Customer Reviews

Acer AL1714CB 17" Flat Panel Display

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I've been using the AL1714B as the monitor on my new (AMD Sempron-based, WinXP SP2/Mandrake Linux) system for two months now and literally have no complaints. For the last ten years or more I was using 14", 15" and 17" CRT monitors and the difference between those and a LCD is everything I always heard it would be. I have an IBM Thinkpad 600E with a 13" LCD but it's not quite the same as getting a 17" LCD monitor (which, in viewable area, is actually just about equal to a 19" CRT monitor). The image is sharp and clear with no dead pixels (often a problem on LCD monitors) that I can detect, it works perfectly at 1024 x 768 (native resolution is 1280 x 1024 though it can be set as low as 800 x 600), controls are easy to use, and it gives off a LOT less heat and uses much less power than an equivalent CRT monitor. I wish I had three of those so I could put them on my backup system and my digital-video-recording system.

all of you mind that i'm talking abot all of this with the high price in mind.

the response time is 14ms.... for a cheap 200 monitor ive seen it for around 5ms

contrast sucks, most good monitors have ATLEAST 500:1 contrast, for this price you do not want this contrast, lower contrast means worse picture quality.

the screen is tiny, who these days has a 17 inch screen,plus its not widescreen! If you like this brand acer theres like a 22 inch widescreen with better specs and even cheaper than this.

i personally have a samsung 22 inch widescreen with 2ms response and 1000:1 contrast (it says 3000:1 but its a different contrast measure)

this monitor was the beast deal ever, for only 30 bucks more than this low quality high priced monitor.


just think about it,

Has worked perfectly for me. Highly recommended.

I was given this monitor at work to replace a Viewsonic CRT, and I have to say it's not as good.

My biggest problem is that it's too bright. I work in a dim environment, and when I turned the monitor down to brightness=0, my eyes still feel fatigue.

I also have been unable to adjust the gamma because I can't turn down the brightness enough.

Further, when you move your head from side to side, parts of the screen look more and less yellow. (this doesn't happen on other LCDs/laptops I've used).

Maybe on a budget this is great, but since I stare at the screen for 9 hours a day, and I'm probably hypercritical, this LCD is not the best choice.

When I finally break down and buy an LCD for myself, at home, I know I will have to test it in person.

I looked through literally hundreds of reviews and chose this one because: I didn't want to spend $400 or more for a monitor that had vibrant color and excellent clarity with a flat screen. Reviews I found elsewhere for this FDS were more optimistic.

Many of the monitors available today are made by companies I have never heard of. Years ago I owned an Acer computer that functioned just fine for a long time. I ordered this screen from Amazon via Tigerdirect.

The packaging was excellent - sturdy and constructed to take shipping shock very well. Installation took about 20 minutes. My hands are small - fitting the plug into the socket in a parallel position to the base wasn't hard for me. I do agree that part of the design is dumb (therefore 4 stars).

This screen is used on my computer with business software, general internet use and desktop publishing -- not for gaming. I've used it since May'05 and there are no dead pixels.

I am an experienced photographer so color and clarity are important. The only picture I've seen that is truly a dissapoint is one of a cave in Utah where there are many hues of red and yellow. For some reason the pixels in that picture distort into tiny blocks of color. In every other case the color and clarity have met my standards. I have a $400 dell display used for gaming on my other computer. I can't see any obvious difference in visual quality when using the same software on either computer for non-gaming purposes.

I myself am a computer Geek I purchased 2 of the ACER 1914b's and plugged them up to a NVIDA 256MB 5200 chaintech videocard for Photoshop work. They are great. They play games great with an average of 12-16ms access times on them. I am sorry my review doesn't actually go over the AL1714b. . . but the price they're offering for the 1714 is NUTS!!! Happy shopping!!

Just received my flat panel today. I've been on it for a few hours now, and, well the title says it all. Hopefully, I won't have to return to write a less positive review. ;-)

VGA cable cannot be connected without bending it and forcing it at an angle onto the VGA port. BAD BAD BAD..notice the review which mentioned blurring. Well when you have to bend your cable with all your might to install it, blurring is no surprise.

A unit of this quality can be had for under $200 in weekly sales, and the cable problem won't even be a factor.

Why spend more and get less? That's what I see with this unit. A poorly designed, overpriced, overall below average monitor.

monitor was fine for first couple weeks, then it developed an extreme blurring problem; i've so far been unable to get their tech support team to help me. :(