N.b. I have posted the same request and info at dtvforum in Australia

After a month of questioning ACER, the techs in Texas have informed me that 1080P on the ACER AT3705-DTV is only possible through component and NOT HDMI or DVI.

Now I realize that you can get at least 1920 X 1080 at 30 mhz progressive and more through a computer (I got up to 50mhz), but when I tried to connect a Samsung DVD-HD-960 (which can display at 1080P) and connected the player to my Acer TV (via both HDMI and DVI), I received an "out of range" message, i.e. it did not work.

So I called ACER, brought in my TV for repair (I was given an rma), I waited four weeks for an answer and after eight calls to Acer (I had to contact them, when the local repair place was doing nothing to repair my TV), finally learned that it only supports 1080P through component!

Needlessless to say, this is problematic. Blu-ray players only support 1080P though HDMI, as is true with my upconverting Samsung player. I bought my ACER TV thinking I could hook it up to a Blu-ray player or PS3. This isn't going to happen.

It seems although advertised as 1080P, it has no real functionality in this respect vis-a-vis Dvd players.

Anyway, I was wondered whether anyone can confirm that 1080P Dvd players (upconverting or Blu-ray) do not work with this TV and HDMI (or DVI for that matter). It doesn't make sense to me, seeing that it can display a 1920 X 1080 at 30 mhz progressive via computer video card.

I had great hopes for this set, but I admit, know I feel very mislead by ACER and my experience with their tech service has been truly awful.

C. Johnson
Vancouver, Canada

I use mine at 1080@50hz thru a computer with DVDs (using zoomplayer with FFDshow) upscaled to 1920x1080p with vid card set at 60hz and works fine for me. Not sure about the PS3 since its not out or any of the HiDef "blue ray laser" DVD players since I dont have any. Sorry I can not help with the "upscaling" DVD players since I gotten rid of all mine a long while back. Mine is mainly used as a PC monitor. I've tested the HDMI using a SA8300HD PVR and it works for the HD cable but then thats at 1080i and 720p.

EDIT: FWIW... ACER and BenQ use to be associated...forgot who owned who, but are now seperate. It seems that the ACER AT3705 is having some of the same issues as the BenQ DV3750 unit.

I have this unit and am in australia.
It was adevertised as a 1080P unit. Pretty stupid that the HDMI connector doesn't work at 1080P for set devices like DVD players, and as it appears the PlayStation 3 as well.
I do however, have my PC connected to it with a DVI-HDMI cable and am running it at 1080P with some mods to powerstrip. As a HTPC its good, although I primarily use it for Xbox 360 which is connected via RGB(VGA in).

Does anyone have any comments on using this panel with PS3 via component at 1080P? I would much rather run it via hdmi but what can you do...

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I just got this unit at a decent price.

There is a mail in rebate available, but I need the UPC from the box (mine was a floor model). Does anyone have the box that they can send me the UPC from? I'll hook you up with some $$$ from my rebate.

LMK!