Monitor manufacturers have made progress in designing displays with increasingly thinner bezels, but they have not been able to eliminate bezels altogether, until Asus and its ROG Bezel Free Kit (ABF01). This kit attaches between monitors set at precise angles and, as if by magic, the bezels disappear.

However, this is not actual magic, but an optical illusion aided by science (one could argue that this is magic). More specifically, this visual trick relies on optical microstructure. When placed at the proper angle, it refracts the light, bending it inward and hiding the bezel, making it appear as if the image naturally extends from one monitor to the next.

The following are before-and-after shots provided by Asus:

As you can see, to my eyes, it looks as if the monitors are held in place with packing tape, which is not natural at all. It also has the aesthetics of vice grips. However, the image appears to be less compromised than if the bezels were secured together.

According to Asus, the kit's lenses are made of PET, a type of transparent thermoplastic that is more durable than glass; Asus claims that it transmits 90 percent of the light from the monitor.

For this to work, the monitor must be positioned at a 130-degree angle; one would imagine that a significant deviation from the angle that Asus has determined provides the "best balance of comfort and immersion" would reduce the effect, but there is some leeway there. Also, since this is a universal kit, it should work with any flat panel monitor 27" or smaller. In other words, it is unfortunately not applicable to large monitors.

This kit is not cheap. On the plus side, the kit comes with two assemblies, so there is no need to buy a second one for a triple monitor setup.