ASUS Unveils Line Of Air Purifying Monitors Just In Time For Allergy Season

Have you ever been sitting at your desk wishing you had room for an air purifier alongside all of your computer gear? No? Me neither, but those who have serious hay fever or similar allergies to airborne allergens likely already have such a setup. In case you fall into that category and haven't arranged for an air filter next to your workspace, ASUS has a new option for you: three monitors that integrate air ionizers.

Two of these monitors are decidedly rather pedestrian as monitors go. The VU249HFI-W and VU279HFI-W are 24" and 27" IPS LCD monitors in 1920×1080 resolution with a 100-Hz refresh rate. They support Adaptive Sync, but considering that they only have a pair of HDMI 1.4 ports for input, you may not be able to use that function with NVIDIA graphics. You get peak brightness of 250cd/m², a rated contrast ratio of ...