At $649 (as of December 10, 2007), the Acer AL2616Wd is part of the company's "Value Line" of monitors and proves that you get what you pay for. Though its performance scores were solid, they were well below average for its class.
Acer AL2616Wd

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Latest Price: $589.00
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Green
| Energy and Ergonomic Standards Met | TCO'03 |
| Maximum Power Consumption | 125 |
| Standby/Sleep Power Consumption | 2 |
Included Hardware
| HDTV Tuner | 0 |
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| Microphone | 0 |
| TV Tuner | 0 |
| USB Hub | 0 |
| Webcam | 0 |
Interface Connection
| Audio Digital Optical | 0 |
| Component | 0 |
| Composite | 0 |
| Downstream USB ports | 0 |
| DVI | 1 |
| DVI-D | 0 |
| DVI-I | 0 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| Headphone Jack | 0 |
| S-Video | 0 |
| Upstream USB ports | 0 |
| USB | 0 |
| VGA | 1 |
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Pros
Good for office documents
Low price
Cons
Below-average graphics performance
Tilt-only adjustment
Bottom Line
Best for viewing office documents, this 26-inch (25.5-inch viewable) LCD's weak graphics performance defeats its low price.
Acer AL2616Wd 25.5-Inch Wide-Screen LCD Monitor
AL2616Wd Review, by Roy Santos December 30, 2007
Tested for our February 2008 feature "The Wide World of Monitors," the 26-inch wide-screen (25.5-inch viewable area) monitor managed to pull an overall score of Good, but it had some of the lowest graphics and text test performance scores in our recent 26- to 28-inch monitor group. A picture of fruit slices lacked saturation to make the colors vivid. The monitor also lacked the uniformity of brightness that other, better screens exhibited; in fact, a few judges commented on how "dark" the screen looked. Though it did fairly well with office documents, further legibility and sharpness tests produced a mixed bag of results.
The panel's silver bezel is unremarkable and feels like low-quality plastic, especially when compared with other monitors in this size segment. It does sport a solid and heavy black trapezoidal base that's sure to keep this large monitor in its place. You also lose many physical adjustments: the AL2616Wd only comes with a tilt mechanism that goes back 15 degrees and forward 5 degrees. There is no cable management system, though the immovable panel is so close to the base you may not see the cables at all.
I found generally good colors when I viewed the movie Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. The dark and light scenes showed good definition, showing adequate detail even though I did notice it was a bit grainy in parts. Nevertheless, it produced rich reds and blues, and textured detailing on clothing was sharp.
The on-screen display (OSD) adjustments are easy enough to access and learn with the aptly labeled buttons located beneath the lower bezel. They include a button for color adjustments, presets for text, graphics, and movie, as well as user-defined settings.
The excellent price of the Acer AL2616Wd notwithstanding, those looking for a big monitor may be better off shelling out more money to get better graphics.
--Roy Santos
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Performance
| DisplayMate Motion Test Result | Very Good |
| DVD Motion Test Result | Very Good |
| Gaming Motion Test Result | Very Good |
| Graphics Score | 73.4 |
| Horizontal Viewing Angle Test Result | 180 |
| Interface Tested | Digital |
| Refresh Rate Tested | 60 |
| Text Score | 76.1 |
Review Now! Already own it? Tell us What You Think
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Reviewed by: Networm
Strengths: Clear Crispy Price
Weaknesses: only 25.5", the frame is thick
Overall: The quality of the LCD is good, good color reproduction, good contrast and very good viewing angle.The LCD use a A-MVA panel which provide the above PROs. The price is alos good compare most 26" LCD, licke Samsung, NEC, ViewSonic. Most of those brand will charge the same price but give you a inferior TN panel LCD.There are three thing I don't like: 1. It's not advertised 16" LCD, it's only 25.5". 2. The frame is sliver and looks too thick 3. the base is not adjustable.
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Reviewed by: netsurferyxf
Strengths: Crispy, clear, no dead pixel.
Weaknesses: frame is a little thick, the base is poor
Overall: This is a fairly good LCD monitor for the price. I got it from CC at $480 after MIR. The performance to price ratio is high, the LCD use MVA panel which provide better color reproduction and viewing angle compared to those TN panel. Other brand LCDs with the same specifications and similar performance are selled at more than $600. which some newer 24" LCD. The silver frame looks a little thick and the base is poorly designed
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Reviewed by: netsonic
Strengths: Price is relatively low compare to other 26", 27" LCD
Weaknesses: The base is not adjustable
Overall: Personally I like this LCD monitor. The price is relatively low compare to most 26" or 27" LCD. It use MVA panel while a lot of 27" LCD manufacuters use TN panel -- which is not as googd as MVA panel.The color, bright and constrast is good, but you need todo some calibration. I don't have any DVI issue under native resolution as sme mentioned in Newegg.The monitor's base is poorly designed, you can't adjust the height, all you can do is tile forward or backward, --- maybe that's the one reason why this monitor is checp compare to other 27" monitor.
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Reviewed by: simkiss
Strengths: Size, Clarity, Image, Cost
Weaknesses: Color. Would be better in black for editing video.
Overall: I love these monitors. I bought them for work and I'm buying the same ones for home. I use them in a dual monitor application. They are completely adaptable to just about any need. I usually stick to the old, proven brands, but more and more I am impressed with Acer.
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Strengths: According to the ACER website, this is a 25.5? diagonal screen, not 26"
Weaknesses: According to the ACER website, this is a 25.5? diagonal screen, not 26"
Overall: According to the ACER website, this is a 25.5? diagonal screen, not 26". So, be aware that you are not getting exactly what's advertised :)
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