Acer 21.5 Inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS Ultra-Thin Zero Frame Computer Monitor (HDMI & VGA Port), SB220Q bi

Good for this price, but no surprised.

I bought this monitor as a secondary for my gaming setup. My main monitor is much nicer and so it’s easy to compare the quality. This monitor has mediocre color quality and is a bit small but for the price you can’t ask for much else. Just a good monitor at a low price

I used to live in a cool, quiet house in a valley but had to move into a hot and noisy apartment in the city, with no A/C. The temps inside get up to 88 F on a hot day with a 90 F high! As room temp is considered to be 68-72 F, I was worried about my high end Lenovo ThinkVision monitor ($300) and HP color laser printer ($400) being fried or corroded in the heat and humidity of this wretched climate. So I placed both in my air-conditioned self storage unit while I look for better living conditions. To replace them, I decided to buy this $85 Acer monitor and an $85 HP inkjet printer (which costs less than a black toner cartridge for my color laser) and I could pretty much dump then when I move abroad to live (my main intentions). While the Acer is no match for the color saturation, overall screen quality, and bells and whistles of the Lenovo (which was pretty much hand-picked at Best Buy before I pulled the trigger on a good monitor), the Acer has surprised me for such a cheap monitor. Its sharp and color contrast is excellent. My main issue was the screen background being yellowish-green compared to my Lenovo or my Dell XPS, however it got whiter with time as the monitor burned in. In addition, I used the preset screen settings and found a couple that was able to whiten up the screen quite a bit, so that now, its not bad at all. For $85, I expected soft, blurry text with dull colors in which case Id return the monitor but I have no complaints now: sharp, excellent color saturation and contrast, and decently white background. Just be aware it has ZERO USB ports, no USB charging port, no HDMI or DisplayPorts, and no audio out port - nor height and tilt adjustments - like my Lenovo. In addition, Acer deleted the audio out port that the earlier models had. Well, I guess you get what you pay for. Its probably worth it to spend 3-4X the cost of the Acer to get a good monitor like the Lenovo, but for my purposes, the Acer suits me fine. I might have to find room in my self storage to keep the monitor as its too good to throw away!

this is an amazing little monitor for how expensive it is. its not super flashy or fancy but it gets the job done. super sleek and looks clean

This is a decent screen. The quality is not as good as I was expecting. I rated the quality 4 because it could be clearer. Its not even good. Its just okay. But it is a budget screen so you get what you pay for. Its a very sleek and beautiful design and very lightweight and easy to install. I use an HDMI connector (Did not come in package. This came with a VGA cable only) and its so easy even a toddler can connect it. I use mine for the 2nd screen to my laptop since my laptop screen is almost blanked out so this is definitely a Life Saver for me. I gave this an overall rating of 5 stars because it came impeccably packaged. Everything was in the box and it arrived really quickly with no issues at all. I would def recommend for anyone who just wants a second screen for whatever work youre doing. But if you want a crisp clear screen with Galaxy S standard or to do high quality work or play intense games, this is NOT the screen for you.

This is my second of these monitors that I have purchased, so even though I have not used this particular one yet, I will review my previous one. I am bookkeeper, not a gamer. This screen has served me so well as a second screen for my iMac, that I am purchasing another one so I can have 3 screens. Sidenote, I have even packed this screen up and taken it on the road, the screen got scratched (of course) but otherwise, I had no issues dragging it around with me in a laundry basket in my rough riding pickup. Lets get to where this product lost a star.... it doesnt come with an hdmi cable. It has the old pin style connector in the package. If it was the only screen I was connecting, this would be fine, but if youre buying this as a second or third screen, order an hdmi cable (or whatever you prefer). I feel like hdmi mostly replaced the old pin style a long time ago, and it would not have cost acer much to put both cables in the box, hence... 1 star lost. Overall, a plenty good screen.

Wife uses this for her work and she said its just the right size for dealing with large reports that fill the screen. Hook up is simple and controls respond perfectly. There are so many to choose from it becomes crazy trying to decide. Get the model with the built in speakers!

First things first: please treat this review as a 3.5 star, which is what I would rate it if Amazon allowed me to. My main issue with this screen is that it has to be the sorriest excuse of an IPS/AHVA/PLS panel Ive ever seen. The viewing angles are actually so bad for left/right that there is only a very small position where I can leave my head so that there is no discolouration on the sides, worse than any TN panel Ive ever seen. Also, it looks like there is a lot of excess light directly off center to your heads position, as if there is backlight bleed that shifts as you move your head left and right while staring at the screen. Since this was purchased to be my second monitor, it isnt that big of a problem to ME specifically... but it also means its impossible to keep my head in the perfect position, due to it being off-center to me. I actually had to tilt the screen somewhat sideways (instead of being flush next to my main monitor) so that the sides would mostly look normal in terms of colour. Now I WILL admit that it is possible this is a defect with my actual screen, possibly some problem with backlight bleed or something, but since this is my only sample size, I must rate it accordingly. If Acer has a problem with my statements, they should step up their quality control game and not let a monitor like this pass inspection for sale. Now, the good! For a breakdown, Ive rated this a 4/5 for gaming, 3/5 for picture quality, and 5/5 for brightness, heres my take on each: - The input lag is quite low; there is no system lag while working on it. Being above 60Hz also gives it a solid edge for gamers. Gamers generally care less about viewing angle issues like what I described, so as a gaming screen this should not be too bad. Unfortunately I still cannot ignore the viewing angle problem due to how bad it is, and I will never rate any screen below 120Hz as 5 stars for gaming, so it settles at 4. - Picture quality is actually quite good. The contrast is great and the colours very crisp - if the viewing angles and backlight shenanigans were a non-issue i would probably even rate this 5 stars (largely considering the price), but alas, 3 stars. - For brightness, its certainly bright enough for my needs, though Ive not used it in direct sunlight. The anti-glare works well and it keeps its picture quality and visibility perfectly fine even with a flashlight shone at it. I cannot ask for more, so full marks here. All in all, for $90 I cannot truly complain. It does its job of being a screen for discord, watching videos/anime, and handling my stream alerts/notifications. Its light and easy to set up, the on/standby light is not bright yet still well visible, so not distracting in a dark room. Unfortunately viewing angle issue and discolouration it produces ALONE is enough for me to say consider other options, but the rest of the screen pulls it up a bit. If this is going to be your main monitor, and you are not someone who does little but game on your computer? Stay far away. If you need a cheap, decent screen for gaming or this is going to be a low-importance second monitor? Id say its up for consideration, if only because its 75Hz at this price point.

Good monitor for the price. Nice picture, no dead pixels. Menu system allows for lots of adjustments, but is hard to navigate thanks to a roughly 5 second timeout if no buttons are pressed. Be sure to download the .PDF manual, it has lots more information than the printed one that comes with the monitor. Both manuals say that monitor will tilt, but at first it would not budge with any reasonable degree of force. My husband, whose mechanical skill is high, looked over what appeared to be the hinge joint at the top of the base pedestal. Its made of steel, and it looked like there was a nut that controlled the friction of the hinge. However, the nut is inaccessible to a wrench while the hinge is installed in the pedestal. Removing four screws from the pedestal allowed the hinge to come out. Loosening the nut did not free up the hinge as expected. The rivet on the other side of the hinge joint was still causing excessive binding. Application of some silcone lube didnt help, nor did working the hinge back and forth using tools. Eventually my husband resorted to drilling off the driven head of the rivet and punching it out. Note there are several small washers on both the screw and rivet that need to be kept track of. Rivet was not reusable. It has a shoulder on it, which should have kept it from binding the hinge, but apparently the wider portion of the rivet was too short. He replaced the rivet with a 6mm screw. This involved both reaming the hole in the outer hinge bracket and grinding the screw head so it would fit inside the pedestal. A nut was installed just a little more than finger tight on the new screw. Some Loctite might be advisable for monitors that get frequent tilt adjustments. The original screw, stack of washers, and nut was reinstalled, and the nut adjusted to what seemed the correct degree of tightness. The hinge was reinstalled in the pedestal. When the base was attached to the monitor, it tilted easily and stayed where it was put. This job took a considerable amount of skill, and probably voids some warranty or other. Not for the clumsy or faint of heart. FWIW, many users will likely find that loosening the friction nut will free up the hinge enough to make it work properly, without dealing with the rivet. The hinge is well designed and plenty beefy, and the amount of leverage available to the user when its joined to the base and monitor is considerable. However, theres a high risk of breaking the plastic parts of the monitor case or pedestal if the user gets too frisky. A little more attention to QC by Acer or its suppliers should have made this a non-problem.

My second monitor is fitting remote access with ease and quality