Originally posted by: Thump553
Edit: PS: My box clearly says this is an 8bit screen.
Originally posted by: Thump553
Just set up the one I got last night, and I must say I'm pretty impressed. The colors are bright and vivid, and the monitor physically looks nice. The user will just be using it for browsing, etc., so no real demands on it, but it's an excellent buy for aprox. $155 (with tax).
One question-this replaced a anicent, almost dead 17" CRT on a Windows XP Home Dell box-VGA not DVI connection used. For some reason full screen mode on solitaire, browser windows, etc. now only seems to fill 2/3 the screen. Changing the resolution doesn't seem to affect this. I have it set at a lower resolution (800 x 600 I think) for the elderly eyes involved. Any ideas how to fix this-it's probably something simple I'm overlooking.
BTW, I couldn't find any drivers on the enclosed CD. I downloaded and installed ones from the Acer site, but frankly the text seems clearer (esp. at higher resolutions) with the generic Microsoft driver. I may switch back.
Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper
(I'm gonna try another Staples that has a couple in stock right after they open using one of the new $30 off $150 coupons that came in the newspaper yesterday.)
Originally posted by: MechaSheeba
I bought my monitor on the 25th, forgot to bring the coupons with me but luckily someone there had the $20 off $100 on hand and gave it to me. So I picked it up for $241 that day, and just printed out the 12% off coupon and brought it back in today to see if I could get the difference credited back, the manager OK'd it, and I ended up getting it for $212 OTD, $162 AR. Much thanks OP, I'm moving soon and it'll be nice to bring this 19" LCD rather than my 17" CRT.
EDIT: Just hooked it up tonight, and I get no signal when using DVI. It works when I hook it up via VGA, and it works through a DVI-VGA adapter from my video card, so I don't think the DVI output on my card is bad, most likely the one on the monitor. I hope they have stock for an exchange, I don't wanna have to RMA this thing. This is the 3rd defective product I've bought within the past 2 weeks or so, wtf.
Originally posted by: Thump553
Originally posted by: MechaSheeba
I bought my monitor on the 25th, forgot to bring the coupons with me but luckily someone there had the $20 off $100 on hand and gave it to me. So I picked it up for $241 that day, and just printed out the 12% off coupon and brought it back in today to see if I could get the difference credited back, the manager OK'd it, and I ended up getting it for $212 OTD, $162 AR. Much thanks OP, I'm moving soon and it'll be nice to bring this 19" LCD rather than my 17" CRT.
EDIT: Just hooked it up tonight, and I get no signal when using DVI. It works when I hook it up via VGA, and it works through a DVI-VGA adapter from my video card, so I don't think the DVI output on my card is bad, most likely the one on the monitor. I hope they have stock for an exchange, I don't wanna have to RMA this thing. This is the 3rd defective product I've bought within the past 2 weeks or so, wtf.
Before RMA'ing it, be sure to check that the monitor is set up for DVI versus VGA. There is a setting in the on-screen display menu to toggle between VGA and DVI, make sure it is set to DVI. The quick start menu explains how to do this.