Acer P243W

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Anyone seen this monitor?

24" with 2ms response and DVI input, can be had for £290.

I have been looking at 22" monitors but I could maybe push to this kind of money to get the higher res.

I do sit quite close though, currently on a 19" CRT running 1600x1200 for desktop but much lower in games as I only have a X1950pro 512mb.

I play a few FPS games, just got COD4 and looking to get Crysis this week too.

I'd like a new monitor before xmas if I can save up.
 
Ive been searching for info or reviews on this screen for a week or two but cant find much on it at all. Acer's website isn't much help either. Its a really nice looking monitor surprisingly for a 24" from Acer

At £290 approx and also by the stated viewing angles you'd expect it to be a TN panel, but I reckon at that price its definitely worth a good look, as long as the reviews are favourable of course.
 
I dont think its released til 26/11/2007 so look out for reviews then.

I'm gonna measure up my desk and if I have room I think I will go for one of these.
 
I found this via google earlier. Its not the most helpful of reviews but the little the guy does say isnt all that complementary. You might want to wait for a fuller review before commiting your hard earned cash. I mean its not even in stock yet so its not as if you're losing out by holding off for a while.
 
Sorry to drag up an old thread, but was wondering if anyone had any experience with this monitor, I was set on a 22inch but think I should go for the 24inch, quite liked the look of this one and its features, HDMI and HDCP, had a google but cant seem to find any decent reviews, and none in the shop review section either.
 
Mr Men said:
Sorry to drag up an old thread, but was wondering if anyone had any experience with this monitor, I was set on a 22inch but think I should go for the 24inch, quite liked the look of this one and its features, HDMI and HDCP, had a google but cant seem to find any decent reviews, and none in the shop review section either.
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No....

I've been following your 22 inch thread as I'm in the same position.

I believe this monitor is a TN panel though, if I were going for a 24inch I'd definately want a non TN panel.
 
I cancelled my order for it as it was taking ages to come into stock and I went for the OcUK Digimate 24" after Gilly went mad with the price, very pleased with it.
 
I have the 22" version of this monitor, and i have nothing but praise for it.

It has the glossy coating like the HP which seems to make colours really vivid and vibrant. Been using it for past three days and i still can't believe how much better it looks than my old Dell 17" TFT.

Came with no dead pixels, very minimum backlight bleed and in my opinion looks better than both the Samsung and HP. I'll try and find my digital camera and throw some pictures up for you.

Edit - Here's a picture of it playing Half Life 2.

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kusari said:
Just bumping this thread because I'm interested to know more about this monitor.

Anyone have any experience with it?
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I took this from an e-tailer in the states. Its comments by someone who recently purchased it. I havent posted the link as not sure on the rules regarding overseas e-tailers:

Strengths
Cheap for its size and native resolution.

Weaknesses
Weak black tones, whites often overpower visuals.
Sub-par for gaming.

Summary
Don't let the "2ms" fool you, a blur is what you will see when trying to read scrolling text on this monitor that would otherwise be seen on a CRT. This is specifically a concern for gamers:

Trying to read a player ID (in say, an MMORPG) if a person is moving is not possible unless a gigantic font is being used. But because the native resolution is so massive, that is sure never to happen. You have to wait 'til the person/name stops moving to actually percieve the text properly.

Some might say that this problem is inherent in all LCD monitors, but I say you have to witness *this particular* brand of Acer' fail' to realize just how poor the moving display is. If there's one upside about gaming and the P243, you could honestly do a lot worse than this monitor as it is difficult to find a great gaming monitor in this size range without breaking into $700+ territory.

As far as general OS use, that is fine. I do not have a Blu-ray drive but I imagine the display clarity would be acceptable for watching films in that format since the DVD display is generally good.

Another positive is that the brightness --- at least on my LCD --- is equal throughout. Also, the price for this size of monitor is excellent (I ended up getting mine even for less than the list price at the time).

Heavily hyped for the P-series is the glossy finish of its front panel. This "feature" makes no tangible difference in display quality, so do not let that sway your decision about whether to buy this monitor or another model.

In conclusion, I still "like" the Acer P243, but I'm not in love with it.

The best advice I can give is to always test drive your LCD's. Go to a store and run the same kinds of things you would on your home PC on the store models. Only that will truly ensure you wind up with the display of your dreams, instead of something that's just "passable".

This review was modfied by poster @ 12-19-07 10:16 AM
 
thats not a promising review, i was looking forward to getting this screen; but that review put me off, mainly the part about the response time. So whats better Acer P243W or the NEC AccuSync LCD24WMCX 24?? Both have the inputs i want (HDMI + DVI)
 
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