acer G257HU smidpx 25-Inch WQHD (2560 x 1440) Widescreen Monitor

I've been saving money to upgrade my 32" 720p TV even though it's still going strong for almost 4 years because: 1) It's on my desk and it takes up a lot of space 2) While 720p is easier on my graphics card, the image quality basically cancels out how easily i can max out most settings on modern games. I would say when i'm at a monitor, 1/3 of the time I'm gaming the other 2/3 are just basic web browsing and YouTube consumption. 720p on a 32 inch TV sitting less than 6 feet from it would probably make most enthusiast PC gamers either cringe or cry (or both). I knew that while the 2/3rds I spend doing non-gaming activities would benefit from a higher resolution, my GPU would choke on it. I have been eyeing this Acer monitor because of how affordable it is (get it at $279, DEFINITELY get it right now at $249) and because it's a 1440p resolution which is higher than the standard 1080p. So does paying less equal less quality? With this monitor, I think not. I will list the pros and cons briefly and go into more detail below. PROS +VERY bright (I believe it's at 80 at default which is okay in the daytime but at night it's WAY too bright and I found 45 to be a sweet spot) +IPS display (Vibrant colors at wide viewing angles, everyone needs an IPS monitor unless you are those competitive gamers who need 144 hz monitors that right now are great for multiplayer games but have terrible colors and poor viewing angles) +Very affordable (A lot of high end 1080p monitors are around this price and while most are around $150-$200, I feel it's worth extra to go to 1440p especially if you do more web browsing than gaming) NEUTRAL Quality (My monitor came with absolutely NO dead pixels and very faint backlight bleed common for IPS displays, I guess I won the monitor lottery. This WILL vary, but my experience was positive however I will leave this as a neutral as not all panels are made the same. Mine was made in April of this yer.) CONS -Very flimsy stand (Yes the other reviewers are right, the stand is quite bad. When you try to adjust the vertical height of the monitor it WILL shake. You can't adjust it horizontally nor can you turn it sideways like the Dell Ultrasharp's. It is easy to install the stand though.) -NO vesa mounts (Ties into the flimsy stand because you're stuck with that stand. Some people will find a lack of vesa mounts to be a nonstarter. For me, I can live with a flimsy stand when everything else about this monitor is a solid A.) In the box it comes with a DVI cable and an HDMI cable but not a display port cable. Something to note. So if you're not a gamer, the rest of this review you can skip. I will say to buy this monitor if you aren't a gamer because of the affordability, and the great display at 1440p resolution. Now, for the gamers: The higher the resolution the more your FPS is decreased. If you absolutely MUST have a solid 60fps experience, you will need at least a GTX 970 or a R9 290x if you're okay with dialing down some key settings like AA and shadows for 60fps or a GTX 980 ti or what AMD is going to release on July 16th at E3 if you want to have your cake and eat it too (max everything AND solid/above 60fps). I have a AMD R9 270, which is definitely on the lower end of the GPU spectrum so how does it fare at 1440p? Playing a demanding game like The Witcher 3, I can max out some settings, dial down the foliage distance (huge FPS eater) and get rid of Hairworks (even bigger for AMD AND Nvidia cards) and I can get a solid 30fps. It's not 60, but if you're of the graphics > FPS affinity, you can definitely use a lower end GPU at 1440p like the R9 270, 280 and for NVIDIA the 960. It's up to you what you want more of, but what is not disputable is just how much of a steal this monitor is and it WILL make your games look like you're actually in them, I stared at The Witcher 3 for almost 10 minutes just because how gorgeous it looks and why IPS monitors are always superior to other panels. 1440p is not as big of a jump as 4K, but it IS a big improvement over 1080p. The question is: do you need a new graphics card or not?

The Acer G257HU smidpx 25" IPS display is the first IPS panel I've ever owned, so after doing research and reading customer reviews I was naturally a bit freaked out about things like "IPS glow" and "slow response times" and other such things since I've owned only LCD monitors with CCFL and LED backlit TN panels in the past. However, it's been over a week since I've owned this display, and from the moment I plugged it in and turned it on I realized that all the worry was for absolutely nothing. I will be buying IPS panels from this point forward. PROS: -The color reproduction is wonderful. True 8-bit color depth per pixel. Colors appear vibrant, yet remain natural looking. -Contrast is excellent. When the screen is filled with highlights, mid-tones and shadows - the highlights appear bright, and the darks appear dark. Nothing is washed out -The screen can get very, very bright. Excellent for brightly lit rooms. Can be set to much lower brightness levels if you require - without losing any contrast or color value. -2560x1440 resolution is perfect for a monitor size such as this (25"). An inch smaller might make for text that is too small to read (at standard PPI settings). An inch larger might make for a PPI value that's not quite as sharp. At 25", however, the pixel density is great. -Has DisplayPort, HDMI and dual link DVI input connectors. Automatically displays at native 2560x1440 resolution via DisplayPort and DL DVI connections with zero hassle. I have not tested the HDMI connection yet, but I imagine it will have no issues. -Built in speakers. I've tested the speakers with the sound pumped through the DIsplayPort cable, and it works fine. I consider built-in speakers to simply be a "plus" for flat panel displays, so I could never rate a display based on the quality of its built-in speakers. Built-in speakers are a simple nonessential convenience for me for when I'm, say, in-between audio systems and I absolutely need to hear something on a whim. -Tons of options in the monitor OSD. Controls include: brightness, contrast, blue-light adjustment (eyeball saver technology, basically), color temp selection, saturation and hue control for RGB, as well as CMYK, gamma selection (2.2 or 1.8), sRGB mode, "super sharpness" (don't use that lol), image scaling settings (for non-native resolution input), full DDC/CI functionality, auto-contrast options, and more. -And yes, this monitor has OVERDRIVE support for any interested. CONS: -None to speak of, honestly. OTHER THOUGHTS: -If you're looking for excellent audio quality, then you must be lost. Because this is the FLAT PANEL DISPLAY section of the building. Do yourself a favor and find your way to the nearest exit and ask someone for directions to the AUDIO EQUIPMENT section, because quality audio can be found there, where it belongs. -IPS glow, which is inherent to most IPS displays, might bug some. It's only sort of visible when the monitor backlight is on and there is nothing being displayed on the screen, or in pitch black game/movie scenes. It's really TRULY only visible, though, if you're actively up and moving from side to side during the previously mentioned pitch black scenes - but the colors aren't affected at all. They remain perfect no matter the angle you're at. In most situations, however, there is no IPS glow. Like I said, I was freaked out about IPS glow before I bought this, but it simply sounds a lot scarier than it actually is. It's basically a non-issue. -Don't mistake IPS glow for "light bleed", as I've seen some do here in the reviews. There is no backlight bleed here. -The stand is your typical, proprietary sort of situation. It only allows for tilt backward or forward; no swivel or height adjustments. This is typical of the majority of flat panel displays out there. This can't be considered a negative, however, because the stand adjustment capabilities are clearly noted in the product descriptions here and on the manufacturer website. For those interested - you CAN buy an adapter for Acer monitors (this model included) that gives the monitor VESA mount style capabilities. It runs for about $30 from what I've seen. -Mine was a refurbished model. I saved a good amount of money, and got an item that is perfectly equal to brand new. Came in factory box, sealed with factory protective materials, included all the accessories it was supposed to: stand, DVI and HDMI cables, power brick and cord, printed documents. -Has zero dead/stuck pixels.

No encontré otro monitor QHD que saliera tan barato y bueno como este. Tiene muy buena calidad de imagen, se siente amplio sin llegar a parecer demasiado grande y es estéticamente agradable. El borde es bastante pequeño y prácticamente no se nota cuando se está usando. Incluye cables DisplayPort, VGA y HDMI y tiene bocinas integradas. El único punto en contra que le veo es que la base incluida no es ajustable más que en inclinación vertical ni tiene agujeros para montarse en una base VESA. Yo puse el mio sobre unos libros para ajustar la altura y con eso estoy feliz. Por el precio nada le gana.

Anteriormente usaba un monitor de 24" FHD, pero el cambio a un WQHD y una pulgada más se ha notado considerablemente. PROS: El color es profundo y muy personalizable. El modo sRGB me ha dejado muy satisfecho para la edición de fotografías y el desempeño con videojuegos es muy bueno aún a 60 Hz. El diseño es elegante y la combinación de gris y negro le da un plus. El sonido no es espectacular, pero es bueno para escuchar tonos de voz. Yo envío la música a un sistema de sonido y dejo las notificaciones del sistema y todo lo demás a las bocinas del monitor. La movilidad es suficiente para un monitor de sobremesa, principalmente porque lo tengo como mi monitor principal. CONTRAS: Tiene fugas de luz muy leves, pero con la configuración correcta son imperceptibles. Los botones de configuración son muy incómodos y algo rígidos.

This is probably one of the cheapest high quality 1440p monitors out there. Thin bezels make the screen look bigger than regular monitors. Color really pops out and looks stunning, even during gaming especially with the 6ms refresh rates, even fast games look great. It's a fairly bright monitor, I have to keep mine at about 45 and even then plenty brightness. The stand is non-adjustable, so that's about the only downsides about it, however, if your table is slightly higher than your seating arrangement, you should have no problems with the way it is out of the box. You get great performance at a budget. Also, comes with every type of cable it supports.

Si estas esperando el mejor monito 1440p no lo vas a encontrar aqui, PERO este sin duda es un gran monitor por el precio que tiene, yo tengo alrededor de dos años con el y me ha servido genial tanto para cosas de la pc como para jugar, Tiene unos colores muy vivos y nitidos y a pesar de ser de 25" si se nota y bastante la diferncia entre 1080p y 1440p, Solo compralo si tienes una tarjeta de video potente si no mejor quedarse con resolucion mas baja pero estable. Lo peor que tiene: -Tiene un poco de sangrado de luz en la parte de abajo nada terrible pero se nota, yo ya me acostubre y no lo noto. -La base es mala la verdad, baila mucho si no esta en un lugar estable, hubo un temblor hace un mes yo lo tenia sobre una base de madera para aumentar la altura y se fue de nariz sobre mi escritorio pero es resistente y no le paso nada. -Los botones para cambiarle la configuracion son algo duros y tienen poca sensibilidad, la verdad el boton de apagado es malo y lo tengo que precionar aveces dos o tres veces para que se apague. -La bocina que tiene integrada es de mala calidad el sonido no es el pero pero esta bien pero de todas formas si vas a jugar a 1440p lo mas probable es que tengas unas bocinas decentes para acompañar la tarjeta de video. Lo Mejor: -Es barato -Tiene una Gran Imagen y colores, y ni un pixel muerto, Disfruto bastante los juegos en el aunque no es para juegos competitivos, ya que el maximo de frames es 60 sin capacidad de overclock. -Es barato Y es barato, se que tiene mas contras pero este monitor tiene algo que me agrada ademas del precio tiene muy buena apareincia no tiene marco lo cual lo hace ver muy elegante y no me ha dado problemas en todo el tiempo que llevo usandoslo (2 años)

Un monitor de excelente calidad, la resolución de 2k en relación a su precio es increíble, una rápida respuesta de 4ms, colores, brillo y contraste lucen impresionantes, si son jugadores ocasionales y entusiastas será una inmejorable opción sin dejar vacía su cartera. Un gesto muy agradable de Acer es que te integra todos los cables para tener la mejor conectividad y al igual que el monitor son de excelente calidad.