Acer AL1714

264 reviews

Feb, 2015

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 264 reviews of Acer AL1714. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Monitors for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Monitors the Acer AL1714 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 264 reviews)

2 expert reviews

User Reviews

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Consumer review by: (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Acer AL1714

alaTest has collected and analyzed 24 user reviews of Acer AL1714 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other Monitors on Amazon.co.uk.

96% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

This summary is based on the products: Acer 17" LCD AL1714MS Monitor with Speakers - Silver and Black • Emachines E627, 15.6 inch Laptop (WHGA LCD, AMD Athlon 67 TF-20, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, DVD-RW, Windows 7 Home Premium) • Acer AL1715ms - Flat panel display - TFT - 17" - 1280 x 1024 - 0.264 mm - VGA (HD-15) - black, silver

Feb, 2015

Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Acer AL1714

alaTest has collected and analyzed 45 user reviews of Acer AL1714 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other Monitors on Amazon.com.

58% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

This summary is based on the products: Acer AL1714CB 17" Flat Panel Display • Acer AL1714CB-8 17-inch LCD Monitor- Black • Acer AL1714 17" LCD Monitor (ET.L1809.009, Beige)

Feb, 2015

Consumer review by: WickerMan (newegg.com)

Acer AL1714A Silver/Black 17" 6ms LCD Monitor 370 cd/m2 350:1

I do some gameing and it keeps up with all games.

had it in 3 days after ordering.Great job Newegg.right outta box,pluged in it in and works great.NO DEAD PIXs

NONE

Apr, 2006

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Consumer review by: Keaton (newegg.com)

Not what I expected.

After about 4 hours of play my monitor starts flickering... so I reboot my computer , monitor dosen't work so I turn off the monitor then turn it on again, when It boots up there are lines going up and down on hte monitor and it says no signal, tried...

Good price, worked good for about 4 hours

It quit working

Mar, 2006

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Consumer review by: Louise (newegg.com)

Acer Fixes Problem

This is the best buy that I have seen and highly recommend it.

Arrived in Sept 05, and bought two more of these monitors. Original monitor had grid lines burned into the top of the screen by Feb 06. Went online to Acer's site and filled out a repair request and followed the instructions and sent the monitor to...

All three monitors have no dead pixels and are enjoyable to use. If you want DVI, then don't buy this monitor

Mar, 2006

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Consumer review by: Osprey (newegg.com)

Only Working Under XP

Don't pass on this monitor because you have Win2K. Simply boot up in VGA mode and change your refresh rate to 60Hz if you need.

Great Monitor! Especially for the price. To the guy below that said this monitor only works in windows XP, sorry bud. When you swapped out your CRT for this new LCD you left the refresh rate set at higher than 60Hz. LCDs are notoriously picky about...

None yet

Mar, 2006

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Consumer review by: dardack (newegg.com)

Nicest screen i've seen

I love ACER. I have bought many products made by them and have never had a problem. Love Newegg got it the next day after ordering, WOW!!!! Don't know about 2000, but it works with Linux, XP and ME just fine for me. It is so much better than my old...

No dead pixels. Fast respone rate. Crystal clear. Bright. Cheap. Free shipping

No DVI input but can get convertor so no big deal

Mar, 2006

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Consumer review by: FizzledOut (newegg.com)

Does what I needed

I like this monitor, great price & great product. Newegg as always came through with great service & shipping.

Sharp, bright & not a single instance of ghosting no matter the application or game

Runs a little on the hot side

Feb, 2006

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

Acer AL1714CB-8 Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor 370 cd/m2 350:1

As usual, great service from Newegg!!

No dead pixels. Very bright. Sleek and durable. Just an overall wonderful monitor

None

Feb, 2006

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Consumer review by: Tizzy bo bizzy (newegg.com)

sweet

Bright, no dead pix

none

Jan, 2006

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Consumer review by: Joseph (newegg.com)

newegg is good!

I bought the silver version of this monitor, the more expensive one, it came with a scratch, so I sent it back, no big deal, they sent it to me UPS 3day select, I got the black one instead, but its picture quality is so much better then the silver more...

Great Quality, fast response time, looks very sleek, great settings, and of course acer, No dead pixels ; Neweggs shipping is also a very good pro, it took two-three days to get here

None

Jan, 2006

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

Great LCD No Dead Pixels

As always, Newegg's fast delivery

Excellant color and clarity. Easy setup. Icing on the cake... NO dead pixels

None

Jan, 2006

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Product Specifications

Audio Output

Type:None/Speaker(s)

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:8.3in/8in

Height:15.4in/15.5in

Weight:7.7lbs

Width:15.1in

Display (Projector)

Color Support:24-bit (16.7 million colors)/Up to 16.2 million colors

Diagonal Size:17in

Diagonal Size (metric):43.2cm

Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch:0.264mm

Form Factor:Desktop

Image Brightness:370cd/m2

Image Contrast Ratio:350:1

Image Max H-View Angle:160

Image Max V-View Angle:120

Interface:VGA (HD-15)

Max Resolution:1280 x 1024

Response Time:14ms/6ms/8ms

Technology:TFT active matrix

Type:LCD display

Header

Compatibility:Mac / PC/PC

Country Kits:United Kingdom

Manufacturer:Acer

Model:AL1714/AL1714A/AL1714CB/AL1714cb-8/AL1714sm

Packaged Quantity:1

Product Line:Acer

Input Device

Type:

None

Miscellaneous

Color:Beige/Black/Black / Silver

Compliant Standards:CB / CE / CSA / DDC-2B / EN55022 / FCC Class A certified / ISO 13406-2 / TCO '99 / TUV GS / UL / VESA DPMS / TCO 99/ISO 13406-2 / TCO '99 / TCO 99/PC 99/TCO '99 / TCO 99