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Chimei 22QD LCD: 22″ of Full HD Goodness

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.

chimei lcd

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.

chimei monitor

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.

chimei 22qd

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.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

87 Responses

  1. Avatar for cjJoNas cjJoNas says:

    Where can i buy this lcd 22″????? sino may mas mgnda offer jan?? i`m looking for monitor n mas mura pero ayos ang performance besides from chimei,,,?

  2. Avatar for Marc Deogracias Marc Deogracias says:

    This is cool, glad that I came across to yugatech. WOnderful reviews. Am convince to get one.

  3. Avatar for hazard23 hazard23 says:

    the difference between ur 95d and 22qd is ….

    check the resolution men … ur 95qd is only

    1000:1 while 22qd is 20000:1 hope this answers ur

  4. Avatar for SEv SEv says:

    I own a 95QD chimei lcd. is there a difference between my chimei and one discussed above?
    i googled but find nothing.:)
    thanks

  5. Avatar for tommy tommy says:

    san po kaya dito sa lp meron chimei??

    opinions po chimei or hannsg???

  6. Avatar for uzumakinaruto28 uzumakinaruto28 says:

    For those Who judge this product by its name look at this link mga (brand conscious) di umano , Samsung is one of the leading manufacturer of monitors but guess what samsung is using Chimei’s LCD Panel ,I own one of this bad boy (Chimei 22QD)

    check this link about Chimei & Samsung Partnership

    http://www.computex.com.tw/HeadlineNews_Detail.aspx?list_id=33247

  7. Avatar for fur fur says:

    ————————-
    wow thx again for the nice review for chimei!!
    nakakita kc ako kanina ng 24″ na LCD!
    magkukulong na talaga ako sa kwarto n2!
    nyahahaha
    ————————-

    hikikomori!!!!
    ahihihihihihi!!!!
    :)

  8. Avatar for AdRian AdRian says:

    wow thx again for the nice review for chimei!!
    nakakita kc ako kanina ng 24″ na LCD!
    magkukulong na talaga ako sa kwarto n2!
    nyahahaha

  9. Avatar for frederick tolledo frederick tolledo says:

    tanung ku lang magkano ba po ba yung lcd na chimei na 18’inches na lcd

  10. Avatar for tracy tracy says:

    Paano po iadjust yung brightness nung monitor? Kanina ko pa ginagawa parang ganun pa din.

  11. Avatar for Jan Jan says:

    or pwede ba na lcd monitor then saksak ko yung sa cable?.. sorry no idea about this techie thing pero gusto ko sana buy because of good reviews.

  12. Avatar for Jan Jan says:

    wala po ba silang lcd tv? kasi i’m more into tv and plans to plug the cable also…

  13. Avatar for Carl Carl says:

    parang gusto ko na din to ah. planning to buy 22″ lcd din. Quezon city area. parang “chimay” nga lang yung basa ng brand. haha. lagyan ko na lang cguro sticker. hehe

  14. Avatar for glenn glenn says:

    PC HUB IS THE NEAREST AND AFFORDABLE PLACE TO BUY A LCD MONITOR LIKE CHIMEI…I SAW IT WHEN I LOOK FOR A LCD MONITOR…LOCATION IN GILMORE QUEZON CITY.

  15. Avatar for franco franco says:

    bibili ako nito hehe

  16. Avatar for Mon Mon says:

    gamit ko ngaun Chimei 22QD planning to have another 1 with the TV tuner in replacement for my 21″ 110watts Sharp TV.

    hehehehe….

  17. Avatar for packet mind packet mind says:

    actually there’s no problem with the brand name as long as the product is really competitive. But the problem is natatak na sa isipan natin na kapag parang china made e mahinang klase.

  18. Avatar for Design Design says:

    Nakabili ako kaya lng nagtawanan sa bahay ng parang natunog daw “Chimay” ang brand name.

    hehehehe.

  19. Avatar for JP Caparas JP Caparas says:

    @Jay – Yep, they still have one in their showroom. They’ll probably never run out of stock as they always put supply ahead of demand.

    @Ruel – Sorry, I don’t know the exact location of the Laguna Branch. You can always call their customer lines.

  20. Avatar for Ric Ric says:

    Does it have displayport?

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