Acer AL1716s 17" TFT LCD Monitor 

Vintage Silver Display for Retro Computing and Vintage PCsAmong the LCD monitors that marked the transition from the era of heavy CRT screens to modern flat displays, this 17-inch Acer AL1716s represents one of the most exciting and sought-after solutions by historical hardware enthusiasts. Featuring a sleek Silver/Silver finish, slim design, and lines typical of the early 2000s, this monitor still retains all the computing charm of that era today, making it ideal for collectors, retrocomputing enthusiasts, and vintage PC configurations.

The 17-inch TFT LCD screen offers a native resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels, higher than traditional 15" monitors, ensuring a wider workspace and greater image definition. With the ability to display up to 16.78 million colors, the monitor ensures particularly pleasing color rendering, ideal for both professional applications and use with historical software, classic operating systems, and video games of the era.

One of the most popular aspects of the AL1716s is the fast response time of just 8ms, a feature that represented a significant step forward in LCD technology at the time. This specification allows for smoother playback of movies, animations, and multimedia content, making the monitor particularly attractive even for those who want to create a workstation dedicated to retro gaming or playing digital content on historical hardware.

The presence of the Analog (D-Sub) VGA input ensures excellent compatibility with desktop computers, professional workstations, industrial systems, and numerous computing platforms from the 1990s and 2000s. Acer designed this model to offer a reliable, ergonomic, and space-saving solution that enhances the viewing experience over traditional cathode ray tube monitors, reducing visual fatigue, flickering, and power consumption.

Compact yet robust, weighing approximately 4.6 kg, the monitor stands out for its high brightness of 300 cd/m², 500:1 contrast ratio and TCO'03 certification, elements that testify to its build quality and attention to user comfort. Today it is an ideal choice for those who want to complete an authentic vintage computer setup or add an Acer monitor from one of the most iconic generations of technological evolution to their collection.

Main Features

An increasingly hard-to-find monitor, perfect for Vintage PCs, Retro Computing, Retro Gaming, computer collecting, historic workstations and configurations true to the early 2000s.Well-made packaged shipping in custom box with polystyrene walls and plentiful free pluriballs in Italy. Economical in the rest of the world.