Acer H233H bmid 23-Inch Widescreen LCD Display (Black)

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1. Vlad G says:

   May 15, 2010 at 6:32 pm

   As many today’s “cheap and fast” LCD monitors this one is a 6 bit screen. This said it can only produce 262,144 exact colors – and do this very fast.
   
   Other 16,515,072 colors are produced using very sophisticated Hi-FRC time-based dithering algorithm, that actually flicks monitor dot slightly at very high frequency.
   
   Most people do not notice HFRC dithering and it does not create any inconvenience for computer related activities or for watching movies or for playing games. Nevertheless Hi-FRC systems visibly change colors shade depending on screen tilt.

   So if you are buying this screen for editing images (and I mean at least PhotoShop or Gimp here) or any other application that requires correct color representation you should consider more expensive 8 bit screen.

   With exception of this detail the monitor is real value for money.

   It should be mentioned that HDMI input and built-in speakers open couple of interesting capabilities for this product.
   
   For example, using (included!) HDMI cable you can easily use it as a monitor for X-Box, PS-3 (but not for Wii) or DVD player with HDMI output. Or you can connect it to your cable provider hi-def box therefore instantly converting monitor to small HDTV. The only problem is quality of integrated speakers – see below.

   Well, I am still using it as a computer monitor, connected by (included!) DVI cable and pretty happy with the image quality. The screen is sharp, bright and I do not have a single dead pixel (but your mileage may vary, of course). Oh, and they include the VGA cable too, just in case.

   Other pleasant details are touch controls instead of buttons and a special control for fast switching between Text, Game, Cinema and User monitor profiles.

   Acer also includes program utility for some fair color correction, though as I say – if you need a better one, you may need an 8 bit LCD.

   There are some drawbacks, of course.
   
   First, the screen cannot be adjusted vertically (but you can adjust tilt).
   
   Second, as I have mentioned, this tilt changes colors slightly. If you look from below, colors seems darker.
   
   Third, integrated speakers are not suitable for stadium concerts… well, to be frank, with 1.5 watt power they barely acceptable as desktop speakers. It’s probably a good thing one cannot connect Wii to this monitor, because it will be really hard to hear anything from the safe distance required for Wii controller.

   Despite all drawback this is well deserved 5 star product. One cannot expect to buy luxury car for the price of low end sedan. In its category, for this price and as of today this monitor is a brilliant product.
   
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2. Rhys Williams says:

   May 15, 2010 at 8:57 pm

   I bought this last week at a local Best Buy. I’ve used it for word processing, PPT and Photoshop, as well as for watching movies & TV shows on iTunes. Performance has been excellent, images sharp, colors more accurate than my aged eyes can measure. I haven’t tried the speakers.

   It plugged right in to my MacBook and worked without a hitch. I didn’t bother with the enclosed CD. All necessary cables were supplied in the box.

   Would I buy it again? Yes.
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3. William Smith says:

   May 15, 2010 at 9:55 pm

   This monitor is so good. As you may know, there is a zombie apocalypse going on and four brave warriors are struggling to take out these cursed undead. I was using my old 19″ 4:3 LCD with 20,000:1 contrast ratio to view my remote avatar as he battled out the good fight.

   But upon getting this new monitor it is like Paul on the road to Damascus – clearly I was blind before.

   Now I can see the intricate details that are required to adequately fight off the hordes of the undead. Little bits of graffiti from survivors are now crisp and clear, easily read by flashlight.

   And thanks to a KVM switch I can go back and forth between fighting zombies and earning the $money needed to keep up the up-link between my office and the remote-zombie-killing avatar.

   Thanks Acer – I know you want me to save the world and now I’m doing it in style at a price I can afford.

   I can’t help but notice that in the zombie filled city, it’s viewsonic monitors being trashed by the dead, while I watch in style with 40,000:1 contrast with my Acer.

   No dead pixels, easy to setup, works with KVM, rocks harder, is shiny, has HDMI + VGA inputs, and is big and black and powerful like some ancient warrior rising from the Kingdom of Ghana to fight an anachronistic T-Rex plaguing the local villagers!
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4. Murugeyson says:

   May 16, 2010 at 12:29 am

   I don’t have much of a in depth knowledge about monitors, I just bought this at best buy after seeing the price was the same online and CNET had good things to say about this one.

   And I’m not disappointed, it worked like a charm out of box (but that’s expected I guess). What wasn’t was, the inbuilt speaker and the touch sensitive buttons. Agreed both are not big selling points but was nevertheless nice touches.

   The pictures look good and crisp and it has the highest resolution in that range (1920 x 1080 / 75 Hz)

   And it has loads of inputs (DVI,HDMI and normal VGA) plus it come with all the cables (Very impressed)
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5. Frank says:

   May 16, 2010 at 12:38 am

   This is a 1080p display for $200. That being said, it is not the best display in the world, but did you really expect it to be? I work for a video production company, so I spend my days dealing with formats, codecs, and video quality. When I started monitor shopping, I wanted something for my bedroom that could double as a second monitor for my 24″ iMac and a display for my xbox 360.

   Here’s all the things wrong that I noticed:
   
   -Backlight bleed through the top and the bottom of the screen. Only noticeable when the screen is black or very dark. I really doubt this will bother anyone during normal use.
   
   -The stand is kind of flimsy and not height adjustable. Easily solved by putting it on top of something. It’s low enough that you would only ever have to raise it.
   
   -Colors shift when you look at it from the left or right side.
   
   -Gets darker and lighter when you look at it from above or below (polarizing? I think that’s what it’s called). It’s like the display on a laptop. The viewing angle isn’t the best, but it’s not the worst either. When I was looking at all the displays in Best Buy, it was one of the better ones. As long as you don’t need super accurate color, it shouldn’t bother you. And the only way to get a monitor that doesn’t do this is to splurge on a higher quality one that doesn’t use the cheap tn film technology. That will cost twice as much.
   
   -The touch buttons suck. Whatever.
   
   -The colors are off a little bit. Very noticeable when you look at color bars and test patterns and whatnot, during everyday use, not so much. Just factory settings were fine for what I was using it for. If you’re anal about it, you can adjust it yourself. I didn’t notice anything, but when I need accurate colors, my iMac display is really good. I wouldn’t use this.
   
   -On the positive side. No dead pixels out of the box.
   
   -No ghosting or screen lag at all, even with something super fast paced like Street Fighter 4.

   In the end, it comes down to what you’re looking for. If you’re looking for a main display to do photoshop work on, this isn’t it. If you’re looking for a second display, or you just don’t want that hdmi plug on the back of your xbox to go to waste, this is perfect. I took it out of the box, plugged in my xbox, and enjoyed some 1080p Street Fighter all night for $200. My suggestion: don’t but a monitor without looking at it first. You could spend hours reading reviews online, or line them up at an electronics store and decide in 20 seconds.
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