* Acer 23.6" 120Hz 3D Monitor Available to Pre-Order *

Slackworth · 9 Dec 2009 at 16:53

*** *** Acer GD245HQ 23.6" 120Hz 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor (ET.UG5HE.004) @ £299.99 inc VAT *** ***

The Aspire GD245HQ 3D monitor is engineered for the graphics-intensive, win-or-lose moments of today's leading high-definition 3D games. The radical design, ultra-high performance and immersive 3D visuals take gaming to the next dimension. The brilliant 23.6" widescreen displays true HD quality at a vivid 1920x1080 resolution. Intense, fast-action playback is perfectly smooth with a 120Hz refresh rate and 2ms response time, giving you the ultimate gaming experience. The HDMI and DVI interfaces provide advanced connectivity to the latest graphics cards and digital video sources.

- Screen Size: 23.6" Widescreen
- Resolution: 1920x1080
- Contrast Ratio: 80000:1
- Brightness: 300cd/m²
- Response Time: 2ms
- Viewing Angles (H/V): 170°/160°
- Colours: 16.7 Million
- Inputs: 1x Analogue, 1x DVI-D & 1x HDMI
- VESA Compliant
- Dimensions: 574.8mm x 417.8mm x 194.4mm
- Weight: 5.8kg
- Warranty: 2 Years

Only £299.99 inc VAT.

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alex24 · 9 Dec 2009 at 16:56

Great to finally see some larger 120Hz panels, and the price isn't so horrific either. Only thing I'm wondering is, why that awful stand and why only a two year warranty? I thought 3 years was the norm when it came to monitors.

CreAtiv3 · 9 Dec 2009 at 17:01

Agreed, if the stand was all black too it would increase the appeal.

Is there a rough ETA?

Slackworth · 9 Dec 2009 at 17:52

alexhull24 said:
Great to finally see some larger 120Hz panels, and the price isn't so horrific either. Only thing I'm wondering is, why that awful stand and why only a two year warranty? I thought 3 years was the norm when it came to monitors.

Acer do have some strange ideas. Orange is a 'Gamer' colour apparantly. Acer have never bothered with 3 years as part of offering a cheaper solution.

CreAtiv3 said:
Agreed, if the stand was all black too it would increase the appeal.

Is there a rough ETA?

Possible chance we could see some before Christmas.

Braka · 9 Dec 2009 at 18:15

really nice spec on that , liking the 2ms and near enough 24inch + hdmi look very nice

bobert50 · 10 Dec 2009 at 00:35

Braka said:
really nice spec on that , liking the 2ms and near enough 24inch + hdmi look very nice

The 2ms bit is irrelevent really. The 120hz part makes it massively better than the old 2ms 60hz'ers for response

bobert50 · 10 Dec 2009 at 00:36

Slackworth said:
Possible chance we could see some before Christmas.

Mind if i ask how possible?

The big question with these will be whether they carry any/much input lag. It'll really be the make or break imo.

ShaolinDreams · 10 Dec 2009 at 02:37

I think i'll be impulsive and get it

goodl · 10 Dec 2009 at 11:56

any eta?

Chronictank · 10 Dec 2009 at 12:49

this thing looks too good to be true :S, whats the catch ?

TUNSTALL_NICK · 10 Dec 2009 at 13:07

can we have them with a black stand as standard?

bobert50 · 10 Dec 2009 at 13:48

Chronictank said:
this thing looks too good to be true :S, whats the catch ?

Its acer, who have never made a top spec monitor ever

I quite like my acer laptop though

kidkhaos · 10 Dec 2009 at 14:36

Can hdmi handle 120fps at 1920x1080p :confused:

. Also can't see many nvidia gfx combination that would give a smooth 120fps and that res... well cant speak about fermi

Chronictank · 10 Dec 2009 at 17:11

It's more for older games i guess and future proofing

You think this will turn up early January?

bobert50 said:
Its acer, who have never made a top spec monitor ever

Acer G24 was pretty good

alex24 · 10 Dec 2009 at 17:47

Chronictank said:
Acer G24 was pretty good

Really? I thought they suffered from bad backlight bleeding as well as looking hideous and being overpriced. Perhaps it's just me... :rolleyes:

Chronictank · 10 Dec 2009 at 17:51

alexhull24 said:
Really? I thought they suffered from bad backlight bleeding as well as looking hideous and being overpriced. Perhaps it's just me...

Expensive yes, but most reviews seemed to think it was pretty solid on the whole

alex24 · 10 Dec 2009 at 17:54

Chronictank said:
Expensive yes, but most reviews seemed to think it was pretty solid on the whole

There's a difference between 'top spec' and 'pretty solid' though. That's my point.

Anyway, this isn't strictly related, this 120Hz panel might actually be pretty good.

Chronictank · 10 Dec 2009 at 17:55

ah i see what you mean, i find it worrying they haven't yet sent out the evals tho to magazines and such as i can't find any reviews :confused:

ShaolinDreams · 10 Dec 2009 at 21:21

alexhull24 said:
Really? I thought they suffered from bad backlight bleeding as well as looking hideous and being overpriced. Perhaps it's just me...

you're right about the bad backlight bleed, you're completely wrong about the hideousness and you're sort of right about it being overpriced (considering its flaws). you also forgot to mention fairly bad viewing angles. I've had it for quite some time now and with all its faults i still enjoy it.

Lets hope Acer have fixed the backlight bleed problems at least with this new 120hz screen. Need to see some reviews of it first before i jump in this time :rolleyes:

Delbert · 10 Dec 2009 at 21:28

looks to be a great monitor.... hopefully more manufacturers will follow.
a lot of sites say Feb '10 arrival though.

***** Acer 23.6" 120Hz 3D Monitor Available to Pre-Order *****

* Acer 23.6" 120Hz 3D Monitor Available to Pre-Order *