Acer G226HQL 21.5-Inch Screen LED Monitor

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This monitor is easy to install, looks good, and worked well until today-- when it went black. It wouldnt turn on at all. I managed to plug my Toshiba laptops power cord into it, and now it works-- but of course now Im without a powersource for my laptop. My other complaint about the monitor is minor: The blue led light on the bottom flashes super bright when the monitor is not in use and the computer (that its attached to) is asleep. It lights up the whole house while pulsating, and I think my neighbors might suspect Im looking for aliens. But possibly theres a way to turn that thing off, and even if not, its easy enough to turn off the power button on the monitor itself. This would get four or even five stars, except that the power cord broke so ridiculously soon. Three weeks is a very, very short time. Ill see whethdr I can get a replacement cord for it and Ill report back.

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Decent monitor, blacks are a bit washed out. I have this paired with 2 same size LCD displays and you can see a big difference in brightness and contrast. Viewing angle is not great on the vertical, as it wants to be tilted back a bit, in my setup anyway.

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This is an excellent monitor if youre looking for a desktop application. If youre searching for a gaming monitor then I would skip on this one. Why no complaints about the screen quality theres nothing is going to blow you away and I certainly wouldnt want to use it to watch the latest movies screen quality and Graphics is what Im into. But if youre looking for a solid monitor for your desktop computer then its hard to go wrong with an Acer product. PROS - excellent price in screen quality for a desktop application. CONS - if looking for a gaming or a movie monitor than I would look elsewhere.

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Just purchased 3 of these monitors and they look amazing see for yourself in my picture:)

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I was using a 20" iMac for a very long time. When it died, I couldnt afford a new one, so I transferred my operations to a 13" MacBook, and obviously missed all that screen area, and decided to shop for a new monitor. I found this one here on Amazon at an excellent price, and also got the VGA adapter for my MacBook (Mini DVI to VGA). Connection was no problem at all; Mini DVI to VGA adapter to the MacBook, VGA cable (included with the monitor) from the adapter to the VGA port on the monitor. Plugged the monitor into AC power, turned it on. No picture immediately, unplugged the adapter from the MacBook and plugged it back in; there we go, picture. I found a couple of tutorials on using an external monitor with the MacBook, learned the various options, ran the System Preferences for "Display", set it the way I wanted it, and Im up and running. Picture on the monitor looks just great with the settings right out of the box, no reason to change anything. Its been only 2 days, but so far, Im very happy with this monitor; its exactly what I was looking for. Easy setup, great picture quality, excellent price; who could ask for more...

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Very happy with this purchase. My cat knocked over my old Dell 24" LCD monitor and the warranty expired two months before, I did not wanna pay for another low quality monitor. I work from home most weekends so this was an emergency. Since I had some money left on my Amazon Gift Card, I used that to buy this monitor. I used this monitor at my former job except I think it had to be a 19", it also had an HDMI port. This one does not, but because it comes with the VGA cord and the largest white cord, I easily plugged it into my docking station and after fiddling with the screen resolution it works perfectly. I am okay with the fact that it does not tilt. I have no complaints about the resolution. A lot of reviews seem to be nitpicking about the tilt and resolution but instead of being cheap... Just search for a monitor that tilts and has good resolution. Reading is fundamental. Update. It tilts slightly up and down. Regardless, still a great monitor

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My wife recently got a job working from home as a call center customer service representative for a Fortune 100 companies and one of the requirements was having dual monitors so that she could have multiple applications opened to comfortably service their customers. My wife was using her laptop and a monitor to meet the dual monitor requirements, which was ok, so I got her a second monitor. I mounted the monitors on a Vivo Dual Monitor Desktop stand, which works perfectly. The picture quality on the the monitors are awesome and it performed as advertised, I just wished it had a HDMI port or two to connect our Apple TV.

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I bought this to replace an aging LCD monitor. Man, is this new monitor bright! Out of the box, the brightness is set to 100%; I turned it down to 30%. The colors are vibrant and crisp, and the contrast is very nice. I play a lot of PC games, and games look absolutely gorgeous. The backlighting of the monitor is a nice, even tone across the face of it. The menu controls are a little tough to figure out. It took me five minutes of playing with them to get it (I never read the manual). That shouldnt be too much of a problem, as youll probably set it once or twice, and never touch it again. The power button is a round protruding piece of clear plastic hanging off the bottom right of the frame, and it glows blue when on. Very easy to find in the dark, whether the monitor is on or off. The inputs are VGA and DVI-D (no HDMI). No speakers, either, which is great; monitor speakers are usually a wasted expense IMO. Standalone speakers are a much better value. The power cord has an external brick. That probably keeps the design of the monitor thin and light, and helps it stay cooler. My last monitor had the AC adapter internal, so it was able to use industry standard power cables (the type your PC probably has). This monitor has a specialty cable for power. In fact, there are four cables in the box; everything you need to connect it to the video output of your PC. The four cables are the power cord, the AC adapter, the DVI cable, and the VGA cable. Some manufacturers skimp by not giving you the cable you need to connect to your PC, so its very nice that those cables are included in the box. My biggest complaint with the monitor is that the stand only lifts the screen 2.5" off of your desk. I will need to buy a monitor stand for it (or improvise something, more likely). The monitor does have the four standard screw holes on the back for mounting on an arm or on the wall. As of this writing, Ive only had it for a day, but its a very impressive monitor so far.

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Excellent Monitor especially for the price! I have had no problem with this monitor in fact ive had one for a year now and i just bought another when I ordered my computer to build! These monitors side by side look great and perform great as well! I am hoping to get a Mount for my desk when i am able to and these will be able to mount because they have the VESA mounting spots on the back of the Monitor!

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This is a great monitor! Colors are vivid and accurate, definitely HD quality, and the 19.5" screen has dimensions equal to an HD TV, so watching movies through it is just like watching a small TV, meaning that a wide full screen movie has no black bars. Although the stand is a little too shaky, the only thing I absolutely despise about this monitor is it has two splash screens from a cold start, one advertising Acer followed by a second one for its "Energy Star Rating". The combination of those two will stay on the screen so long that my computer passes totally through the BIOS phase before dropping out, and there is no option for changing that. (I dont need to be reminded that its made by Acer, nor do I give a damn that its energy efficient! Its RIDICULOUS!) So in summary, if a 19.5" monitor is big enough for you (I dont want anything bigger), and if you can put up with its splash screens, I highly recommend this one. (Note: Try setting the brightness and contrast both to zero in the monitor then do the adjusting with your video drivers. I think youll find that is the best way to achieve personal settings.) Good luck!

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