Acer - 19.5" LED HD Monitor

Brilliant widescreen HD display. One caution, when I first started using it, I kept getting headaches for a week. After positively determining it was the display causing it, I got into the display settings and found the brightness setting was set at 100%. I turned that down to 20% and although I really cannot tell any difference in the picture the headaches stopped and have not returned. To change the settings is not that easy. I had to install the user manual to see how, and the combinations of buttons below the frame are difficult to figure out. I also could not figure out how to adjust the screen angle because the base seemed fixed to the screen, but the manual showed it adjustable so finally I had to hold the base and push at the top to get it to rotate.

I had been eyeing several monitors for awhile before choosing the Acer based on it's reviews. This monitor is wide enough you can easily dock 2 windows side-by-side for multi-tasking, but not so big that it takes up tons of room. It's an attractive finish that I really love. I've not really explored the various hook-ups, because that's not something I use. But as a casual gamer and a "work-from-home" type, this monitor is affordable and perfect for all of my needs.

Purchased this monitor to replace my mother's almost 20 year old computer monitor that she had been using. Bought this brand to match her computer. It's a great monitor. Very sleek, lightweight, and looks great. Viewable size IS 19.5" as noted on the box. Although it did not say it included cables on the website, it DOES include a VGA cable. Power cord is nice and long. The ONLY negative thing I can say is that the buttons are on the BOTTOM right of the monitor. It's a little bit of a pain to use buttons you cannot see, but I understand it's all in the name of being sleek!

The salesperson who helped me explained the pros and cons of each size and type monitor that would be best for my use. I then was comfortable in choosing the right one for me. At home, the set-up was very easy and it works great.

Very happy with my purchase. The 20 inch screen is the perfect viewing size without taking up the whole desk. It's supurb clarity makes for a wonderful upgrade from what I was using. Being some what technically challenged, I am having trouble figuring out how to use the panel controls properly. The user's manual doesn't explain them very well, at least to someone at my level.

Monitor is good quality for the price when using for second computer (would not use for gaming or primary computer, too small). Small size and small base foot print means it moves on desktop with slightest movement. Power button placement on underside of monitor is poorly designed and hard to find. When pressing causes the whole monitor to move side to side and makes it feel unstable and cheaply made. Front facing buttons (like my older Acer) would have been better. For $89 bucks, it can't be beat.

I bought this to use as a second monitor. My other monitor is a 27 inch, also ACER. I do a lot of image processing and find ACER monitors, in general, are great for my work.

I can't say I'm unsatisfied with the monitor. Pretty crisp picture, widescreen, lightweight. The controls are a bit tricky to navigate but I figured it out. My complaint was mainly that I thought my old monitor, a big clunky box one, had a nicer screen than this. This one was brighter and actually hurt my eyes at first, and I had to adjust it to the dimmest setting, which was still intense. I find this monitor makes it more difficult to distinguish bold text from regular text than my old monitor did. Some pictures and videos looked better on my old monitor, while others look better on this one, so it depends, really.