Friday, December 21st 2018
Acer Releases Predator XR343CKP Monitor: 34" IPS, 3440 x 1440, FreeSync, 1 ms
Acer announced the release of another FreeSync monitor to their lineup. The Predator XR343CKP offers a 34", ultrawide, curved IPS panel with a 3440 x 1440 resolution. Being an IPS panel, the 1 ms response time (with MPRT, so, an added blur reduction mode is taken into account for this response time) is a premium specification. It features an up to 100 Hz refresh rate with FreeSync technology enabling variable refreshes without screen tearing.
The panel offers a typical 1,000:1 contrast ratio with a relatively low 350 cd/m² typical brightness, 172/178 viewing angles, 1.07 billion color depth and standard sRGB color gamut. Display Inputs include HDMI, DisplayPort, and 5x USB ports. All of this can be available for the modest amount of $1799... Which isn't at all the number I expected to be quitting based on the specs alone, and looking at other market offerings. But that's what's being shown on Acer's page - though some retailers, such as Amazon Germany, are offering this for some €893 (~$1000), which is much more realistic.
Sources:
Acer, via TFT Central, Amazon.de
The panel offers a typical 1,000:1 contrast ratio with a relatively low 350 cd/m² typical brightness, 172/178 viewing angles, 1.07 billion color depth and standard sRGB color gamut. Display Inputs include HDMI, DisplayPort, and 5x USB ports. All of this can be available for the modest amount of $1799... Which isn't at all the number I expected to be quitting based on the specs alone, and looking at other market offerings. But that's what's being shown on Acer's page - though some retailers, such as Amazon Germany, are offering this for some €893 (~$1000), which is much more realistic.
20 Comments on Acer Releases Predator XR343CKP Monitor: 34" IPS, 3440 x 1440, FreeSync, 1 ms
I think Acer with their cosmic margins on Predator sub-brand can afford to overprice Freesync monitors on purpose just to keep selling G-Sync at the same price.
I wouldn't expect much for motion blur reduction and their 1ms BS. Typical 3440x1440 IPS always come with 10ms avg response time. Strobe crosstalk is bad with these high response time. I understand why there is no ULMB on 3440x1440 G-Sync monitor.
Nice that they finally offer a Freesync version, but if it isn't $500 then it's a waste.
What's curious on this Freesync monitor is that the DP freq range is from 48Hz to 100Hz, and the HDMI freq range is from 30Hz-100Hz. Weird.
Also, for those that didn't read, the monitors are typically 5ms (after overdrive, 8ms out of the box) and the 1ms is from motion blue reduction technology.
TLDR: These are most likely 5ms panels
And damn, that acer logo in the back is huge !!
Is the monitor in the article overpriced? Yes, would gsynce add cost to the overpriced monitor? Yes
Thank goodness...