Acer releases 49" curved ultra-wide monitor; VA panel, FreeSync 2 and 144 Hz
Acer will be releasing new, curved 49-inch ultra-wide monitor. The EI491CR has is 32: 9 with a 1800R curvature of. The panel resolution is set at 3840 x 1080 pixels, and with FreeSync 2 support the screen has a bit of HDR.
The EI491CR makes use of an 8-bit VA panel (Samsung) that has a refresh rate of 120 Hz. With an overclocking feature, you can actually get that towards 144 Hz.
Specifications include a contrast of 3000:1 and a brightness of 400 cd/m2. The color gamut coverage with 90% dci-p3 is pretty good. At 400 cd/m2 the HDR rating is DisplayHDR 400. Connections include display port 1.2, HDMI 2.0 and 2x HDMI 1.4. Furthermore, two 3 watt speakers are integrated for stereo sound. The suggested retail price in US dollars is $ 899,- and you may expect the product in May.
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Yep, 1440p or bust on ultra wides
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So close, but yet still so very far away. 1080p just looks TERRIBLE on such a large display (1080p @ 27" = *blech*. IMO, even a 23/24" class monitor looks pretty bad at 1080p. 1080p @ 21.5", 1440p @ 27", or 4K @ 32" is the "sweet spot" of price, size, & pixel density).
Someone (likely Samsung or AUO Optronics) figure out how to make this in a QHD/1440p variant though, and you'll have my rapt attention + wallet open & ready, faster than you can say "I want your money".
I dare you too say my 29 inch 1080p looks blech. The vertical height isnt massive on this. But hey spew non sense here with using standard monitor sizes and crappy 16:9.
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1080p at 27 doesnt look that bad. Coming from 1440p just takes a while to adjust.
Even had a 4k monitor at 28.
And its also about how far you sit from the screen.
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So close, but yet still so very far away. 1080p just looks TERRIBLE on such a large display (1080p @ 27" = *blech*. IMO, even a 23/24" class monitor looks pretty bad at 1080p. 1080p @ 21.5", 1440p @ 27", or 4K @ 32" is the "sweet spot" of price, size, & pixel density).
Someone (likely Samsung or AUO Optronics) figure out how to make this in a QHD/1440p variant though, and you'll have my rapt attention + wallet open & ready, faster than you can say "I want your money".