Cheap Widescreen LCD

DaveB · 04-01-06, 07:59 AM

I just picked up an Acer 1916W 19" Widescreen from Buy.com for only $240 with free shipping and since I got their credit card, they took off another $25. Base resolution is 1440x900. It came with no bad pixels (Dead Pixel Buddy test) and is supposed to be an 8ms panel. The actual measured panel size is about 17.25" wide and 10.2" high. I didn't see any ghosting just fooling around for a couple of hours. There's no DVI inputs, but I'm using it in my computer "lab" where it's hooked up to a KVM switch anyway. Looks almost as sharp as my NEC 19" DVI 1935NXM LCD I'm using downstairs. Dunno how helpful these photos are, but what the hell, everybody like pictures.

The first one gives some perspective as to the size of the beast, and the second provides a closer look at the panel itself.

tenchi86 · 04-01-06, 08:52 AM

Picture is kind of dark. Anyway though it seems like you got a great deal.

DaveB · 04-01-06, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by tenchi86

Picture is kind of dark. Anyway though it seems like you got a great deal.

That's just the camera lighting. The screen is very bright and has excellent contrast. I took a new photo, but it doesn't do it justice either. But if you insist on judging it from a photo, there's nothing I can do about that.

And before anyone comments, the rounding is due to the camera's close up focus distortion. The screen is dead-on straight and true. The colors are very bright and even, and there isn't a single bad pixel on the entire screen.

Know Nuttin · 04-01-06, 09:43 AM

Good screen. The Viewsonic VA1912wb uses the same panel but offers speakers (good for cubicle dwellers) and DVI. I believe the Proview equivalent of the Mag version of this monitor also offers DVI as well.

Agent_Mull · 04-01-06, 01:00 PM

I just picked up that 1912wb yesterday for $377 after tax, minus friend's $50 employee's discount, minus $50 rebate. No dead pixles and i love it.

n0aH · 04-02-06, 09:59 PM

Dam thats nice...might have to pick up something like that. Im still stuck with my 17" CRT lol.
And yeah i was just bout ready to post about the wierd rounding

corruption · 04-02-06, 11:01 PM

I was debating getting the widescreen as well, but ended up going with the AL1916Asd. The only thing that made me go with the Asd is that it's not widescreen and it has a DVI port as well as VGA. I couldn't find any reviews on it, but it's supposed to be 8ms as well. CS:Source and WOW just look too weird to me in widescreen format.

The display looks identical between the AL1916W and AL1916Asd, both have very clear, bright and crisp images. (Boss let me take both home to test them out before he GAVE me one.

) I haven't noticed a hint of ghosting and it's a HUGE improvement from my old 1997 ViewSonic 17EA CRT monitor. LOL

It's nice to see that good LCD's aren't as expensive as they once were. And nice choice DaveB....I see great minds think alike.

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DaveB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Gainesville, VA	Cheap Widescreen LCD I just picked up an Acer 1916W 19" Widescreen from Buy.com for only $240 with free shipping and since I got their credit card, they took off another $25. Base resolution is 1440x900. It came with no bad pixels (Dead Pixel Buddy test) and is supposed to be an 8ms panel. The actual measured panel size is about 17.25" wide and 10.2" high. I didn't see any ghosting just fooling around for a couple of hours. There's no DVI inputs, but I'm using it in my computer "lab" where it's hooked up to a KVM switch anyway. Looks almost as sharp as my NEC 19" DVI 1935NXM LCD I'm using downstairs. Dunno how helpful these photos are, but what the hell, everybody like pictures. The first one gives some perspective as to the size of the beast, and the second provides a closer look at the panel itself. __________________ 1. Asus P8Z68-V Pro, i5 3330S, 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600, Kingston HyperX 128GB SATA III SSD, Galaxy GTX 650 TI 2. Old Antec Case, Asus PC-DL, 2 x 1.6 LV D1 Xeons @ 3 GHz, 2GB Corsair PC3200 (4x512MB) @ 200 MHz, Chaintech 6800 128MB AGP Video 3. Acer AS5750-9422, 15.6", Core i7-2670QM Laptop, 4GB DDR3-1333, HD 3000 Graphic 4. Xigmatek GIGAS mATX Case, Supermicro X7DCA-L, 2 x L5408 Xeons @ 2.66 GHz, 24GB Crucial DDR2-667 Reg/ECC, Intel 80GB SSD, PowerColor HD 7750 Video, Last edited by DaveB; 04-01-06 at 09:22 AM.
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Know Nuttin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada	Good screen. The Viewsonic VA1912wb uses the same panel but offers speakers (good for cubicle dwellers) and DVI. I believe the Proview equivalent of the Mag version of this monitor also offers DVI as well. __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 965BE, Asus M5A88-V Evo, 8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600 , Coolermaster Hyper212+, OCZ Vertex Plus 60GB, Seagate 7200.11 500GB, Antec EA-380 Lenovo X200, P8400 C2D, 8GB, 120GB OCZ Vertex 3.
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Agent_Mull Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Leawood, KS	I just picked up that 1912wb yesterday for $377 after tax, minus friend's $50 employee's discount, minus $50 rebate. No dead pixles and i love it.
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04-02-06, 11:01 PM	#7
corruption Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Paget, Bermuda (Until I can get back to Halifax, NS or get my fiancee to Bermuda)	I was debating getting the widescreen as well, but ended up going with the AL1916Asd. The only thing that made me go with the Asd is that it's not widescreen and it has a DVI port as well as VGA. I couldn't find any reviews on it, but it's supposed to be 8ms as well. CS:Source and WOW just look too weird to me in widescreen format. The display looks identical between the AL1916W and AL1916Asd, both have very clear, bright and crisp images. (Boss let me take both home to test them out before he GAVE me one. ) I haven't noticed a hint of ghosting and it's a HUGE improvement from my old 1997 ViewSonic 17EA CRT monitor. LOL It's nice to see that good LCD's aren't as expensive as they once were. And nice choice DaveB....I see great minds think alike. __________________ q6600 - 3.6 @ 1.525v (bios) ASUS P5K Premium/WiFi-AP 4GB PC2 6400 - Generic Transcend EVGA 460 GTX EE 1024MB - stock atm... Western Digital 250GB SATA - 7200rpm 8MB cache 2x Seagate 7200.10 250GB SATA - Raid0 OCZ 520W PSU Water cooling - MCP600, Apogee GT, ~~MCW60~~, Swiftech MicroRes, BIP3 "Don't start a fight with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
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