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Add to SafariWhen comparing Acer GN246HL bbid vs Planar Helium PCT2785, the Slant community recommends Acer GN246HL bbid for most people. In the question“What are the best monitors?” Acer GN246HL bbid is ranked 26th while Planar Helium PCT2785 is ranked 30th. The most important reason people chose Acer GN246HL bbid is:
This BenQ display offers support for playing games in 3D with NVIDIA 3D Vision 2.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Support for NVIDIA's 3D Vision 2
This BenQ display offers support for playing games in 3D with NVIDIA 3D Vision 2.
Pro Inexpensive
With a retail price of around $200, the GN246HL is one of the cheapest 144Hz monitors available.
Pro Fast 144Hz refresh rate
The Acer GN246HL features a very fast refresh rate of 144Hz (144 times per second). This allows for extremely fluent gameplay and is a major improvement over regular 60Hz displays.
Pro Fast response time
With a response time of just 1ms, the Acer GN246HL is one of the fastest monitors on the market. Ideal for fast-paced gaming situations such as first person shooters.
Pro Decent black levels, good contrast ratio
The black levels are respectively low at 0.16cd/m², which helps the contrast ratio achieve 1100:1 which is much lower than the advertised 5000:1, but still quite good.
Pro Pretty fast response times make the system feel quick
The response time is 12ms, which isn't lightning fast, but it's still quick enough to make the system feel more responsive than cheaper monitors. While not fast enough for high-level gaming, this monitor won't make your system feel slow or unresponsive.
Pro 'Massive tablet' design is unique, and versitile
It really does look like a massive tablet with a kickstand - but that's not a bad thing. There's no stand visible, leaving the front looking very clean. The stand can angle anywhere from 15-70 degrees which allows for flexible use, or it can be folded in and used flat on the desk or even mounted using the VESA mounting holes.
Pro Built-in speakers, webcam, and mic
This monitor has many peripherals built-in, and unless you use them heavily they will do the job just fine. Unless you feel the need for dedicated hardware, the built-in stereo speakers work well enough, and the webcam and mic are acceptable quality for occasional recreational use (for business calls or other uses where quality is important, you'll want to upgrade to dedicated hardware).
Cons
Con No DisplayPort
The monitor does not have a DisplayPort connection, which means some of DisplayPort's advantages over other connection types such as adaptive scaling can't be used.
Con No FreeSync or GSync support
The monitor does not support AMD's FreeSync nor NVIDIA's GSync for adaptive refresh rates without stuttering and screen tearing.
Con Disappointing color accuracy
The MVA panel (multi-domain vertical alignment: in-between of TN and IPS technologies) doesn't reproduce colors very accurately. It scores just 82% of the sRGB color gamut, while other panels offer high 80s and even above 90%. This display's weakest points are with the green and cyan shades, while reds and blues appeared just fine.
Con Dim display
The display doesn't get very bright - at just 172cd/m² this panel is very dim. Many monitors can achieve 300cd/m² or higher brightnesses.
Con Takes much more power than similar monitors
Without using the ECO mode, this monitor requires about 50 watts to power it. This is double than other monitors. There are different levels of ECO modes, however these dim the display and barely get down to the power level of other monitors when they are all enabled.
