Designed to entice PC gamers, the G24 is dressed-to-thrill in an extreme contrast of orange-black colors and sleek contours, and supports high-definition (HD) graphics for intense gaming entertainment. Partly, the problem is down to the fact that it typically requires expensive specialist kit to confirm or deny screen performance stats. If you buy a CPU advertised with a 2.5GHz operating frequency, it’s straight forward to get a reliable confirmation that the chip is behaving as promised.
But how is the average punter supposed to check that their new gaming panel is the real 2ms deal? Or that their lovely 24-incher really kicks outs 400cd/m² and has viewing angles of 178 degrees in both planes? The answer is that they can’t, monitor makers know this and they play pretty loose and free with specifications as a result. Acer has used a TN+film LCD panel, which is essentially old technology. However, image quality is surprisingly good and we saw no obvious banding in our tests. The backlight is impressively bright and even across the entire screen. Thanks to the glossy coating, colors are vibrant, and the 2ms response time means there’s no lag when playing games. Blacks were some of the best we’ve seen, even with the dynamic contrast turned off. We watched several dark movies and were impressed that the black bars at the top and bottom had no hint of grey or backlight showing through.
The downside to the glossy coating is that reflections can be a problem. They’re not too noticeable when using office applications with white backgrounds, but with dark colors you will see a clear reflection of yourself. Facing the monitor away from any windows should minimize the problem, though.
The G24 24″ wide display is the perfect companion for the Acer aspire predator extreme gaming desktop PC, with an innovative and radical design consisting of a striking copper metallic color scheme. The slanted surfaces and sharp corners, endows the G24 with a powerful, warrior-like look, while deeply carved lines on the base of the foot stand convey a rugged military look and feel. Integrate all of the panel technologies like the brilliant Crystal rite, 2ms and 50,000:1 contrast ratio enabling exciting visuals for radical gaming and multimedia applications. Supports an aspect ratio of 16:10 and features an advanced digital HDMI port with HDCP support, displaying digital HD movies, broadcasts and online media with unrivaled quality. In addition, the HDMI interface provides instant connectivity to the most popular digital devices such as DVDs, set-top boxes and HD games consoles with the G24 Acer is the first display brand to launch a monitor with the amazing dynamic contrast ratio of 50000:1. The G24 is every gamers’ dream for most of the time you have this with the Acer predator PC.
