HP Pavilion 22cwa 21.5-Inch Full HD 1080p IPS LED Monitor, Tilt, VGA and HDMI (T4Q59AA) - Black

Im a designer and frantically needed a bigger monitor to connect my MacBook to. I wanted to get a decently sized and affordable monitor that wouldnt cost me an arm and a leg like a Thunderbolt would. Right around $100, this monitor had great reviews (even had a review from a fellow designer) and had same day shipping. I bit the bullet not expecting much. When it arrived, I was really impressed by how easy it was to set up - look me about 10 minutes total from opening the boxes to taking off all the plastic to get this baby up and running. Remember to purchase an HDMI to HDMI cord if youre a fellow Mac user so that you can actually use this guy. Or get a VGA to thunderbolt adapter and youll be golden. This monitor comes with a VGA to VGA cord (youve been warned). This is a fantastic product for a designer or anyone who just needs a bigger monitor. Normally Im very wary of HP products (like laptops because they all are miserable machines) but this doesnt fall into the group of things you must steer clear of.

I am ecstatic about this purchase for several reasons. I havent had a new monitor at home for several years, and they have come a long way since my last, 15-inch, square, LCD Samsung. Im not knocking the Samsung monitor; it was great when new, but now its just rather old, tired and dull. I did quite a lot of research before buying. My employer reimburses up to $75 for a home monitor to use for days when we work from home, so I wanted to come as close as possible to that price. I also wanted to step up in size to a maximum of 22 inches (to fit into the monitor recess of my bureau). Additionally, I had hoped to get an LED rather than LCD monitor. For inputs, I wanted VGA to use with my old desktop which doesnt have HDMI, plus HDMI to use with my work laptop. Since I hadnt been in the market for a monitor for a long time, I wasnt sure if I was asking too much. Well, I whittled the many possible choices I found down to this HP and an Asus with nearly identical specs. The Asus was priced $10 higher, but offered a $10 mail-in rebate. Well, I hate mail-in rebates, and I couldnt see me actually getting around to mailing it in and waiting 8 weeks for a $10 check that I would then have to take in to the bank to deposit. So I chose the HP - and, boy was I glad I did! I am so happy with this monitor! First of all, it fit perfectly in the space that was waiting for it, thanks to accurate measurements given in the product details in amazon.com. For setup, I thought I would be in for the usual new computer equipment nightmares where nothing works at first, then you have to jump through hoops, download drivers, reboot umpteen times, go back to the manual to find out what you did wrong, find out that the manual is only on disc but now you cant read it because your new monitor isnt working yet, yadayadayada... But no, setup was a breeze! I was done in about 15 minutes, the monitor worked first time on both my old desktop with VGA and new laptop with HDMI. There was one slight glitch that the initial picture was stretched sideways on the VGA connection to my old desktop, but after I installed the software from the supplied disc it worked fine. The picture via the HDMI connection from the new laptop worked perfectly first time, with no need to install anything. As for switching between VGA and HDMI, you just press a button on the underside of the frame. The picture is great, for my needs, at least. Bright and crisp, with no evident lag when running videos. As another reviewer put it perfectly: Is this a stunning, perfect display? No, not really. But it is perfect as a low-cost secondary display for a laptop.. I totally agree with that. My needs are average, I just only use it for work and for an occasional change from my personal laptop to look at a bigger screen to watch a video or something. I mentioned the accuracy of the stated product dimensions earlier. Well, there was one thing that confused me a bit. At the top left on the amazon.com page the bottom image is a silhouette of a person standing at a desk with the monitor in front of him. There is a vertical measurement shown there of 20 in/49 cm. I assumed this to be the height with the stand (thinking that the height in the Technical Details was without the stand). I thought this would be a problem, as I only had about 19 in vertical height where I wanted to site it. Well, when it arrived, there was no problem, as the assembled unit with the stand is, in fact, 15.8 in, not 20 in, so Im not sure what that 20 in in the silhouetted man picture represents. This monitor is an outstanding value and I have no hesitation in recommending it!

Love this monitor. I purchased it for working from home, Ive found that the resolution, brightness, and picture quality are phenomenal. The HDMI connection is virtually instantaneous when I turn on my laptop. My only gripe is that it doesnt always shut off when I put my laptop to sleep, but the power button is super convenient and reliable so its not really an issue. Would definitely recommend, especially for the price.

Ordered this because I needed to quickly set up a remote work office due to the covid stay at home order and this was one of the only ones I could get quickly. Initially I had the same power issues others have talked about, or it was very touchy. Barely touch the cord and it would go off. Then I found out by accident that the transformer plug between outlet and monitor was not actually pushed in fully, though it sermed like it was. So if you are having this issue, give that plug an extra push; you may feel it go in deeper. Zero problems since discovering this! Been a great monitor for what I need (second screen paired with a laptop). Its not used for gaming - just standard office work.

These are run of the mill monitors. They arent gaming level but they are more than adequate for school or work. They were undamaged but had clearly been opened before. Packing materials were missing allowing the monitors to shift around in the box excessively. Luckily, there was no damage from the packaging. Cables were also loose in the box. No bag, no wire tie. No problem with the product thus far but they had both been open previous.

That should tell you more than enough about it lol

One of the greatest selling points of this monitor is the price. For a $100, you are getting a fantastic 1080p monitor. My favorite thing about this monitor is the slim bezels and minimal stand look. It gives it such a great modernize feel on your desk. The colors are very nice and accurate, but the screens contrast could be better. The brightness is absurdly high (good). I turned my screens brightness down due to this. Theres no backlight bleeding at the edges, nor ghosting effects when I play games. Software wise: The default preset is really good and a regular user would probably have no need to modifying this. As a note, some features listed about the product are not automatically turned on in the default preset. You have to manually turn on features such as video overdrive, dynamic contrast, etc. I also found it very useful to turn off the lcd light of the power button on the monitor. I thought it was a bit agitating to have the power light constantly staring at my face. A really neat feature to allow the user to turn this off.

My wife decided she wanted her own little office space for her work computer for the rare days she works from home. I hate it when she uses my office since I have to disconnect the monitors from the main system and reroute to her laptop. So, I got her a desk for upstairs and a docking station. I already had a spare 21.5 inch monitor, but she wanted two monitors like she has at work. I found this product to be very affordable. I was able to hook it up quickly and I was amazed at the picture quality. I did not care for the placement of the input ports for the HDMI cables. They are right in the middle of the back of the monitor. This means the cable goes straight in making it hard to push flat against the wall or hand on a wall mount without the additional purchase of a 90 degree adapter. For the money, this product is well worth the purchase if you do not need to hang it or have it flat against a wall.

The power cord on one of the two screens I ordered came in damaged. It still works but I rather get new stuff when I believe I am ordering new things.

This monitor displays stellar image quality at 21.5 which is, in my opinion, the optimal size for a 1080p computer monitor working at a distance of 2 feet or less. The high pixel density makes text, images, and videos crisper. When I received the monitor, I was worried about the orange glow. Thankfully, there are a ton of settings. When you do buy this monitor I recommend immediately switching to multimedia color preset even if you do plan on primarily using the monitor for work like I do. My only other minor complaint is the bright power indicator which can be extremely bright and distracting for my OCD mind. This can be easily fixed with a small piece of electric tape. I love the slim bezel and the design is sleek and pleasing to the eye. The power cable is long enough to reach the wall. It comes with a VGA cable, but I recommend using HDMI connection if your computer supports it. It doesnt come with a HDMI cord, but you can easily get one for a few bucks.