On December 5, 2001 Acer Communications and Multimedia announced a change in name and global brand identity. The new brand is BenQ, and operates independently of Acer. BenQ has an annual output of over 3 million monitors which ranks them among the top 5 computer display manufacturers. Their LCD and CRT monitor products range from 14" to 21" (Various Viewable's). Now you know that BenQ is not some new kid on the block.