Acer S273HL

95% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

86% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Interesting industrial design ; LED backlight

Boring TN visuals ; Expensive

Tech Specs Product TypeLCD Monitor Number of Screens1 Green CompliantYes Green Compliance Certificate/AuthorityENERGY STAR, MPR II HDMIYes --> Backlight TechnologyLED VGAYes Adjustable Display AngleYes ColourBlack Brightness300 cd/m², 300 cd/m²...

Relatively cheap 27-inch offering ; Power frugal ; Large pixel pitch will help those who find themselves squinting at screens

No DVI port ; Little adjustment of stand ; 3.5mm in only functions with VGA port ; Auto-switches input when machine goes to sleep ; TN panel ; Awful speaker ; Annoying button placement ; Display is overly sharp ; Poor HDMI movie performance ; Excessive...

For AU$599, it's hard to be too unkind to the S273HL. It's slightly better in performance than ViewSonic's offering, even if it is missing a DVI port. But Dell's drastic price cutting now means that another AU$200 can get a U2711, which is massively...

The 27in Acer S273HL is a little too much quantity and perhaps not quite enough image quality. But it is aimed more at game-players and TV/film watcher than a general-purpose PC user.

Relatively cheap 27-inch offering ; Power frugal ; Large pixel pitch will help those who find themselves squinting at screens

No DVI port ; Little adjustment of stand ; 3.5mm in only functions with VGA port ; Auto-switches input when machine goes to sleep ; TN panel ; Awful speaker ; Annoying button placement ; Display is overly sharp ; Poor HDMI movie performance ; Excessive...

For AU$599, it's hard to be too unkind to the S273HL. It's slightly better in performance than ViewSonic's offering, even if it is missing a DVI port. But Dell's drastic price cutting now means that another AU$200 can get a U2711, which is massively...

Attractive, well-thought out design; great image quality, birght and vivid; large widescreen display

No DVI interface for older Mac models; no headphone socket built into the monitor

Our only minor complaints about the Acer S273HL are that there’s no headphone socket built into the monitor, and that it doesn’t quite live up to its claim of providing a 170-degree viewing angle. Even so, the strong image quality, stylish design, and...

While there are two HDMI as well as VGA certain PC’s come only with a Digital connector and having this might have given extra options. So do check what you have before embarking on this purchase

Bright and vibrant display; neat design

No DVI port; limited viewing angles; no height adjustment; ropey sound from built-in speaker

DVI is a significant omission and the poor viewing angles are an issue, but the Acer S273HL is otherwise a reasonably capable 27in display. Its appeal will be influenced by the street price, though, since the RRP is steep compared to the competition.

We're left to conclude that Acer's S273HL is targeting itself fairly clearly towards gaming and video use and in these environments it's very impressive, partly due to the sheer size of the display. “Casual” gamers or media viewers may loathe the lack...