At a price of around ₹6,500, the Intex IT-1901 enters one of the most competitive segments in the monitor market. This is where buyers are usually looking for a simple secondary display, a budget gaming monitor, or an affordable screen for office work and entertainment. On paper, the IT-1901 sounds surprisingly well-equipped for the money, offering a 22-inch curved Full HD VA panel, a 100Hz refresh rate, a frameless design, and even built-in speakers. But while the spec sheet looks impressive for the price, real-world usage reveals both its strengths and its compromises.
Design & Build
At 22 inches, the curve on the Intex IT-1901 is fairly subtle. Almost to the point where you barely notice it during regular use. But at this price point, it does help the monitor look more premium and modern than the average budget office display. Combined with the minimalist frameless design, it gives off a cleaner aesthetic than you’d expect from a ₹6,500 monitor.
Setting the monitor up is straightforward. The metal stand simply needs to be attached using a screwdriver, and the process only takes a few minutes. However, the stand itself feels like one of the areas where cost-cutting is evident. No matter how tightly I fastened it, the monitor still had a noticeable wobble whenever I tapped or adjusted it from the top corners. It’s manageable during normal use, but it doesn’t feel particularly sturdy.
Thankfully, tilt adjustment is included in the design, which is something many ultra-budget monitors skip entirely. Being able to adjust the viewing angle does improve comfort during long work or binge-watching sessions. Port selection is basic but acceptable for the segment. You get one HDMI port and one VGA port, apart from an optical sound port. For ₹6,500, that’s perfectly reasonable. HDMI handles modern PCs, laptops, and consoles, while VGA support keeps compatibility with older systems alive.
Display & Functionality
The Intex IT-1901 features a 22-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) VA panel with a 100Hz refresh rate. At this size, Full HD resolution still looks adequately sharp. Text appears crisp enough for work, and videos retain decent clarity without putting extra load on budget hardware.
The VA panel also helps the monitor deliver better contrast than cheaper TN alternatives. Blacks look deeper, and the claimed 3000:1 contrast ratio genuinely helps while watching movies or darker scenes in games.
However, colour reproduction is clearly not this monitor’s strongest point. Out of the box, colours look noticeably washed out. I tried increasing saturation through the settings, but pushing things further resulted in colour oversaturation and clipping, where shades started glowing unnaturally instead of looking more vibrant. It’s the kind of display tuning that casual users may overlook, but anyone familiar with good colour accuracy will immediately notice.
Still, context matters here. At ₹6,500, expecting professional-grade colour calibration would be unrealistic. For YouTube, Netflix, office work, browsing, and casual gaming, the display remains perfectly usable.
Gaming is where the IT-1901 actually earns some points. The 100Hz refresh rate is a significant upgrade over standard 60Hz panels commonly found at this price. Gameplay feels visibly smoother in FPS titles, racing games, and even regular desktop scrolling. Mouse movement feels more fluid, animations appear cleaner, and casual gamers will definitely appreciate the extra responsiveness.
The brightness level of 250 nits is serviceable indoors. In controlled lighting conditions, the display is comfortable to use for long periods. Under strong daylight or near large windows, though, it starts feeling slightly dim. Again, for this price bracket, the brightness performance is acceptable rather than exceptional.
The integrated speakers are present largely to tick a checkbox on the spec sheet. They lack depth, clarity, and volume, making them useful only for system sounds or the occasional video call. For movies, gaming, or music, you are much better off using headphones or investing in a separate pair of speakers.