Acer 1912S
19inch, 1280 x 1024 resolution, 16ms response time, 500:1 contrast ratio,
250cd/m2 brightness, 140/140 viewing angles. VGA connection only
The Acer 1912S has some confusing descriptions from the official Acer site. In
one section the blurb says “…thanks to the MVA panel technology for the broad
viewing angle of 140° and a rapid response rate of 16ms.” This is a bit of a
contradiction really, as I would not describe 140 as a broad viewing angle! MVA
technology should be more like a true 160-170 angle, and because of the budget
price of the TFT, I would be reluctant to believe that it is an MVA as these tend
to be higher priced models. This is in keeping with the “detailed specification”
which lists it as a TN film panel, and from the spec, it certainly looks like it
is. 500:1 contrast, 16ms response time and 140/140 viewing angles seem more like
TN specs to me. Perhaps they originally used an MVA panel, but it doesn’t look
like it now.
Performance should be adequate anyway, perhaps not as fast as the budget 12ms
models like the LG1915S, but still at a nice low price.
Official Acer
Spec page
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Reviews:
XBitlabs
Review (March 2005)
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User Comments:
JAMES.MILLER: “I've got the Acer. It’s officially a 16ms panel. No DVI….
Performance of the panel is great. Colours are vivid, black level's are a little
on the disappointing side (only when compared to my TV), though its only in
films that you notice this. Never had a problem with gaming. Ghosting is so
slight it really doesn’t worry me…..The only thing it has against it is the
build quality. But when you pay £200 for a 19" that doesn’t really matter. When
it comes to the display itself, it's top notch.”
XBITLABS: "I can't say
anything encouraging about the matrix used in the AL1912. While the narrowness
of the viewing degrees is felt only along the vertical (the top of the screen
becomes dark if you take a look at the screen a little from below; if you're
looking downwards at the screen, its bottom becomes whitish), the irregular
distribution of the backlighting with numerous dark spots around the screen, and
the dull, unimpressive colors are perfectly visible from any point of view. The
low price of the Acer AL1912 is probably its only advantage which makes it
appropriate for the role of an inexpensive office monitor for processing text.
If you need a monitor with a better color reproduction, for example for working
with photos, or a universal monitor, you'd better consider other models."