Acer P205H LCD Monitor

Widescreen monitors are the norm these days, after being touted as the new ‘in’ thing a couple of years back. We have reviewed Viewsonic and BenQ monitors in the past and now it’s time to bring in some more brands; so why not the popular Acer. Today we have a 20-inch LCD monitor by them called the Acer P205H.

Design
Simple to look at first glance, this gleaner has a glossy black bezel for the front, with a regular matte black plastic back panel. The cursive ‘Acer’ logo is stuck on center of the bottom panel, with the model name on top right. On further scrutiny, one can see the sexy-looking aesthetic condiment on the far right hand side of the bottom panel, which is actually a power button gone glam. It is a flush mounted transparent plastic button, with some very cool looking techie contours embedded in the button itself. It lights up with a blue Led backlight when ‘on’, making it look really nice. The stand is a perfect circle, with a knit-like texture on its surface, again just for design rather than function.

This stand fixes on to the frame quite easily - it’s a clip on one - and quite sturdy at that. We have vertical movement of the screen, able to go about 25 degrees, but no sideways swiveling. The build quality though is great, and it sits sturdy on the desk, no jerkiness at the joint is observed when one moves the stand around. As for buttons, this model has them underneath the bottom panel, rather than the side. They are black and flush with the surface, with tiny white dots on the upper side to mark position, like frets on a fingerboard.

Features
This is a true 16:9 format, 20-inch screen. We actually wanted the larger one to review, but no worries, this one will suffice for testing. The resolution is 1600x900@60Hz, while the panel is a TN panel. Contrast ratio is 20,000:1(dynamic), while brightness is 300 cd/m2. This model supports DVI-D input (with HDCP) and a VGA input, but no HDMI. There are no speakers, webcams or other shenanigans, we don’t miss them either. The response time is 5 ms.