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As we mentioned earlier in the review, the menu interface is available from the panel bottom right. The main Menu button is centralised between three buttons on either side and requires a physical press underneath.
The colour modes cover a wide range of settings to suit a variety of environments and demands. Game mode did add a little vibrancy to the colours, albeit with a little loss of accuracy. Scenery mode seemed almost unusable to me as the colours became incredibly intense. The Standard setting seems the most useful as you can configure brightness, contrast and colour settings. Some of these were locked out in other preset modes. I also liked the sRGB setting.
The onboard speakers are not the most capable, but perfectly usable in an office style environment when bass response and ultimate volume are not that important.
The main menu screen is cleanly laid out with 5 main menu options available on the left. Sub menus and settings appear in the white section on the right.
The ‘Color' panel allows for adjustment over Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Temperature, Skin Tone, Smart View and Nvidia LightBoost. Some of these settings will be greyed out, depending on the preset you are using at the time.
The ‘Image' menu allows for adjustment to Sharpness, Trace Free, Aspect Control, ASCR, Position and Focus. Again some of these will be greyed out, depending on the preset.
The ‘Input Select' panel allows for selection between the input connectors at the back of the screen. There is also an input select button which can be used for speed, outside this menu interface.
The final ‘System Setup' panel has a demo mode available, ideal for a retail store environment. There is also an ECO mode to adjust power saving, volume controls and On Screen Setup (OSD). You can also reset all the settings at the bottom of this menu, if you have made a mess of things.
I found the menu system to be very responsive and well laid out, much like the other ASUS onscreen menu systems I have used this year.
