Acer X221WSD

Pros: Price, Size, Color Reproduction

Cons: Stand, No USB Hub

The Bottom Line: If you don't have a fat wallet to pay for an IPS panel, get this one.

Review: I am using my Dell 1704FPT monitor for the last 2 years and getting more more annoyed by its poor viewing angle and even worse color reproduction for graphics editing purpose. So, I started my research on a viable candidate. I have used ...

Pros: Incredible contrast ratio, 16:10 is the perfect computer monitor, very fast rescan.

Cons: The stand could be a little better looking.

Review: For some odd reason, I've always seen Acer as a side note in Computer Monitors, and I the only reason I switched from ViewSonic 22 inch monitor to a Acer 22 inch monitor because this model has HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection), and that is ...

Pros: Bright, pleasing picture. Good linearity all but very dark colors. Very attractive price.

Cons: Dark shadows lost, green slightly off, cheap stand.

The Bottom Line: If you want a good, cheap 22-inch widescreen monitor, buy this one.

Review: I bought this monitor on the cheap: $199 after rebate. I upgraded from a 17 inch Samsung panel. While the size is nice, the quality is not as good as a top-name high quality panel. What you do get is a very good LCD panel with one digital and one ...

Pros: At about $220, it was cheap, if it had continued to work.

Cons: Very expensive for 6 months service.

Review: I'm off to buy another new monitor after 6 months - my wonderful X221WSD now only works for about 6 seconds before blanking out. It was my first and last Acer. I've been buying computer monitors for 28 years, and all have lasted many years. ...