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We have collected 2 reviews of the Acer S273HL. Experts rate Acer S273HL 5.5/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Acer S273HL and Acer LCD monitors.
At nearly £400, the new 27-inch Acer S273HL looks rather lonely. It's much more expensive than budget-oriented 27-inch monitors such as Iiyama's E2710HDS. And yet it's significantly cheaper than Dell's high-end U2711 uber panel.That wouldn't necessarily be a problem if it weren't for the fact that most of the Acer S273HL's specifications place it firmly in the budget camp. Yes, it's powered by an LED backlight. But it also makes do with the standard 1,920 x 1,080 pixel grid. That resolution works well enough on screens up to 24 inches, but the pixels become pretty plump extended over 27 inches.What's more, the S273HL has a TN LCD panel like the cheaper Iiyama monitor, rather than the superior IPS technology found in the Dell. What, then, can possibly justify the premium pricing? Acer has certainly put extra effort into the design and presentation of the S273HL. But unless it has achieved something special in terms of image quality, it's going to be a tough sell. You usually get what you pay for with a PC monitor. In terms of the chassis and stand design of budget screens, that means cheap plastics, flimsy stands and anonymous looks. Not so with the Acer S273HL. Some serious cash has been invested in the hardware.
Given that we've had to wait more than six months to see this 27'' version of the , the manufacturer has had more than enough time to fix the problems we found on its little brother, including reverse ghosting and colours that could have been more accurate. As the S273HL is the 27'' version of the S243HL, the two monitors share the same general features, including a VGA input, two HDMI ports and a line in that's connected to a pair of speakers. All of these connectors are on the stand rather than the monitor itself, allowing Acer to offer a screen that's only 2 cm thick. Unfortunately, though, that stand is pretty inflexible, and doesn't allow you to adjust the height of the monitor, or rotate it to portrait mode. That means it can't score more than two stars here. With the default settings, the colours didn't seem to be affected by any particular problems: blacks are dark, and whites are neutral. Our equipment isn't easily fooled, though, and pointed out that whites have a slight blue tinge and a few problems with the colours, leaving a deltaE of 3.4.