[DEAD] Acer 22" Widescreen 5ms LCD monitor w/ DVI was $50 back to $170

[mahyar1]

Acer 22" Widescreen 5ms LCD monitor w/ DVI $50

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8448584&productCategoryId=pcmcat152400050000&type=product&id=1188438406684

[zeke222]

is it hdcp compatiable?

[mahyar1]

is it hdcp compatiable?
Who cares man. It's 50 bucks

[Roa]

I've been saving up to buy 2 of these monitors from compusa. $50 sounds like a really good deal. :)

Thanks.

[tightclaws]

is it hdcp compatiable?

Nope...

[xdl]

Showing backordered for me.

[Saix_XIII]

It's backordered, plus it's $20 more for me with shipping and tax...rather just save up for a better one.

[Oktoberfest]

comes out to $68 with s/h & tax. still nice deal

[v1et r1ce]

Noob question here. But what does it mean if it's not HDCP compatible.

[SimaYi]

In for 1 until I saw the shipping price + specs.

[spuffin]

Noob question here. But what does it mean if it's not HDCP compatible.
You won't be able to watch BluRay on it.

[captmurphy]

Definitely worth trying.

[twen]

Wow, THANKS OP!

It's in stock at my local store, so I bought without thinking. :D $52.99.

[Cpt Hooks]

Hell for that price I'm in! Being a Silver Reward Zone member I get Free shipping.

[Oktoberfest]

In for 1 until I saw the shipping price + specs.

whats wrong with the specs

[Damian]

Backordered. Damn, probably going to be canceled, but I'm in anyway.

[anch]

Here are the Specs


Warranty Terms - Parts
3 years
Warranty Terms - Labor
3 years
Product Height
16"
Product Width
20.2"
Product Weight
10.6 lbs.
Product Depth
7.6"
Monitor Type
Widescreen flat-panel LCD
Screen Size (javascript:winopengld('1087340566303','pcmcat3820 0050027','cat12080'))
22"
Viewable Screen Size (javascript:winopengld('1087340566374','pcmcat3820 0050027','cat12080'))
22"
Maximum Resolution (javascript:winopengld('1087340566578','pcmcat3820 0050027','cat12080'))
1680 x 1050
Aspect Ratio (javascript:winopengld('1090933107804','pcmcat3820 0050027','cat12080'))
16:10
Response Time
5 ms
Brightness (javascript:winopengld('1087340567402','pcmcat3820 0050027','cat12080'))
300 cd/m²
Portrait and/or Landscape Viewable (javascript:winopengld('1087340567531','pcmcat3820 0050027','cat12080'))
Landscape
Contrast Ratio (javascript:winopengld('1087340567825','pcmcat3820 0050027','cat12080'))
700:1
Dot Pitch (javascript:winopengld('1087340567959','pcmcat3820 0050027','cat12080'))
0.282mm
Flat Display
Yes
TV Tuner (javascript:winopengld('1083716238297','pcmcat3820 0050027','cat12080'))
No
TV/Cable Ready
No
Picture-in-Picture (javascript:winopengld('1087340568279','pcmcat3820 0050027','cat12080'))
No
Compatibility
PC and Mac
Speakers Included
No
VGA Input
Yes
DVI-D Input
Yes
DVI-D with HDCP Input
No
HDMI Input
No
ENERGY STAR Qualified
Yes

[Akira119]

Thanks, in for 2. I guess I'll see if they ship them. You rock OP!

[v1et r1ce]

You won't be able to watch BluRay on it.

Ah, thanks. I just need one that's better than my 19" one.

[anch]

Product Total: $49.99 Shipping & Handling: $14.99 Tax: $3.87 Subtotal: $68.85 Recycling Fee (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:openContextSensitiveLinkCheckout%28%271099388 208051%27%29;) $16.00 Order Total (charged to credit card): $84.85
OMG recycling fee??

[DarthPuma]

Will my 360/Ps3 look good on this?

[DoubleEcksZero]

I have one of these for my consoles, I wouldn't mind a 2nd.

[GuardianE]

Will my 360/Ps3 look good on this?

Yeah, this is pretty much my main question. I know squat about monitors.

[Oktoberfest]

oh shoot there's a recycling fee so it's $84... wow... lol...

just ordered one though. Hopefully it goes through.

[albino_hippo]

Yeah, this is pretty much my main question. I know squat about monitors.

My question also. Is there a cheap way to connect my Xbox 360 to this (other than buying the official VGA cable)? And also a noob question: Am I going to have to have some sort of speakers or can I get audio from this moniter?

EDIT: Would this work?

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8308

And then buy a cheap HDMI cable? If this does work, would I still be able to get audio?

[sunghost]

am i reading something wrong here? i checked the cnet review for it and it says it's HDCP-compatible, but you guys are saying it's not?

http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/acer-al2216wbd/4505-3174_7-32082877.html

[twen]

My friend just ordered it with shipping, and said it was $69 shipped, so idk about that recycling fee you're getting...

[Kezmer]

i ordered one earlier this morning. none in stock at my local stores. I'm betting it will be canceled but who knows it's worth a shot. also shipping is free for rewards zone silver members. its 14.99 for shipping

[Damian]

Product Total: $49.99 Shipping & Handling: $14.99 Tax: $3.87 Subtotal: $68.85 Recycling Fee (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:openContextSensitiveLinkCheckout%28%271099388 208051%27%29;) $16.00 Order Total (charged to credit card): $84.85
OMG recycling fee??

You must live in California. Sucker!

[sunghost]

My question also. Is there a cheap way to connect my Xbox 360 to this through VGA (other than buying the official VGA cable)? And also a noob question: Am I going to have to have some sort of speakers or can I get audio from this moniter?

yes, you'll need speakers.. the monitor doesn't have any built in. you could buy a 3rd party vga cable cheap, or try checking out toys-r-us.. they had the official vga cables clearanced out.

[GaveUpTomorrow]

Ordered one. No recycling fee for me. Total was $68.88. More than likely a price mistake and will get canceled, but this is worth a shot.

[JMClarkent]

Product Total: $49.99 Shipping & Handling: $14.99 Tax: $3.87 Subtotal: $68.85 Recycling Fee (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:openContextSensitiveLinkCheckout%28%271099388 208051%27%29;) $16.00 Order Total (charged to credit card): $84.85
OMG recycling fee??



That is insane, you should contact service for an explanation... I dare them to give you a decent reason for that one.

[HiddenPanda]

Man, us Californians get suckered for more and more money -_-

[DoubleEcksZero]

My question also. Is there a cheap way to connect my Xbox 360 to this (other than buying the official VGA cable)? And also a noob question: Am I going to have to have some sort of speakers or can I get audio from this moniter?

EDIT: Would this work?

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8308

And then buy a cheap HDMI cable? If this does work, would I still be able to get audio?
I use a DVI to HDMI cable that runs to a HDMI Switch that connects my 360 and PS3.
For sound you'll need speakers and some innovation, my set up is overly complicated for the sound.

[sunghost]

looks like this is dead, price went back up to $169.99.. hopefully us that bought it don't get our orders cancelled.

[theb1rdm4n]

Wow, even with shipping this is one hell of a deal. In for one. Figured for $68 i could use a dual 22" monitor setup with my current ASUS 22" that i paid like $200 about a half a year ago. Now to see if it actually comes ;)

EDIT:
looks like this is dead, price went back up to $169.99.. hopefully us that bought it don't get our orders cancelled.

damn, i bought it literally 2 minutes before it died. Like you said, hopefully its not canceled.

[Negative]

damn showing 169 for me now?

[HiddenPanda]

What happens if they cancel it? Do the people who already ordered one get an email or something?

[twen]

I'm still waiting for my in-store pickup email, one way or another. At the time it was showing available in most of my local stores, but now it's all unavailable. I got my first email at 1:56pm, and it says:

Store Pickup
Before going to the store, please wait to receive your store pickup notification e-mail. This e-mail arrives within 45 minutes* on average, and confirms that your product is in stock and available for pickup. Your credit card will not be charged until we confirm store availability.

Still haven't received another email yet, but no loss, no gain if I don't get the monitor. I'll update this thread if/when I get another email.

[seen]

Will my 360/Ps3 look good on this?

No it needs to be HDCP compatible.

[HiddenPanda]

Why would it need to be HDCP to look good with a 360/ps3?

[Oktoberfest]

btw I believe the recycling fee is a California thing :-(

[theb1rdm4n]

Why would it need to be HDCP to look good with a 360/ps3?

hdmi-to-dvi on ps3 wont work because the monitor is required to support hdcp or the ps3 wont display at all. or so ive heard. all i know is my asus monitor supports it and it works. not sure if this one supports it since there are conflicting specs on bestbuy / cnet apparently.

[twen]

Oh boy!
Dear Tim:

Your order is now ready for pickup during store hours at the NAPLES FL Best Buy store #CAG. To avoid order cancellation, please pick up your item(s) within 8 days.

[HiddenPanda]

hdmi-to-dvi on ps3 wont work because the monitor is required to support hdcp or the ps3 wont display at all. or so ive heard. all i know is my asus monitor supports it and it works. not sure if this one supports it since there are conflicting specs on bestbuy / cnet apparently.

Hmm...well is that just for ps3? I only have a 360 myself :p

[HiddenPanda]

Oh boy!

Nice!

Would you mind posting your thoughts on the monitor itself after getting a chance to use it?

[twen]

Nice!

Would you mind posting your thoughts on the monitor itself after getting a chance to use it?

Sure! I plan on using it for my 360. As you can see in my sig, I stopped using my 360. I got an Acer HTPC last month, and I'm using a 19" Westinghouse LCD. I previously used it for my 360, and I don't feel like swapping back and forth, so the new monitor will be for the 360 (via 3rd party VGA).

[theb1rdm4n]

Hmm...well is that just for ps3? I only have a 360 myself :p

yes, the 360 should work without hdcp according to this:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080530121337AA1aG88

but, i read that netflix streaming requires it however.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/30/xbox-360-netflix-requires-hdcp/

[Sockey]

Ordered one, and after doing some research it seems like it is HDCP. So you guys shouldn't have any problems playing PS3/ BluRay / etc.

[biggulps]

congrats to whoever got one.. i just checked my local best buys but no luck :( they didn't even carry any acers.

awesome deal though.

[twen]

Yeah the box clearly says DHCP. I have pics of the box/receipt going up in just a few :)

[GuardianE]

Just got my backorder email. Hopefully the item isn't discontinued and it will actually ship eventually.

[twen]

http://www.twenzor.org/100_0596.JPG

I love CAG, thanks OP.

[sunghost]

http://www.twenzor.org/100_0596.JPG

I love CAG, thanks OP.

i love how it says "vista optimized" lol

[reicaden]

Damnit, i wish i had jumped on this... but was at work. Do you guys just walk into BBuy and pick it up? or was this strictly an online thing with instore shipping?

[Oktoberfest]

http://www.twenzor.org/100_0596.JPG

I love CAG, thanks OP.

lol sweet

just got my backorder e-mail as well. I'm presuming that it will ship eventually.

[Pyloric]

wow, looks like I missed out on one helluva deal :(

[HiddenPanda]

Backorder email here too, lookin good so far. Its saying 7-14 days to ship.

[theb1rdm4n]

Damnit, i wish i had jumped on this... but was at work. Do you guys just walk into BBuy and pick it up? or was this strictly an online thing with instore shipping?

pretty sure it was online only because a few minutes after i ordered it was back to $170 and then a few minutes later it wasn't being sold anymore. most best buy stores everywhere seemed to be out of stock. it is possible that it is because of it being an outlet item.

[twen]

Or maybe because someone royally fucked up, and they wanted to pull all sales.

But I somehow slip through the cracks.

Just did a 14 song set on Rock Band 2 on the screen. :)

[diehard2kx]

Hey twen could you post a pic of the monitor out of the box please?

I was lucky and got my order in as soon as the topic came up.

[Chlorox]

I'm so mad i missed out on this deal I had the item in my cart ready to pay but not enough money in the bank :(

[twen]

Hey twen could you post a pic of the monitor out of the box please?

I was lucky and got my order in as soon as the topic came up.

http://www.twenzor.org/100_0621.JPG
http://www.twenzor.org/100_0622.JPG

I don't know why you want pics of the monitor out of the box, but okay. Here ya go.

I should add a note that I use a third party VGA cable. I hate the slight ghosting of the color white on it. I want an official cable sooner or later.

[theb1rdm4n]

http://www.twenzor.org/100_0621.JPG
http://www.twenzor.org/100_0622.JPG

I don't know why you want pics of the monitor out of the box, but okay. Here ya go.

I should add a note that I use a third party VGA cable. I hate the slight ghosting of the color white on it. I want an official cable sooner or later.


oh cool. it appears that it has 1:1 pixel mapping, so it doesn't stretch the 1080p image (i'm assuming that's the res you are playing it on). Unfortunately my ASUS supports 1080p (native 1680x1050 like this one) but it stretches it vertically to fill the full 16:10 screen. so needless to say the image looks weird. edit: wait you said vga, hmm, that might make a difference. ive only played ps3 on mine with a hdmi-to-dvi so i dont know what would happen with vga.

On a side note: fuck! i was doing some browsing about this monitor and i stumbled across a slickdeals page on this. or should i say 57 pages. most of the people in the thread bought one, but there were a lot and i mean a lot of people who bought 3 or more for flipping or whatever, but if this gets cancelled we have them to blame.

also want to point out that there were some people there who were able to buy online, pick up in store, and some who actually went to their local stores and paid $50 for it without ordering online. oh well, if this gets cancelled apparently we might get a $15 gift card for best buy since they said they got that with some error in pricing on a backpack.

[albino_hippo]

Wow, I really hope this goes through. I've been dying for some HD on my 360

[GaveUpTomorrow]

oh cool. it appears that it has 1:1 pixel mapping, so it doesn't stretch the 1080p image (i'm assuming that's the res you are playing it on). Unfortunately my ASUS supports 1080p (native 1680x1050 like this one) but it stretches it vertically to fill the full 16:10 screen. so needless to say the image looks weird. edit: wait you said vga, hmm, that might make a difference. ive only played ps3 on mine with a hdmi-to-dvi so i dont know what would happen with vga.

On a side note: fuck! i was doing some browsing about this monitor and i stumbled across a slickdeals page on this. or should i say 57 pages. most of the people in the thread bought one, but there were a lot and i mean a lot of people who bought 3 or more for flipping or whatever, but if this gets cancelled we have them to blame.

also want to point out that there were some people there who were able to buy online, pick up in store, and some who actually went to their local stores and paid $50 for it without ordering online. oh well, if this gets cancelled apparently we might get a $15 gift card for best buy since they said they got that with some error in pricing on a backpack.

I was just reading the slickdeals forums on this monitor as well. I couldn't believe how many pages there were. Unfortunately if you read far enough, there were many people who were already getting cancellation emails. I guess anything is possible, but the likelihood of anyone here getting their monitor shipped is probably next to nil. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[bones56]

wow i am sorry i missed this, i would have for sure picked one up!!

[theb1rdm4n]

lol, it still says save $130 on the main monitor page, so its probably not a price mistake then, but the chances of getting one after being back ordered is still slim (since this is a discontinued product)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=abcat0509000&type=category

[twen]

oh cool. it appears that it has 1:1 pixel mapping, so it doesn't stretch the 1080p image (i'm assuming that's the res you are playing it on). Unfortunately my ASUS supports 1080p (native 1680x1050 like this one) but it stretches it vertically to fill the full 16:10 screen. so needless to say the image looks weird. edit: wait you said vga, hmm, that might make a difference. ive only played ps3 on mine with a hdmi-to-dvi so i dont know what would happen with vga.

The 360 has allowed resolution changes with a VGA connection (as opposed to the generic 720p/1080i/p options), and since the NXE, it has supported 1440x900, and 1680x1050 resolutions natively. (Which was a feature I was excited for, since my 19" is 1440x900, and I was previously stretching it at a lower resolution -- just wish the dashboard used the entire screen, but whatever.)

Side note, the 1920x1080 (WHAT, no 1920x1200? Silly Microsoft.) option does not work on this monitor, nor did I expect it to.

[Damian]

Got a cancellation email this morning:

Dear Best Buy Customer:

Thank you for your recent ACER AL2216WBD - Flat Panel Display order on BestBuy.com.

Unfortunately, there was a pricing error. As a result, your order will be cancelled if you haven’t already cancelled it, and you will not be charged for this item.

We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you. Because you are a valued customer, we would like to offer you a $10 Digital Coupon* toward a future purchase at www.BestBuy.com.

[GaveUpTomorrow]

I got the same cancellation email. Everyone should be getting one, they aren't sending any of the monitors out. At least we get $10 :)

[Oktoberfest]

fail. Congrats to those lucky enough to have stores near them that had these in stock

btw the $10 they give you has an expiration date. "May 4, 20, 2009" to be exact. Your guess is as good as mine.

[Cpt Hooks]

Got the same $10 dollar Sucks if you ask me. The price was advertised and should have been honored

[theb1rdm4n]

I got the same cancellation email. Everyone should be getting one, they aren't sending any of the monitors out. At least we get $10 :)

Actually they did send a lot of monitors out. Those that were not on back order actually received them. (just go see the SD forum on this if you don't believe me). However, everyone who was on backorder got theirs canceled. IMO I still dont think this was a price mistake (just a regular clearence) as it was advertised in two places on their site, they rang up in some stores as $50 without ordering online, and those who were not on backorder got them. Oh and they probably labelled it as a price mistake because otherwise they might of had to offer us a different monitor as substitution depending on their rules regarding backorder going out of stock. i still think the deal was legit but the thousand of SDers that bought 3 or more were the people who turned this into a little fiasco. Fell free to tell me what you guys think of the whole situation though.

On a side note: Mine unfortunatly got cancelled because it was backorderd.

[albino_hippo]

fail. Congrats to those lucky enough to have stores near them that had these in stock

btw the $10 they give you has an expiration date. "May 4, 20, 2009" to be exact. Your guess is as good as mine.

I was so looking forward to getting myself a moniter.. Oh well :cry:

I just wish there could have been some in stock for in-store pickup. Should have tried a few other zip codes :bomb:

[Oktoberfest]

if you're having trouble thinking of something to use the $10 with, I just went ahead and got a $20 PSN card