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- First reviewApril 4, 2013
- Last reviewApril 9, 2013
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- First review commentMay 15, 2013
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Enjoy crystal-clear visuals at up to 1920 x 1080 resolution on this AOC I2269VW 21.5" IPS LED HD monitor that features a 50,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 250 cd/m² brightness and a 5 ms response time for sharp, detailed images.
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4
Solid Monitor with a few disappointments
on April 9, 2013
Posted by: srockafe
from IA
This monitor was an excellent buy when I got it on sale. It's an IPS so the viewing angles are solid and the colors are accurate. I am not a big gamer so I can't attest to the response time; however it puts my 1080p hdtv to shame in most aspects.
I was disappointed after purchasing because of the misrepresentation made by the product image, but still bought another because for the price there wasn't anything better.
The biggest cons:
The display does not stretch to the edges of the monitor like the picture would lead you to believe. Not a negative for the product, but for Best Buy's display of the product.
The menu system has some extra features that are visible, but inaccessible. This indicates that the manufacturer took some shortcuts; hopefully this doesn't effect it's life span.
My Best Buy number: 2641617920
What's great about it: Price was unbeatable
What's not so great: Product Image is inaccurate
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Logitech Wireless Wave Combo MK550. A mouse-and-keyboard combo that gives you a comfort curve without a learning curve. The keyboard’s Wave design with Constant Curve layout guides hands into just the right position and conforms naturally to your fingers, helping you type with ease and confidence in a familiar layout. The laser mouse is a joy to hold and use.
Customer Rating
4
Bought in 2006 and still works great
on April 4, 2013
Posted by: srockafe
from IA
I bought this set in 2006 and am still using the keyboard to this day. None of the numbers have worn off.
The only issues I had with this were the mouse didn't last long and the feet on the keyboard broke off within a year. I'd buy it again.
What's great about it: Has been well worth the $80
What's not so great: Mouse and Feet
I would recommend this to a friend!
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srockafe's Review Comments
Enjoy crystal-clear visuals at up to 1920 x 1080 resolution on this AOC I2269VW 21.5" IPS LED HD monitor that features a 50,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 250 cd/m² brightness and a 5 ms response time for sharp, detailed images.
Overall
5 out of 5
5 out of 5This is a great monitor
By CWJac
from Kansas City, MO
Just bought this monitor a few days ago so I don't know how well it will hold up. That said, first impressions are spectacular, and I thought this item could use a bump given the negative comments posted. So here goes. Took it out of the box, screwed on the stand. Plugged it in and went to town. That's it! My windows 7 computer went straight to the highest possible resolution. The colors are true. The icons are crisp. The contrast is exceptional. 4:3 material comes through as 4:3. Widescreen comes in as widescreen. Total PnP. I have no desire to play with the settings as I would almost certainly make things worse rather than better. Maybe I'm just stupid, but if the monitor is working great right out of the box, why are you trying to download an additional driver?
For the user who complained about the driver download failure. AOC has apparently addressed that and my monitor came with a separate sheet detailing the workaround for the problem. For the user complaining about disabled options on the OSD, maybe he just needed to actually read the on-disc manual which explained under what conditions some options weren't available because my monitor had every option it was supposed to have. For the user who complained about fuzzy icons, I don't know what the problem may be other than the graphics card or an old operating system. For the user complaining about no explicit windows 7 options, I suggest he just try the vista options instead. After all, windows 7 is at heart a vista fix not a completely different OS.
Bottom line. I think this monitor is getting criticized by some for all the wrong reasons. If PnP out of the box without any special driver downloads this monitor blows away any monitor I've previously owned, then @ $120, what's the problem. As I said at the beginning my only concerns are buying from a company I had never heard of before and therefore reliability is an open question.
srockafe
IA
OSD menu
May 15, 2013
The reason for my OSD icon comment was to point out that this model has an Asian Market counterpart that shares any combination of the same hardware/firmware as this model, but AOC didn't tailor the menus to each model.
It's akin to a game developer porting a game from Xbox to PC and forgetting to replace the Xbox button graphics with PC keyboard graphics. Generally, those ported games come with other bugs. This makes me worry, similar to you, about the longevity of this particular monitor.
As an update to my original review, I have had zero issues with it to date.
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