WEBVTT 00:00:07.919 --> 00:00:13.599 Welcome to my unboxing and first look at the I'm sorry I told you guys I'm 00:00:11.679 --> 00:00:19.279 totally going to cheat here because this is a really hard to remember model name 00:00:15.839 --> 00:00:21.199 T23 HL BMIDZ and for whatever reason 00:00:19.279 --> 00:00:24.800 this is in lowercase so apparently that makes some kind of a difference. Don't 00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:32.559 worry about that. worry about the part where this is the first sample of Acer's 00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:35.840 touchscreen 1080p IPS 00:00:32.559 --> 00:00:39.200 Windows 8 ready LCD monitor. This is 00:00:35.840 --> 00:00:41.760 extremely exciting and yes, first sample 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:47.520 in all of North America. So, I am like just super super 00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:52.000 whoops stoked on uh on getting this thing opened up because this is what 00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:55.920 Windows 8 is all about to me. So, for the gamers and the PC enthusiasts out 00:00:54.239 --> 00:01:00.239 there who are saying Windows 8 isn't for me because 00:00:57.760 --> 00:01:05.280 you know, okay, there we go. I don't like the 00:01:03.440 --> 00:01:11.920 interface that shall not be referred to as Metro and uh you know this and that. 00:01:08.560 --> 00:01:14.479 Um, Windows 8 is about changing the way 00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:19.119 we use our computers. and I haven't had as much experience with it as I'd like 00:01:16.320 --> 00:01:24.000 yet, partly because the devices don't really exist yet that will let you have 00:01:21.040 --> 00:01:27.759 a proper Windows 8 experience. So, this is a huge step in the right direction. 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:33.600 And now, while everyone else is talking about their tablets or their notebooks 00:01:30.240 --> 00:01:36.320 or their all-in-one PCs, not everyone, 00:01:33.600 --> 00:01:41.840 especially us enthusiast gamers, wants any of those things. We want our gaming 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:44.640 desktop to be as good an experience as 00:01:41.840 --> 00:01:48.960 possible. So something like this I think can bridge the gap 00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:53.600 because instead of locking you into you know crummy graphics or a small form 00:01:51.439 --> 00:02:00.159 factor or whatever else now we can actually take our proper gaming desktop 00:01:56.960 --> 00:02:02.560 and have that touchscreen keyboard mouse 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:07.920 hybrid experience wh as long as I can figure out how this 00:02:05.200 --> 00:02:10.560 uh how this stand works. Ah there we go. All right. There we go. So give me a 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:17.280 second. I'm going to unpack all this stuff and then I'll show you all the accessories. 00:02:13.920 --> 00:02:19.040 So, we start with the CD as well as the 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:21.840 manual, which you may actually need given this is a touchscreen monitor. So, 00:02:20.640 --> 00:02:27.760 you should probably download the latest from Acer if you can, but it's not the end of the world. Try that out. VGA 00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:32.400 cable, power cable for the power brick, which is also included, HDMI cable, and 00:02:30.480 --> 00:02:35.200 a DVI cable are included. So, you can use either of those out of the box. I'd 00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:40.720 love to see more than just one cable included. Ben Q is like 00:02:38.480 --> 00:02:43.680 they're still including only a VGA cable with even some of their high-end 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:46.959 monitors, which sort of drives me drives me crazy. Well, not high-end, but like 00:02:44.959 --> 00:02:51.680 you know, VA panels, right? So, Acer includes three different video cables 00:02:48.480 --> 00:02:53.760 for you here. USB A tob cable. This is 00:02:51.680 --> 00:02:58.480 great because the monitor has a built-in three port USB 3 hub and an audio pass 00:02:57.200 --> 00:03:03.680 through cable. So, I don't know if it has actually don't know if it has speakers on board, but let's go through 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:07.519 the specs really quick as well. So, here you can just come in and look at this 00:03:04.800 --> 00:03:12.560 with me. So, you got 1920 x 1080. Yep. 250 nit brightness, which is actually 00:03:09.440 --> 00:03:14.400 not bad at all. Um, whatever. Like 1 00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:17.920 billion to1 contrast ratio, whatever that works out to. 5 millisecond grade 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:24.239 response time, which is pretty good for an IPS. Uh, 178 and 178 degree vertical 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:28.560 and horizontal viewing angle, which is what you'd expect from an IPS. And let's 00:03:26.879 --> 00:03:33.760 see what else Acer has to say for themselves, cuz I really didn't cover this. This is all the same stuff we 00:03:31.360 --> 00:03:38.720 talked about already. Oh, 100 million to one adaptive contrast management. Uh 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:42.799 power savings 10 points. Uh oh, it's LED back lit. I should have mentioned that 00:03:40.000 --> 00:03:46.799 before. So, full HD LED back lit, 10point multi-touch touchscreen monitor. 00:03:44.879 --> 00:03:51.200 So, let's have a look at the industrial design of it overall. So, you've got a 00:03:48.400 --> 00:03:55.200 single piece of edgetoedge glass that goes all the way down to here, which 00:03:53.760 --> 00:03:58.480 means that if you're doing any kinds of gestures that come in from off of the 00:03:57.040 --> 00:04:02.560 screen, you're not going to have the same problem that we had with these 00:04:00.640 --> 00:04:07.120 these first generation touchscreen monitors as well as all-in- ones. So, uh 00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:11.599 if you guys have seen my Windows 8 consumer preview, uh you'll see that the 00:04:09.360 --> 00:04:15.840 one we're using has this giant plastic bezel that makes it you kind of got to 00:04:13.280 --> 00:04:19.919 like wedge your finger in there to swipe from off screen. it really doesn't work 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:23.600 very well. This is going to be an outstanding experience. Speaking of the 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:27.680 experience, overall, the glass feels very nice. So, it is glass. It's not not 00:04:26.160 --> 00:04:32.320 any kind of composite plastic or anything cheesy like that. So, it's a little bit cold to the touch. What you 00:04:30.479 --> 00:04:36.000 might expect, what you guys might know from from your past experience is some 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:39.040 pieces of glass tend to have a little bit more drag than others. This one 00:04:37.520 --> 00:04:43.919 actually feels very good. It's got a little bit of resistance, but not too 00:04:40.800 --> 00:04:46.000 much. So, let's Oh, this piece looks 00:04:43.919 --> 00:04:50.400 like it's a little bit separated. Uh, but this is just this is more just for 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:55.600 show. And this piece is plastic and this piece is glass. Up here on the side you 00:04:53.040 --> 00:04:58.880 find the three USB 3.0 ports. One of these looks like it's just a charger and 00:04:57.440 --> 00:05:03.199 the other two look like data, although I'm not 100% sure about that having not 00:05:00.960 --> 00:05:06.240 fired it up yet. And then on the back, you see they've gone with a kind of a 00:05:04.639 --> 00:05:10.800 unique look to this. I I like this stand. Um, it's unfortunately not height 00:05:09.039 --> 00:05:16.800 adjustable, but because of the design, it does have pretty ample Oh, no way. 00:05:14.639 --> 00:05:20.639 Does it lie down? It lies down very flat. Not quite flat, although that 00:05:18.479 --> 00:05:24.400 would have been really cool. You can probably I wonder if you can uh I wonder 00:05:22.639 --> 00:05:27.280 if you can actually remove it. It doesn't look like there's an obvious way 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:32.880 to remove it. So, it is intended to be used as a desktop monitor. However, if 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:36.639 you I wonder what you would do with it. It does have a vase mount. Okay. So, 00:05:35.120 --> 00:05:42.240 there's your four vasa mounting holes. So, you could position it wherever you want it ultimately and use it however 00:05:40.080 --> 00:05:47.039 you want in its uh in its touchscreen goodness. So, let's come down here and 00:05:44.400 --> 00:05:52.160 we've got there's the USB in as well as VGA in, DVU in, HDMI in, no DisplayPort 00:05:50.400 --> 00:05:56.080 in, although it's really not the end of the world, guys. I'm not sure yet how 00:05:54.320 --> 00:05:59.759 the data is managed for the touchscreen interface. Sometimes it's passed through 00:05:57.840 --> 00:06:03.600 on the DVI, although I don't know if VGA has that capability, so it's possible 00:06:01.600 --> 00:06:06.960 the data is run through the USB 3. So, that might be a mandatory connector, but 00:06:05.440 --> 00:06:10.639 I'll have to uh we'll still have to try this. We are going to turn this baby on 00:06:08.479 --> 00:06:14.240 in a full NCX tech tips episode featuring Windows 8. So, very very 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:17.520 excited. Kensington locks over there. Sorry, I missed that before. And then 00:06:15.840 --> 00:06:22.319 you've also got your audio in as well as your DC power in. This piece right here 00:06:19.680 --> 00:06:25.440 has a has a plastic uh slider like not well, it's not a slider, but a plastic 00:06:24.160 --> 00:06:29.440 protector so that you're not going to damage the ARM and you can screw that on 00:06:27.280 --> 00:06:32.960 and off without much difficulty. I would like to play around with this ARM a 00:06:31.520 --> 00:06:37.199 little bit more. No, no, it doesn't. No, no, that's on that's on purpose. Um, 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:40.880 Diesel is giving me sort of a look as if I'm like breaking it here, but I think 00:06:38.800 --> 00:06:44.560 that's intentional. That'll keep it from accidentally closing completely and then 00:06:42.720 --> 00:06:49.280 falling flat on you. So, it's it's a stopper. Um, 00:06:47.440 --> 00:06:52.800 so I think that pretty much covers it. I actually Oh. Oh, there they are. There 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:56.639 they are. Sorry. There's your on screen display buttons. 00:06:54.639 --> 00:07:01.840 So, no touchcreen buttons. That sort of surprises me. Although, personally, I'm 00:06:59.280 --> 00:07:06.479 still I'm still a tactile button guy when it comes to managing my monitors. 00:07:03.680 --> 00:07:10.880 with one exception being the uh the proximity sensitive BenQ buttons that 00:07:08.720 --> 00:07:14.000 they have on their 2420TX. So, I think that pretty much wraps it 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:20.639 up. Thank you for checking out my unboxing and first look at the 10point 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:24.160 multi-touch IPS Acer T23 00:07:20.639 --> 00:07:25.199 T232 HL LCD monitor. And I hope you guys 00:07:24.160 --> 00:07:29.840 have enjoyed this. Don't forget to subscribe to Linus Tech Tips for unboxings, reviews, and other computer 00:07:28.080 --> 00:07:32.960 videos. I learned something about manuals today. 00:07:31.680 --> 00:07:36.800 You should probably look at them once in a while. Check this out. So, this piece 00:07:34.960 --> 00:07:39.680 does come out. That's what this piece of plastic is for. It's four screws. You 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:45.599 just remove the plastic cover on the top. Oh, okay. There you go. Just like that. And probably comes off there 00:07:43.759 --> 00:07:49.360 somehow. You remove those four screws and then you can put this uh this cover 00:07:47.280 --> 00:07:52.479 on. So, that's how you can easily mount this to some kind of a mounting ARM or 00:07:50.800 --> 00:07:54.960 whatever else you want to do. Very cool stuff.