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Posted at 2:49 PM on Monday 11/10/08 by
Ben
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Mwave.com has the Acer V223WBD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor on sale for $170 with free shipping. [BizRate]

  • Resolution 1680 x 1050, Contrast ratio 2500:1, Response time 5ms
  • Input VGA and DVI w/HDCP, Brightness 300 cd/m2, 3 year warranty
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      kmok - Posted 2:52 pm PST 11/10/08 (50 Posts)  Report Spam

      Get a 2ms monitor instead. Gaming or watching movies on a 5ms causes strain in the eye.

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      iamlagging - Posted 2:53 pm PST 11/10/08 (18 Posts)  Report Spam

      It's an awesome screen if that's all you want. It lacks a lot of the fancy features like USB ports and sound from a lot of its contemporaries. Also, the stand is not removable after it is attached. (Not without breaking it anyway.)

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      swcole9 - Posted 3:13 pm PST 11/10/08 (77 Posts)  Report Spam

      I have the AL2216WBD.
      There don't seem to be too many differences between the two and I have had no issues with mine.
      However I do not watch movies, but play lots of games.

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      fubar911 - Posted 3:58 pm PST 11/10/08 (13 Posts)  Report Spam

      How does it cause eye strain? I was looking for a cheap one to play video games on. Is getting a 2ms going to add another $100 to it?

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      singhh92 - Posted 4:31 pm PST 11/10/08 (93 Posts)  Report Spam

      this looks great and pretty big 22'. i currently have a 24' dell and im thinking of getting a new one but this one looks great.

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      kponenation - Posted 6:19 pm PST 11/10/08 (282 Posts)  Report Spam

      I've been using it for a little over a year now. It's not as good as my Dell 22' but it's still nice.

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      disaster21 - Posted 6:22 pm PST 11/10/08 (22 Posts)  Report Spam

      Does the stand allow it to raise and lower? or just tilt?

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      elixir - Posted 6:58 pm PST 11/10/08 (28 Posts)  Report Spam

      If you're a gamer you might want to consider the ASUS VW222U at newegg I think it was about 180.00 after rebate last time I checked. Good reviews at the Egg and Anandtech forums.

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      josiahlamz - Posted 7:12 pm PST 11/10/08 (28 Posts)  Report Spam

      i have this monitor. i was amazed at the brightness... but also at how black the blacks are. color is very good for a budget monitor. i have no complaints. i do not play video games, but have watched plenty of movies on it, and it's great!

      the stand does not lower, but it does tilt up and down. the stand is very difficult to take apart once assembled. but i did it. it just takes some patience.

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      floralone - Posted 7:48 pm PST 11/10/08 (10 Posts)  Report Spam

      I'm in

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      darktideryezing - Posted 8:30 pm PST 11/10/08 (672 Posts)  Report Spam

      it's nice to see acer getting good reviews. I'm quite tempted by the 1920x1080 monitor on the egg and ZZF. They look pretty sweet and even come with an HDMI cable too. Quite the deal for sub-$200. I'm hoping black friday or cyber monday will bring some better prices, if not I'll just pick it up for the price it's at because they are still great.

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      blackknight - Posted 8:36 pm PST 11/10/08 (11 Posts)  Report Spam

      I like Dell Ultra sharp Monitors

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      bitterbeer - Posted 8:47 pm PST 11/10/08 (555 Posts)  Report Spam

      still a good price for a 22inch even if it's 2ms

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      seabear52 - Posted 9:20 pm PST 11/10/08 (82 Posts)  Report Spam

      I am pleased with mine had it for 6-8 months now

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      wwwmaniac - Posted 9:25 pm PST 11/10/08 (41 Posts)  Report Spam

      Decent monitor, don't expect any thrills, but for business graphics and some gaming it's pretty good (if you are "pro" gamer I'd probably go for 2ms, altho all these ratings aren't very meaningful anyways)

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      undefined - Posted 9:34 pm PST 11/10/08 (383 Posts)  Report Spam

      i have an acer al2223w and it came configured from the factory with exceptional brightness. i believe this is to distract owners from the poor color reproduction (compared to non-TN panels). i toned the brightness way down when calibrating it for color reproduction and it's still brighter than my crt (dual-head).

      accept that all inexpensive monitors have pathetic stands (tilt only). a few years ago i bought a 19" viewsonic for nearly $300 and even it came with a crappy stand. ben advertises a buy.com deal for a neoflex stand ($35, i think) and i've bought two of them and really like them (effortless height adjustment, 90 degree rotation for landscape/portrait). yeah, with a more expensive monitor you get a better stand, but those more monitors usually cost way more than these cheaper monitors plus a $35 neoflex stand.

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      notaguru - Posted 9:44 pm PST 11/10/08 (253 Posts)  Report Spam

      Got it. Works fine, but don't expect a lot of frills.

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      air - Posted 10:17 pm PST 11/10/08 (431 Posts)  Report Spam

      I paid $450 for an 18 inch Dell. How things have changed in a couple of years.

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      mikeyqwer - Posted 3:41 am PST 11/11/08 (33 Posts)  Report Spam

      i had this. i use this mainly to watch movies and work. it's great.

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      quagga - Posted 6:58 am PST 11/11/08 (137 Posts)  Report Spam

      Good no-frills monitor.

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