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Acer AL1916W – By reddeathdrinker
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User Pictures Of Monitor:
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Colour Reproduction:
The following tests have been conducted after the monitor has been calibrated to the reviewer’s satisfaction.
Image 1: Colour Palette Picture – Very balanced picture, accurate colour reproduction. Nothing looks washed out, or over exposed.
Image 2: Colour Sands – Again, nice vibrant colours and excellent level of detail.
Image 3: Doom 3 Screen Shot – Clear picture, plenty of detail, even in the darker areas.
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Gaming:
Gaming Observations: - Played a lot of Counter Strike:Source on this monitor, along with FS2004 and Far Cry. No noticeable ghosting is apparent in any of these games, which I'm running of a 9700Pro at the moment. Fortunately, the 1400*900 native resolution of this monitor is catered for by all my games so far....
Unreal Tournament Test Video (17MB) - Very, very slight ghosting when there is white movement on a black background, but not really that noticeable tbh.
Q.Would you consider yourself an avid gamer and would you recommend this monitor to a gamer? - I play a lot of games - the widescreen gives FPS games a nice, wide field of view, and for less than £200 inc delivery, I would recommend this to anyone with a tight budget to consider, or someone who wants dual-screens.
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Panel Uniformity:
Black Screen - No noticeable backlight leakage in normal room conditions, very slight "blooming" round the edges if you look at it in a totally dark room.
White Screen - Nice, bright consistent white across the screen.
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Image Clarity:
Running at 60Hz, with cleartype on, the panel is nice and sharp for both images, video and text.
Q. Does DVI make any difference to the image? - N/A, don’t have DVI
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Viewing Angles:
Vertical: - No colour change throughout the vertical, readable to 170 degrees +
Horizontal: - Whites go a bit yellow at around 45 degrees, but is watchable right round to 170 degrees.
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Movie Playback:
Matrix Reloaded Trailer (58MB, 640 x 346 resolution) - Good colour reproduction, very slight ghosting at full-screen resolution. Doesn't spoil the quality in anyway for viewing. If you want sharp, buy a CRT
General Movie Playback: - I watch a lot of both films and digital TV on this screen, and I have found no cause for complaint yet. The 16:10 aspect ratio plays movies with only a small black bar top and bottom, and 4:3 shows with vertical bars either side.
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User Pictures Of Monitor:
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Colour Reproduction:
The following tests have been conducted after the monitor has been calibrated to the reviewer’s satisfaction.
Image 1: Colour Palette Picture – Very balanced picture, accurate colour reproduction. Nothing looks washed out, or over exposed.
Image 2: Colour Sands – Again, nice vibrant colours and excellent level of detail.
Image 3: Doom 3 Screen Shot – Clear picture, plenty of detail, even in the darker areas.
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Gaming:
Gaming Observations: - Played a lot of Counter Strike:Source on this monitor, along with FS2004 and Far Cry. No noticeable ghosting is apparent in any of these games, which I'm running of a 9700Pro at the moment. Fortunately, the 1400*900 native resolution of this monitor is catered for by all my games so far....
Unreal Tournament Test Video (17MB) - Very, very slight ghosting when there is white movement on a black background, but not really that noticeable tbh.
Q.Would you consider yourself an avid gamer and would you recommend this monitor to a gamer? - I play a lot of games - the widescreen gives FPS games a nice, wide field of view, and for less than £200 inc delivery, I would recommend this to anyone with a tight budget to consider, or someone who wants dual-screens.
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Panel Uniformity:
Black Screen - No noticeable backlight leakage in normal room conditions, very slight "blooming" round the edges if you look at it in a totally dark room.
White Screen - Nice, bright consistent white across the screen.
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Image Clarity:
Running at 60Hz, with cleartype on, the panel is nice and sharp for both images, video and text.
Q. Does DVI make any difference to the image? - N/A, don’t have DVI
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Viewing Angles:
Vertical: - No colour change throughout the vertical, readable to 170 degrees +
Horizontal: - Whites go a bit yellow at around 45 degrees, but is watchable right round to 170 degrees.
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Movie Playback:
Matrix Reloaded Trailer (58MB, 640 x 346 resolution) - Good colour reproduction, very slight ghosting at full-screen resolution. Doesn't spoil the quality in anyway for viewing. If you want sharp, buy a CRT
General Movie Playback: - I watch a lot of both films and digital TV on this screen, and I have found no cause for complaint yet. The 16:10 aspect ratio plays movies with only a small black bar top and bottom, and 4:3 shows with vertical bars either side.
Merged it into the reviews thread for you as well for saving
