Although very new in the Philippines, Chi Mei is a big player in Taiwan (#2) and slowly inching as one of the top producers of LCD panels in the world (ranked #3 globally). I’ve seen the LCD TVs being sold in stores but didn’t know they also do LCD monitors. PC Trends sent in a demo unit — a 21.6″ Full HD Chimei LCD monitor.
What Chimei lacked in brand recognition and popularity, it makes up in specs and affordability. The design reminded me of my old Samsung 940BW LCD monitors. If I am not mistaken, Samsung gets its LCD panels from Chi Mei in their TV line-up.
Specs:
Chimei CMV-22QD
21.6″ LCD
Full HD 1920×1080 resolution (1080p)
20,000:1 contrast ratio
5ms response time
300 cd/m² (brightness)
D-Sub + DVI input connector
2 x 1-watt speakers
On top of the list is the huge screen resolution (1920×1080) and the contrast ratio (20,000:1). I currently have two 22″ Samsung LCDs and one only has 3,000:1 while the other has 15,000:1 contrast ratio. The contrast difference is more evident during video playback.
With those specs, big name players would sell a 22″ Full HD LCD monitor between Php15,000 to Php25,000. The Chimei 22QD sells for just Php7,900 to Php8,100 depending on which store you get it. Now that’s really cheap.
@Adrian
I believe PC Trends warranty for chimei is 3 years, if you bring it to their office they will repair it free of charge.
Here’s their address and contact #
PC Trends, Incorporated
No. 35 1st Street, New Manila, Quezon City Philippines
(632) 727-6449.
oh I forgot to tell you, it has a two year warranty from Rsun.
Hi all
Sorry no Tagalog, I’m British living in the Philippines, this monitor as of today, is selling for 6,750ph, if you don’t believe me go here:
http://www.rsun.com.ph/view_item.php?item=LCD076
I get all my stuff from here, and its so cheap in everything computers, they also deliver to your door with COD, yes they are still one of the few companies who will accept COD, its not advertised on their website, but if you call them, they will tell you they will accept COD.
I have this monitor, and hell, its a good quality LCD screen for computing.
My Chimei 19″ LCD got a problem after two years, my monitor is now black out but the green led power is still working. I already tried it in different CPU since I have a computer shop but the problem still exist. Anyway its not bad at all, after two years out of 37 LCD’s that I have its my first time to encounter a problem with this brand.
Does anyone here know where is the service center of ChiMei?
Hi Guys,
I read your feedback and I’m planning to get one soon but I need everyone’s help to satisfy my queries.
1.) How much is the 24″ Chimei LCD TV?
2.) What else do I need to buy after getting the LCD? Kailngan ba ng adaptor dito, cables or coonectors for me to succesfully use it as a TV or a pc monitor anytime I want to?
I’m trying to save space in my room and also would want to land into the right choice. I trust your blogs since you’re all avid users of Chimei.
I don’t care about the name or how it sounds. I’m after the quality and great satisfaction of it’s consumers. :-)
Thanks in advance.
Chimei monitors are really good. I have a 24″ (24eh model), got it 2nd hand. Truly a bang for the buck. For calibration help esp. for graphic artists, download monitor checker.psd at http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com/documents.html and then load it at photoshop. You will be surprised on how this monitor will exhibit it’s dynamic range from whites to blacks with a little tweak on the brightness and contrast of this monitor.
@irwin.
yup pwede. kaso hindi HDMI to HDMI. HDMI to DVI. aun cord lng Full HD na PS3 mo :) Using it already.
chimei user myself. i’m a visual arts pro and i’ve used all kinds of monitors myself, from the Mitsubishi Diamond Pro, Apple Cinema monitors to the Dell Ultrasharps. I find that the Chimeis are superb value for the money. I have a 24 incher at home and it has sharp contrast and is Full HD, has 2 hdmi ports and costs 1/5th of professional monitors but gives respectable performance out of the box and needs little calibration.
Chimei monitors are amazing.
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Blogroll links aint that wonderful :P but i’m not the admin… :P … Just Telling :P
And oh crap, I just realized na last year pa pala ang article na ito ahehe.
A trivial question, but I still gotta ask (hehe): So I can use this directly with a PS3 via an HDMI cable, correct? Anyone tried this LCD monitor with a PS3?
sana nga tanong ko sa enigma kung pwede
pwede nman kayo umorder kung wala na sa baguio branch.. para sure, deposit ka ng 10% nung value ng order mo.. within a weeks time or less nanjan na ung lcd mo.
wala na d2 sa baguio? T_T nmn
sadly wala na daw sila :(
going to buy this sunday enigma baguio branch :D weeeeeee!!!
the price of chimei 21.6″ lcd in enigma hasn’t change. it’s still 7800 on all 10 branches..
just bought one and really satisfied with the lcd.. cheap but with good specs..
gusto ko sana magpurchase ng isa…saan ako pwede..tagabohol po ako….may port ba to for connection sa computer or laptop…i will use this in my class sa school….hope to here from you soon…thanx