Question 1

can the tilt be adjusted?

Accepted Answer

Yes, about 10 degrees back and 5 degrees forward from vertical. In the picture, that's about as far back as it can tilt. There is no height adjustment.

Question 2

Is the color all black or black and silver? Some pictures it's black and some it looks black and silver.

Accepted Answer

Much like in the first picture, on at least one of the ones I received the bottom of bezel is silver.  I honestly don't remember the other one, it's in a different state than I am in right now.  I believe it is also silver.

Question 3

Does this include a display port cable?

Accepted Answer

Mines came with a displayport cable, HDMI cable, DVI cable, and stereo audio cable.

Question 4

Okay, is this an LED or an LCD monitor?

Accepted Answer

Its both. LCD stands for liquid crystal display and LED stands for light emiting diode. Unless its a plasma screen it will be an lcd display. The LED refers to the method used for lighting the display. Older monitors and televisions used cathode fluorescent lamps.  All led monitors have LCD displays.

Question 5

I heard this monitor doesn't work well with display port with windows 10. Can someone confirm that hdmi 2.0 works fine?

Accepted Answer

Yeah it works great! I've now owned two of them (i dropped the first one off of my desk.) Just you might need to tinker with some of your BIOS settings if you're going for a multi-monitor setup.

Question 6

Can this monitor be wall mounted?

Accepted Answer

A company called Human Centric makes a mount for this monitor to make a VESA compatible.
I don't have it so I can't comment on the quality of the mount. They make these Vesa adapters for a lot of different monitor brands. THe cost is around $31.00.

Question 7

How would a GTX 970 fare with newer games like Witcher 3, Assassin's Creed 4, and GTA V on this monitor? Max settings 30 fps? Or just high settings 30 fps?

Accepted Answer

I haven't tested any games with this monitor but I plan to in a few weeks when I get a new mouse. I browse the /buildapc subreddit and from what I've gathered, the 970 is a great card that should play every current game. With this 1440p monitor, you'll probably be down to 30ish fps on the demanding games at max settings. High settings should see at least the full 60fps. The issue could be with future games. Pushing max settings with a 970 will be very challenging or impossible  in a year or two. If you haven't bought the 970 yet, consider an R9 390(X) or any of the expensive ones (980Ti). The 8gb VRAM in the 390 will help for the future. This is all educated speculation but I hope it helps.

Question 8

To achieve maximum resolution, which interface needs to be use? DisplayProt or HDMI? I know probably DVI won't reach it.

Accepted Answer

Short Answer: Either one will achieve maximum resolution for this monitor with no problems.

Technically speaking, DisplayPort has higher capabilities (4k resolution at 60hz vs HDMI's 4k resolution at 24hz with HDMI 1.3) but since this monitor doesn't come near that, either will work fine.  I'm using HDMI myself.

Note that this monitor only comes with an HDMI cable, so if you want DisplayPort you'll have to get one separately.

If you have Dual Link DVI that SHOULD also work as it has a maximum resolution of 2560x1600, so really all 3 should work for you.

Question 9

So, does anyone know how to hook up 3 of these with One MSI 8Gb 390X?

The card has the following outputs:
2 x DL-DVI-D 1 x HDMI 1.4a 1 x DisplayPort 1.2

Can I get 7680x1440 @60Hz?  Thanks

Accepted Answer

connect 1 on display port, 1 on hdmi, and 1 on dvi. that will work. My monitor came with every cord needed.

Question 10

Does this monitor have a gloss screen or, is it matte?

Thanks,

Accepted Answer

Matte. I like it better than glossy screens because of no glare. Also, it doesn't  ruin any colors like some people say about matte screens.

I love the monitor. It's an excellent for the price and brand at 1440p.

Brand	Acer
Series	G257HU smidpx
Model	UM.KG7AA.002
Cabinet Color	Black
Usage	Consumer

Screen Size	25"
LED Backlight	Yes
Widescreen	Yes
Maximum Resolution	2560 x 1440
Resolution	2560 x 1440 (2K)
Refresh Rate	60 Hz
Viewing Angle	178° (H) / 178° (V)
Monitor Pixel Density	0.216mm
Display Colors	16.7 Million
Brightness	350 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio	ACM 100,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Response Time	4 ms
Panel	IPS
Display Type	WQHD

Input Video Compatibility	Digital
Connectors	DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort
DVI	1
HDMI	1
DisplayPort	1

Complies with	MPR II
Power Consumption	0.45W (Energystar Off) 0.45W (Energystar Sleep) 36W (Energystar On)

Stand Adjustments	Tilt: -5 to 15 Degreee
Built-in Speakers	2 x 1.5W

Acer G7 Series G257HU smidpx 25" WQHD 2560 x 1440 2K 4ms (GTG) DVI HDMI DisplayPort Built-in Speakers LED Backlight IPS Monitor

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Dimensions (H x W x D)	16.50" x 22.40" x 7.30" w/ stand 13.50" x 22.40" x 1.60" w/o stand
Weight	7.72 lbs. w/ stand 7.05 lbs. w/o stand

Item#: N82E16824009728