Acer V223-WBD 22" Widescreen TFT LCD Monitor (Black)

After reading all the reviews on this monitor I was a little afraid of getting stuck with a dead pixel or two, but I received mine in perfect condition. When I wake it from sleep mode it takes about 2-3 seconds for it to wake, but when it does the screen is there immediately. No waiting for the screen to gradually appear like a conventional monitor. I use mine for internet and watching some videos, so I can't rate this monitor for the gamers out there. The menu buttons are lined up neatly in the bottom right corner and they don't stick out like a sore thumb, however, the labels for each menu button are sort of embossed into the frame and very hard to see without a flashlight, so you have to memorize them. The menu is fairly easy to navigate with a little practice. The screen is very bright at the default setting. I have mine set to the "user" setting most of the time which is considerably dimmer. I also set my brightness setting to about 10. If you set the resolution to the native 1680x1050 you are going to have the same tiny fonts as a 17" monitor delivers. Everything is just stretched out more to fill up the screen. I set mine to 1280x768 and everything is much bigger and easier to read. This was my objective in buying a bigger monitor. Even at this resolution, the clarity and detail are very good. If you want a big, good looking black monitor at a great price, I think this is a great deal at a great price!

I asked for and got this nifty monitor for my birthday. Been jonesing for a larger monitor ever since I gave up my desktop computer two years ago, but my wallet said no. When I began learning AutoCAD with its many palettes, ribbons, and command lines, working on my 15" MacBook screen became unbearable. With a $200 limit, I started looking at what was out there, and was excited to find this one, cheap and well-reviewed. Amazon delivered it in next to no time even with the free shipping option (thanks guys!). I'm happy to report that I love this monitor. We're a mixed Mac and Windows household (I use VM Fusion to boot XP, and my partner's got a Dell); this little gem works seamlessly with either laptop sans special drivers (woohoo!) plus we get lots of entertainment mileage watching movies on it (we channel sound through the stereo that sits underneath). This is all through a crisp digital connection, which I highly recommend. Can't report any unbearably long waits for the computer to sync with the monitor (I'm guessing about ten seconds) -- so perhaps that's an analog problem. Lack of height/tilt adjustment is a minor inconvenience. Took a star off for that (wish it could be just half of one).

I bought this monitor just after Thanksgiving, so I've had it for about a month now and it is absolutely fabulous for my use. I'm a teacher who mostly uses my computer to check email, write notes and worksheets for class, pay bills, you know, just normal everyday stuff and I haven't had any probelms with it.

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Product arrived in good cond. I would recommend this shipper.very good value for the $. auto setup feature was too easy. Those of you with older pc's beware your video card may not support higher screen resolution's 1050x 1600.My '98 compaq running debian didnt.. My '99 compusa running ubuntu did..So check your resolution settings.
The debian machine worked it but images were stretched somewhat...