3 Upcoming PC Displays To Watch Out For This Year
So many Hertz it hurts
ACER PD243Y E - Dual Display for Techy Travelers
If you're used to working with two or three displays, themselves each measuring in 27 inches or more, taking your ultra-portable laptop on a business trip can mean you might as well not get anything done for the duration. Acer's PD243Y E is a portable dual display, featuring two IPS screens connected by a hinge at the long side of the device.
The hinge has a 315-degree fold, and the screen is equipped with a foldable kickstand, meaning that you can position the display vertically or horizontally and at almost any angle you could want.
As you might guess with ultra-portable monitors, these aren't going to stack up against their less-portable cousins. The displays feature a not-too-bad 100Hz refresh rate with 1920x1080 resolution on both screens. The panel supports 16.7 million colors, covering 72% of the NTSC color gamut, which is nearly 100% of the sRGB gamut. So the PD243Y will be perfectly fine for office work, and you could do worse for a portable gaming solution, but this won't be your go-to for any application where color matters.
The display features two USB Type-C ports and one HDMI 1.4 port, as well as built-in two-watt speakers. For some reason, it also supports VESA wall mounting, which is a strange match for a screen designed with portability in mind.
Acer says this display will be available in July. The quoted pricing online is 499€, and no dollar price has been offered yet, suggesting that either the display won't be coming stateside or that Acer just isn't sure what kind of pricing will be necessary as the year goes on. If you're looking for a slightly more portable version of the same thing, check out Acer's PD293Q. The screens are a bit smaller at 18.5" each. It also has two USB Type-C ports, but the HDMI port is HDMI Mini. The alternative goes for $349.
Gigabyte M27QS Smart Gaming Monitor - Game and Watch
Many of us have room for only one full-size display in our lives, so it's especially appealing when a display can pull double-duty--as is the case with Gigabyte's new M27QS display, which the company is calling a "Smart Gaming Monitor."
In terms of monitor specs, it's pretty boring--1440p resolution and 180Hz refresh rate on an IPS display--but in this case, it's the software that stands out. The M27QS can work as a computer monitor and as a dedicated television screen, thanks to the integration of Google TV into the monitor, and Gigabyte has seen fit to include a remote with the display as well. A pair of five-watt speakers means you don't absolutely need to have a pair of dedicated speakers.
Gigabyte expects the M27QS Smart Monitor to go on sale in July or August for just $249, making it refreshingly inexpensive compared to some competing models. That said, if you don't want to wait until then, a previous model, the Gigabyte M27Q, is available now for $280 at Amazon. It also features a 1440p resolution and 180Hz refresh rate and AMD FreeSync support, but lacks the Google TV support of the upcoming M27QS model, and is slightly more expensive--but it's still a solid alternative if you're looking for a monitor with similar specs.
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PCThis story originally appeared on: GameSpot - Author:UK GAG
