The company is marketing the H257HU as a “zero frame” display, but so far it seems to be rolling out only in the US market. As you can see, it’s not exactly bezel-free, but it’s not bad for this particular market segment.

Aside from the very thin frame, the monitor packs a pretty serious spec – it’s based on a 25-inch 2560x1440 IPS panel, with 100% sRGB gamut and a 6-axis colour adjustment system, but it's still an 8-bit panel limited to 16.7m colours. The panel can deliver 350 nits of brightness and a contrast of 1,000,000,000:1. The response time is 4ms, which should make it suitable for gamers, too.

Speaking of which, there is no word on any sort of sync technology under the bonnet. As far as inputs go, as long as you don’t have a 15-year-old VGA card, you should be good – the monitor has DVI, HDMI, DP and mini DP inputs. It also has a pair of DTS speakers.

The Acer H257HU is priced at $369, which sounds a bit steep given the spec, but you always have to pay a small premium for style.