AOC PDS241 Porsche Design
Windows Help & Advice|September 2017

Is this 23.8-inch monitor all style and no substance?

AOC PDS241 Porsche Design

The AOC PDS241 Porsche Design aims to challenge the notion that monitors need to be simple and boring-looking rectangles, and persuade us that they can in fact be beautiful accompaniments to our PCs that anyone would be happy to have displayed on their desk.

As the name suggests, AOC has teamed up with famous design house Studio F. A. Porsche, best known for bringing contemporary and stylish designs to watches – and, of course, cars.

However, while the design is certainly exciting, on paper the specifications of the AOC PDS241 Porsche Design are rather less so, with a standard 1080p Full HD IPS screen with 60Hz refresh rate and a rather conservative screen size of 23.8 inches (there’s also a 27-inch version – the AOC PDS271).

This isn’t a monitor designed to dominate the desk then, nor will it really appeal to gamers who demand high refresh rates and even higher resolutions.

So, a non-flashy monitor that’s designed by one of the world’s most respected design houses? It sounds like the AOC PDS241 Porsche Design could be suffering from a bit of an identity crisis.

However, while the design is certainly premium the price is far from it, at a very reasonable £189 (around $240). And that tempting price goes some way towards making up for a lack of features.

Design

One area in which the AOC PDS241 Porsche Design has almost no peers is its design – this is a seriously attractive bit of kit that will improve the aesthetics of pretty much any desk you put it on.

The incredibly thin bezels (AOC describes it as a ‘frameless’ design, and while it’s not quite there, it’s close), and slim 5.2mm depth gives the AOC PDS241 a minimalist look.

This story is from the September 2017 edition of Windows Help & Advice.

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