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Epicurus.com - Acer AL2216Wbd 22" LCD Monitor - Black
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List Price: $329.99
Our Price: $231.57
Your Save: $ 98.42 ( 30% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Acer
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Acer
Color: Black
Display Size: 22
EAN: 0099802554439
Feature: 22" TFT LCD monitor is ideal for gaming, multimedia and video applications
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Label: Acer
Manufacturer: Acer
Model: AL2216Wbd
Native Resolution: 22
Publisher: Acer
Studio: Acer
Warranty: 3 years warranty
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Features
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22" TFT LCD monitor is ideal for gaming, multimedia and video applications
Native 1680x 1050 resolution
1 DVI Port and 1 VGA Port
700:1 contrast ratio, 5ms refresh time, 300cd brightness
170 degree horizontal and 160 degree vertical viewing angles
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Editorial Reviews:
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The essence of versatile productivity, Acer AL2216W brings you the right combination of high-definition performance, slim design and cost effectiveness. With this 22" Widescreen LCD display and features such as 5ms response time, your games and movies will come to life like never before. 170 Horizontal / 160 Vertical Viewing Angle 300 cd/m2 Brightness 0.282mm Pixel Pitch Capable of displaying 720p HDTV mode from Internet or if your computer is equipped with an optional HDTV television tuner VGA (analog D-sub) and DVI-D (digital) Connectors VESA Compatible with optional wall mount Color - Black Three-year parts and labor Manufacturer's Limited Warranty Dimensions (WxDxH) - 20.2 x 7.8 x 16.0 inches (514.0mm x 198.0mm x 406.0mm) Weight - 10.6 lb. (4.8kg)
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome
Comment: Whole bunch of monitor for not much dinero. I don't really do any heavy gaming on the PC, so not sure what the performance is like in that arena, but for general business stuff and occasional videos, it's just great. No complaints.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great purchase
Comment: Best price i could find on a 22" widescreen, and its bright and clear through DVI.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Acer 22" monitor
Comment: This screen is a great size, crystal clear and installed easily with my xp media center edition op system.
The only thing is- at the bottom, the little stand is still attached, even though I have it attached to the wall via a back mount.
I cannot seem to take the bottom stand off or move it out of sight.
Apart from that; great monitor and a great price.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Too much bleed, iffy support services
Comment: I'm a professional web designer and this is the seventh LCD monitor I have purchased in the past ten years. My pickyness-level may be slightly higher than the average user, but I don't think by much.
I bought this product on the strength of many of the written reviews here at Amazon. I now wish I had read a little more deeply into the reviews, however, to see that many other customers had had problems with the contrast bleed, which I describe in more detail below.
It is certainly an outstanding price for a monitor of this size, but the overall quality is a touch lower than I can tolerate. Below are my comments after using the monitor for about three weeks now.
PROS
- PRICE. Good price for such a big monitor
- TRUE WHITE. The white is a "true" white -- not tinged with blue, etc.
- NO DEAD PIXELS. I have observed no dead pixels anywhere on the screen.
- CRISP. The picture quality is very crisp when the monitor is set to its native resolution. (You know to always set it to its native resolution, right?)
- FREE SHIPPING. With Amazon Prime, I got free, fast delivery.
- AMAZON RETURN POLICY. So far I've been very pleased with Amazon's return policies.
CONS
- SHORT, WOBBLY STAND. As several other reviewers have noted, the stand is short and somewhat wobbly. I'm a bit tall, which exacerbates the shortness problem, but I was able to address this by putting the stand on top of a thick book, raising the monitor to the ideal height, where the top of the monitor is even with my eyes.
- IFFY SUPPORT FROM MANUFACTURER. I contacted the manufacturer (more about this below) about some problems and their support was so-so. I'm not sure I'd relish having them provide warranty service on a monitor. I've grown accustomed to companies, like Dell, that normally send you a replacement BEFORE asking you to return a defective computer part.
- TOO MUCH BLEED. Light colors at the top of the screen appear rather dark, but are washed out (almost white) near the bottom of the screen. This is what is known as "bleed" and it's worse than I've experienced with any other LCD monitor.
Although the manufacturer touts a "160 degree viewing angle" this is completely untrue. There is a sweet spot (when the top of the monitor is even with my eyes) where the colors on the top 80% of the screen are acceptable. The bottom 20% of the screen is washed out, however, and the degradation is gradual, such that the contrast levels never look consistent from top to bottom. Only by moving my head lower does the content on the bottom of the screen stop appearing washed out. And by then, the top of the screen appears too dark.
I contacted the manufacturer, Acer, about this problem -- specifically, to find out whether this is a defect in my particular monitor (in which case I would exchange it for another of the same model from Amazon) or is normal for this monitor (in which case I would simply return it and purchase a different model).
When I called Acer, I got a gruff-sounding support representative who complained he couldn't hear me ... so I tried submitting a tech support request on their web site instead. I got a prompt response, telling me "Based on the information provided I suggest your Acer product be checked by our authorized repair depot" -- and providing a link on their web site to locate a technician, where I could presumably take in the monitor or mail it in to be checked out.
Uh, no thanks. I shouldn't have to send in a brand new monitor for inspection by a technician. My guess is that they get this question frequently, and it was a bit of a stock answer designed to help reduce their rate of returns, since most people don't have time to send in a monitor for evaluation, and the problem is ALMOST acceptable.
So I'm now returning the monitor to Amazon for a refund. I was able to find the same size monitor (22-inch widescreen) for about the same price from Dell, and so I've ordered my replacement there. I've had my share of frustrations with Dell, but at least they send me replacements before asking me to return a defective product, and that counts for a lot, in my book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A few problems...
Comment: "You get what you pay for" is a line that many have applied to this monitor and I agree completely. One problem previously discussed is (are?) the light bands on the screen when viewing a letterbox movie. The second, more annoying, problem is the appearances of "smudges" scattered throughout text. The screen is clean and the smudges tend to move, so there's something wrong with the monitor. Since I can't afford a more expensive 22" monitor, I'll keep this one; I'm only moderately disappointed and can live with the smudges.
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