Features:

  • 27" Full HD (1920 x 1080) Widescreen VA Monitor
  • Response time: 4ms. Pixel Pitch: 0.311mm
  • Vesa mount standard is 100 x 100
  • Signal Inputs: 1 x HDMI & 1 x VGA. VGA cable included
  • Panel technology is vertical alignment. Color supported is 16.7 million colors and brightness is 300 nit.Standard Refresh Rate:60 Hz
Worth the money and very happy with my purchase, so far. Will update in a few months.

Acer G246HL 24-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor This is a review for the Acer G246HL 24-Inch Monitor. I needed a new monitor setup, and my birthday was right around the corner, so I started searching for some monitors. I looked through many different brands of monitors, read their reviews, etc. I ended up purchasing these because of 1) the amount of reviews on the product, and 2) they were on sale for $100. -Fast Shipping!- I bought 2 of these on a Monday and chose free shipping. They were on my doorstep by Wednesday (within 2 days!!!). I was very pleased with how quickly they got here. My mailman decided to sit the package on my wet porch while it was raining, so the boxes did get a little bit wet, but the monitors were packaged so well that they were not harmed by water at all. They were very easy to unpackage and set up. -The Stand- The stand was not hard to put on (some reviews say that it is). You may need someone to help you tighten the screws... but that's about it. Also, one of my monitors leans to the left while the other one doesn't lean at all. I've got a mount on it's way, so I won't have to really worry about this. It is disappointing though, and my OCD is currently going crazy. -The Brightness- The brightness will be very very bright when you first turn these on. If this frustrates you, then don't buy monitors... have someone else do it for you? Lol. I ended up setting my brightness to about 30, and may end up lowering it further. I bought 2 of these monitors, and when setting the brightness at 30 on both monitors, the right monitor is slightly brighter than the left monitor. I'm still able to match the brightness up between both monitors, but it's depressing that they don't match by default (30 brightness on one should be the same as 30 brightness on the other... hmmm). -Menu- At first, the menu on the monitors was frustrating. The buttons are on the very bottom of the monitor, and there's no labels for the buttons on the actual monitor. Whenever you press the menu button (on the far left), the menu that pops up on the monitor labels the buttons for you. Now, after becoming used to it, I think the menu is pretty neat. You just have to be patient with it... :) -Graphics- The image that you get with these monitors is very crisp and clean. I bought these for the purpose of casual gaming and am in love with them, regardless of if I'm gaming or not. I have read in other reviews for these monitors that there have been faulty pixels, dead pixels, and overall color issues. I haven't had any issues whatsoever, but I will update this review within a few months (or if anything happens). -Main Cons- There is no HDMI port for these monitors. This makes me sad because I will only be able to use two of these with my computer. I don't ever see myself needing more than 2 monitors, but the fact that it's currently impossible is kind of depressing. I guess if I decide that I want more than 2 monitors, I'll need to purchase some with an HDMI port. My right monitor leans to the left. I can't line my monitors up directly side by side due to this. I have a mount on the way, but this could be frustrating to others who aren't purchasing mounts.

Very nice monitor for the price

I bought this to replace an aging LCD monitor. Man, is this new monitor bright! Out of the box, the brightness is set to 100%; I turned it down to 30%. The colors are vibrant and crisp, and the contrast is very nice. I play a lot of PC games, and games look absolutely gorgeous. The backlighting of the monitor is a nice, even tone across the face of it. The menu controls are a little tough to figure out. It took me five minutes of playing with them to get it (I never read the manual). That shouldn't be too much of a problem, as you'll probably set it once or twice, and never touch it again. The power button is a round protruding piece of clear plastic hanging off the bottom right of the frame, and it glows blue when on. Very easy to find in the dark, whether the monitor is on or off. The inputs are VGA and DVI-D (no HDMI). No speakers, either, which is great; monitor speakers are usually a wasted expense IMO. Standalone speakers are a much better value. The power cord has an external brick. That probably keeps the design of the monitor thin and light, and helps it stay cooler. My last monitor had the AC adapter internal, so it was able to use industry standard power cables (the type your PC probably has). This monitor has a specialty cable for power. In fact, there are four cables in the box; everything you need to connect it to the video output of your PC. The four cables are the power cord, the AC adapter, the DVI cable, and the VGA cable. Some manufacturers skimp by not giving you the cable you need to connect to your PC, so it's very nice that those cables are included in the box. My biggest complaint with the monitor is that the stand only lifts the screen 2.5" off of your desk. I will need to buy a monitor stand for it (or improvise something, more likely). The monitor does have the four standard screw holes on the back for mounting on an arm or on the wall. As of this writing, I've only had it for a day, but it's a very impressive monitor so far.

Awesome quality and price.

These are a perfect price point and look and work like a charm. I mounted them to an arm and have two for each desk. I bought four of them and it was a brilliant purchase. Highly recommended.

Great monitor, excellent price.

I was using a 20" iMac for a very long time. When it died, I couldn't afford a new one, so I transferred my operations to a 13" MacBook, and obviously missed all that screen area, and decided to shop for a new monitor. I found this one here on Amazon at an excellent price, and also got the VGA adapter for my MacBook (Mini DVI to VGA). Connection was no problem at all; Mini DVI to VGA adapter to the MacBook, VGA cable (included with the monitor) from the adapter to the VGA port on the monitor. Plugged the monitor into AC power, turned it on. No picture immediately, unplugged the adapter from the MacBook and plugged it back in; there we go, picture. I found a couple of tutorials on using an external monitor with the MacBook, learned the various options, ran the System Preferences for "Display", set it the way I wanted it, and I'm up and running. Picture on the monitor looks just great with the settings right out of the box, no reason to change anything. It's been only 2 days, but so far, I'm very happy with this monitor; it's exactly what I was looking for. Easy setup, great picture quality, excellent price; who could ask for more...

Great Buy for a Great Price!

Excellent Monitor especially for the price! I have had no problem with this monitor in fact ive had one for a year now and i just bought another when I ordered my computer to build! These monitors side by side look great and perform great as well! I am hoping to get a Mount for my desk when i am able to and these will be able to mount because they have the VESA mounting spots on the back of the Monitor!

Triple monitor heaven

Just purchased 3 of these monitors and they look amazing see for yourself in my picture:)

The 24 inch and 27 inch sizes are perfect for most desktops

This is the first 1080p monitor that I've ever owned, and I've had it for about 10 months now. When I first received it, I was immediately impressed with the amount of screen space that was available. Reading websites and editing documents became much easier, as there was more space for information, and games became much more enjoyable to play. The 24 inch and 27 inch sizes are perfect for most desktops. The colors on this monitor are brilliant. Everything is clearly defined with a sharp, crisp quality that isn't found in most other monitors. The screen is also capable of becoming very bright, which greatly contributes to the quality of the colors. The matte display contributes to this as well. There were no dead pixels whatsoever, and there are still none after 10 months. If you want to use multiple quantities of this monitor for gaming, the left and right borders are very slim. It would work very well with bezel graphics. However, if you buy a VESA mount and rotate it 90 degrees, the bottom portion that reads "acer" will not allow you to use bezel, as it is slightly curved downwards, but I doubt anyone would want to do that anyway. It was easy to setup the monitor as well. Simply remove everything from the boxes, but the base into the monitor, and screw it in. The screw is designed to never fall out, so it will already be attached to the monitor itself. Just be careful while holding the monitor if it is not yet in the base. Overall, I would definitely recommend this monitor to anyone who is interested in buying a bright, vibrant hi-def monitor.

I loved it so much that I bought another!

My wife recently got a job working from home as a call center customer service representative for a Fortune 100 companies and one of the requirements was having dual monitors so that she could have multiple applications opened to comfortably service their customers. My wife was using her laptop and a monitor to meet the dual monitor requirements, which was ok, so I got her a second monitor. I mounted the monitors on a Vivo Dual Monitor Desktop stand, which works perfectly. The picture quality on the the monitors are awesome and it performed as advertised, I just wished it had a HDMI port or two to connect our Apple TV.

Exceptional monitor. Happy customer. 😎

Very happy with this purchase. My cat knocked over my old Dell 24" LCD monitor and the warranty expired two months before, I did not wanna pay for another low quality monitor. I work from home most weekends so this was an emergency. Since I had some money left on my Amazon Gift Card, I used that to buy this monitor. I used this monitor at my former job except I think it had to be a 19", it also had an HDMI port. This one does not, but because it comes with the VGA cord and the largest white cord, I easily plugged it into my docking station and after fiddling with the screen resolution it works perfectly. I am okay with the fact that it does not tilt. I have no complaints about the resolution. A lot of reviews seem to be nitpicking about the tilt and resolution but instead of being cheap... Just search for a monitor that tilts and has good resolution. Reading is fundamental. Update. It tilts slightly up and down. Regardless, still a great monitor

Good Choice!

This is a great monitor! Colors are vivid and accurate, definitely HD quality, and the 19.5" screen has dimensions equal to an HD TV, so watching movies through it is just like watching a small TV, meaning that a wide full screen movie has no black bars. Although the stand is a little too shaky, the only thing I absolutely despise about this monitor is it has two splash screens from a cold start, one advertising Acer followed by a second one for its "Energy Star Rating". The combination of those two will stay on the screen so long that my computer passes totally through the BIOS phase before dropping out, and there is no option for changing that. (I don't need to be reminded that it's made by Acer, nor do I give a damn that it's energy efficient! It's RIDICULOUS!) So in summary, if a 19.5" monitor is big enough for you (I don't want anything bigger), and if you can put up with its splash screens, I highly recommend this one. (Note: Try setting the brightness and contrast both to zero in the monitor then do the adjusting with your video drivers. I think you'll find that is the best way to achieve personal settings.) Good luck!

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