Asus LS201

We like to gesture excitedly at the pretty pictures on our screen as much as the next IT enthusiast, but we struggle to recall a time when a stray finger jab has left more than a slightly annoying smudge. Nevertheless, if you regularly manhandle your monitor, Asus may have the ideal solution: the punch-proof LS201. On a more mundane note, it's supposedly scratch-proof, too.

Overall quality is high, with an acceptable white level and an impressive black level. We found no flaws in our colour-gradient tests, and the 5ms response time meant fast-moving video showed no signs of blurring. As you'd expect with such a glossy display, edges are incredibly sharp and the colours in our HD video clips were vivid and accurate.

Conclusion

The LS201 isn't great. It's not scratch-proof -- at least not in our extreme tests. Neither does it offer great image quality. If you're after a stylish-looking 20-inch monitor, you're better off with the LG Black Jewel.
The LS201 does offer better protection than an ordinary monitor, but so what? We'd rather it had decent image quality than average-at-best protection.