MY 8 YEAR OLD COMPAQ MONITOR STARTED LOSING ITS BRIGHTNESS & ETC, NOT COUNTING IT WAS A 15 INCH MONITOR & I WAS GETTING TO THE POINT THAT I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING SOME OF THE WRITING ON THE WEB SITES & ETC. THE ACER MONITOR WAS JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR & THE PRICE WAS JUST RIGHT TO SINCE I'M ON A FIX BUGET RIGHT NOW ALL THE OTHER MONITORS THAT I LOOKED AT WHERE I LIVE IS ABOVE THE $200.00 MARK. THE ONLY PROMBLE IS THE SPEAKERS (WHICH I CAN FIX MYSELF)SINCE MY SPEAKERS WHERE POWERED BY THE OLD MONITOR BUT FROM EVERTHING ELSE THE ACER MONITOR IS JUST RIGHT NO MAJOR PROMBLES WITH IT IT'S A PLUG IN & BOOTED THE CPU UP & GO.
This Acer monitor stands up to its name. Great resolution for graphics, sets up nicely in dual montior configurations due to its super small frame. This 1716 model also has preset auto configuations ( color, saturation, brightness...) which is nice to switch from when watching movies or working on photos, or even to tone down abit when working in the dark. At this price, you cant beat it. Acer support is great when you need them for warranty work ( which is rare ) so why buy a no-name brand from Walmart when you can get a top manufacturer model at a better price.
THE ACER MONITOR LOOKS GOOD AND WORKS GREAT. IT WAS EASY TO CONNECT WITH MY DELL COMPUTER. MY COMPUTER SEEMS TO LOAD MY PERSONAL SETTINGS FASTER THAN MY OLD MONITOR DID. THE PRICE WAS VERY GOOD, AND IT WAS ON MY DOORSTEP IN THREE DAYS.