24" ACER G245HQ

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anyone got one these ? cant find a lot of info on this monitor,im looking to buy a new one in the next week and this looks ideal on paper at least 2ms response time and 120hz refresh rate.any thoughts on this or similar monitors would be great oh and have to around the 130-150 mark:D
 
There don't seem to be many reviews for that monitor (at least not in english) and IIRC it did have some reported issues with backlight bleeding, but if you can get a new one for sub-£150 then it's a pretty good deal (plus so long as you buy from a reputable store you can return it via DSR for a full refund if you aren't happy with it).

Here is a review of the monitor on Digitalversus - but you have to take their reviews with a pinch of salt.
 
thanks for that :D if i got this monitor it would be local pick up from a store for £134 the viewing angles seems to be my only concern with it being a tn panel is there any that overclockers are selling that you would reccomend ?
 
Yea, TN panels do have issues with viewing angles, but tbh if you want a monitor with good viewing angles and can handle motion well (like in games) then you need to spend a lot more and go for something like this 23in E-IPS panel ASUS (or the Dell U2312HM for £200).

Here is a good user review of the Acer 120Hz, there do seem to be some issues with ghosting when using the 120Hz mode.
 
Ah, so the one on offer is called the GN245HQ?

Please bear in mind that there is an Acer monitor that looks a lot like that one you linked to with the ACER product code "ET.UG5HE.019" and it is also advertised as "G245" - this particular monitor is rather cheap, but it isn't 120Hz, just 60Hz.

Not the best product naming policy by ACER tbh.
 
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cmndr_andi said:
Ah, so the one on offer is called the GN245HQ?

Please bear in mind that there is an Acer monitor that looks a lot like that one you linked to with the ACER product code "ET.UG5HE.019" and it is also advertised as "G245" - this particular monitor is rather cheap, but it isn't 120Hz, just 60Hz.

Not the best product naming policy by ACER tbh.
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sorry think im getting confused now lol :(they are both 120hz monitors the first one you linked was the first monitor the one i linked is the newer 120hz monitor from what i can see the only differance between the two is the way the they do 3d :confused:
 
Aye, the first one I linked to and the one you linked to are both 120Hz monitors. However, I'm just trying to establish which exact monitor you have seen in a shop for £136 (a very low price for a 120Hz monitor) as there are Acer monitors that look practically identical to the 120Hz ones we have mentioned, but can only do 60Hz and are around that price elsewhere online. Do you know what the full product code or manufacturer code of the monitor you have found is?

For example, that Black 60Hz monitor I mention in post#6 is called a "G245HQtbid" and "G245HQbid" is various places, as well as "G245". Which seems rather misleading, a monitor called exactly "GD245HQ" is a very different monitor and supports 120Hz.
 
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i thinks its the qbid model and having just checked on the acer website its listed as 100hz :confused: just get more confusing by the minute lol im close to just forgetting about a acer product altogether :D its also listed on acer website as 284.99 so i could be letting a bargain slip during all this confusion,maybe the shop has got confused too and put wrong price on it
 
Are you absolutely certain it is the GD245HQbid? As in your OP you said it was the G245HQ(bid).

I realise now that with my first few posts I made the same mistake, as that digitalversus link I first posted is also to the "GD" one, sorry about that.
 
yea i have the info in front of me from shop where i got him to jot down some info on monitors down with prices he had to scan the 3d acer one to get price and it came up as 134.99
 
Ok, if you are certain that it is the GD245HQ(bid), not the G245HQ(bid) then you are onto a winner. I would also double check with the monitor packaging before you hand over your cash just to be sure.

As if it is just the 60Hz G245HQ then it isn't much of a deal, since you can get this nice Iiyama 24in for £126 this week on OCUK.
 
Right ill pop back tommorow and if it is priced up wrong ill snap his hand off and post back and if its not that one you linked on overclockers looks like a nice screen for the money :D
 
well i went back to shop today and it was priced up wrong still the little devil on my left shoulder was shouting just get it and run ;) but the angel on my right shoulder was saying do the right thing and get them to double check the price so they realise the mistake in price :mad: anyhoo to cut the storey short i just couldnt do it the guilt was to much,yes i could have got a bargain and the shop would have lost money but if i hadnt pointed it out there could have been another ten or twenty ppl after me who might of done the same which could have lost this small local business a lot of money and maybe someone a job so im happy knowing i did the right thing.
 
cmndr_andi said:
Fair enough, good on you :)

Will you be going for that 24in Iiyama instead?
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i have to say its very tempting :D think ill do a bit more research,im after a new monitor but i need a gpu also so i put 300 to one side for that and left max 150 for a monitor.What i was thinking was get a cheap monitor like the iiyama then in august when ill have some birthday cash and will go for somthing like the benq xl2420t or similar.
 
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