Acer G24. Expected release date and performance?

elitetrick · 12 Aug 2008 at 18:51

Anybody know when this is being released?

Also will it be as amazing as all the exclamation marks make out?

- Viewing Angle (H/V): 160°/ 160° (TN Panel + Crystalbrite)

i was under the impression TN panels are rubbish compared to VA panels??

My current set up is xbox360 through hdmi on a 32" LG6000 scarlet, with working and pc gaming on dual 17" samsung syncmaster 730bf.

Basically will i notice a performance increase in either xbox 360 gaming or pc gaming? and is it worth getting?

I know 24" screen is less working area than 2 17's but is it still easy to have several documents viewable at the same time if you use ultramon?

Cheers in advance for any help or info.

philjohn · 13 Aug 2008 at 00:24

elitetrick said:
Also will it be as amazing as all the exclamation marks make out?

No, it's a TN and the quoted "impressive" contrast ratio is dynamic and hence of no use whatsoever. It's also an Acer, so double marks against it there (had a nightmare experience with the Acer warranty department about 2 years ago, 12 weeks to not repair a monitor - and this was perfectly acceptable according to them).

Steeps · 13 Aug 2008 at 06:44

philjohn said:
No, it's a TN and the quoted "impressive" contrast ratio is dynamic and hence of no use whatsoever. It's also an Acer, so double marks against it there (had a nightmare experience with the Acer warranty department about 2 years ago, 12 weeks to not repair a monitor - and this was perfectly acceptable according to them).

12 weeks? yeah my lappy has been in for 8 "repairs" totalling over 4 months and they still won't replace the thing, comes back each time with a foot missing, now we're onto plastic covers. Stay away from Acer

N19h7m4r3 · 13 Aug 2008 at 09:49

I and my gf both have new Acer monitors. The P24 series ones. They are amazing performers. Far better than my previous BenQ's.

Just because their old monitors were pants doesn't mean all of them are.

I've had mine since it's release last year and it's a brilliant screen.

Also look up any reviews on the P243WD monitors and every review says they're quite good.

I can't say much on the new G24, but it seems basically the same as the PW series.

I just don't like that orange plastic on the G24.

philjohn · 13 Aug 2008 at 10:40

Acer make budget, bottom of the range junk IMHO. That's backed up by a substandard warranty service the can leave you hanging without a monitor/laptop for months on ends. 3 months, and they sent the monitor back as "repaired", a week later? Poof...the same fault.

They wouldn't even extend the warranty period to compensate for the time taken to repair as a gesture of goodwill. Didn't matter in the end as I was able to argue a full refund from the retailer under the sales of goods act.