Acer Aspire Predator and matching G24 LCD hit the States

October 1st, 2008 by

Filed under: Desktops

Acer’s wild Aspire Predator gaming rig and matching 24-inch G24 monitor were announced back in May and July, but it’s taken them forever to ship Stateside — we’re guessing the delay was due to Acer’s insistence that the case look as much like a ski binding as physically possible. Specs are basically the same as the preview systems we’ve seen: the low-end $1,649 config has a liquid-cooled 2.5GHz Q9300 Core 2 Quad, GeForce 9600GT graphics, 4GB RAM and dual 640GB drives, while the $2,199 edition bumps things up to a 2.83GHz Q9550 Core 2 Quad, GeForce 9800GTX graphics, and three 640GB drives. Nothing’s changed with the $399 G24, either — it’s still a 2ms 1920 x 1200 LCD with a 160-degree viewing angle, a 50,000:1 contrast ratio, and a bright orange bezel. It’s all available now — check a sneak peek of the next version after the break.

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Acer’s G24 gaming monitor with world’s best contrast

July 4th, 2008 by

Filed under: Displays, Gaming

Clearly, Acer’s G24 monitor is the only monitor capable of matching your high-performance Predator gaming rig. It’s orange… or “metallic copper” if you work in Acer’s arts and charts department. Bounced around trade shows for the last month, the 24-inch LCD is now officially featuring a proclaimed 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio which, according to a Acer, is a world’s first for monitors. Now the specs: 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, 2-ms response, 400-nit brightness, and a host of Acer image tweaking and color management tech meant to brighten images and avoid ambient light reflection. Around back you’ll find PC-friendly DVI and game-console/Blu-ray friendly HDMI too. Unfortunately, it’s dateless and priceless just like Britney’s little sister.

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