Sunday, August 18th 2013
Acer Announces Availability of New 29-inch and 27-inch IPS Monitors
Acer announced a pair of new large IPS monitors, the 29-inch B296CL, and the 27-inch B276HUL (pictured in that order). The B296CL is an ultra-widescreen monitor with 21:9 aspect ratio, native resolution of 2560 x 1080 pixels, while the B276HUL is a smaller 16:9 screen but features more pixels, with its native resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Both displays offer 178-degree viewing angles, dynamic mega-contrast, 8 ms response times, energy efficient LED backlighting that offers up to 68 percent energy savings, and display inputs that include dual-link DVI, DisplayPort, and HDMI. Interestingly, both are priced the same, at US $599.99.
5 Comments on Acer Announces Availability of New 29-inch and 27-inch IPS Monitors
I kind of expect to see a ~$550 street price since thats about what I have been seeing lately for both classes of monitor these fit into. Maybe even a little less on sale.
there are no Korean knockoffs of these monitors with this ratio as a cheaper alternative either.
How much are you willing to spend?
If its a lot, say around ~$3000 to ~$3500 USD or so I'm guessing you are in the minority. That's a niche market within a niche market. For that kind of money I would just buy a ~32" 4K 3840x2160 monitor and be done with it despite the fact that I find the 21:9 ratio intriguing.