Acer Predator CG437K P - 43", 4K, 144Hz, HDR-1000

I remember spending £500 on a 17" (maybe 19") Iiyama CRT way back when (early 90s?), then a like amount on a 22" Iiyama CRT. I've always taken the view that my eyes are worth protecting. £500 back then is over £1000 now.
Yeah that is true and I don't mind spending more for the eyes, but I am strugling to justify the price being more than my TV probably because I spend more time infront of the TV nowadays
 
I see this is on a UK site now for £1299 (albeit not in stock)... not sure it’s worth £200 over the Asus XG438Q (if that price sticks), but it is HDR-1000 (vs HDR-600 on the ASUS) with an extra DP 1.4 port, so I guess down to end user. I’ll await reviews though.
 
I see this is on a UK site now for £1299 (albeit not in stock)... not sure it’s worth £200 over the Asus XG438Q (if that price sticks), but it is HDR-1000 (vs HDR-600 on the ASUS) with an extra DP 1.4 port, so I guess down to end user. I’ll await reviews though.

Yeah sadly I think the exchange rate has shafted us there, as its listed as 1250 euros whereas the Asus set their UK price of £1079 some time ago. That may change yet though.

On euro list price there was not going to be anymore than £100 between the two screens and for the 1000NITS and other bits I would have paid the extra.
 
Yeah sadly I think the exchange rate has shafted us there, as its listed as 1250 euros whereas the Asus set their UK price of £1079 some time ago. That may change yet though.

On euro list price there was not going to be anymore than £100 between the two screens and for the 1000NITS and other bits I would have paid the extra.

I would guess there won't be much in the HDR performance anyway given the lack of FALD, and both will probably have very similar back-light solutions. Hard to see an argument for the Acer at this point, unless reviews highlight something particular.
 
I'd pay a bit more for the 144hz which I'm used to...

Asus is 120hz, right?

Yes, the XG438Q is 120Hz. Asus have another 43" on the way, which doesn't yet have a model designation or release date, which is 144Hz, HDR-1000 and has Display Stream Compression technology.

https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals...44hz-monitor-with-display-stream-compression/

I expect this one to be through the roof regards price, so probably makes sense the XG438Q is coming in a bit cheaper.
 
I used to regularly run my 2560 x 1440 @ 1920 x 1080 before I upgraded my graphics card. Can't say I really noticed a massive difference when I was actually playing unless you paused and inspected the image. I would do the same with a 4K to preserve the frame rate. Or use the dynamic resolution slider that seems to come built in to many games now.
 
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