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Since the Z301CT has a 30in diagonal, it comes in quite a hefty box, and the curvature means it's deeper than a flat TFT.
Our bundle included only a DisplayPort cable and USB upstream for connecting the hub, although the online specifications say HDMI should be in the box too. There's also a VESA mounting bracket bundled.
The Z301CT's curve is quite subtle. Acer doesn't state the angle, but we suspect it's 3000R or even 4000R.
The screen's height can be adjusted by 120mm. Not surprisingly, as this is a curved screen, there's no option to rotate into portrait mode, because that would be silly.
The solid rear arm allows 5 degrees forwards and 25 degrees backwards tilt, and the screen can be swivelled on its stand by 25 degrees in either direction.
The main ports sit behind a plastic panel which recesses them quite a bit, so if you're regularly unplugging and re-plugging your monitor cables, you might just leave this panel off entirely. Inputs only include DisplayPort and HDMI, with an analogue audio input next door. There's no handy headphone jack anywhere to be seen.
The USB upstream and four-port hub sits behind what is the left-hand side when the screen is facing towards you. It's handy to have a USB 3.0 hub built in, but even handier when these ports are made readily accessible on the side of the screen. The screen can be set so these provide charge even when it's off, too.
The on-screen display (OSD) menu is accessed via a joystick on the back of the screen, with four buttons above. These are quite easy to feel when you reach around with your hand, but the system is a little unintuitive as you need to count up and down the buttons to make sure you have the right one for the option you want.
Fortunately, once you enter the full menu only the joystick is used, which makes operation much more seamless and rapid.
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