Question 1

Is this monitor anti-glare?

Accepted Answer

My company has bought several of these and I can confirm the screen has a matte finish, not sure if that defines it as anti-glare but users haven't reported any glare issues.

Question 2

My current computer maxes out at 1920x1080. I plan to fix that, however in the meantime how will will this monitor play when run at 1920? Will it just display the 1920x1080 at native or will it stretch and look ugly?

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Hey Mike! I bought this monitor back in March. First, I want to say that this monitor is GREAT. I absolutely LOVE it. I switched my resolution to 1920x1080 just now and there's no stretching and no cutting off on the sides. It fills the entire screen and just gives you a wider work space. You have more room on your desktop for stuff. If you plan on using it for gaming, I noticed that a lot of games on this monitor let you see more of what's actually there in the game which gets cut off with narrower screens. The height adjustment on this monitor is great too. You can raise and lower it with one finger. I hope this helps!

Question 3

Monitor arrived today and love it, EXCECPT...
the display is not centered and is about 1/2 inch to the left.  I can not find the centering adjustments.  Anyone have any input?

Accepted Answer

I contacted Acer Service (AS) online and she had me do a reset.  That centered the display but I then I noticed that there was a 1/2 inch border on the top and sides.  The gal at AS thought that the picture should go all the way t the bezel but in the photos that I have seen on line it does not.  All appears to be fine now.  Wife got my old 27" Samsung and she loves it.  I miss it's height a little but love the width and display of this one.

Question 4

Did anyone else have an image quality problem hooking up a MacBook Pro Retina to this monitor using HDMI? The clarity of the text is awful...

Accepted Answer

I have mine connected to a Mac Mini (most recent version) using a mini display port to display port cable, and the picture is superb, really crisp and clear with no issues.  I did originally try Hdmi, but wasn't happy with the picture.  If I'm correct you can only get this monitor's full resolution using the display port connection.  Hope this helps.

Question 5

Anyone else had user profile corruption using this monitor following the Windows 10 Anniversary update (Cortana)?

Accepted Answer

I cannot answer the question because I haven't upgraded from Window7 to 10

Question 6

I'm planning on using this monitor a lot for work (3D art, animation, video editing) and also gaming (Mostly first person shooters) has anyone had tearing issues with the screen?

Accepted Answer

I dont really know was "tearing" means, but I have not had a problems with this monitor.  It has worked very well for me. I am able to view 2 or 3 worksheets at the same time, which is why I wanted a wide screen.
I hope this helps.

Question 7

Can this monitor be driven at full resolution over HDMI?

Accepted Answer

not at 120hz/144hz, up to 75 hz only at 1080p

Question 8

Does this monitor have the setting to reduce motion blur? or is motion blur generally an issue with gaming on this monitor?

Accepted Answer

I doubt this monitor has such setting unless it does an auto Adjustment,

Question 9

What kind of cable would you use to hook this up to a regular computer that has just DVI and VGA and USB?

Accepted Answer

Billie,

I've had this monitor for 10 months now and love it. It has DVI and HDMI inputs. If your video card doesn't have HDMI, then just use the DVI.

Question 10

Can I use the Acer B6  B296 monitor with my MacBook Pro?

Accepted Answer

Yes. In order to get the proper resolution you must use a display port to mini display port cable. My Mac book did not hook up properly at first. There is a display port version setting in the monitor settings. I adjusted this to get the display working. The issue occured with the MBP mid 2011 model. On the latest 15 inch retina I had no trouble. I also tested on the older MBP which did not hdisplay thunderbolt display port. That was a 2010 model and hooked up fine. The key is the cable you use. It must be DP to mini DP.

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