acer LCD Monitor T272HL Mystery Part

[PC_User001]

Long story short we got some new acer LCD Monitors (Model Number: T272HL), and they work great, installation was easy. The problem is each one came with a mystery part and no one can figure out what it is. It's a piece of plastic with the number: A33c169-11-01A

Hopefully links to pictures work.

https://ibb.co/gMsrBS

https://ibb.co/isvpy7

https://ibb.co/dxEGd7

https://ibb.co/ik3nkn

 

[cryoburner]

I figured it out by watching an unboxing video. Linus Tech Tips did a video about this monitor prior to it coming out, and at first I thought he was going to just ignore the part, since he skipped over it when pointing out all the other included accessories. Then, at the very end of the video, they apparently finally determined what that piece of plastic was for, and added a clip to the end about it. It turns out, it's a little panel to cover the area where the stand is normally attached, for if you ever decide to remove the stand and use a VESA mount instead. They describe it in a bit more detail in the video. You can skip to 7:28 if you want to get right to that part...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGQjfC6nzkg