Expand your screen estate with 22-inch LCD monitor, $179.99 (after rebate)

(Credit: Acer)

Hey, remember that 22-inch LCD monitor for $199 from a couple weeks ago? Phhhbbblllttttt. Office Depot has an Acer 22-incher on sale for $179.99, though you do have to wait on a $60 mail-in rebate.

The Acer AL2216WBD offers fairly standard specs, including 1680x1050 native resolution, 5ms response time, and 700:1 contrast ratio. It sports both VGA and DVI connectors, and the latter is HDCP-compliant, meaning you'll have no trouble viewing Blu-ray movies if your PC or notebook has a Blu-ray drive.

CNET's reviewer and 26 users all rated the monitor 3.5 stars out of 5, so you can rest assured it's a solid product (if a little strapped for features). I've got a very similar Acer staring me in the face right now, and it's excellent--no complaints. Office Depot's sale expires today, so if you're looking for a big ol' monitor on the cheap (and don't mind waiting on a rebate), click quick.

[goober_nut]

Deal is dead online, unless you can find one in your local store you're out of luck.

[rickbroida]

I'm still showing it as available. Are you sure you clicked the proper link (the second one)?

[goober_nut]

When I click on the link (with my zip code) I see this:

The requested products are currently not available online.

[goober_nut]

In fact, try adding one to your shopping cart. Unless you're in luck and they have them in your store, you'll see a message saying your store doesn't have any. I even tried to contact Office Depot through their 800 number (1-800-GO-DEPOT) and was told that unless the store (for the zip code I gave them) has them, they won't place an order for me.

[mhinnewyork]

Among the missing features are height adjustment and tilt adjustment. This is a great price for this monitor (I recently paid more) but you may need to put a book under it.