Monday, March 16th 2015
Acer Releases the H257HU 25-Inch WQHD Monitor
Acer America has announced that its Acer H257HU monitor with a brilliant WQHD resolution and a stunning zero-frame design is now available for customers in the United States. This premium display's high WQHD (2560x1440) resolution shows four times more detail than HD, offering a high-caliber visual experience for viewing movies, games and more.
Progressive styling features a beautifully-crafted brushed metal, diamond cut stand and a slim, aluminum front bezel. The zero-frame design maximizes screen real estate and provides a more seamless viewing experience for multi-monitor setups. Thanks to the IPS screen, the Acer H257HU delivers clear and bright 178-degree wide viewing angles horizontally and vertically.
Further complementing the brilliant visuals and stunning design is first-class audio technology. Built-in DTS Sound heightens loudness without escalating distortion as well as boosting both bass performance and vocal clarity. Plus, Acer True Harmony fine-tunes and improves the frequency balance to deepen the impact of movies, games and music with improved bass and multidimensional sound.
"First class in form and function, I highly recommend that customers looking for a premium display consider the Acer H257HU," said Ronald Lau, Acer America business manager. "Its delivery of ultra-sharp and smooth imagery is sure to please graphic designers and photographers, while its dynamic audio performance is a significant benefit for movie buffs and gamers."
Comfortable Viewing
Acer EyeProtect technology incorporates several features that make prolonged usage by heavy users such as programmers, writers and graphic designers as comfortable as possible. These include: Acer Flickerless technology to help eliminate screen flickering through a stable supply of power; Acer low dimming technology for lowering the brightness setting to reduce eye fatigue; and Acer ComfyView to limit reflections from ambient light sources on the non-glare display panel.
Built-in 100 percent sRGB color gamut technology provides the high caliber of color accuracy and color space reproduction required by design professionals and visual enthusiasts. In addition, 6-axis color adjustment enables them to easily adjust color, color temperature and saturation.
The provision of 16.7 million colors, a native contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a 350 cd/m2 nits brightness contribute to the delivery of exceptionally vibrant, detailed and high-quality imagery. The Acer H257HU also has a quick 4ms response time and a super sharpness setting option to optimize image quality.
Connectivity options include a very fast HDMI 2.0 port, DVI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Mini DisplayPort. HDMI 2.0 connectivity increases bandwidth up to 18Gbps to transfer 4K or high resolution contents at 60fps or four times the clarity of 1080p at 60fps for even more powerful audio and visuals.
Eco-Conscious Design
Mercury-free and LED-backlit, the H257HU reduces energy costs by consuming less power than standard CCFL-backlit displays. ENERGY STAR 6.0 qualified, it adheres to strict environmental and performance standards.
Pricing and Availability
The Acer H257HU is available now at leading online retailers in the United States with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $369.99.
Progressive styling features a beautifully-crafted brushed metal, diamond cut stand and a slim, aluminum front bezel. The zero-frame design maximizes screen real estate and provides a more seamless viewing experience for multi-monitor setups. Thanks to the IPS screen, the Acer H257HU delivers clear and bright 178-degree wide viewing angles horizontally and vertically.
"First class in form and function, I highly recommend that customers looking for a premium display consider the Acer H257HU," said Ronald Lau, Acer America business manager. "Its delivery of ultra-sharp and smooth imagery is sure to please graphic designers and photographers, while its dynamic audio performance is a significant benefit for movie buffs and gamers."
Comfortable Viewing
Acer EyeProtect technology incorporates several features that make prolonged usage by heavy users such as programmers, writers and graphic designers as comfortable as possible. These include: Acer Flickerless technology to help eliminate screen flickering through a stable supply of power; Acer low dimming technology for lowering the brightness setting to reduce eye fatigue; and Acer ComfyView to limit reflections from ambient light sources on the non-glare display panel.
Built-in 100 percent sRGB color gamut technology provides the high caliber of color accuracy and color space reproduction required by design professionals and visual enthusiasts. In addition, 6-axis color adjustment enables them to easily adjust color, color temperature and saturation.
The provision of 16.7 million colors, a native contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a 350 cd/m2 nits brightness contribute to the delivery of exceptionally vibrant, detailed and high-quality imagery. The Acer H257HU also has a quick 4ms response time and a super sharpness setting option to optimize image quality.
Connectivity options include a very fast HDMI 2.0 port, DVI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Mini DisplayPort. HDMI 2.0 connectivity increases bandwidth up to 18Gbps to transfer 4K or high resolution contents at 60fps or four times the clarity of 1080p at 60fps for even more powerful audio and visuals.
Eco-Conscious Design
Mercury-free and LED-backlit, the H257HU reduces energy costs by consuming less power than standard CCFL-backlit displays. ENERGY STAR 6.0 qualified, it adheres to strict environmental and performance standards.
Pricing and Availability
The Acer H257HU is available now at leading online retailers in the United States with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $369.99.
19 Comments on Acer Releases the H257HU 25-Inch WQHD Monitor
diamond cut stand = regular CNC machine milling bit
a slim, aluminum front bezel ≠ zero-frame design = slim-frame design
Notwithstanding these PR criticisms, the specs, IPS!, connections (all of VGA, DVI, DP, HDMI), and price seem good.
Why would you prefer a shitty obsolete 2560 x 1440 25 inch monitor instead of state-of-the-art, progressive, good 4K 27 inch one?
Stupidity is beyond me, seriously. :rolleyes:
Even still, I'd be more interested in a 1440p IPS @ 120hz without having to gamble on a Korean overclocked panel.
It's not just the cost of the 4K monitor. It's also the cost of buying enough GPUs to run it right now. Both of these impediments will lessen over the years but it won't happen fast.
The image quality is nothing serious.How many times do I need to repeat to you that 4K ISNOT about running your favourite games with high FPS?!
4K is and will always be about industry-leading, state-of-the art image quality and experience.
Fuck this shit, 120 Hz and other tralala. :rolleyes:
I'm all for the better image quality and graphics. The performance payoff is just too much currently.
you are on the wrong forum if you want to preach to the choir on the direction of the industry when it comes to 4k and other screen resolutions.
BUT for sub-30" monitors, 4K brings more headache than joy when used for productivity. Most software out there do not have proper DPI scaling support (e.g. Adobe Photoshop). Trying to work on a 24" or 27" 4K monitor for extended period means you will need to get your eyesight checked on a monthly basis.
As for your graphics card: older games will run just fine. New and/or unoptimized games might be a problem though. I haven't tried 1080p scaling on it if need to drop the resolution for those games.