The Acer 57-inch Predator Z57 is a periphery-gobbling curved Mini LED show

Acer introduced just a few gaming shows forward of CES 2024 at this time, however the star of its new lineup is clearly its Predator Z57 — a 57-inch, 120Hz curved show that spans 7680×2160 pixels. It makes use of MiniLED backlighting for higher distinction than a typical LCD monitor, and Acer says will probably be out within the second quarter for $2,499.99 within the US and €2,399 in Europe.

The Z57 will come outfitted with AMD FreeSync Premium to scale back screen-tearing and will get a 90W USB-C PD port, twin HDMI 2.1 ports, and a single DisplayPort 1.3 port, in addition to a built-in KVM swap for utilizing a number of gadgets with it. Acer says it has 2,304 dimming zones and HDR, with 1,000-nit peak brightness. It’ll additionally present video from a number of sources directly, utilizing picture-in-picture or a side-by-side cut up display screen mode.

Right here’s the again of the Predator Z57. Picture: Acer

The corporate says the display screen will cowl 98 % of the DCI-P3 shade gamut, as effectively. And it’s VESA-compliant if you wish to tackle mounting it to your wall. I imagine in you; simply ensure you use a stud finder. Acer’s new show has twin 10W audio system and an adjustable stand you’ll be able to tilt, swivel, and lift or decrease.

The Predator Z57 has an adjustable stand. Picture: Acer

You’d be proper to match the Predator Z57 with the 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 that Samsung introduced round this time final yr. They’re very comparable shows, albeit with some notable variations. For starters, at 240Hz, the G9’s refresh fee is twice that of the Z57, and it’s additionally acquired extra dimming zones, at 2,392, than what Acer lists — 88 zones isn’t a large distinction, however value declaring, particularly at this dimension. Plus, the Odyssey Neo G9 has been hitting a sale value slightly below $2,000 within the US these days, making it $500 much less, for now, than the Predator Z57’s introduced pricetag.

For a smaller possibility, Acer additionally introduced that it’s updating its tiny-by-comparison 34-inch Predator X34 OLED curved monitor with a 240Hz panel (that’s up from 175Hz). And the corporate launched an even bigger model of the identical show — the 39-inch Predator X39, which in any other case has the identical specs, per Acer’s announcement.