Acer X193W+ 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor

[Brian]

Acer X193W+ 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor (http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/560/Acer-X193W-19-Widescreen-LCD-Monitor/)

"Acer isn't Samsung, but its small, sub-$200 X193W+BD should get a serious once-over by the gaming portion of the market. The size difference means fast-switching .243mm pitch pixels (in this case, smaller is better) that betray the municipal looks of this panel. At 19", it's a versatile, high-resolution display that excels in value."

[eddie]

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.

[aggrivated]

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)

[Max Slowik]

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?

[Kurtis]

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

[Hirakendu]

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.

[AdiL]

hi i just bought this for a second monitor for my laptop. if im using a resolution of 1280x800 should that be the resolution for my new screen too? whats the best resolution for this monitor?

[Max Slowik]

Not knowing what your platform is, I can't say for sure, but I have never seen a laptop that couldn't drive an external display at its native resolution, in this case, 1680x1050.

[plauph]

What type of panel it it? bits-wise and LCD-type-wise

[jake]

i have had this moniter as of 12/25 2008 it has had no issues at all

[ken0sis]

thankyou for a helpful article! i have owned this screen for about a year, and i love it.

i am commenting to point out that this article's link to Newegg leads to a different LCD monitor than the one you've written about. the native resolution (and the price) is different, and at the time of this comment, the X193W+ is actually out of stock at Newegg. =(