Acer Announces First 55-Inch NVIDIA BFG Display

Acer is launching a new BFG display this year as function of its predator lineup. It's called the CG552K, and it comes with a 55-inch panel.

This is besides one of three dissimilar new gaming displays that Acer volition be offer. In addition to the CG552K, Acer also announced the Predator X32 and the Predator X38.

The focus of course is Acer'southward 55-inch display. Typically bigger screens like this aren't the best for PC gaming, because they take slower refresh rates and thus pb to more noticeable vehement in games.

NVIDIA's Big Format Gaming Display technology changes all that. And as the proper name suggest, big format ways big screens. Like this 55-inch panel from Acer.

The Acer BFG CG552K display is the starting time of its kind

Big Format Gaming Displays aren't new every bit of 2020 (Acer introduced a 65-inch console at CES 2018), but at that place aren't that manyout there. Which makes Acer's offering all the more than interesting.

The CG552K is the first 55-inch Large Format Gaming display. Which more or less turns this into a Tv set of sorts. Non a traditional TV mind you lot equally y'all don't have all the same ports and plug-ins that a TV would have.

Beingness the first 55-inch BFG brandish isn't the only likable trait nigh this new monitor. It also features a 120Hz refresh rate, it'due south 4K so you get Ultra Hd resolution, and information technology has a 400 bit effulgence.

The brightness of the display is also variable (simply like the refresh rate) thank you to a sensor that volition detect the brightness in the room it'south hooked up in. Only imagine playing games in a darker room. The display sensor will then recognize how much light is bachelor, and adjust the effulgence of the display accordingly.

The CG552K also comes with more than enough connectivity options with iii HDMI 2.0 ports, two DisplayPort v1.4 ports, a USB C port, and two USB two.0 and 3.0 ports. It also comes with two integrated 10W speakers, though you might become better audio with an external offer.

Acer has 2 smaller options if you value more infinite on your desk

Big Format Gaming isn't for everyone. And that'south understandable as a 55-inch monitor for PC gaming is fairly big when you're sitting only a foot away from the display.

Acer does have two smaller options coming in the Predator lineup that it announced, which include the X32 and the X38. The X32 is 32-inch 4K LED display with a 1440 nit effulgence, a 144Hz refresh rate, and NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate.

The Predator X38 on the other hand is a 37.five-inch monitor which features a UWQHD panel, and a 175Hz refresh rate. Information technology also features NVIDIA G-Sync and it comes with a 2300R curve.

Both these monitors also come with integrated speakers, so you don'tneedexternal options if you want a cleaner setup. Though again, external options volition certainly provide improve audio quality.

All 3 of Acer'southward new monitors aim to offer high-quality visuals, but all that comes at a price, too. Interestingly, the 55-inch BFG display isn't the well-nigh expensive. It is pricey at $2,999, only the X32 volition price the almost at $3,599.

Meanwhile the X38 will retail for $2,399. All three volition launch this year, with the X38 showing upwards in April, the X32 releasing quondam in Q2, and the CG552K releasing sometime in Q3.