Westy or Acer

[Master_Pain]

So I just picked up a Westinghouse monitor from Best Buy, but then I saw this Acer. Which is the better monitor? I primarily game and watch movies.

 

[berndawg3]

Westy's MVA > Acer's TN

 

[HardwareGuru]

The Westy, my brother has an Acer 24" not that model but another one. The colors aren't that vibrant compared to my Gateway 24". The Acers have sharp text though.

 

[Pkirk618]

What did you think when looking at them? Generally, BB has their advertisements showing on their monitors but you can at least get a side by side comparison on color saturation, grainy text, ghosting maybe and other variations that can be seen at the store. Whichever passes the "eye test" warrants a second look.

 

[Master_Pain]

Well, the Westy is at BB, and the Acer at Office Depot, so I can't do a side by side comparison.

 

[Pkirk618]

scratch the side by side. Which one looked better? Either one make u say "wow"?

 

[HardwareGuru]

I'd stick with the Westy. The Acer is cheaper but, only has DVI and VGA. This lcd will be good for general usage. The Westy I feel makes a better choice for gaming/multimedia usage.

 

[Master_Pain]

Wouldn't the Acer have better colors with a 3000:1 contrast ratio versus the Westy's 1000:1?

 

[tmaxxking1]

Westy

#
Warranty Terms - Parts
1 year
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Warranty Terms - Labor
1 year


Acer

warranty 3-year limited

I'm not a gamer so I went Acer

But you should check your local CC


LG L246W

just bought mine today too!!

curcuit city - new in box - $277.96!!!

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1167222&page=64

 

[cannondale06]

I just picked up the Acer today. Its black not silver like the pic in the ad. Im really surprised by how good the monitor is. No bad backlight bleeding at all. I even played played some games on it and Im very happy so far. It passed my Doom3 test and games look really good even way below the native res. STALKER at 1440x900 look great. BTW this monitor has the best looking text I have ever seen on an LCD. My only other experiences have been smaller TN panels like 22 and 19inchers that I tried out. I may actually keep this thing and I have stated my dislike for LCDs since they came out.

 

[HardwareGuru]

Yup, Acer lcds do have crisp sharp text on their lcds.

BTW this monitor has the best looking text I have ever seen on an LCD. My only other experiences have been smaller TN panels like 22 and 19inchers that I tried out. I may actually keep this thing and I have stated my dislike for LCDs since they came out.