Acer - P201W Review

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GradyPhilpott
Albuquerque, NM

I'm Pleased

Every day computer user, cost-conscious, computer literate, Practical, I believe in honesty

Pros

Attractive unit, great price, Nice Resolution, Simple pre-programmed settings, manual setting override

Cons

No height adjustment

DEC

2008

Acer - P201W —

When the monitor on my nearly five year old HP computer died yesterday, I was faced with finding a reasonably priced replacement that would fit in my limited space in a hurry. With wide-screen monitors being the norm, this would be a tall order and I was also worried about compatibility.

I found this Acer P201W at Walmart for just a couple of hundred bucks and I'm completely satisfied with it. It's a little wider than is optimal for my space, but I do like the wide-screen a lot and It has some very useful setting features, so that with just the press of a button you can optimize the settings according to whether you are viewing text, images, or videos. There is also a general setting and a manual overide. There were also no compatibility issues with my aged computer.

After I got the Acer P201W set up, I nearly freaked out, because I couldn't see any mechanism for adjusting the tilt, but after reading a review here, I took the leap of faith and grasped the monitor with both hands and pushed back on it until it did in fact tilt to just the right angle.

I can't really claim to know how this monitor stacks up against other monitors, except for the old one I had and maybe the ones I've used that belong to friends of mine.

It is my personal opinion, though, that not only is the Acer P201W an attractive unit, but that it has a good bright display that has plenty of range of settings for various tasks, as well as the very simple pre-programmed settings.

The print manual is very minimal, but it is intended only to get you up and running. The CD manual is more detailed, but it does require Acrobat Reader, so you might need to update your version to get it to work.

On the whole, there is nothing complicated about the Acer P201W operation and after a few tries anyone should be able to get everything to his liking.

The only negative I have noted is that there seems to be no adjustment for the height of the monitor. This is not a major issue, but it would be nice for me to raise it up an inch or two.

Last edited on Dec 21, 2008