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10-28-2009, 03:16 AM
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Freak Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MN, USA Posts: 1,520
|  Acer's new 24-inch screen boasts 8,000,000:1 contrast and only 14mm thick
 Quote: Oh joy of joys, Acer's PR people have launched an LCD screen with 8,000,000:1 contrast. We're really not sure how they got to 8 million, but nonetheless the Slim Line S243 is a very interesting screen.
It's based on a TN panel, but it features LED backlighting, allowing for a very thin, 14mm design and low power consumption. In fact, Acer is promising just over 17W of consumption, which is quite a bit lower than on similar size CCFL panels. Brightness is rated at 250cd/m2 and the 2ms response time should be fast enough for anyone.
However, all this is irrelevant. Most people will get it for its looks, which are impressive to say the least. It's still not available in Europe, but list prices range from €266 to around €350 depending on the region. It sounds like quite a lot compared to CCFL panels, but if you compare it to LED units it's very competitive.
Basically, you'll get the bonkers styling for free.
| since I don't do pro photography/graphic work, TN panel is good enough for me 
and with just 17W of power consumption... count me in Fudzilla
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10-28-2009, 03:30 AM
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01001100011011110110110 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,976
| Re: Acer's new 24-inch screen boasts 8,000,000:1 contrast and only 14mm thick
How they calculate the contrast ratio is often very suspicious, so I don't trust in the least that they have an 8 million to 1 ratio going. Still, it's an aesthetically pleasing unit. I'm also scared of that price tag...led backlighting really pushed the price up
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10-29-2009, 11:04 AM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 620
| Re: Acer's new 24-inch screen boasts 8,000,000:1 contrast and only 14mm thick
contrast ratios like that are always "effective". It's generally crap and marketing fodder, but you know what they say; The bigger the better!
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10-30-2009, 06:26 PM
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3D and CAD professional Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,084
| Re: Acer's new 24-inch screen boasts 8,000,000:1 contrast and only 14mm thick
Its real contrast ratio is going to probably be 1:1000 because its a TN panel. If they made a MVA or IPS sceen that looked like that i would consider it, its a nice design.
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