Acer T272HL bmjjz 27-Inch (1920 x 1080) Touch Screen Widescreen Monitor

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Beautiful monitor--best Ive used. I upgraded my 3 year old Windows 7 64 bit Dell to Windows 10 to get the touch features and although the screen looked great, the touch didnt work initially. Just an FYI, so far the WIndows 10 upgrade has been problem free (surprise) although it took forever (over night). I called Acer (866-695-2237) and a very patient tech spent about a hour with me trying to update drivers before we figured out I hadnt connected the 2nd cable. It needs both a HDMI cable (for normal screen stuff) and a USB cable for the touch features. The instructions are a little fuzzy--as if translated (poorly) from another language. Somewhat weirdly, my monitor came with a cable that is USB on one end (connects to the computer) and a very odd connection on the other end that connects to the monitor. The tech said the other end is called "1800 mm" and it looks like two small boxes, one on top of the other. The 4 cable isnt quite long enough, and I cant find anything on-line to order a 6 version. Actually, I found the part number on Amazon, but it was for Europe only and couldnt be delivered to the US. So Ive ordered a USB extension cable instead.

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Dont Sleep On This One...Im blown away! I I bought this monitor with expectations of using the multi-touch capability to control my DAW software. Ive only had this monitor a day, and I can already tell this a great addition to my sound production suite. Using this touchscreen in combination with the mouse (and sometimes keyboard) really has the potential of increasing workflow a great deal. I took the opportunity to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10. This was to utilize the full multi-touch function in my Sonar Cakewalk DAW. This required Windows 8 or later. Ive only had one issue so far with not being able enter anything in any of the fields via touchscreen or keyboard. I had no way to log back into the computer. The problem turn out to be a Creative audio interface with very old and quirky drivers. Once I unplugged that and restarted, everything was fine. Over all the touchscreen is very responsive for me. The brightness, colors, and clarity are on par for my needs. It has VESA mount capability, and the adjustable monitor stand is removable. It also contains a small cover to replace where arm was removed.. I found a small swivel type mount w/arm to mount to desk. It really gave me a few options for angling the monitor to my preference. The monitor is very lightweight and well made. The clear plastic bottom edge is very easy to remove. This worked out great for using as a control desk. The 3 usb out ports were really a plus!!! This allowed me to plug in a software dongle, and my keyboard/mouse wireless thingy. The size of the monitor makes adjusting most of knobs and sliders a dream. The 27" size gives me pretty good size buttons, dials and instrumentation at 1020x1080 res. Very easy to read from all angles. Ive done a lot of research on this monitor and found most reviews favorable. (As a DAW control surface). For me this is much cheaper than buying a hardware controller and much more versatile. IMO. I havent delved much into Adobe Photoshop or Premiere yet but it looks promising. Dont know if the colors are acceptable to photography professionals, but theyre pretty acceptable to my taste. Cons..Monitor Adjustment Button Placement. The way I have the monitor mounted, Im able to slide it in & out. When I do this I almost every time hit the power off switch or adjustment buttons. Very easy to accidentally touch stuff and drag something, or open an app, especially around the edge. (That isnt really a con, guess it just takes getting familiar with it .)

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Do not buy this monitor if you have any expectations for the touch screen to work with Windows 10 regardless of what it says in the FAQ! From Acers Website: Why is my T272HL touchscreen not working in Windows 10? The touch functionality of the T272HL will not work in Windows 10. Your monitor will still display an image, however, the touchscreen functionality will not work in Windows 10.

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After the third failure, its time for a review of this monitor. While the monitor has a 3 year warranty, you will be covering the shipping costs of a 23 lb large box going to Texas. Tack on around $60-70 for this. After the first round of phantom touches started about 5 months into the product usage (phantom touch is where the monitor believes you are touching a single point and is a common failure on touch screen devices, mine happened to be the bottom right hand corner), I sent the monitor back to Acer for repairs since I was out of the return window with Amazon. $65 later I had my monitor returned and presumably repaired. Roughly 3 months later, the same phantom touch was happening more frequently in the exact same spot. After requesting a replacement, I was told to send the monitor back for repairs. One week and $63 later, I had my monitor returned to me with a new USB cord stating, "Tested monitor, nothing wrong, sent USB replacement cord." Yup, I paid $63 to ship it back because nothing was wrong. Thats my style. Acers 3 year warranty means nothing at this point. Worst warranty service Ive ever seen from a tech company. When I got the new monitor I plugged it in with the new cord and shockingly after a full day and a half of usage, phantom touches are still occurring in the same place!!!!!!! This was a trial run for replacing our entire office with these monitors and it has been an absolute failure. Total cost of a my 27-Inch non touch screen, giant monitor: $627. My other 27 inch non touchscreen, smaller beveled monitor was $175. Maybe we will try a touch screen monitor in a few more years.

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This is a beautiful monitor.I took a risk, this is a very recent product from Acer and there is little written about it that I could find. My intended applications are Digital Audio and Photo processing. The colors and contrast are amazing and it is very responsive as a touch screen. I am really pleased with the picture quality. The screen was delivered with the image set to vivid, it took 5 seconds to set the screen to a more comfortable brightness. The instructions are minimal. The speakers are awful, good enough for web browsing. But I didnt buy it for the speakers. The camera is good for web conferencing but the screen does not include a microphone, which is kind of annoying. The stand is surprisingly good and sturdy. I like my screens high to minimize neck/ back strain, so I bought and Ergotron LX Desk Mount LCD Arm, Tall Pole (45-295-026) at the same time I purchased the monitor. I used the monitor stand for a day or so before installing the Ergotron. I could not find instructions on how to remove the Acer stand once the Ergotron was attached, but I knew it was possible because of the additional plastic cover supplied by Acer. So I experimented. Simply grab the black plastic cover over the arm hinge and pinch. Out comes the hinge cover to expose the four screws holding on the arm. Remove the screws and the arm comes off. Snap the flat plastic cover in the hole. Nearly $900 is expensive for a monitor. But this is worth it for the image quality.

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Worked erratic...died in 5 months. Please note most reviews on this product state , "I just purchased and love it or I am enjoying the extra space on my desktop today" etc. I purchased in late February 2016, after a month, the touch screen worked erratically (mouse okay). Stopped working completely in late July. Acer customer service told me they cant help me because its only an Acer monitor and not an Acer computer?and theres no on and off switch for touchscreen? Mouse still works on screen, but I bought it for the touch screen capability. Bummed. I exceeded my 30 day window to return.

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This works great with my Windows 10 touchscreen HP laptop. I need to look at several things at once; i.e. comparing data. Maximizing/Minimizing windows and placing them side-by-size on just the laptop screen can only get me so far. Having this monitor next to my laptop now makes my work much more convenient. My laptop has an HDMI output which plugs into one of the two HDMI ports on the monitor. (The monitor also has a VGA input) I also have one of my USB 3.0 ports on my laptop plugged into the USB 3.0 port on the monitor (needed for the touchscreen). Note that the monitor has a USB 3.0 hub built-in; 3 USB 3.0 ports with one being a "power port" to charge your USB device. In other words, the monitor takes up one of my USB 3.0 ports on my laptop, but gives 3 USB 3.0 ports back on the left side of the monitor. The adjustable stand is also another plus. I can easily vary the tilt of the monitor by just pushing or lifting it. I noticed the built-in speakers are not that powerful, but Im not using the monitor to watch videos or movies. (I can send the sound from my laptop to the monitor speakers via the HDMI cable) The color feels it can be crisper, but isnt too bad for me. (I am not doing any photography work) One thing I noticed is the documentation and the CD-ROM with additional documentation is really sparse. There is not really much information provided, especially with the setup menu. However, I did not really have any issue setting up the monitor though. All in all, I am happy as the touchscreen monitor works and suits my needs.

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I bought this after viewing the set-up in MS store. They didnt have any in stock and would not sell the display so I ordered this. Set-up was so simple. I am a photographer. This may save my eyes. I can see so much more detail now than on the Surface Pro set up. I HIGHLY recommend this monitor. The touch screen is fabulous!! You cant find a better monitor.

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Other folks seem to have had a positive experience with this model but I seem to have gotten a bad unit. I bought this monitor to use with a Windows 7 PC. The touch never worked as well as other reviewers claimed. Soon after the warranty ended, the screen began to flicker after the monitor was on for awhile. Adjusting the controls used to help a little but the unit continued to deteriorate. We finally gave up and tried filing a claim using the warranty extension offered by Visa but they declined it because we didnt file within 60 days of reported unit failure date. If you buy this monitor using your Visa card, once the warranty is over be sure to file the claim the very first time you see flickering.

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Initially, great deal. Bought 4, all worked. Day 6, 1 went bad. Sent it back to Amazon. Day 89, another one wont detect HDMI or VGA. Considering these are on a new tradeshow booth and have maybe 30 hours (including 24 of burn in testing, and have yet to be mounted, Im not feeling warm and fuzzy. Yay!

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