Acer AL1916ws

Here is my review of the Acer AL1916WS, where to start well maybe a bit of background and why I bought it. 6 months before I bought this screen id bought myself a 19" TFT screen to replace my old CRT monitor and realised it didn't quite fit my requirement but that's my own fault as it was bought in a hurry. So with my mind made up on the fact that the old screen just wasn't right for me I decided to be a bit more careful and do a little research. With a little flick over the likes of www.overclockers.co.uk and www.dabs.co.uk I was seeing the Acer standing out from all the rest of the 19" screens on 2 major points (1) its widescreen and (2) ...  Read the complete review

The overall picture looks best at a 1600x900 resolution. Most of the other resolutions don't work that well. Text can appear blurred. It doesn't appear possible make a 4:3 resolution as the auto adjusts to fill the whole screen which just produced a distorted image. Also when using a 1600x900 resolution the text is a lot smaller than what I'm used to. However it is sharp and the screen is brighter than my old CRT. The TV picture was a lot better than I expected although other factors such as the tuner and aerial come into play here. I have not used it for gaming but from many other reviews that I've read the screen seems to handle gaming to a highly satisfactory degree. ...  Read the complete review

What a Great value widescreen 19" monitor! I was buying a new PC anyway, to replace a laptop, and was convinced I should get a widescreen, so that the monitor could double as a TV/DVD player in my bedroom. Looking around the market it was soon apparent that Acer make some very well specced good value PCs, but I wasnt going to have one of their monitors unless it was also good value and gave a quality picture. After reading a few reviews I could see this was the best value widescreen monitor and also the best quality. Whats it like to live with? Well after a year its still reliable and has a lovely crisp picture, it hasnt failed me yet, despite a few ...  Read the complete review

This is a very competent monitor with only a minor drawback. On the up side, it is suprisingly large for a 19 inch monitor because of its widescreen aspect. this makes it perfect for watching DVDs and streaming video (such as iPlayer from the BBC). the refresh rate is fast (8ms) which means it can cope with most newer games, although diehard gamers will probably want something higher spec. the max resolution is 1440 x 900 (i.e. WXGA) which is extremely generous for the price! the monitor comes with a simple (and pleasingly compact) desktop stand, although the back of the screen has connections to enable wall mounting (providing you ...  Read the complete review