14 DAY TRIAL // Since most monitors and TVs released lately use IPS panels, I-O Data figured it wouldn't hurt to offer a model that employed one of those good old-fashioned TN screens instead.
IPS panels (in-plane switching) have the advantage of wider viewing angles and, in some ways, better image quality, but they sacrifice response time for it.
TN panels don't have the same viewing angles as IPS, but they aren't too far behind and don't have the response time problem.
That is why the I-O Data LCD-MF223FBR-T isn't likely to find itself lacking in potential buyers, although we won't know for sure before the end of the month (April 2013).
It is then that the company will formally release the monitor and begin accepting orders, and shipping it to customers.
LCD-MF223FBR-T has 170°/160° angles (horizontal/vertical) and a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, which is not a surprise in the least.
The static contrast ratio of 1000:1 is just as expected, as is the response time of 5ms (IPS would have 6 ms or more).
The dynamic contrast ratio is of several million to 1, while the brightness is the only part where the newcomer could be said to be lacking: 220 cd/m2.
Other monitors and TVs, even mid-range and low-end ones, often have 300 or more. Buyers will have to make sure no excess sunlight is flooding their office or room, otherwise visibility will be impaired.
The rest of the specifications are fairly straightforward: three display outputs (DVI, HDMI and D-Sub), 2W stereo built-in speakers and USB 2.0 (for the touch input) and a stand that allows for the panel to be tipped backwards a great deal.
Finally, the I-O Data LCD-MF223FBR-T, including the 5-point multi-touch surface (and all complex gesture therein) run on just 18W of energy.
