Monitors

[PTRMAN]

NewEgg has a BenQ G2400 open box item for about $340 (incl. shipping).

Anyone used this brand before?

[azianai]

BenQ is taiwan OEM company mainly. It originally was a division of Acer b4 "branching off" to become itself. Now with Open box on newegg, the return policy may be spotty and i wouldn't risk it personally.

[PTRMAN]

Thanks for that.
Believe NE return is 15 days. Open Box means all I get is the monitor - no cords, no manual, etc. Unsure if it's worth saving the bucks for that. I've read good things about BenQ, though, and this model, although it is dated now.

[gvblake22]

I got the Gateway 24" LCD and it has noticeable ghosting under certain circumstances (light colors on dark background or vise-versa). But besides the slight ghosting sometimes, it has an amazing picture, great viewing angle and only slight backlight bleed in the upper right corner. It was way more money than I wanted to spend too, but I just couldn't bring myself to get a 2@" with one of those crappy TN panels with terrible viewing angles. I would rather have slight ghosting here and there than a screen you can only view correctly at just the right angle.

[azianai]

just returned the x241W to Bestbuy because picked up the P241W from staples for 20 dollars more. normally a steal at 359.99 but had a 12% customer appreciation coupon that knocked it down. Was out the door for 344 while i paid like 326 at BB for the X241. HDMI and true 1080P is great.

[PTRMAN]

Got a line on an Acer AL 2416WBSD for $319 through local seller. Does anyone have any experience with Acer monitors?

Also, how do I know whether monitor has "true" 1080P?

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by PTRMAN

Got a line on an Acer AL 2416WBSD for $319 through local seller. Does anyone have any experience with Acer monitors?

I got an Acer 19" widescreen for someone I built a system for and they seem to like it (no dead pixels but no height/tilt adjustments).

Originally Posted by PTRMAN

Also, how do I know whether monitor has "true" 1080P?

Well, first off it has to have at least 1080 vertical rows of pixels. So a 24" LCD usually has a 1920x1200 resolution, making it fully capable of displaying a 1080
HD picture (which has a native resolution of 1920x1080). As for the progressive scan (the "P" in 1080P), that's something I'm not really sure about...

[PTRMAN]

What is the difference between the Acer X-series, the AL-series, and the P-series?

EDIT:
I'll answer myself - looks like AL is the oldest, followed shortly by X, with P the newest (based on dates of fact sheets here:AcerPanAm.com

So seems like P is the newest, although it appears DVI-D and HDMI (w/HDCP) is only available on "selected units". AcerPanAm.com

Have to look very carefully at the specs to see what is inside the box!

[azianai]

Dont forget if you are gonna keep it, register the monitor on acer.com to get 3 yr warranty!

[PTRMAN]

The Staples right around the store from me had some in stock, so I just ran out and bought it. I'll take it home and plug it in to see how it works. According to the store I've got 14 days to return it - no "restocking" fees or anything. Only concern I have is that there aren't any adjustments available - height, swivel, etc.

Hope the wifey is OK, but much better to apologize and act contrite when I have it in my hands than to ask permission beforehand!