I bought this 20" LCD from ACER for a mere RM490. I did some survey before I bought, and so it seems that most shops do not have this model. TecAsia was selling it at RM429, but it was out of stock.

This LCD comes with all the needed cable to get you started, including DVI, Analog and 3.5mm audio. Other than that, it also comes with the usual power cable. Really simple package, really.

On to the monitor itself. The first thing you would notice is the odd resolution of 1600x900. I would guess that this is for the 16:9 ratio. I was thinking that it would at 1680x1050, as most 20” are at. Anyway, it does have a fast response time of 5ms. Nothing to shout about, as most LCDs these days are less than 10ms anyway. Contrast ratio is at 10000:1, way more than my 740BF, which was at a “mere” 700:1 ! Insane contrast aside, this monitor does deliver.

I did run a HD movie to test it out, and although the movie is “just” 720p, I would say that it looks stunning. The black bars are very small. Almost negligible. Watching HD clips would be a very good idea indeed. My unit did not have any dead pixels to worry of, which means that the panel itself is of high quality. Kudos to Acer for that.

I played Racedriver:GRID, at the native resolution. I would say that GRID is one of those newer games where widescreen gaming is supported. And it does look good. No visible ghosting at all. I maxed out the AA and AF, and it was still chugging along at a minimum 30fps. It was really a sight to be hold. ( Well, not really, when comparing beside a 22” or 30”), but nonetheless, is beautiful.

I would recommend this monitor to those with a low budget and wants to jump onto the widescreen bandwagon.

Pros : -

- Very cheap
- Comes with full set of cables
- 16:9 widescreen

Cons : -
- Not full HD
- No HDMI In
- Long startup time

Pictures added for readers' convenience.


Yup, native resolution of 1600x900. Please ignore the RIVA TNT2


Bundled cables. Analog cable is being used right now.


Some of the X203h's specs. Note the HDCP input.


Some more specs


Shot of the LCD itself.



This post has been edited by ericmaxman: May 6 2009, 08:33 PM

I would get the pics up soon. The review is still in beta mode and will be improved over time.

Pics added !

Yeah. But I missed the RM429 offer.

Cant. The video will lag and artifacts will appear. The resolution was 1280x720, ngam ngam 720p HD

@maxcheam,

It is covered by Acer for 3 years.

Is it? I know that TecAsia had an offer for RM429, but no more stock.

I see. I did go through a few pricelists, but did not locate the X203H. Which pricelist did you see it from?

No wonder. But if you can bulk it at less than RM490..then....

This post has been edited by ericmaxman: Nov 28 2008, 01:45 PM

@biancoceleste

It has a built in speaker, but I did not bother to test it as you guys know, LCDs' built in speakers are best left unused.

Hohoho

thanks to my mom, my 740BF has been kidnapped by her and I get to use this X203H

Problem is, I cant game, as my rig is not powerful enough..

One more thing I dislike about this monitor is the startup time.

It take a freaking 3 seconds to show the acer logo then there will be a display.

How come yours did not include DVI? mine came with all the cables needed.

Always open the box properly.

It depends on your budget.

if you're on a tight budget, buy this monitor. You won't regret it.

If you got the budget, do for something better. But try to compare directly. the Samsung is HD, while this is not, furthermore, the Samsung is 22", this is only 20"

any resoltution will do.

i am currently running 1280x720 on some games.

But games like cs source, CZ, 1.6 can run at 1600x900.

Will do. Thanks for the feedback.

Samsung is quite pricey...

Not too sure, but their 19" version has a glossy screen.

Latest offer from Acer is Rm399 for this monitor.