’s article is not a classic monitor review as usual, but more of a stocktaking that I am doing out of my own interest. I am simply interested in what I can still expect from a panel technology that is more than 10 years old after seven years of use: Gaming? Color-critical work in the sRGB color space with low DeltaE values? Is it worth buying on the second-hand market?
Then let’s start with the latencies and response times – page 3 gets going!
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