Acer Announces 49", 55" Gaming Monitors - 4K, HDR, IPS

Raevenlord · Jun 19, 2018

Acer today at its japan-specific news page revealed the launch of two new desktop monitors that really do defy convention on the real-estate that you can have plopped right in front of your eyes. The new 49" EB490QKbmiiipfx and 55" EB550Kbmiiipx displays (ehrm... a little more attention to the naming convention, Acer?) deliver what's expected to be a sub-par HDR experience (due to their maximum 300 cd/m² brightness), even though they do tout HDR 10 certification. Response times are being set at 4 ms for both models, with a 1,200:1 contrast ratio.

The monitors feature blue-light reduction technology, and 2x 5 W speakers are par of the course. "Flickerless" technology points our proverbial ears to some sort of variable refresh rate technology, but nothing else from the translation seems to suggest this. Input listing points to 1x HDMI 2.0 (HDCP 2.2 compatible), 2x HDMI 1.4, and 1x DisplayPort 1.2 ports. Apparently, these will be launched in Asia first, for 70,000 yen (550 EUR/USD) and 100,000 yen (799 EUR/USD) for the 49" and 55" panels, respectively, starting on June 21st.

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Arjai · Jun 19, 2018

*yawn*

jabbadap · Jun 19, 2018

HDR and 300 cd/m². Yeah and the standard is HDR10 sounds more like a normal Television than gaming monitor so maybe gaming "monitor" for consoles.

TheLostSwede · Jun 19, 2018

The new 9" EB490QKbmiiipfx

That's a really compact gaming screen, one could go as far as to call it pocket friendly

Pgcmoore · Jun 19, 2018

nope, https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/24751378 and nope https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/ac9e1377

8bits +FRC
80ppi on the 55
90ppi on the 49

PowerPC · Jun 19, 2018

Why is 4K only available on 24" or 49" monitors, while the sweet spot is somewhere between 32" and 40"..... ? :kookoo:

cpuser · Jun 19, 2018

EB490QKbmiiipx was released last year. It does have have HDR mode and is a little brighter with 320 cd/m² but no certification of course. You get four 24" FHD monitors without the frames in a single screen package.

Vayra86 · Jun 19, 2018

PowerPC said:
Why is 4K only available on 24" or 49" monitors, while the sweet spot is somewhere between 32" and 40"..... ?

Panels need to be made in that size and there are only a few manufacturers + the focus is elsewhere - monitor products are notorious for always missing some crucial element to make it great. Its a trend you see with almost every brand except the pricier ones such as Eizo and to a (much) lesser extent Dell, Samsung, LG and Asus.

LCD tech is an inferior base with tons of tweaks stacked on top of it, really. Cheaper models lack the tweaks.

EIther way, when you see IPS and HDR in one sentence, run away.

RH92 · Jun 19, 2018

Sure not realy HDR ready , refresh rate is missing ( i assume 60Hz ) , probably not the best pannel on the market but at least those are prices corectly compared to some other monitors !

dir_d · Jun 19, 2018

Better to buy a Vizio 2018 P55, specially at that price, 120hz native.

Capitan Harlock · Jun 20, 2018

PowerPC said:
Why is 4K only available on 24" or 49" monitors, while the sweet spot is somewhere between 32" and 40"..... ?

Ebay is your friend XD.
There are a lot of 32" and 40" 4K monitors but are Korean.

MCJeeba · Jun 20, 2018

Capitan Harlock said:
Ebay is your friend XD.
There are a lot of 32" and 40" 4K monitors but are Korean.

There are a ton of 32" 4K monitors from name brands such as LG, Acer, Asus, Dell, etc. as well. There are a lot of options now.

Capitan Harlock · Jun 20, 2018

MCJeeba said:
There are a ton of 32" 4K monitors from name brands such as LG, Acer, Asus, Dell, etc. as well. There are a lot of options now.

But not so many features for gaming like the Korean ones for what i have seen.

Xajel · Jun 20, 2018

We definitely need DP 1.5/2.0 or whatever & HDMI 2.1 to come sooner than later, 4K + HDR at high refresh rate (120Hz+) can't be done with current standards.

Damn even Ultrawide 1440p with HDR can't make it to 144Hz duo to current limited standards.

atomicus · Jun 20, 2018

I swear EVERY discussion in these monitor manufacturers R&D department goes something like this...

Jerry: We know what consumers want...
Management: Shut up Jerry. WE'LL be the ones who tells consumers what they want!

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Acer Announces 49", 55" Gaming Monitors - 4K, HDR, IPS

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