2024-03-19

Acer Unveils the Predator X32Q 4K Mini-LED Monitor on JD.com, Priced at 4,999 Yuan (~$700)

Gamers and creative professionals – there have been so many good monitor launches this year so far for you all. And now, there’s one more. Acer just launched the Predator X32Q monitor on JD.com, boasting an impressive combination of features for a starting price of 4,999 yuan (around $700 USD). Read on to find out what the monitor has to offer. The monitor has a peak brightness of 1000 nits, and a 144Hz refresh rate This 31.5-inch monster packs a punch with a 4K Mini-LED display running at a smooth 144Hz refresh rate. The Mini-LED technology promis...
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2024-01-16

Acer Predator Helios 18 preview – hands on at CES 2024

We just got hands on with Acer's latest top-end 18-inch gaming laptop, the Predator Helios 18, with its RTX 4090 GPU, mini LED display, and more. With its up to 250Hz mini LED display, Intel Core i9-14900HX CPU, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card, the Acer Predator Helio 18 is a powerhouse of a gaming laptop, and we recently got hands-on with it to see how it shapes up. This best gaming laptop contender from Acer was on show at the CES 2024 trade show in Las Vegas where we also saw many other upcoming gaming laptops, as well as the l...
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2024-01-08

Acer's CES 2024 displays include a massive 57-inch mini LED monitor

Acer's CES 2024 launches include four new Predator monitors aimed at gamers, including the Predator Z57 with a massive 57-inch screen. The giant Predator Z57's large curved 57-inch panel offers a lot of space for both gaming and productivity, thanks to its DUHD resolution of 7,680 by 2,160. Running at up to 120Hz, the screen has a 32:9 aspect ratio and a 1000R curvature, with it gradually wrapping around the user's field of vision. Bearing VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certification, the Mini LED display offers up to 1,000 nits of brightness with high ...
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2023-12-15

Acer 27-Inch 4K MiniLED Gaming LCD Displays with High Refresh Rates

Acer in Japan announced the release of two new gaming LCD displays, including the model XV275KP3biipruzx. These 27-inch displays feature 4K resolution and utilize Mini LED backlight technology. The XV275KP3biipruzx model is characterized by its IPS LCD panel, offering a refresh rate of 160Hz and a response time of 1ms. This display meets the VESA DisplayHDR 1000 standard, ensuring high-quality dynamic range. It covers 99% of the AdobeRGB color gamut and achieves color accuracy with a Delta E value of less than 2. Additionally, it features 576-zone ...
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2023-10-17

Acer Predator X32FP review: Top of the food chain

Versatile and dangerously powerful, the Acer Predator X32FP is very nearly an unmatched 4K gaming monitor Acer’s new X32 is a monitor that aspires to be all things to all users: a perfect display for HDR content, gaming, colour-critical work and general home/office use. It’s an IPS monitor with a mini-LED zonal backlight: the idea is that with full-array local dimming, or FALD, the X32 can offer OLED quality with IPS durability and versatility. To add context: before the partnership of IPS and mini-LED, if you wanted great HDR p...
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2023-09-13

Acer XV242F monitor launched with a particularly extreme 24.1-inch 540Hz display

540Hz monitors are starting to hit the market. We recently reported that Asus is gearing up to launch the ROG PG248QP 540Hz gaming monitor in the upcoming weeks. While there’s no confirmation from the Taiwanese company, Acer has gone ahead and put its own 540Hz monitor on the shelves of Chinese e-commerce stores. The new Acer XV242F monitor brings a 24.1-inch display with a 1080p resolution. Here are the details. This monitor features a 24.1-inch TN panel with a 1080p resolution, boasting an impressive 540Hz refresh rate and a rapid 1ms GtG response time ...
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2023-08-21

Acer Predator X32Q FS: New 4K gaming monitor debuts with 1,152 Mini LED local dimming zones and 1,200 nits peak brightness

Acer has started selling the Predator X32Q FS in China. Equipped with a 32-inch IPS panel, the Predator X32Q FS has a 4K resolution, a 150 Hz refresh rate and 1,152 Mini LED local dimming zones, among other features. The Predator X32Q FS builds on last year's Predator X32 FP. (Image source: Acer) Acer has started selling the Predator X32Q FS in China, a newer alternative to the Predator X32 FP that the company introduced last year during CES 2022. As its name suggests, the Predator X32Q FS has a 32-inch display, which remains an...
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2021-10-28

Acer’s Mini LED Gaming Notebook to Be Launched in Q4

During the product launch event held on October 21 in Taiwan, Acer debuted four NBs that will be available in the fourth quarter, namely the thin and light Swift series, ConceptD for creators, eco-friendly Aspire Vero and flagship Predator Helio 500 with a 4K Mini LED monitor for gamers.  The Predator Helio 500 features an Intel® CoreTM i9 processor, NVIDIA RTXTM 3080 GPU, 64GB DDR4 memory and PCIe NVMe SSD in RAID 0, along with RGB lighting effect and a MagTek mechanical keyboard. Display is another highlight of th...
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2021-06-03

Acer Launches New Gaming Notebooks Featuring Mini LED Displays

Acer has recently launched a new gaming notebook (NB) portfolio: the Predator Triton and Predator Helios series. Powered by the 11th Gen Intel® Core TM H45 processor and NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 30 series GPUs, the two series allow users to choose between a Mini LED display and a 360Hz LCD.   The Predator Triton 500SE notebook:   Photo source: Acer Inc.   With low-profile design and all-metal shell, the Predator Triton 500SE is only 19.9mm and can include up to an 11th Gen Intel® CoreTM i9 proce...
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2019-05-09

【2019 TILS】LED Lighting Moves to Smart and Professional Applications

Taiwan International Lighting Show kicked off on May 8th in Taipei with the theme “Smart Design, Enlightening Life.” The event welcomes its 10th anniversary with more than hundred exhibitors showcasing their innovative LED lighting applications. As LEDs are commonly applied in general lighting, lighting companies have turned their focus to professional lighting, smart lighting and human centric lighting. By combining adjustable features of LEDs with smart control, LED lighting can be further optimized for advanced applications. MEAN WELL, the...
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2010-12-14

Thanks to LED-backlit, Chimei, Viewsonic and BenQ was expected to have more competitive advantages in 2011

In Taiwan's LCD monitor market, it’s expected that Asustek and Acer was in the first position and second position respectively.
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2010-09-15

Acer unveiled AT58 LED TV series

Acer has unveiled AT58 LED TV series with Pininfarina design. The new TVs are equipped with backlit LED panels, features slightly curved edges, ultra-thin profile and transparent frame with the logo designed by Pininfarina and the lustrous platform and they also allows energy saving of 68% compared with the traditional LCD monitors.
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2009-04-15

ASUSTeK to Use LED-backlit Panel in All Notebook Computers by End of 2009; LED Backlight Penetration Rate to Rise in Time

After Taiwan’s major computer provider Acer recently heightening the proportion of LED-backlit Notebooks, Asus, another major maker in the industry, announced that it would also boost the proportion of its LED-backlit Notebooks, and estimates to use LCD panels with LED backlight in all Notebook computer products by the end of 2009, including high-end ultra-thin Notebook, middle- and low-end Notebooks.
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2009-03-11

Shipments of LED Notebooks to Surge in 2009

The shipments of notebook PCs with LED backlights reached 3.7 million in the final quarter of 2008 – a 62% rise on the preceding quarter. 13.4% of notebooks shipped in the closing quarter of the year featured LED backlighting technology, compared with a market share of only 6.3% in the third quarter, according to a recent report.
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Tokushima, Japan - 6 March 2024: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has started mass production of the new UV-B (308nm) and UV-A (330nm) LEDs in its popular 434 Series packa... READ MORE

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