Tuesday, March 12th 2019
Acer Launches EI491CR Monitor: 49", 32:9, 3840 x 1080, 8-Bit VA, 1800R, 144 Hz with FreeSync 2 and HDR 400
The title already says most of it, but here it is: the Acer EI491CR Amy be one of the most impressive monitors to grace this side of 2019, ticking most boxes considered relevant for a great gaming experience. The 49" monitor features a DFHD aspect ratio of 32:9. Those 40" of real-estate are populated by 38440 x 1080 pixels, in a VA panel with 8-bit color reproduction and 4ms gray-to-gray response time. A 1800R curvature keeps all parts of the screen within the same pupillary distance, enveloping your field of vision with what could otherwise be cropped screen edges.
The 144 Hz refresh rate (overclocked from a reference 120 Hz for the base panel this monitor employs) will enable ultra fluid gaming, especially when paired with FreeSync 2. FreeSync 2 that also makes an appearance in the monitor's display of HDR content, through its VESA HDR 400 certification. Typical contrast stands at 3000:1, and typical brightness at 400 cd/m² with color coverage hitting an impressive 90% DCI-P3 rating. 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI 2.0 and 2x HDMI 1.4 round out the inputs. The Acer EI491CR will be available, however, for a not-for-all-budgets $1199.
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The 144 Hz refresh rate (overclocked from a reference 120 Hz for the base panel this monitor employs) will enable ultra fluid gaming, especially when paired with FreeSync 2. FreeSync 2 that also makes an appearance in the monitor's display of HDR content, through its VESA HDR 400 certification. Typical contrast stands at 3000:1, and typical brightness at 400 cd/m² with color coverage hitting an impressive 90% DCI-P3 rating. 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI 2.0 and 2x HDMI 1.4 round out the inputs. The Acer EI491CR will be available, however, for a not-for-all-budgets $1199.
21 Comments on Acer Launches EI491CR Monitor: 49", 32:9, 3840 x 1080, 8-Bit VA, 1800R, 144 Hz with FreeSync 2 and HDR 400
@Raevenlord typo in the 2nd line... 3840x1080*
As for this monitor, I don't get the point of these 32:9 panels really. I guess if you're used to dual displays it's nice, but it's just far too big for me. I have dual displays at work (and love them, even if >80% of the time I'm only really using the main one), but for gaming, 21:9 is as wide as I'd go. I play flight sims, and I don't see the appeal of rendering everything in my peripheral vision for an FPS where frame rate and long-distance detail are important. 3440x1440 would be only marginally more demanding than this to render (4.95m pixels vs. 4.15), and would be very noticeably sharper and more detailed in the areas you can actually see. I don't see the appeal of wasting 30-40% of my GPU power on details my eyes aren't capable of registering. With eye tracking and foveated rendering this would be different, but ... yeah, that's not a thing yet.
www.techpowerup.com/251799/asus-unveils-rog-strix-xg49vq-super-ultra-wide-hdr-gaming-monitor
EDIT: I don't think it is... 10-bit vs 8-bit here, lower brightness, etc...