I'm trying to figure out if the listed 176/176 viewing angle is a typo or not.

 I'm in if this is not a TN panel but a PVA or IPS. Probably not though considering the price but hoping yes. 

epik,

To my knowledge, Acer doesn't offer anything other than TN based monitors.  The listed viewing angles are high for TN's, but my guess is that they found a way to legal advirtize it.

 Allen750,

The only real difference between monitors are the features and panel types.  There are three main categories of panels: TN, PVA, and IPS.  TN panels are the cheapest to produce and offer excellent response times, but lack somewhat in color accuracy and especially in viewing angles.  PVA panels usually have slightly lower response times than TN, but they excel in color and viewing angles.  Of course they also cost more than TN panels.  IPS panels offer the best of both worlds at the expense of, well, cost.  The PVA and IPS panels are considered better than TN.

 Now with that, I think this is a TN panel because of cost and brand.  Therefore, the only thing that would make it any better than other monitors of the same size and resolution is that is it cheaper.

pattycake0147:

epik,

To my knowledge, Acer doesn't offer anything other than TN based monitors.  The listed viewing angles are high for TN's, but my guess is that they found a way to legal advirtize it.

 

 Allen750,

The only real difference between monitors are the features and panel types.  There are three main categories of panels: TN, PVA, and IPS.  TN panels are the cheapest to produce and offer excellent response times, but lack somewhat in color accuracy and especially in viewing angles.  PVA panels usually have slightly lower response times than TN, but they excel in color and viewing angles.  Of course they also cost more than TN panels.  IPS panels offer the best of both worlds at the expense of, well, cost.  The PVA and IPS panels are considered better than TN.

 Now with that, I think this is a TN panel because of cost and brand.  Therefore, the only thing that would make it any better than other monitors of the same size and resolution is that is it cheaper.

Thanks, do you know anything about this monitor then?

ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor

ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor

I contacted Newegg and they said they get all the information directly from the manufacturer so I emailed Acer support and a few hours later they replied saying:

"Thank you for contacting Acer America. I’ll be happy to assist you.

I understand that you need to know information about X213H monitor.

We regret to inform you that we fall short of resources to assist you in this issue.

Please contact the local store from which you are planning to purchase the monitor for further information.

For further clarifications please feel free to visit our web site http://www.acer.com/

Have a great day!

Respectfully,
Acer America
Online Technical Support"

 lol what the heck. Not very reassuring of the brand and it's customer service. Acer is also Gateway and emachines.

 I'm not likely to go with any of these brands. I agree with the previous poster that it's unlikely this is a pva or ips.

 Time to look at the HP LP2475w's on ebay again. 

Not a bad Monitor and I think Acer makes decent monitor

and now it is $ 170 

What panel does this monitor have?

NEC Display Solutions

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002485

Do the viewing angles make up for a lack of DVI and HDMI? What about the low contrast ratio?

no DVI and no HDMI?

not worth it (well the HDMI you can live without) but DVI, no way

Joe88:

no DVI and no HDMI?

not worth it (well the HDMI you can live without) but DVI, no way

Yeah... I think you've somehow chosen one of the worst displays out there for your $ Jelly...

Allen750:

Joe88:

no DVI and no HDMI?

not worth it (well the HDMI you can live without) but DVI, no way

 

Yeah... I think you've somehow chosen one of the worst displays out there for your $ Jelly...

 Yeah, I predicted that, (when I saw no DVI I crossed the monitor off my list), though I waned to be sure.

Okay... So, other than that ASUS monitor... What should I get?

[Recently had a horrible time with ASUS and their customer suppport....]