Acer UT Series UT222Q 21.5" Black 2021

The Acer UT222Q is a budget 21.5 inch touchscreen monitor with a 75Hz IPS panel and FreeSync. Its color performance is in the 1st percentile, which is rough, but the 10 point touch and 7H glass make it useful for kiosks and casual touch use. Worth it at the low end of the price range, especially if you find the CAD 370 listing in Canada.

The UT222Q runs at 75Hz with a 4ms response time and AMD FreeSync support, which puts it right around the middle of the pack for performance. That is fine for casual use and light gaming, but nobody is buying this for esports. The real story is the display itself. 250 nits is dim by modern standards, and the 72% NTSC coverage with a 6-bit panel means colors look washed out next to almost anything else on the market. Our database puts color performance in the 1st percentile, which is a polite way of saying this is one of the worst color performers we have seen. The touchscreen is the saving grace, with 10 point multi touch and a 7H hardness rating that should hold up to heavy use.

Stacked against the ASUS ROG Strix XG27AQDMG, LG UltraGear 27GX790A-B, MSI MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50, Samsung Odyssey G7 G75F, and BenQ MA270U, the UT222Q is not even playing the same game. Those are all high refresh rate gaming or color accurate displays with OLED or quantum dot panels. The Acer is a 21.5 inch touchscreen with a 75Hz IPS panel and mediocre color. The only reason to pick the Acer over any of those is the touchscreen, which none of the competitors offer. If you need touch, this is your budget option. If you need anything else, look elsewhere.

Pricing is all over the place. US listings sit between USD 219 and USD 224, which is reasonable for a touchscreen monitor. But Canadian buyers are looking at a wild spread from CAD 370 to CAD 566 across two listings. That CAD 196 gap is hard to ignore. If you are in Canada, shop around and grab the CAD 370 listing if you can find it. At the low end, this is a decent deal for a touch display. At the high end, you are paying way too much for a monitor with 1st percentile color performance.

The Acer UT222Q is a 21.5 inch 1080p IPS touchscreen monitor that tries to be a jack of all trades. It has a 10 point touch panel, a 7H scratch resistant glass surface, and a stand that tilts from 15 to 70 degrees, which is way more range than most monitors. The idea is a budget friendly touch display for Windows 10 setups, kiosks, or anyone who wants to poke their screen instead of reaching for a mouse.

But the specs tell a different story. 250 nits brightness, 72% NTSC coverage, and a 6-bit panel with Hi-FRC put this thing near the bottom of our color rankings. It lands in the 1st percentile for color, which is about as rough as it gets. The 75Hz refresh rate and FreeSync are nice touches, but this is not a gaming or creative monitor by any stretch.

Skip this if you care about color accuracy or brightness. The 1st percentile color performance and 250 nits peak brightness make it a poor choice for photo editing, video work, or even just watching movies in a bright room. Gamers should also look elsewhere, since 75Hz and 4ms response time will not keep up with the 144Hz and higher competition. If you do not need a touchscreen, there are much better standard monitors at this price.

Buy this if you specifically need a touchscreen monitor on a budget. The 10 point touch, 7H glass, and flexible tilt stand make it a solid pick for kiosks, point of sale systems, or a kid friendly family PC. It is not a gaming monitor, not a creative monitor, and not a great general purpose display either. The color performance alone disqualifies it for anyone who cares about how their screen looks.