Tag: Gaming Monitor

Acer’s Latest Gaming Monitor Burns at 1,400-nits

Gaming monitors have been getting awfully expensive as top-tier models began promising up to 1,000-nits in peak brightness and a 4K picture paired with a high-refresh rate. Now Acer is upping the ante yet again with a 32-inch gaming monitor that hits a peak brightness of 1,440-nits.

The Predator X32 is Acer’s latest G-Sync Ultimate gaming monitor and it’s the biggest 16:9 model we’ve seen from this series so far, leapfrogging over the previous 27-inch Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ and Acer Predator X27. It packs a mini LED panel with 1,152 zone local dimming spread across its UHD (3,840 x 2,160) resolution display.

Additionally, the Predator X32 features a 144Hz refresh rate. It also supports 10-bit color and a color accuracy of Delta E <1, so it covers 99% of the AdobeRGB and 89.5% of the Rec2020 color gamut.

A lot of modern 4K TVs pale in comparison in peak brightness and local dimming zones compared to this VESA DisplayHDR 1400 certified gaming monitors. In fact, most of even the highest end TVs only hit a peak brightness around 1,000-nits and few offer more than 500 local dimming zones.

Of course, we’ll have to see just how gorgeous this gaming monitor actually look later this week and whether it’s as impressive as its specs suggest. The biggest bummer is this gaming monitor won’t come to market until the second quarter of this year—so roughly between April and June—and it costs a mind-blowing $3,599.

The Second Ever 55-inch OLED Gaming Monitor

The Predator CG552K is the largest gaming monitor Acer has ever introduced but given that it features a 55-inch OLED display, you might think of it as more of a 4K TV than a computer screen.

This new 55-inch Acer Predator OLED display in the first of its kind—after all Alienware introduced its own 55 OLED Gaming Monitor last year—but it offers some improved specs. Namely, the Predator CG552K offers up a 0.5ms response time and its G-Sync compatible so you’ll get the full benefit of variable refresh rate technology when playing with a Nvidia-powered gaming PC.

The screen is also DisplayHDR 400 support certified, so the panel can achieve a peak brightness of 400 nits while covering 98.5% of the wide DCI-P3 color space. Lastly, the Predator CG552K supports a refresh rate of 120Hz with overdrive support, which is impressive for a 4K display such as this.

Philips Launches Momentum 392M7C: An Entry-Level Curved 38.5-Inch Gaming Monitor

Philips has quietly unveiled its new Momentum 392M7C curved monitor, which is aimed at gamers who are after an entry-level large screen display with high refresh rates and variable refresh support. The huge display with a 3000R curvature promises to provide a cinema-like immersion, though its Full-HD resolution and a relatively low pixel density will have an impact on the experience.

Under the hood, the Philips Momentum 392M7C is built from a 38.5-inch VA with a 1920×1080 resolution. The display features a maximum brightness of 250 nits, a 5000:1 contrast ratio, a 3000R curvature, a 1 ms MPRT response time, and a 144 Hz maximum refresh rate with VESA’s Adaptive-Sync variable refresh rate technology on top (e.g. FreeSync). The monitor can display 16.7 million colors and covers 105.48% of the sRGB and 94.11% of the NTSC color gamuts, which is in line with other inexpensive mainstream LCDs.

Besides its size and a high refresh rate, the main peculiarity of the Momentum 392M7C is its Full-HD resolution and a pixel density of 57 PPI, the latter of which is quite low by today’s standards. For gaming and video playback, pixel density is not often crucial – especially when many video sources are 1080p – but for typical productivity applications a 38.5-inch Full-HD screen with a 57 PPI pixel density does not seem like an optimal combination. Meanwhile, the LCD supports Philips’ SmartImage presets for various game genres (FPS, RTS, Racing, custom) to provide optimal experience.

As for connectivity, the Momentum 392M7C has one DisplayPort input, two HDMI inputs, and one D-Sub input to maintain compatibility both with new and legacy PCs. Furthermore, the monitor has a headphone output. As for the stand, only the tilt is adjustable, which is typical for large entry-level monitors.

The Philips Momentum 392M7C is set to hit the market shortly. Though as we sometimes see with other entry-level monitors, it probably won’t be available worldwide.