The monitor is pretty lousy to look at
921398
The monitor is pretty lousy to look at...  Even after adjusting the heck out of the image settings it just ...  Kind of hurts the eyes.  The colors are also not good (No surprise, it's a TN monitor) but it seems bad even for a TN.
4046076
Compared this monitor to my old Samsung T24C550ND (same specs) and the 24M47H-P colors are inferior.  The presets are awful and even trying every parameter in custom settings, I couldn't get the vivid colors and dark blacks I'm used to (took me about 4 clicks to get the T24C550ND perfect) . Using the HDMI port, the 24M47H-P screen just looks a little dull and every configuration has a somewhat washed-out blue tint.  The LED bleeding through the screen edges on black screens isn't bad...but there is some.

I also don't believe this has only 5ms response time.  Just scrolling through webpages leaves slight ghosting.

Disturbingly light and cheaply built monitor and AC adapter.  When you attach cables, the ports in the back literally bend into the holes (they couldn't afford one more screw?). The wall adapter cables are thin and block gets very hot, so I'm guessing it won't last very long (my T24C550ND adapter stays relatively cool).

I would only recommend this to someone on an extreme budget, who only uses their computer for light internet and word/number processing...not photo/video editors or gamers.
2011883
The monitor is very good looking and easy to use, but the screen has almost no movement to change its angle and as a monitor it becomes obnoxious to  using other items to wedge it into better viewing angles
3883444
I decided to returned it. I was hopping to use this as an external monitor for macbook pro. The setup was easy, win10 automatically recognized the monitor and set the right resolution. However picture quality is subpar: colors are washed out, viewing angles are bad, text is blurry, blacks are gray, whites are yellow. I spend a fair amount of time trying to adjust it: download and install color profiles from LG, run ClearType and gamma calibration. It is possible that I received a defective unit, but i could not adjust it to get a decent image quality. It is bad even compared to the generic monitors we have in the office. It is significantly worse than macbook screen. It basically looks like screen on typical cheap laptop from 2005.

The monitor has only two HDMI ports (HDMI cable is included). It does not have speakers, but has a headphone jack. The design and construction is pretty good. The on screen menu is pleasure to use. The height of the stand is not adjustable (it is about 2 inches too high for my taste). It does have a vesa mount on the back.

It should be obvious from the description, but this monitor is much wider than standard monitors. It also means that for a given diagonal size, its height is smaller. Basically compared to the standard 16:9 24in monitor this monitor has extra 2 in width but height is about ~2 in smaller. Extra width is really helpful when working with data: spreadsheets/database/R.
2700912
This monitor has a strange issue in which the bottom half of the screen looks washed out and dull, but the top half of the screen looks completely normal; I think it might be a poor viewing angle problem. This is probably of no concern to people who intend to use the monitor for casual purposes, such as for work and to type up documents, etc, but to a gamer such as myself, this is unacceptable. I ended up returning it and purchasing an ASUS monitor in a similar price range. If you're looking for a budget monitor for gaming, I suggest that you do the same.
3927737
It's pretty okay for a cheap monitor. I just use it as a secondary screen to play movies or youtube videos, which it works fine for. I'm an illustrator, and the few times I tried drawing on it resulted in lots of frustration from the abysmal viewing angles. You can see an obvious color gradation from top to bottom even when looking at it straight on, and definitely from side to side even at a slight angle.

What prompted me to write a review now, about a year after I first ordered it, is that it's developed a strange, horizontal flashing line recently. It's pretty subtle, and I don't mind it too much as a cheap, secondary monitor, but it's still pretty frustrating for this thing to be breaking down after only one year.

While this served me well (for what it was) so far, I think I'm going to make sure to save up and spend my money on a quality monitor next time.
2408187
This monitor, quite honestly, is not the best monitor out there.  The contrast, compared to many displays today, is rather poor, though graphics drivers can fix the contrast.  The resolution of the monitor, 1440x900, is alright, though be aware there are better options out there. Personally, in this day and age, you'd be better buying something else, though if you really want this one for some reason, go ahead.  If you don't care about contrast, then it won't bother you at all.
4095762
The good:
Monitor arrived timely and upon opening up the package, I was initially surprised (happily) with how the monitor looked. The monitor bezel is very thin and the monitor itself is quite thin, meeting its advertised description of being about 1/2 inch thick at its widest. In general, the panel itself looks beautiful.

The bad:
The monitor stand is virtually inadjustable. It has a small tilt angle and one height. Of course, you can't expect amazing adjustability out of a budget monitor, but the complete lack of adjustability was a big turnoff.

The power cord has a secondary adapter, presumably to minimize thickness of the monitor itself. This isn't too bad, but its still awkward having a relatively bulky adapter sitting on or below your desk.

When I powered on the monitor, my heart immediately sank. Flickering vertical bands of multiple colors appeared on the monitor. Adjusting the refresh rate from 60 down to 50 and up to the maximum for the monitor of 75 didn't change it. I tested the monitor on DVI, HDMI, and Displayport connections on my desktop with no luck, and tested HDMI and Displayport on two laptops with the problem still remaining, confirming it was a monitor hardware issue.

I have submitted this monitor for a return. Others may have better luck than me, and its an 'okay' deal for the price. For $30-60 more, it may be preferable to purchase the equivalent Dell U2515H or Asus PB258Q monitors.
844456
For the price, the picture quality is 4 stars.  What drags the rating down is the rickety stand for the monitor.
873332
This is a absolutely HORRID display, i have no clue how anyone could say this is a good display unless they had something really subpar before this.  The text is fuzzy, the colors are totally washed out and its just too bright, if you turn the brightness down it looks even worse.  My graphics card is not the issue, i have a GeForce 980 Ti.  I would avoid this like the plague, even looking at photos in the monitors native resolution was grainy looking.
530340
The vga connection is so bulky that it can't even fit into the vga input on either of my 2 work monitors that are both different. The cable is also ridiculously short so you would need an adapter or extension to actually get it to reach to your computer. This thing is pretty useless, I would return it but the return shipping cost is more than the cost of the item so I'm stuck with it.
4747797
Feels uncomfortable to use from various angles.  The viewing angles mixed with such a wide screen end up giving the effect of trying to watch a 3D movie with one of the lenses missing.

Looking at this monitor straight-on does not work for me.  It instantly appears washed out and distorted.

Thankfully I have an old swivel arm mount to try to find a sweet spot for viewing from my personal perspective which lead me to a really strange discovery.  You almost have to have this monitor facing downward angle and slight left or right angle to make it look better.  It only seems to see improvement from that angle, too, as going the opposite upward angle returns it to shadowy and distorted appearances.  Looking at the attached/removable stand for it, it doesn't even appear to give the monitor even a slight downward angle viewing option.

It might be overly bright, too.  The user controller interface feels a bit clumsy for my tastes, as well, and the buttons for menu options feel a bit too insubstantial.  I think the 'best' mix of brightness and contrast I've had so far is setting both in the mid-30s.
2134319
I ended up selling this to my roommate for $70 and buying another S230HL. The picture was clear and bright but the colors were a little off. The biggest problem with this monitor, however was the narrow viewing angle. My main monitor is an LG 23ET83 touchscreen which is flawless no matter where your positioned; my second monitor is an Acer S230HL which I bought for my laptop at a Walmart clearance sale for $130 a couple years ago. While not perfect it had a very good viewing angle and crisp, accurate colors that were bright without appearing washed out. While shopping for a third monitor (my audio software needs a lot of screen real estate and my new PC can handle it) I saw all the great reviews for the G230 and figured it had to be at least close to the S230, after all it was just a utility screen for overflow. I was very wrong. Even looking at the screen straight-on there is banding between the top and bottom; and moving your head up or down makes it progressively worse. I probably should have sent it back but my roommate needed a new monitor and her current one was bad enough to make this look good by comparison. The biggest casualty in all this was my blind faith in the Amazon product reviews. This may be a five star monitor to some but it would have to be a whole cheaper to make up for the image quality.
2765546
It is a relatively pricy monitor so I expected a next to perfect monitor. The font on windows 10 (on the recommended setting of full resolution %100 font size) is just unreadable. Changing the zoom to %150 is making it much better but it is almost impossible to work with this monitor for more than few hours (which is precisely the reason that I bought this monitor in the first place). The font is blurry and not sharp and just absolutely hurts the eyes (with the modified zoom of %150). I would not recommend buying this for people who want to spend a lot of time on computer doing coding and writing. I wish there was a way that I could send it back. :-(
3624671
The view angle is terrible. If your not looking straight at it you can not see the display characters. I bought it because it did not appear to be a cheap one (compare prices). It's cheap LCD display sucks. Sorry I was a Electronics Components Engineer for many years. This display is very cheap, with a very small view radius, not worthy of the cost. If you are looking up or down or from the side, the characters are no longer view-able. I should have returned it. Also the time after a few days finally set it self from the Radio Signal (atomic clock), but the time is for EST not PACIFIC STANDARD, so it is 3 hours ahead. I lost the manual, and I see no way to adjust the time.
1884900
Image is terrible. Connected an HP all in one to a brand new acer LCD monitor to extend my desktop. Installed the drivers no problem by double clicking the USB port and installing the software. Fooled around with the display properties on the new monitor and no good. The display is terrible. It's fuzzy and too big or too small. The color is off and it's choppy. I believe it's the adapter quality. Returning.
4301799
Displays are cheap, one is already bad, think of an old calculator screen once it's pressed down on, but the basic function is there.