HP Pavilion 21.5-Inch IPS LED HDMI VGA Monitor (22cwa)

Great value for the price. It is quite helpful that you can switch between the VGA and HDMI inputs using either software or the second button on the front right underside next to the power button. This monitor has very good contrast of darks and lights, easy to set up (angle it before attaching the cables), and has roughly a 60 degree viewing angle (30 degrees on either side of dead center) in which the picture remains sharp and clear, so people sitting off center or next to the main user will still see a crisp accurate picture. Its very light but also very stable. UPDATE: Not good value. It has been 2 months since purchase. The screen now produces stray dark lines from top to bottom. It is not the cable connection. If you pinch the black plastic frame around the screen glass just below the dark line, the dark line disappears temporarily until you stop pinching below it. Unfortunate that this monitor didnt last beyond 2 months of limited use. No longer consider this a good value at all. 2ND UPDATE: manufacturer wants credit card info (through chat) to replace the defective monitor still under warranty - instead of providing means to ship it back (like a shipping label so you know you arent getting charged hidden fees) before getting the replacement. It reads too much like a cc scam so not worth it.

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We have owned this monitor for one year. Today, lines and distorted images appeared on the screen indicating that it was going bad. Upon calling tech support, they told us there would be a $59.99 Fee for diagnostics. The monitor only cost $99 so, NO we are not going to do that. I think a monitor should last more than 1 year. I do not recommend this product.

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I really like this monitor until it died just 79 days after I bought it from Amazon. According to the box, there is a 1-year warranty. I tried to contact HP about getting it fixed or replaced and they told me that there was a “crack” in the screen, but there isn’t a crack in the screen. Then they said, and I quote, “It is on the inside and the LEDs are making the vertical lines because of the crack.” But that doesn’t account for the crazy jumping and bouncing and color changes over the rest of the monitor. (See my photos.) Luckily, Amazon has a fantastic customer service reputation and they want to keep me happy. They jumped in where HP failed miserably. I’m not getting the entire cost of the monitor back, but even a fraction at this point is way better than being accused of something I did not do. IF YOU BUY THIS MONITOR, beware of HP’s lack of warranty support and how they fight to make it your fault when clearly there is a problem with some of their monitors. I certainly hope you have a better experience than I do.

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The screen flashes black every once in a while like its trying to change resolution. Ive updated the drivers for both the monitor and my graphics card to no avail. Its not an issue with my computer as my second monitor of a different brand works perfectly. If I ever find a resolution for this problem Ill change my rating and explain how to fix it in case others have the same problem.

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Lasted one year to the day that I received it. These 4 odd looking pixilated lines appeared in the middle of the screen and come and go. You only notice them on a white background. While the monitor was inexpensive and had a great display for the price, one year later it is time to start looking for a new one. Of course the warranty has long run out.

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I bought two of these monitors in December of 2016, and currently (October 2018) one of the monitors has completely failed, while the other is exhibiting signs that its on the way out the door (see more below). Ive done all the common sense trouble shooting options (replace all video cables, power cords, and try em on a different computer) and it just sits there... with a black screen... laughing as the power button blinks at me. My first monitor to fail started randomly getting streaks throughout the picture about 3 months before it completely died. Unfortunately, my second monitor has started exhibiting similar symptoms, so... looks like I need to find 2 more monitors soon. Ive had bad experiences with HP laptops in the past (two Ive had only lasted about 2 years before significant hardware failure), but I figured these were a different product, so Id give it a shot. They had good reviews and a price that really turned out to be too good to be true. Im going to go find something that has a longer than 1 year warranty, and I recommend that if youre reading this that you should too!

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