Have a Acer x223w monitor and it fades to white and then fade to black. I looked at the caps and nothing look blown on both boards. When I turn on the monitor the acer pops up and no signal look fine. But when I plug Vga or Dvi in to the monitor it will show the desktop for a couple sec before fading to white then black. Tried different cords same problem. Any Idea thanks!

Check the capacitors on the power supply board. The tops should be flat, no bulging or puffing up at all. The fading to white usually indicates a failure of one or more capacitors on the board. Here is a link to a repair kit if you find blown capacitors on the board.

http://www.ccl-la.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=241

The backlight controller has failed. It can be repaired or replaced.

visit this website for technical support:www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/monitors/acer/x223w/220722

That looks like an inverter problem. If the monitor is still under warranty, contact the manufacturer (3 years for both parts and labor if purchased new). Otherwise, open up the back of the monitor and remove the shielding. Look for scorch marks, soot or leaking or bulging capacitors (look like cylinders on tripods). You could just replace the capacitors and the resistor that acted as a fuse. However, for $50-150, depending on the inverter, you can replace the entire part (unplug the wires for the backlight(s) and other connections and swap them).
You can also check the inverter by looking for the high frequency EM put out by the unit. Some high end multimeters will measure this (as will an oscilliscope). Hold the multimeter probes a fraction of an inch apart about an inch above the board (with the multimeter set to read frequency). If the inverter is good (and the frequency is reasonably close to the multimeter's range) you will see either a 1 or a value (kHz). If the inverter is bad or too far out of range, you will see a result near zero.

Once you have the monitor open, record the part number on the board with the damage, including the REV number if any. Search that part online (lcdparts.net and other sites have parts for monitors). Get the correct unit if possible. Some sites sell universal inverters and those can be used. However, you may find the controls reversed (up to lower brightness).

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells
(a backlight issue would have resulted in a slow fading of the image or the screen looking red/pink.)

Most common failures in the LCD monitors are bad capacitors (bulging top/seal or leaking) in the power supply, blown fuses, failed inverter circuits (blown fuse, shorted transistors, shorted/open transformers), bad lamps (poor solder connections or worn out lamps). You will need to open it up and inspect the inside, see example of failed ACER monitors to get some ideas what to look for: http://s807.photobucket.com/home/budm/allalbums
Post back what you see inside so we can guide you further and it will help out other people in the future also.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
http://www.badcaps.net

Hello Katherine ann, hi, the faded and blurry picture is usually caused by poor LCD panel connections, due to loose contacts and screws. This is usually poor ventilation, or factory defects. Since you mention its only 6 months old, it is still cover for warranty, call your dealer for service.

ACER X223W have no speakers build in. You must use exstra speakers or a headset.

HELLO I CAN HELP WITH YOUR ACER THE PROPLEM YOU GOT IS THAT CONDENTSATION HAS GOTTEN IN TO YOUR PC OR LAPTOP AND HAS GOT ONE OF THE CERCITS WET TRY THIS PUT YOUR PC OR LAPTOP IN TO YOUR AIRING COBORD FOR 24 HOURS AND THAT SHOULD RESOLVE YOUR SCREEN PROPLEM

Try setting the font smoothing to Clear Type.