Originally posted by: psionics
Still few review for Acer P223w. i'll just put it here. i bought one yesterday after my hard research days about LCDs battling with HP, LG and Samsung for price and value. everything are just great btw(response time, clarity of text @ 1680X1050 ~etc). the issues about the screen resizing @1680X***(solution for "L" & "I" recognition problem i found on other review) is all about the "video card" driver which is not updated, to support LCD widescreen. one thing i noticed that when I'm using the DVI inputs, the screen is zoomed in. the LCD is still using 1280X*** while the video adapter resolution is @ 1680X1050 in DVI mode. or maybe i haven't yet figure it out. tested some clear HD movies and games and all test are good. the only cons here is the height is not adjustable but is not really important. all in all, I'm ok with this Acer P223w for multimedia performance, the sleek look and the good price. in reality, almost all LCD monitors are great so just consider the price and value.
Yeah this is a good lesson actually. Thanks for the review.
Originally posted by: Scalarscience
Finally got my RMA sorted by Newegg. Dealing with them on the phone was fine everytime, and they even threw in such niceties as upgrading my shipping for the return (in addition to the prepaid shipping to them). However I found that by the time their RMA department and online info was updated, it was already several days behind the actual status of my RMA. Also they shipped the unit to the wrong address shortly before closing for the holidays and it took a few days wrangling with Fedex to get the package held for pickup (since I have to do a change of address on teh shipping through the original shipper, Newegg, who is closed until the 26th). Overall I'd say that Newegg's customer service is great but I suspect they were extremely overloaded for the Christmas buying season and my RMA unfortunately wound up being fulfilled during this process. I'm sitting here typing on my replacement 275t (after working on getting the shipping issues resolved Friday, over the weekend and finally resolved on Monday) so it worked out find in the end.
Cool, but sounds like you had a lot of trouble. Hope your current unit is fine.
Originally posted by: Trean
I don't know, most VA panels I have looked into have had ghosting problems and I do not know how well I will deal with these. I guess I won't know without trying. How are the ghosting issues on the VX2435wm?
The VX should be a fast panel. It does use overdrive, and most VAs with overdrive aren't much slower than TNs in perception.
Also, an input question...
Since the VX2435 has HDMI as input:
If I connect my computer to a reciever via a DVI->HDMI cable and also connect a blu-ray player to a receiver with an HDMI cable then use the HDMI out of the receiver to connect to the monitor will:
1) This work?
Assuming you're using the receiver as a switch, this should be fine.
2) This introduce any new input lag? (lag beyond that of just connecting directly from comp to monitor)
I don't think so, but I'm not sure.
Also given this 'receiver' solution, and that the above answers are 1)Yes 2)No are there any alternate monitors you would suggest for me?
I think the above is a good solution (I have heard of people using HDMI switches w/ the VX) but the BenQ FP241W is another good choice. Unfortunately this can have blackout problems. The LP2465 doesn't have other video inputs, and the 2407WFP-HC has more ghosting issues than you may want to deal with. The FHD2400 isn't that great of a choice because it's a TN, and nor is the Samsung 245BW.