Acer P244w 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor Major Features:

• 24" TFT Widescreen
• 2 Milliseconds GTG response time
• 300 cd/m2 Brightness
• 800:1 Contrast ration
• 1920x1080 Native resolution
• 170/160 viewing angle
• TN Panel
• Glossy frame
• Tilt adjustment
• Touch sensitive menu
• DVI and VGA inputs

My experience:
I bought the Acer P244w 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor from Costco for $169.00. I hooked it up via the DVI connection and set the PC to 1920x1080. The first things I noticed where lack of color saturation and extremely bright. I ended up turning the contrast down to 10 and the brightness to 50. I also had to adjust the gamma settings in the ATI Catalyst control panel to .75, after that the color is decent and can deliver a decent picture. The glossy frame does reflect unwanted light from the room. It's not too annoying, but I prefer a non reflective frame finish. The viewing area does not reflect. The quick response time is great. With my other Viewsonic Q22wb LCD monitor, scrolling causes a noticeable flicker. With this monitor flicker is practically non-existent.

Acer P244w 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor Pros:

• Big
• Decent image (for a TN panel) once calibrated
• Fast response time

• Needs calibration to even think about being usable
• Text is thin
• Noticeable red color bleed in text with certain word patterns
• Glossy frame reflects room lighting
• Some backlight bleed in the center at the top edge and the bottom edge

Acer P244w 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor Spot Rating:
While this monitor can give a decent display, it must be calibrated. Monitor manufacturers (and for that matter HDTV) should not be making glossy frames. If you are really picky then this is not the monitor for you.

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