Nec AS221WM

NEC AS221WM

The NEC AS221WM will appeal to businesses looking to trim their capital spending and utility budgets. It's not a high-end monitor by any means, but this 22-inch desktop display offers good performance for the money and doesn't require much power. It comes up short in terms of features and resolution though, and it doesn't have an HDMI video input. < b>Design and Features The AS221WM looks like a typical business display, which is to say it is fairly bland looking. The 22-inch TN panel is housed in a plain matte black cabinet with thin (0.5 inch) matte black bezels on the top and sides and a wider (1-inch) bezel on the bottom. The non-reflective screen has a 16:10 aspect ratio and a relatively low 1,680-by-1,050-resolution. Granted, most office tasks don't require full HD (1,920 by 1,080), but there are plenty of comparatively priced monitors out there that do give you a higher resolution, including the Acer S230HL ($189 list, 3 stars) and the Asus VS229H-P ($160 list, 4 stars). The 10.4-pound cabinet is supported by a round black base with a tilt hinge. Height, swivel, and pivot adjustments are not available on this model. The AS21WM uses CCFLs (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) for backlighting, which accounts for its somewhat bulky 2.6-inch profile.