Acer AL2016W vs Samsung SyncMaster 740N lcd monitor shopping comparison
Screen size at Acer AL2016W is significantly larger with its 20.1" than Samsung SyncMaster 740N with its 17". Maximum declared screen resolution on AL2016W (1680x1050) beats SyncMaster 740N (1280x1024). These monitors have good response time 8 ms. The picture on this TFT monitors can be very bright because brightness is 300cd/m2. These monitors have good contrast (contrast of 600:1). Horizontal viewing angle is bad on both monitors (160º at Samsung SyncMaster 740N and 140º at Acer AL2016W) for watching . Both monitors have poor viewable vertical angle (160º at SyncMaster 740N and 130º at AL2016W) so they aren't confortable for watching movies. These notebooks don't have DVI input so you cannot use them with newer video cards. More Information