Best Buy Ratings and Reviews

Best Buy Ratings and Reviews

Customer Reviews for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Model: HX2001L
SKU: 1674062
UPC: 884483649242
This LED-backlit monitor features a 12,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and up to 250 cd/m² brightness to ensure that movies, games and graphics come to life.
Average Customer Rating:
4.2 out of 5
4.2
 out of 
5
(15 Reviews) 15
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Rating Snapshot 15 reviews
5 stars
9
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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87% of customers would recommend this product to a friend 
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13 out of 15
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Customer Questions & Answers:
3 Questions | 4 Answers
Customer Reviews for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor
Review 1 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Great for what your getting

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: silberv
from Lexington, KY
on 05/21/2012
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Image Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Image quality
What's not so great: Speakers
For the price, you are getting excellent quality of picture when using the DVI connection. I am a gamer and can see the difference in graphics. But my only grip is that the speakers are so horrible, dollar store quality. You shouldn't even bother setting up the sound. Buy this for the picture, not the sound. Purchase separate speakers PLEASE.
This product has... Attractive design, Easy to setup, Poor quality speakers
About me... Student, Gamer
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 2 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

good, inexpensive monitor

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: TheComputerDoc
from Minnesota border with Canada
on 05/01/2012
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Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Image Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: price, HD
What's not so great: lack HDMI input
Great monitor for the price. Be aware, this monitor lacks an HDMI input, using either VGA or digital connector. You will need an adapter if you don't have one.
This product has... Easy to setup
About me... Business Professional
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 3 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Great monitor for the money

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: bigdaddyed
from Swissvale, PA
on 03/03/2012
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Image Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: plug and play.
What's not so great: too nice looking for this room...
Crisp, clear, and with multiple inputs, versatile. I highly recommend it.
This product has... Attractive design, Easy to setup, HDMI connection
About me... Budget Conscious, Photo/video enthusiast, Parent with kids
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 4 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Excellent monitor

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: 2463chuck
from Indianapolis, IN
on 03/01/2012
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Image Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Good picture
What's not so great: Nothing
No problems. Excellent monitor with a great picture.
This product has... Attractive design, Easy to setup, No speakers
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 5 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Great size for childs room

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: mommatuck
from Vinita, OK
on 02/28/2012
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Image Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Works well in a child's bedroom environment. Good resolution quality
This product has... Easy to setup
About me... Budget Conscious, Parent with kids
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 6 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

It broke 4 times in one year.

Customer Rating
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Posted by: Videotech
from Louisville
on 02/28/2012
Value for Price
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Features
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Image Quality
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Design
2.0 out of 5
2.0
What's great about it: Nothing
What's not so great: Everything
The monitor stopped working 4 times in one year. I had to ship back to get fixed. It cost me more to ship then the price of the monitor. It is the worst monitor I have had. Gateway just replaced the monitor with an ACER instead. So if you get one just know that it will brake in just a few months.
This product has... hard to get help for gateway, broke really easy
About me... Budget Conscious, Photo/video enthusiast, Technology guru/developer, Dual monitors user, Business Professional, tech lover
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+1point
2out of 3found this review helpful.
Review 7 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Beautiful screen display

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: Farmlady
from Grand Saline, TX
on 02/17/2012
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Image Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Screen clarity
What's not so great: Very poor built in speakers
I had a 10 year old gateway and just purchased this new gateway about a month ago. It was like going from analog tv to HD tv. The monitor's screen display is so vivid and clear. The colors are life-like. The 20" screen size is plenty large enough and is very attractive. Super easy to set up. The only thing negative I have to say about it is the sound. It's really horrible and sounds like a cracker box, really. It's also very quiet. I would recommend separate speakers if sound quality and volume is important to you.
This product has... Attractive design, Easy to setup, Poor quality speakers
About me... Photo/video enthusiast
I would recommend this to a friend!
 
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0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Perfect size and resolution

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: JavierMillonarios
from Miami
on 02/11/2012
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Image Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Design
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: Size and resolution
What's not so great: Speakers sometimes.
The size is great and the resolution astonishing. The setup and the stand is great. The speakers are not the best.
This product has... Attractive design, Easy to setup, Poor quality speakers
About me... Business Professional
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 9 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Recommended by IT

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Coopersmom07
from Iowa
on 01/16/2012
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Image Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Price, $109 on sale
What's not so great: N/A
Needed 2 monitors for home office. IT recommended this monitor and a few others, but this was the most reasonable monitor that worked with the NVIDIA card that I had bought. I have been using the dual monitor system for 3 months without any issues.
This product has... Attractive design, Easy to setup
About me... Budget Conscious, Dual monitors user, Business Professional
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 10 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

EXCELLENT replacement monitor

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: frankiebaby
from Poughkeepsie, NY
on 01/16/2012
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Image Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to set up and use
What's not so great: Not found anything yet.
Easy to set up/use right out of the box and has a great easy to view picture.
This product has... Attractive design, Easy to setup
About me... Computer technology challenged, retired
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 11 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Text while scrolling problems.

Customer Rating
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Posted by: 1q2w3e
from Phoenix, AZ
on 11/29/2011
Value for Price
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Features
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Image Quality
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Design
2.0 out of 5
2.0
What's not so great: Web page text while scrolling through pages.
While scrolling through web pages, this monitor outlines the page's text in a bright green color. When you stop scrolling the green outline goes away.
This causes a flashing effect when you scroll web pages, constantly going from green outlined text to normal text.
Returned to Best Buy and purchased another brand monitor. The new monitor displays web text while scrolling normally as expected.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-2points
1out of 4found this review helpful.
Review 12 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

good view

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: sileeboy
from Canyon Country
on 11/23/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Image Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: good enough
What's not so great: nothing
it is crisp and clear. big enough to see everything
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 13 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Great HD Controls are Diffucult Sound Bad

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: getyourwebonCom
from venice,fl
on 08/24/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Image Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: HD and Color
What's not so great: Sound and controls
The HD and VGA are Great, couldn't ask for more. The push button controls are difficult to use and playing sound through the monitor sounds like a tin can placed in a tin can in a concert hall. The sound is terrible unless I dont have it set up right but how hard can that be?
I would recommend this to a friend!
-2points
3out of 8found this review helpful.
Review 14 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Love it.

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: rcorbell
from rowlett, tx
on 08/24/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Image Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Love it, very nice product and very user friendly.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-2points
3out of 8found this review helpful.
Review 15 for Gateway 20" LCD-LED Monitor

Great Monitor

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: DH1438
from Hartford, CT
on 08/11/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Image Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: Good price, great colors and image quality
What's not so great: The blinking light takes some getting use to
I replaced an old Gateway monitor with this one and it is great. I had looked at a new Gateway monitor several months ago but it had a very bad glare to it. I did not buy that one since all I could see in the monitor was myself. This one has a non glare screen and the colors and image quality are excellent. The only thing I don't like about it is that it, when off or in sleep mode, has a white blinking light. This light (which is the on/off switch) is under the bottom in the middle of the screen. It reflects off of the shiny base. So you either turn off the monitor or get use to the blinking. I wish it just changed colors - green on, yellow off, like the old monitor. I know this is a small thing but the blinking does take some getting use to.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+14points
14out of 14found this review helpful.