Just whenever you thought you’d had your fill of BRAND speak this week with the Asus Arez / ROG kerfuffle, Acer have jumped in on the motion as properly with the introduction of their new Nitro household of gaming displays.
A extra entry-level collection than their flagship Predator vary, these new displays could not have all of the bells and whistles of Acer’s Nvidia G-Sync HDR-enabled Predator X27, for instance, however they nonetheless supply tremendous slim bezels, excessive refresh charges as much as 144Hz, AMD FreeSync help and resolutions that go all the best way as much as 4K – and judging from my palms on time earlier at present, they may be simply the ticket for these after an honest mid-range display screen.
At the prime quality is the Nitro VG0 collection. Available in display screen sizes of 21.5in, 24in and 27in with resolutions of 1920×1080, 2560×1440 and 3840×2160, this collection of reasonably good wanting set of IPS panels boast a 1ms response time whenever you allow Acer’s ‘Visual Response Boost’ within the onboard menu. That’s quite a bit quicker than you usually get on IPS screens, which are inclined to favour color accuracy over velocity, however it simply goes to point out you don’t essentially need to search out a TN panel anymore to get the most effective response instances.
Yes, you might have to take a success on the monitor’s general brightness degree as a way to reap the benefits of it, which is perhaps an issue in some lighting situations when it’s solely rated for a most brightness of 250cd/m2, however I’ll have to attend and see how issues pan out in follow as soon as I get one in for testing and may have a look at it longer than 5 seconds earlier than different journos liveblogging with their cellphone on the top of a selfie stick come and plonk themselves straight in entrance of me.
You’ll additionally get a alternative of standard 60Hz refresh charges, in addition to 70Hz, 75Hz and the top-end 144Hz for super-smooth gaming, however how a lot they’ll differ in worth (and what decision and panel measurement combo they’ll are available) is at the moment unknown at this level. All of them, nevertheless, will include AMD FreeSync help, which ought to assist to eliminate any tearing and stutter in case your AMD graphics card isn’t fairly as much as the duty of a hitting a full 60fps.
Meanwhile, you get single VGA, HDMI and DisplayPort inputs around the again (though the precise mannequin on present that I noticed had two HDMI and no DisplayPort, so your last alternative of ports could properly rely on which area you’re in), in addition to separate audio out and in jacks if you’d like one thing a bit beefier than its pair of 2W inner audio system, and a set, purple pronged stand.
Then there’s the entry-level Nitro RG0 collection. Available in 24in or 27in panel sizes, these displays have a 1080p decision and a 75Hz refresh fee as customary, in addition to the identical 1ms response time you’ll discover on Acer’s VG0 vary.
The Nitro RG0 displaying off Acer’s new Nitro 50 desktop, virtually as if to say you need to get each to finish your new desktop setup…
The RG0 displays additionally max out at 250cd/m2 brightness, however it’s value noting that Acer have solely opted for 6-bit panels on this occasion (albeit boosted as much as 8-bit by way of a course of often known as Hi-FRC, or body fee management, dithering), so their color accuracy isn’t rated as extremely as the correct 8-bit VG0 vary.
This is a disgrace, as I feel the Nitro RG0 displays are the extra enticing screens general with regards to design. Their mounted silver stands look a lot smarter within the flesh than the plasticky gamerfied prongs on the RG0, and all the display screen measures simply 7mm up on the prime, giving every panel a stunning slim profile to go along with their edge-to-edge shows and minuscule bezels around the entrance.
Still, it is going to be attention-grabbing to see how the distinction in color depth is mirrored in Acer’s pricing, which at time of writing continues to be being saved underneath wraps. Provided the RG0 displays are low-cost sufficient and never utterly terrible as soon as I get spherical to testing them, although, they could simply be an honest finances possibility for these after excessive refresh fee gaming with out breaking the financial institution.
I think, nevertheless, that it is going to be the Nitro VG0 displays that would be the most extremely sought-after possibility by cash-strapped avid gamers, though given the variety of attainable choices accessible they could properly find yourself being simply as costly as their high-end opponents. Only time will inform in the event that they’ll have the ability to break in our best monitor rankings, however for now they’re positively one to observe.
