With its reasonable list price, solid performance, and minimalist feature set, the w22 looks to be a good buy for anyone looking for a 22-inch display with integrated speakers. Drivers, manuals, and access to HP's Business Support Center are also available on the HP Web site. In addition to calling, you can e-mail questions to HP's tech support or chat online with an HP support technician. Tech support is available 24-7 in English and Spanish. This is a step down from the industry standard three-year warranty that we see most displays come with. HP backs the w22 with a limited one-year warranty, which includes the backlight. The important thing to note that is that overall the w22 performed just a slight bit better than similarly sized competitors that we've tested. Times New Roman text was legible at 7.5 font size, and became hard to see at about 6.8. Performance wasn't perfect-we saw some slight ghosting on games-but overall colors were bright and vibrant, with surprisingly nice DVD playback. Overall, it scored a 73 on CNET Labs' benchmark test, which puts it ahead of both the Acer AL2216W and ViewSonic VX2235wm. While the w22 isn't packed with bells and whistles, we did like the way it performed. Sure, you can pick one up for less than $10, but it's included on most 22-inch monitors we've looked at. We were happy to see that the w22 is HDCP compliant, but the lack of a DVI cable was annoying. They sounded pretty thin and trebly to us, and while we could make out dialogue on DVDs, we felt like we had to turn the volume up a lot to hear everything. As far as speakers attached to a monitor go, they're perfectly fine, but anyone expecting good quality is bound to be disappointed. There's not much in the way of extra features, with the big exception being the speakers.
The menu itself is pretty standard, with options to set the color temperature (9,300K or 6,500K), RGB levels, power saver options, and a sleep timer.
We also found the onscreen display controls to be a pain to get at-they're mounted below the speaker bar, which we found inconvenient to access, although the volume control was easy enough to use. In terms of adjustability, we found the w22 a little lacking, as there's no ability to swivel, only a small amount of forward and backward tilt, and you can't adjust the height. We personally preferred the look of the ViewSonic VX2235wm overall, but in reality most budget LCDs look similarly average. The frame features a brushed silver look, which looks a little gaudy in online photos but more muted in real life. The w22 sports a thin and lightweight design, although it definitely feels sturdier and more solid than the Acer AL2216W.
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