With a blazing 120 Hz refresh rate and a 23.6-inch display, Acer’s new GD235HZ LCD panel is ready to bring a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to your home, when coupled with NVIDIA’s proprietary 3D Vision system. This 3D technology support is already available from Acer on their Acer Aspire AS5738DG-6165 TriDef 3D Notebook. The Acer GD235HZ LCD will retail at approximately $400, and has an 80,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, a 1000:1 native contrast ratio, a native resolution of 1980×1080, and a 16:9 aspect ratio. Fitted with one HDMI, DVI, and VGA input each, the display also features a response time of 2 milliseconds (GTG), and a pixel pitch of 0.2715mm. The monitor also features a Kensington Lock Slot, and is available in black and orange chassis colours.
NVIDIA’s 3D Vision requires the 3D Vision Kit (retailing with active-shutter glasses and software), a 3D Vision ready monitor (120 Hz refresh rate), a compatible NVIDIA graphics card, and Windows Vista/7. With this combination, gamers can enjoy a full-stereoscopic 3D experience on hundreds of automatically-3D-transformed (done by 3D Vision software) PC games, and even a variety of movies and digital photographs. Other monitors to support NVIDIA’s 3D Vision are Acer’s GD245HQ LCD (featuring D-Sub input and will retail at approximately $475) and the 23-inch Alienware OptX™ AW2310 3D Full HD Widescreen (starting at $499, though it has a 3 millisecond response time). Both the Acer GD245HQ LCD & the Acer GD235HZ LCD displays are currently not for sale online yet, but keep your eyes peeled.
Specifications of the Acer’s GD235HZ LCD
Size / Type
23.6-inch wide-screen TFT LCD
Panel Technology / Special Feature
TN (twisted nematic)
3D-ready (3D content, 3D glasses and an appropriately equipped PC are also required to display 3D images)
Maximum Resolution
1920 x 1080
Maximum Refresh Rate
120Hz
Horizontal / Vertical Frequency
DVI: 30KHz – 140KHz / 56Hz – 120Hz
HDMI: 30KHz – 83KHz / 56Hz – 75Hz
Dynamic Contrast Ratio
80000:1
Horizontal / Vertical Viewing Angles
170°/160°
Brightness
300 cd/m2
Response Time
2ms gray-to-gray
Pixel Pitch
0.2715mm
Maximum Colors Supported
16.7 million
Color Saturation
72% NTSC
Bit
Six HiFRC (high frame rate control)
Acer® CrystalBrite Technology
No
Signal Connectors
VGA, DVI, HDMI™ (HDCP)
Power
100V – 240V
Internal AC adapter
Power Consumption
Energy Star® on: 38.2W
Energy Star® sleep: 1.85W
Energy Star® off: 0.85W
Audio
No speakers
Mechanical Adjustments
Tilt: -5° ~ 15°
Swivel: No
Pivot: No
Height Adjustment: No
Detachable foot stand: Yes
Kensington® Lock Slot
Supported
VESA Wall Mount
Supported
Dimensions & Weight
22.6″ (574.8mm) W x 7.7″ (194.4mm) D x 16.4″ (417.8mm) H
12.8 lb. (5.8 kg)
Compliance
MPR II
Chassis Colors
Black/orange