The Battle Between 3D HD Monitors, Acer GD235HZ and Alienware OptX AW2310


Acer GD235HZ and Alienware OptX AW2310

3D is not really for everyone, but if you have got your heart set on jumping that bandwagon nice and early, here is a review for you.

The people over at Tom’s Guide have sat down with 23-inch 3D displays from Acer (GD235HZ) and Alienware (OptX AW2310) and sought to figure which one offers the better gaming experience. After some sobering notes about the need for a high end system to run 3D games – NVIDIA’s 3D Vision solution renders each scene twice, meaning you will need as much power to drive one 3D screen as you would a dual-monitor setup – they probe right into some benchmarking and real world testing.

The key differentiator between the two panels is in the price, with the GD235HZ costing $399 and the AW2310 asking for a steeper $469, though on balance it was felt that the Alienware justified its premium with a superior feature set and better overall performance.

See for yourself which one is really better.