Great inexpensive external display

Mark Frauenfelder 11:12 am Mon Nov 7, 2016

In an upcoming episode of the Cool Tools Show podcast, I tell the story of how I wrecked my iMac by trying to replace the hard drive. Instead of buying a new iMac, I bought an Acer G257HU 25-inch (2560 x 1440) display and connected it to my MacBook Pro. I actually like this set up more than having two different computers. The display is gorgeous and the brightness can be cranked way up if you need it.

For $(removed) I have no complaints about this monitor. I wouldn't complain if it had cost $(removed) I'm using a $(removed) Thunderbolt-to-DisplayPort cable to connect the laptop to the display.

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