14 DAY TRIAL // When it comes to monitors, end-users are usually more concerned with the screen width, performance and image quality than they are with the thickness, but Acer decided it would go ahead and practically set a new standard in terms of how thin LCDs can actually get, by unwrapping the S222HQL, which is less than 13 mm-thick at its thickest point.
Liquid Crystal Display is, right now, the most popular and rapidly expanding type of display on the IT market, not just because of its high image quality and responsiveness, but also because of the technology's potential for compactness.
As far as performance goes, Acer's new S222HQL is definitely not lacking, but the fact remains that it is its physical appearance and size that makes it stand out from the crowd.
The display has a screen size of 21.5 inches, utilizes LED backlighting and is so slim that, at the thickest point, it is just 12.9 millimeters-thick.
It is unclear how Acer managed this feat and just how much of a price premium this thinness comes for, considering that the product pricing scheme has not actually been uncovered as of yet.
According to TechConnect Magazine, the monitor has a native resolution of 1,920 x 1080 pixels and, thus, has total support for playback of Full HD videos.
Another very noteworthy asset of the display is the dynamic contrast ratio (DCR) of 12,000,000:1, along with the response time of 2ms.
Other specifications of the product include a brightness of 250 cd/m2 and DVI and HDMI inputs, which makes the slim product compatible with a wide range of graphics cards.
Unfortunately, as already mentioned, the Acer S222HQL has not yet been given a price, but it will be on display at IFA Berlin 2010, between September 3 and September 8. Retailers should start shipping it around the same time.