Just picked one up, decent price for 27 inch monitor in FHD. Has speakers built-in and generally positive reviews on the net. Price seems mixed online, ebuyer also stocking at same price. Others charging up to £200.
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djnaff
12 Sep 17#1
Does this have a display port specs say d-Sub, HDMI, vGA.
seanz25 to djnaff
12 Sep 17#2
According to the Amazon listing for the same item, yes. But don't shoot the messenger.
GlesgaNed
12 Sep 17#3
All FreeSync compatible monitors have DP.
malachi
12 Sep 17#4
Hot, even for 1080p because it's freesync.
joe_shmoe to malachi
14 Sep 17#32
Freesync is FREE, Dude. It is even being added to new televisions at no cost for future playstation tech,and A.M.D. gpu's, of course.
malachi to joe_shmoe
14 Sep 17#34
Not necessarily, my Freesync monitor still costs £80 than the non freesync model.
guilbert53
12 Sep 17#5
Is it the GF7 or the GF6?
The text underneath on the Argos page says GF6 (and the image above from Amazon also says GF6)
EndlessWaves to guilbert53
12 Sep 17#6
Is there such a thing as the GF7? Acer's website only lists the GF6: acer.com/ac/…tor
That's incorrect, there are several Freesync over HDMI models that don't have displayport, such as the Dell S2418HN.
Assuming this is the GF276 then it has DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA, although Acer's website doesn't specify whether Freesync works over HDMI or DisplayPort.
captainchaos77
12 Sep 17#7
Bought it yesterday - yes it has displayport. Taking it back though - too big a brightness difference between top and bottom of screen for me - and fuzzy text at bottom of screen. Could just have been unlucky I suppose.
acj7744
12 Sep 17#8
Can anyone tell me if this will be suitable. I want to connect to my laptop when at home for work purposes but also play some Xbox. Is this good enough or is it worth getting an IPS panel?
Leery24 to acj7744
12 Sep 17#10
I bought this the other day for use with my PS4. Looks really good. Only downside is lack of internal speakers so you may need a hdmi splitter or headset for sound.
colsey85 to Leery24
12 Sep 17#12
Looks like argos have the spec wrong then as they say it has internal speakers, no one else says it does so I guess argos have it wrong again, no shock there.
optimus_
12 Sep 17#9
Can anyone tell me which is better this monitor or TV for the kitchen, only for streaming purposes via a firestick??
Leery24 to optimus_
12 Sep 17#11
If it's just for watching videos I would recommend a tv over this as an ips display or an oled one offers much more accurate colours.
seanz25
12 Sep 17#13
Opened it tonight. It has built in speakers.
xstrio
12 Sep 17#14
just bought this today, it does have built in speakers, but they are rubbish, it has display port, I'm very impressed with the screen and enjoying pubg on it this evening
Leery24 to xstrio
15 Sep 17#38
Perhaps mine is faulty the. Did you have to do anything or did they just work. I thought it was strange it had volume control but no speakers.
Urizen2003
12 Sep 17#15
None anywhere near to me unfortunately! Or for Home Delivery!
BigPro
12 Sep 17#16
Who actually uses the speakers fitted in monitors though? No one. They should not include speakers on monitors unless they are high quality beasts - otherwise it is just a waste of time and money.
Surely you want some decent size speakers for playing your music and games.
soldierboy001 to BigPro
14 Sep 17#35
Speakers are not just for music.
Martyn334
12 Sep 17#17
to big for such low res... wouldn't recommend.
EndlessWaves to Martyn334
12 Sep 17#20
That's entirely dependant on viewing distance and will vary from desk to desk.
tomwoodhouse to Martyn334
13 Sep 17#21
What a stupid comment. You realise there are people with 50" 720p and 1080p TVs that will display an image plenty clear, yet this 24" monitor is not high res enough. LOL
Martyn334 to tomwoodhouse
13 Sep 17#29
And you sit 1 foot Way from your 50"? Must look good
tomwoodhouse to Martyn334
14 Sep 17#33
If you sit about half a meter away it will look fine. I think half a meter is a pretty common distance, unless you sit with your face an inch from the screen
agentjont
12 Sep 17#18
I got this from Argos. Didn’t realise this as a new post! It’s great with my PS4. I use a hdmi audio splitter to link to my speakers and subwoofer. Probably going to wall mount it! Line out audio would have been nice but I guess it’s ideally for a low spec gaming PC where the pc has audio out.
genericjim101
12 Sep 17#19
Every panel that has a deal going is either TN, or 1080p at over 24 inches!
kjfrazer
13 Sep 17#22
Didn't realise this was such a hot deal - bought one last week and never thought to post it here.
Works great on my Xbox One. Not bothered about speakers as I use earphones plugged into the controller. It has "game modes" for auto adjusting the settings depending on which type of game you're playing, which saved fussing about with contrast etc.
anuruddha
13 Sep 17#23
Overall which which has the better picture quality and performance. Acer gf27 or Samsung C24F390 24 Inch LED Curved Monitor. It's currently price at £129.99 in argos. :wink:
As far as I know acer monitor has old TN panel and Samsung one has LED VS panel. :thumbsup:
Gorskar
13 Sep 17#24
Why are there never any deals on g-sync monitors? A 27" 1440p g-sync monitor always seems to be the wrong side of £500 whenever I check...
EndlessWaves to Gorskar
13 Sep 17#28
G-sync monitors require specific Nvidia hardware, while Adaptive Sync/'Freesync' is part of the DisplayPort standard so it's being implemented in standard monitor electronics.
I've either not had enough coffee, or too much :smile:
Xenturion
13 Sep 17#30
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels - too low for the screen size.
joe_shmoe
14 Sep 17#31
1920 x 1080 is superb for 27" screen. Most 27" tv's are 720p. @ 1080p, my asus 24" ips monitor is so densely detailed I regret not buying bigger. ; I didnt because of price. Anybody thinks 27" too big for 1080p must be licking donkey balls and wearing a pointy hat in the corner..
Xenturion to joe_shmoe
14 Sep 17#36
Well. That's the bad idea to compare TV vs Monitor. TV is on some distance from you. I'm pretty sure you don't watch TV in half a meter. Try 720p quality on 53" TV. And then compare that with 4K on the same TV. Trust me, even blind will see the difference. My 24" monitor is 1080p and I think it's just the right resolution for it's size. As for me that 27" must have 2560x1440 and trust me that's a way better then 1080, I've compared. But for anybody blind - yes, 1080p on 27" is a perfect resolution.
davycrocket
15 Sep 17#37
Ordered. Bought for my son. - Doesn't have to be fancy - just has to be better than the ancient 19" Dell 4:3 monitor he's been using for gaming.
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specs say d-Sub, HDMI, vGA.
It is even being added to new televisions at no cost for future playstation tech,and A.M.D. gpu's, of course.
The text underneath on the Argos page says GF6 (and the image above from Amazon also says GF6)
acer.com/ac/…tor
That's incorrect, there are several Freesync over HDMI models that don't have displayport, such as the Dell S2418HN.
Assuming this is the GF276 then it has DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA, although Acer's website doesn't specify whether Freesync works over HDMI or DisplayPort.
Surely you want some decent size speakers for playing your music and games.
Probably going to wall mount it! Line out audio would have been nice but I guess it’s ideally for a low spec gaming PC where the pc has audio out.
Works great on my Xbox One. Not bothered about speakers as I use earphones plugged into the controller. It has "game modes" for auto adjusting the settings depending on which type of game you're playing, which saved fussing about with contrast etc.
144hzmonitors.com/rev…ew/
As far as I know acer monitor has old TN panel and Samsung one has LED VS panel. :thumbsup:
Most 27" tv's are 720p.
@ 1080p, my asus 24" ips monitor is so densely detailed I regret not buying bigger.
; I didnt because of price.
Anybody thinks 27" too big for 1080p must be licking donkey balls and wearing a pointy hat in the corner..
Try 720p quality on 53" TV. And then compare that with 4K on the same TV. Trust me, even blind will see the difference.
My 24" monitor is 1080p and I think it's just the right resolution for it's size. As for me that 27" must have 2560x1440 and trust me that's a way better then 1080, I've compared.
But for anybody blind - yes, 1080p on 27" is a perfect resolution.