lcd module al2216w quotation

Acer AL2216Wsd. Dimensioni schermo 55,88 cm (22pollici), Tempo di risposta 5 ms, Luminosità schermo 300 cd/m². Interfacce con montaggio VESA 100 x 100 mm. Consumi (modalità stand-by) 2W, Consumi 55W, Consumi (modalità spento) 1W. Certificazione TCO03. Larghezza 51,4 cm, Profondità 19,8 cm, Altezza 40,6 cm

lcd module al2216w quotation

Acer AL2216Wsd. Dimensioni schermo 55,88 cm (22pollici), Tempo di risposta 5 ms, Luminosità schermo 300 cd/m². Interfacce con montaggio VESA 100 x 100 mm. Consumi (modalità stand-by) 2W, Consumi 55W, Consumi (modalità spento) 1W. Certificazione TCO03. Larghezza 51,4 cm, Profondità 19,8 cm, Altezza 40,6 cm

lcd module al2216w quotation

I went to Office Depot just to see which size LCD I might like and happened to see the 22 inch Acer on display. I did not write down the model which was a mistake. It had the best image of the monitors on display. I was not happy with the fact that all the displays were set to a single resolution regardless of wide screen or 4:3. But my wife also noticed the Acer had the best picture. So I did more research and found the 22 inch wide screen is the best bang for the buck. The monitors smaller than 22 inches are shorter and have less pixels than the same size 4:3. In other words, the hight of a 19 16:9 is shorter than a 19 4:3 and has less square inches of screen. The 22 inch wide screen is taller than my old 19 inch CRT. So the choice for me was 22 inch wide screen.

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the differences between Acers 22" monitors. Acer makes 4 models, AL2216W, AL2251W, AL2223W and X221W. Sometimes they are W and sometimes the are Wsd.

I shopped the Sunday ads for the local big box stores and checked on line again. Tiger sells the AL2216W for $199 but was out of stock. I called Tiger to see if they could tell me the difference between the $199 AL 2216W and the AL 2251W "gamers" monitor which sells for $319 and I was told they did not know what was different. I check the specs on both and I found very little difference.

I went to a different Office Depot location to look at he AL 2216W in person and found they did not have one on the shelf. When I asked if they had any Acer monitors I was told they did not know, but they did not think so. I found an empty spot on one of the shelfs which had a tag for Acer 22" widescreen and a price of $299 minus instant savings of $30 and a mail in rebate for $70. It was the Acer AL2216W. I asked if they knew when it would be back in stock and the sales person called to the back room and told me it was in stock and do I want to buy one. I told him I wanted to see the box and check out the specs. They brought the box out and it told me little. I asked about the return and they said I had 14 days. I noticed the 1680x1050 resolution and I thought my Matrox Millienium G400 dual head has up to 1900x1200 so I figured no problem it must support 1680x1050. I bought the monitor for $300 less $30.00 instant savings and $70 mail in rebate and $30 tax. I thought that was a good price and I could take it home, check it out and bring it back if there were problems.

The Matrox dual head works great and I can really see an improvement in the quality of the image on the new LCD since my 19 inch CRT was getting dim and loosing brightness.

lcd module al2216w quotation




Of course it is all subjective and depends on the user.

The thing to look at when you are sampling TN displays is the vertical viewing angle. I"ve had several TN displays (at least 3) and I have never had a problem with horizontal viewing angles on 22" and below displays. However what does become an issue is if you use a TN display in portrait mode, even with a smaller dispaly. Your narrow vertical viewing angle now becomes horizontal and shifts of your head to the left and right while working can cause some wierd affects on the screen. I lived with it but it did bug me.

For normal horizontal use I"ve not had an issue with the viewing angle BUT there is a catch: I use a monitor arm not the default stand so I can easily adjust the screen to the perfect position. With some of the incredibly cheap stands on the monitors these days I could imagine not being able to adjust a TN display so the vertical viewing angles are optimum.

At the extreme on 24" and larger monitors people claim that the narrow vertical viewing angles of a TN LCD will cause a varying in brightness of the different regions of the screen even when sitting in front of the monitor.


regarding the statement above that TN color is horrible, that too depends on the LCD. I had no issue with color on my 22" LCD and there are some pretty convincing reviews that claim some of the newer TN panels can be calibrated to provide fairly accurate color.

Again, for myself a stretched 17" LCD is way too small (20" wide). A stretched 19" is just about right (22" wide). I"d leap on the 24" wide bandwagon but alas cost is an issue and I"m worried about game performance with my lowly 7900GS.....

behardware has some nice LCD reviews that are not braindead. Their two 22" lcd roundups cover 12 or so monitors and their coverage of the Samsung 226BW saga is about the most detailed I have seen at 10 pages long:

http://www.behardware.com/articles/667-1/samsung-226bw-...ies-the-verdict.html