LDC Flatscreeen; HP or Acer
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My otherwise wonderful ViewSonic tube monitor on my home computer has decided to switch to hibernate mode on a seemingly random basis. So the time has come to switch to a widescreen LCD. (One reason for delaying has been the lack of games that work properly at 1680x1050.) I've narrowed my choices down to an HP2007 and either a 20" or 22" Acer (AL2016WDB or 2216). The HP gets consistently high compliments except for crappy speakers (Edit: which I only mention since that appears to be the only complaint--I already have speakers). The Acer has gotten good reviews, but also very rotten ones. Any experience with these?
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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My otherwise wonderful ViewSonic tube monitor on my home computer has decided to switch to hibernate mode on a seemingly random basis. So the time has come to switch to a widescreen LCD. (One reason for delaying has been the lack of games that work properly at 1680x1050.) I've narrowed my choices down to an HP2007 and either a 20" or 22" Acer (AL2016WDB or 2216). The HP gets consistently high compliments except for crappy speakers (Edit: which I only mention since that appears to be the only complaint--I already have speakers). The Acer has gotten good reviews, but also very rotten ones. Any experience with these?
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
I own nothing but Acers now and I love them. No bad pixels, no dead units... I recommend them.
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My otherwise wonderful ViewSonic tube monitor on my home computer has decided to switch to hibernate mode on a seemingly random basis. So the time has come to switch to a widescreen LCD. (One reason for delaying has been the lack of games that work properly at 1680x1050.) I've narrowed my choices down to an HP2007 and either a 20" or 22" Acer (AL2016WDB or 2216). The HP gets consistently high compliments except for crappy speakers (Edit: which I only mention since that appears to be the only complaint--I already have speakers). The Acer has gotten good reviews, but also very rotten ones. Any experience with these?
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
I have the HP, it is glorious., It has speakers ? Screw that, I have the PC plugged into a stereo.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you. If you're still stuck, ask me for more information.
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My otherwise wonderful ViewSonic tube monitor on my home computer has decided to switch to hibernate mode on a seemingly random basis. So the time has come to switch to a widescreen LCD. (One reason for delaying has been the lack of games that work properly at 1680x1050.) I've narrowed my choices down to an HP2007 and either a 20" or 22" Acer (AL2016WDB or 2216). The HP gets consistently high compliments except for crappy speakers (Edit: which I only mention since that appears to be the only complaint--I already have speakers). The Acer has gotten good reviews, but also very rotten ones. Any experience with these?
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
LCD Monitors do not render colour properly. You like to consider the fact. You should buy monitor that has DVI inputs atleast.
Tapas Shome System Software Engineer Keen Computer Solutions 1408 Erin Street Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3E 2S8 http://www.keencomputer.com
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My otherwise wonderful ViewSonic tube monitor on my home computer has decided to switch to hibernate mode on a seemingly random basis. So the time has come to switch to a widescreen LCD. (One reason for delaying has been the lack of games that work properly at 1680x1050.) I've narrowed my choices down to an HP2007 and either a 20" or 22" Acer (AL2016WDB or 2216). The HP gets consistently high compliments except for crappy speakers (Edit: which I only mention since that appears to be the only complaint--I already have speakers). The Acer has gotten good reviews, but also very rotten ones. Any experience with these?
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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My otherwise wonderful ViewSonic tube monitor on my home computer has decided to switch to hibernate mode on a seemingly random basis. So the time has come to switch to a widescreen LCD. (One reason for delaying has been the lack of games that work properly at 1680x1050.) I've narrowed my choices down to an HP2007 and either a 20" or 22" Acer (AL2016WDB or 2216). The HP gets consistently high compliments except for crappy speakers (Edit: which I only mention since that appears to be the only complaint--I already have speakers). The Acer has gotten good reviews, but also very rotten ones. Any experience with these?
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
We have an Acer AL2423W here 24" 1920x1200), and it "just works". :cool:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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LCD Monitors do not render colour properly. You like to consider the fact. You should buy monitor that has DVI inputs atleast.
Tapas Shome System Software Engineer Keen Computer Solutions 1408 Erin Street Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3E 2S8 http://www.keencomputer.com
I have. Except for the periodic shutoff problem, I really like my ViewSonic, which is why I've held off switching for so long.
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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We have an Acer AL2423W here 24" 1920x1200), and it "just works". :cool:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
Until it dies... then you have to pay for the shipping to get it fixed...
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Until it dies... then you have to pay for the shipping to get it fixed...
If it dies, we'l replace it. It's not like the things cost £1000 each anymore, is it? (BTW this particular unit is 18 months old already, so it's already paid it's way in productivity terms). Rightly or wrongly, hardware is turning into a commodity. We've just bought two Operon servers* for £99 each... :omg: * Entry level to be sure, but with 5GB memory they certainly hum along as dev boxes.
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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If it dies, we'l replace it. It's not like the things cost £1000 each anymore, is it? (BTW this particular unit is 18 months old already, so it's already paid it's way in productivity terms). Rightly or wrongly, hardware is turning into a commodity. We've just bought two Operon servers* for £99 each... :omg: * Entry level to be sure, but with 5GB memory they certainly hum along as dev boxes.
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
That works well if you are able to do that... the point is that I will not be buying another acer monitor (or anything for that matter) because of their crap customer service.
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My otherwise wonderful ViewSonic tube monitor on my home computer has decided to switch to hibernate mode on a seemingly random basis. So the time has come to switch to a widescreen LCD. (One reason for delaying has been the lack of games that work properly at 1680x1050.) I've narrowed my choices down to an HP2007 and either a 20" or 22" Acer (AL2016WDB or 2216). The HP gets consistently high compliments except for crappy speakers (Edit: which I only mention since that appears to be the only complaint--I already have speakers). The Acer has gotten good reviews, but also very rotten ones. Any experience with these?
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
I've had three HP 20" TFT monitors at work over the last three or four years - I got the first one then and I added two more when I (had to) get a second PC at the end of 2007. They are (I think) 1 x hp2035 (the old one) and 2 x hp2065 (the two new ones). They've been utterly reliable and excellent to use for up to 12 hours / day. Thoroughly recommend them. The HP workstation I got (an xw4400) is very good as well.
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That works well if you are able to do that... the point is that I will not be buying another acer monitor (or anything for that matter) because of their crap customer service.
Fair enough - we have the same policy with respect to Dell and Sony. Both gave us the runaround, and are permanently blacklisted as a result. At the end of the day you just have to make a choice based on your own experience. :rose:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"