Several manufacturers including Acer, BenQ, Samsung, ViewSonic announced the immediate or future release of monitors with a new size of diagonal, 22 inch, cheaper than most of the current 19, 20 and 21" monitors: under 400 €.

We have tested the first one the Acer AL2216W. What are the qualities and downsides of this monitor? What is and isn't possible to do with it? We studied the color rendering, reaction time, ergonomics…

Our verdict is that this year Santa will probably leave a few of these monitors at the bottom of the Christmas tree …

> Test LCD Acer AL2216W, the first 22 inch