{"id":1349,"date":"2009-05-03T23:00:10","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T04:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soundadviceblog.com\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2009-05-03T23:54:51","modified_gmt":"2009-05-04T04:54:51","slug":"product-of-the-day-day-4-acer-h233h-23-lcd-monitor-with-hdmi-and-hdcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.soundadviceblog.com\/?p=1349","title":{"rendered":"Product of the Day, Day 4: Acer H233H 23″ LCD monitor with HDMI and HDCP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Around five years ago I bought a 23″ Apple Display for my PowerMac G5.\u00a0 The 23″ Apple Display was $2,000 but I felt it was worth every cent because of its excellent image quality which was perfect for digital photography, the ability to work with two full-page documents displayed side by side, and the generous size which made it easy to work with two or more editing programs or web browsers at once.\u00a0 A big monitor is not just eye candy; it is an extremely useful tool and once you have enjoyed the workspace, you will never go back.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

I’ve since upgraded to the 30″ Apple Display, but remember what a big difference going to 23″ made for me.\u00a0 Today anyone can get the same experience as 23″ or 24″ monitors currently sell for about 1\/10th the Apple’s original price.\u00a0 Quality varies widely and if you want to get a monitor suitable for digital photography you have to shop carefully as many inexpensive monitors don’t have what it takes for the job.\u00a0 I can make your shopping very easy by pointing out the best buy on the market, the Acer H233H.\u00a0 It is widely available for under $250 and is a stunning bargain at the price.\u00a0 (At time of this writing it is available for as little as $209 from TigerDirect.com.)<\/p>\n

The Acer H233H has a bright, beautiful image and impressive specs for brightness and contrast, including an amazing 40,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio.\u00a0 What’s more, it has an HDMI input with HDCP (high definition content protection, necessary for displaying high-def content.) The HDMI\/HDCP connection allows you to connect a Blu-ray player, HDTV tuner or cable\/satellite box.\u00a0 This means with the Acer H233H you get an HDTV in the bargain, too!\u00a0 In fact, if you are looking for a high-def theater in the miniature you could get an Acer H233H, a Blu-ray player, and a pair of the Swan M200 MKII speakers<\/a> I wrote about yesterday.\u00a0 What fun for a dorm room or bedroom!\u00a0 You can also connect your computer via DVI and a Blu-ray player vs. HDMI so you can make use of all of the Acer’s capabilities wherever you happen to put it.<\/p>\n

The Acer H233H includes a DVI cable, the best choice for use with your computer.\u00a0 If you want to try it with a Blu-ray or upcoverting DVD player I recommend you get an HDMI cable from monoprice.com or amazon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Best Buy and Tiger Direct are two good places to get this monitor.\u00a0 Be sure to check out the user reviews- like I said, this monitor is a ringer.<\/p>\n

Acer H233H at Tiger Direct<\/a><\/p>\n

Acer H233H at Best Buy<\/a><\/p>\n

I love Apple gear but if the H233H was available for around $200 back when I bought my original 23″ Apple display, I guarantee you I would have bought the Acer and pocketed $1800.\u00a0 Even compared to Apple’s new $800 24″ display I’d be inclined to go with the Acer as its matte screen is much more suitable to digital photography.\u00a0\u00a0 The Acer is a looker, too- the nice stand and frame looks quality.\u00a0 I love finding products like this to recommend.<\/p>\n

Check back for tomorrow’s Product of the Day<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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