Flashermac Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 My Acer 20" double wide LCD monitor just up and quit. The video would appear when I booted up, then immediately disappear. It's under warranty, so Acer should fix it, but it's only about 5 months old. Searching on line, I find more complaints about Acer. Should I opt for a more expensive brand? When it worked, it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 I've had good luck with Dell 24" 1920 x 1200. Cheers Coss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Michael Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 I have 4 Acer LCD monitors at home/office - none ever gave me a problem. 2x22 inches, 1x20 and 1x17 inch all stick working - so personally have no issues with Acer brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 I just bought an LG 32" 1920x1080 (iirc) for 16,000 baht at Numchai. I love having the big screeen as a monitor, and I can use it to watch tv too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 ... booting up, the first screens are at VGA resolution (640x480) and then switches to high resolution when the OS loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ckrisg Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Apart from a couple of Macs, my company uses ACER only, no major problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hi, Yep, have an Acer as well. Quite happy with it. I will never buy BenQ though. Had two, both died after 1.5 years. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Someone mentioned 'Batch Theory' awhile back here. I've never had a screen quit on me. Would a power surge do this? I don't think 'brand x' is any better than 'brand y'. I have a Samsung LCD screen in front of me. Got this one only because it was on sale. Couldn't care less about brand. BenQ. I have a BenQ montior that is almost 10 years old. It is still working. I think all brands make some good ones and some bad ones - batch theory again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlton68 Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Flash, as mentioned before, when you fiddled with screen resolution and set it higher than the monitors resolution then the monitor cannot display the too high resolution. Same when you accidently set the refresh rate too high. LCDs usually have a refresh rate of 60Hz, some have 75Hz. Which ‘video’ is it that you see while booting? ‘I’m an Acer’ from the monitor. ‘I’m an Intel’ or such from your computer or actually some Wondows screen? Is your monitor connected via VGA or DVI cable? If VGA, try pressing the 'Auto' button on your monitor. Also there must be a 'Menu' button on your monitor. Does it display the OnScreenDisplay when you press the 'Menu' button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Good Point Carlton about VGA or DVI I had issues with my 22" Samsung via DVI input, it would work fine for hours upon end but then crap out with dark (black) background pages and switch to Analogue mode. I resolved issue by upgrading graphics card driver, the updgrade was released 4 weeks after the problem. No problems using digital input to 52" LG Plasma apart from the wife nagging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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