Acer Announces 25-inch "Zero-Frame" H257HU Monitor for $370

[[Coi] Mr.CLuBBeR]

Barely a bezel

Technically there's a bezel on Acer's new 25-inch H257HU monitor. However, Acer's marketing the display as having a "zero-frame design" that both maximizes the viewing area and provides a more seamless viewing experience for multi-monitor setups. Having looked at pictures, I won't argue the point too much, just that there are bezels, though nowhere near as thick as my Dell U3011 (except on the bottom).
How thin are they? Acer didn't say, though it did talk about the monitor's brushed metal construction, diamond cut stand, and the slim aluminum front bezel on the bottom, underneath of which are the on-screen display (OSD) controls and presumably the power button.
Getting to its vitals, the H257HU sports a WQHD (2560x1440) resolution. It uses an In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel with 178-degree wide viewing angles horizontally and vertically.
According to Acer, the H257HU covers 100 percent of the sRGB color space. To get things looking just right, the monitor offers 6-axis color adjustment.
Rated specs include a native 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 350 cd/m2 nits brightness, and 4ms response time. We don't ever put much stock into such things, as there's no universal standard that all monitor makers adhere to, so as always it comes down to real-world performance.
As for connectivity and added features, the H257HU features an HDMI 2.0 port, DVI port, DsiplayPort 2.1, mini DisplayPort, and built-in speakers with DTS sound.
The Acer H257HU is available today for $370 MSRP.
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