Acer X193W+ 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor

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Max Slowik
Kurtis
Acer
Aug. 25, 2008

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If you can get over the bland aspects of this monitor--something the price tag should help you with--it's a surprise winner in every other respect. It's bright with nearly-true blacks, and excellent contrast throughout. The small size makes it a sure fit for any desk, and the small pixels switch from black to white and back without any delays.

If not for the backlighting being just short of perfect, this display would have earned an editor's choice. The other pitfalls are made up for--and then some--by the low price ($180 at the time of writing, though I've seen it hit $150). But, if you're looking for video enhancing features, like noise reduction, or multiple digital or TV inputs, or even adjust-able height, then this monitor can't satisfy.

For gaming and working, though, this display comes through in spades. It has, er, Acer written all over it, but it has the heart of ILM beating underneath. It certainly sacrifices features, but not an inch of performance.

We'd love to hear your thoughts - have you used the Acer X193W+? What'd you think of it? Leave a quick comment or a user review!

The Good

Inexpensive

Great contrast

Beautiful innards

No cruft

The Bad

Plain. Boring. Municipal.

A little brighter at the bottom

Not very adjustable

No frills

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5 User Comments

1 - Posted by eddie on August 30, 2008 - 11:40 am

The display is darker at the top, therefore the backlight is at the bottom?
Tilt the screen forward slightly and the screen is the same all over.

2 - Posted by aggrivated on September 2, 2008 - 7:21 pm

did the cd actually have the driver on it or did it only have user manual and quick start guide. i have been looking for a driver for the moniter because i cant get dvi to go higher then 1280 x 1024 but vga works fine and everything else has failed. let me know if there is actually a driver for it (for xp)

3 - Posted by Max Slowik on September 3, 2008 - 3:57 pm

You should be able to run the display at whatever resolution your adapter is capable without any monitor drivers. Are you sure your video card drivers are installed correctly?

4 - Posted by Kurtis on September 4, 2008 - 12:47 am

Yeah that sounds like video card drives to me. Perhaps drivers for your motherboard, if it's onboard video.

5 - Posted by Hirakendu on November 24, 2008 - 3:23 pm

It actually supports 1920x1200. Can anyone else confirm it? Although it is not ultra sharp at this resolution. Aside, its a syzygy - sub 200 usd, small size of 19" and small footprint and light, high res of 1080p.

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