Acer is expanding its gaming monitor portfolio with three new devices
Source: Hardware Luxx added 21st Oct 2020As part of its next @ acer press conference, which was again held digitally in the wake of the global corona pandemic, Acer launched its new monitor lineup for the presented next months. Especially gamers should get their money’s worth.
It starts with the Acer Nitro XV 272 U KV. Thanks to various sensors, it has some clever functions: With the help of a brightness sensor, it automatically adapts its background lighting to the surroundings, a proximity sensor detects whether the user is actually sitting in front of the screen, so that, if necessary, automatically switches to energy-saving standby mode switch. It also uses Color Sense technology to automatically adjust its color temperature to the ambient light, and a blue light filter is easy on the eyes.
Otherwise, the new nitro screen is mainly aimed at casual gamers and relies on 27 Inch large Crystal IPS panel with a native WQHD resolution of 2. 560 x 1. 440 pixels. According to Acer, the screen should have a Delta-E value of less than 1, a 95 – percent coverage of the DCI-P3 color space and a refresh rate of 144 Hz, whereby the latter extends to up to 170 Hz can be overclocked. Of course the Acer Nitro XV is 266 U KV individually adjustable in height, rotation and inclination. On the connection side, two HDMI, one DisplayPort and a USB hub are offered.
During the first quarter 2021 it should start at a recommended retail price 499 Euro come into stores.
For demanding eSport fans, it will also be available from the first quarter 2021 and already at a price from 449 Euro the Acer Predator XB 253 Enter Q GW. It offers a diagonal of 21, 5 inches and relies on a native Full HD resolution with 1. 920 x 1080 pixels, achieved via overdrive a particularly high refresh rate of 280 Hz as well as a fast response time of less than a millisecond for gray-to-gray Change. Adaptive Sync is of course supported, which means that the 24 – Zöller is G-Sync-compatible.
Here, too, Acer relies on a Crystal IPS panel with high color fidelity and a DisplayHDR – 400 certification. An RGB light strip is integrated on the front, the LEDs of which can be automatically compared with the game, which increases immersion when playing. Acer keeps the design very minimalist, whereby all the usual connections are offered here with DisplayPort, HDMI and USB. In terms of ergonomics, the Predator model is height-adjustable and can be tilted and rotated to always allow the best viewing angle.
The Acer Predator X 34 GS has a price of 1. 099 Euro, the most expensive of all three new gaming machines from Acer, is expected to be received as early as December be real. As the name might suggest, it is a curved monitor with a diagonal of 33 Inch. The UWQHD model is curved with 1. 900 R and offers an aspect ratio of 21: 9 and a native resolution of 3. 440 x 1. 440 pixels. The display should 400 Reach nits, HDR – 330 – Offer certification and a refresh rate of 100 Hz. According to Acer this is up to 253 Hz overclockable. The DCI-P3 color space should be 95% are covered. In addition to the usual HDMI and DisplayPort inputs, it even offers a modern Type-C interface that is Power Delivery capable and thus a connected notebook with up to 85 W is loading.