@@Bigheadedwon judging by both your pic and your elementary understanding of inflation, I have concluded that you have no idea what you are talking about. I make more in a day than you do in a month. No go shave your face and show McDonald’s what you have to offer them. Leave economics to the non pretentious non pedantic adults.
@@AdamAdam-vu3qt you're right, you do make more in a day than I make in a month. But that's because I don't work, I retired at 41 and live extremely comfortably. I will never work another day in my life and I assure you you'll never touch the amount of money I'll have. Enjoy working, I'll enjoy being retired and doing whatever the hell I want You put yawn in your reply as some sort of flex.
Amazon review pointed out this monitor uses M6 screws that won’t fit through Ergotron HX plate with M4 holes (both verified in user manuals). SecretLab heavy duty plate looks like it uses M3 size screws / holes… This is nuts (pun intended).
Jacob I gotta give credit where due you have gotten FAR better in front of the camera. I used to cringe at your reviews but you've gotten much more comfortable and natural presenting and it's really showing through. Good on ya.
@@vikingsfan2218 the negatives of oled are vastly overstated as well in my experience. Burn in is still a factor but only in a very particular use case of that same element being in the screen directly for a VERY long period of time with zero change whatsoever. Quite a number of them hit 1000 nits and that’s only gonna get better with new qdoled and mla panels which are again more resistant to burn in already. Color fringing is a minimal issue and is even still present on the mini led. I had the 57 in Samsung and sent it back and got the Alienware 4k 32 oled. For both writing and photo editing I’ve had no issues with the oled. As I said the blooming was distracting particularly in gaming on the mini led and I’m curious how it is on this. So no doubt Samsung will make an oled version of the 57 just as they did with the 49. And we can agree to disagree but I’d say it would be a perfectly fine choice for both use cases
Samsung has been priced at 1599 for months. Acer is currently 1699 at Acer, Best Buy and Amazon. Can’t find a user manual online yet, so I have questions about PBP aspect ratios / resolutions (not just refresh rate). Also is the built-in KVM USB hub really only 2 USB ports? Not 4?
The Acer user manual is online now but it’s severely lacking useful information (compared to Samsung’s). Haven’t found a user manual for the Cooler Master 57” yet (for comparison)…
@@paulhausser9492 for now.. im sure the next Nvidia next 5090 series card will fix this issue. Outside of the USB-C port with charging capabilities the G9 57 does just about everything better than this monitor
Umm, the comprimise of 120hz does NOT make sense as the AMD offerings DO have DP 2.1 and playing games at 21:9, roughly 5K at nearly 200fps is outstanding. Sadly, nothing I play regularly supports 32:9 (except sorta Guild Wars 2 and thats a mess at that setting). Tekken 8 has half assed 32:9 support... Anyway 120fps on a monitor this size is simply unacceptable. Plus latest price on the samsung is $1700 and goes to $1300 on prime days. I wouldn't even bother with the Acer, its the same panel anyway, just with shabbier tech running it.
Having used a 32:9 for over half a year, one major piece of advice when purchasing one: Check the curvature! With flatter 32:9 monitors, it is really uncomfortable to look at anything outside the center. I definitely see 32:9 monitors as much more useful for productivity than gaming given the high pixel requirements and low support. But the productivity ones tend to have a less aggressive curve (since curvature is generally thought as more of a gaming feature). So it may be worth it to just get a gaming 32:9 for productivity, even if you don't actually plan on gaming on it.
Having now watched the Samsung G9 review, the Samsung really highlights what this monitor should be capable of, especially considering the price difference.
A 57 inch super ultrawide monitor with a 32:9 aspect ratio is equivalent in size to two side-by-side 32 inch monitors. Your current setup is equivalent to a 49 inch super ultrawide monitor. So no, it definitely won't be smaller. But it'll have lower pixel density
I can't imagine a use case for this monitor that justifies the price. My two widescreen monitors cost less than this one and give me significantly more flexibility. I can game on an OLED that is plenty immersive and have a side monitor for other stuff. I use a pair of Alienware widescreen monitors (side-by-side, horizontal), an AW3423DW as my gaming monitor and an AW3420DW as the monitor I watch RUclips videos like this one while gaming. By comparison, that works out to a 43:9 versus this 32:9 ratio (hope my math is correct), which is much wider. Given how hard it is to drive this monitor with maxed out resolution, the limited number of games available that can use it, and the price, I can't imagine who this is for.
This was a great review. Thanks for it! Seems like it might be for me. Not sure. I see some bad reviews for the Samsung G9... lots of people saying panel issues. I mainly do a lot of productivity stuff on my pc (coding and music), seems like a good modern alternative to my current 3-way setup (one 4k samsung monitor which has broken (pink vertical line) after 3 years, and 2 1080p monitors either side of it). Tempting.
I wish there was still curve tvs but modern and have it become niche because there are consumers that still use curve displays even when they use a pc and want to use a display that is the same size as a tv as option. I have a 65 inch samsung curve qled 4k tv since 2017. My first 4k tv was from samsung back in 2014 and I ended up upgrading 3 years later since the 2014 tv was very old and outdated and the 2017 tv has more modern features. My 2017 tv even gets updates and there are no ads and no bixby. Ever since I started using a curve tv, it made me never want to go back to using a flat display since I'm already used to it. I sit as close as possible when using my tv because I use yamaha hs50m studio monitors near field with my studio monitors in equilateral triangle and all the knobs set to flat. For movies, music and video games, for my use case scenario, it's about the experience of being immersed in the content. I like that the modern tvs get really bright like the sony bravia 9 with 4,000 nits since there are movies mastered with 4,000 nits with hdr and I want to be able to experience the same 4,000 nits when the movies are mastered with the high brightness and I'm already in using very bright displays. I still buy 4k, blu ray and dvd discs since the quality is superior to streaming both with audio and video and I own what I paid for in terms of the physical copies since I already bought the content.
I have the Samsung like this and the only real complaint that I have, other than the GIGANTIC stand, is that playing a 4k game on part of the screen is very hit or miss and you often seem to lose the high refresh rate.
1 of does things will solve over time so first no GPU is powerful is strong enough to push the high fps on a 57 inch yet but it will over time when a powerful GPu comes around like maybe the 5090 than the other issue you have can be solved with the monitor arm from secret lab that is made for the g9 57 inch and ergotron is working on one aswell there problems solved
What a weird point to make that the dell is 26.5" compared to this which is over 57". I don't really think you need to make more of a point when the monitor is 57 freaking inches lol?. I get what you were going for, but just weird
Great video! I've made multiple calls to Acer in Texas, emails, and attempted chat to Acer support the past two weeks to get an answer on where to buy Acer Predator Hera DDR5 8400 (BL.9B9WWR.603) listed on MSI Memory compatibility chart listed for MSI X870E Carbon WiFi and still have no answer. Can you please tell me what the secret is to buying this Memory from Acer or whoever has it for sale since Acer themselves' cant do it?
Other than gamers, who is this for? Productivity? No, definitely not. An incredibly long horizontal curved screen can only be for gamers. Picture distortions, neck and back strain for any other use case.
I have the Samsung Neo G9, great for productivity. I can have literally 6 full-width files open at the same time. Excellent for tracing a codepath or doing anything else where your job involves collating information from different sources
once you see mini led in person you will understand how so close it is to the OLED. i'm using a neo g9 49'' and the mini led HDR on it is as good as my 65inch LG C2.
I paid $1600 for a Sony Trinitron 32" 4:3 display back in 1997, so $2k for this doesn't seem too bad. Technology has come a long way!
@@davidmulligan42 I paid 2500 for my Neo g9 57. Yawn.
@@AdamAdam-vu3qtwith inflation he paid like $1000 more than you for a screen that's 25 inches smaller. What's your point exactly?
@@Bigheadedwon judging by both your pic and your elementary understanding of inflation, I have concluded that you have no idea what you are talking about. I make more in a day than you do in a month. No go shave your face and show McDonald’s what you have to offer them. Leave economics to the non pretentious non pedantic adults.
@@AdamAdam-vu3qt you're right, you do make more in a day than I make in a month. But that's because I don't work, I retired at 41 and live extremely comfortably. I will never work another day in my life and I assure you you'll never touch the amount of money I'll have.
Enjoy working, I'll enjoy being retired and doing whatever the hell I want
You put yawn in your reply as some sort of flex.
Do you still have the CRT? They would be worth a fair bit still!
Americans will use just about anything but the metric system.
The weight of this monitor? One 5-year old.
or a 3 year old American child.
Amazon review pointed out this monitor uses M6 screws that won’t fit through Ergotron HX plate with M4 holes (both verified in user manuals). SecretLab heavy duty plate looks like it uses M3 size screws / holes… This is nuts (pun intended).
Jacob I gotta give credit where due you have gotten FAR better in front of the camera. I used to cringe at your reviews but you've gotten much more comfortable and natural presenting and it's really showing through. Good on ya.
lol
The higher-spec’d Samsung 57” G9 is on sale right now for $1600.
Very muddy blooming from my experience. Would recommend waiting to see if they do an oled
@@MyNameIsAhj Some people want one monitor for both productivity and HDR gaming. OLED really isn't a great option for them
@@vikingsfan2218 the negatives of oled are vastly overstated as well in my experience. Burn in is still a factor but only in a very particular use case of that same element being in the screen directly for a VERY long period of time with zero change whatsoever. Quite a number of them hit 1000 nits and that’s only gonna get better with new qdoled and mla panels which are again more resistant to burn in already. Color fringing is a minimal issue and is even still present on the mini led. I had the 57 in Samsung and sent it back and got the Alienware 4k 32 oled. For both writing and photo editing I’ve had no issues with the oled. As I said the blooming was distracting particularly in gaming on the mini led and I’m curious how it is on this. So no doubt Samsung will make an oled version of the 57 just as they did with the 49. And we can agree to disagree but I’d say it would be a perfectly fine choice for both use cases
@@MyNameIsAhjI mean most that get this sizes usly work mainly and OLED+work = burn in less than a year
@@vikingsfan2218yes OLED is not worth it for both not yet atleast not until micro OLED but that's far away
What are the available pbp layouts? Also, Is it limited to two inputs or does it support e.g. pbp with 3 or 4 inputs?
Samsung has been priced at 1599 for months. Acer is currently 1699 at Acer, Best Buy and Amazon.
Can’t find a user manual online yet, so I have questions about PBP aspect ratios / resolutions (not just refresh rate).
Also is the built-in KVM USB hub really only 2 USB ports? Not 4?
The Acer user manual is online now but it’s severely lacking useful information (compared to Samsung’s). Haven’t found a user manual for the Cooler Master 57” yet (for comparison)…
Would be a great alternative to the samsung odyssey g9 if it had a 240hz refresh rate
But the 240hz only works with AMD and not with Nvidia graphic Cards.
It does work with Nvidia, what are you talking about ?@@paulhausser9492
@@paulhausser9492 for now.. im sure the next Nvidia next 5090 series card will fix this issue. Outside of the USB-C port with charging capabilities the G9 57 does just about everything better than this monitor
@@paulhausser9492it’s future proof
Umm, the comprimise of 120hz does NOT make sense as the AMD offerings DO have DP 2.1 and playing games at 21:9, roughly 5K at nearly 200fps is outstanding. Sadly, nothing I play regularly supports 32:9 (except sorta Guild Wars 2 and thats a mess at that setting). Tekken 8 has half assed 32:9 support... Anyway 120fps on a monitor this size is simply unacceptable. Plus latest price on the samsung is $1700 and goes to $1300 on prime days. I wouldn't even bother with the Acer, its the same panel anyway, just with shabbier tech running it.
So do you have to use 2 x HDMI 2.1 cables to get the full 7840 x 2160 @ 120Hz? Or are you using 1 x HDMI 2.1 and some sort of DSC compression?
Having used a 32:9 for over half a year, one major piece of advice when purchasing one: Check the curvature! With flatter 32:9 monitors, it is really uncomfortable to look at anything outside the center. I definitely see 32:9 monitors as much more useful for productivity than gaming given the high pixel requirements and low support. But the productivity ones tend to have a less aggressive curve (since curvature is generally thought as more of a gaming feature). So it may be worth it to just get a gaming 32:9 for productivity, even if you don't actually plan on gaming on it.
The 57 G9 is objectively better and less expensive but go off
With presbyopia, I settled for an 85" TV instead.
85 tv is Way to big for pc use specily when it's 16 by 9
Glossy or matte ?
Sick work to be this early
This would be an amazing monitor for a racing or flight setup.
Having now watched the Samsung G9 review, the Samsung really highlights what this monitor should be capable of, especially considering the price difference.
How does it compare to 2 x 27 inch 4k screens? Because that is my current setup for coding. This might actually be smaller!
A 57 inch super ultrawide monitor with a 32:9 aspect ratio is equivalent in size to two side-by-side 32 inch monitors. Your current setup is equivalent to a 49 inch super ultrawide monitor. So no, it definitely won't be smaller. But it'll have lower pixel density
@@vikingsfan2218 wow that's nuts
im not familiar with acer monitors...all i want to know is, is it more reliable than the samsung 57 inch
The first customer review on Amazon was not good at all.
@@inarisk ur right, thanks
I can't imagine a use case for this monitor that justifies the price.
My two widescreen monitors cost less than this one and give me significantly more flexibility. I can game on an OLED that is plenty immersive and have a side monitor for other stuff.
I use a pair of Alienware widescreen monitors (side-by-side, horizontal), an AW3423DW as my gaming monitor and an AW3420DW as the monitor I watch RUclips videos like this one while gaming. By comparison, that works out to a 43:9 versus this 32:9 ratio (hope my math is correct), which is much wider.
Given how hard it is to drive this monitor with maxed out resolution, the limited number of games available that can use it, and the price, I can't imagine who this is for.
I had the same problem with motion sickness in Spider-Man when I used a Neo G9. It was kind of the final nail in the coffin for me and 32:9 monitors.
Than you sit Way to close to the monitor
WAHOO a Monitor review!!😁😁
5:14 yah but it’s a gimmick the oled g9 turns off game mode which is very bad !
Who's the panel manufacturer? Samsung?
Too big for me, but impressive. Nice review!
How about testing blooming control in dark games like Alan Wake 2.
This was a great review. Thanks for it!
Seems like it might be for me. Not sure. I see some bad reviews for the Samsung G9... lots of people saying panel issues. I mainly do a lot of productivity stuff on my pc (coding and music), seems like a good modern alternative to my current 3-way setup (one 4k samsung monitor which has broken (pink vertical line) after 3 years, and 2 1080p monitors either side of it). Tempting.
I wish there was still curve tvs but modern and have it become niche because there are consumers that still use curve displays even when they use a pc and want to use a display that is the same size as a tv as option. I have a 65 inch samsung curve qled 4k tv since 2017. My first 4k tv was from samsung back in 2014 and I ended up upgrading 3 years later since the 2014 tv was very old and outdated and the 2017 tv has more modern features. My 2017 tv even gets updates and there are no ads and no bixby. Ever since I started using a curve tv, it made me never want to go back to using a flat display since I'm already used to it. I sit as close as possible when using my tv because I use yamaha hs50m studio monitors near field with my studio monitors in equilateral triangle and all the knobs set to flat. For movies, music and video games, for my use case scenario, it's about the experience of being immersed in the content. I like that the modern tvs get really bright like the sony bravia 9 with 4,000 nits since there are movies mastered with 4,000 nits with hdr and I want to be able to experience the same 4,000 nits when the movies are mastered with the high brightness and I'm already in using very bright displays. I still buy 4k, blu ray and dvd discs since the quality is superior to streaming both with audio and video and I own what I paid for in terms of the physical copies since I already bought the content.
I have the Samsung like this and the only real complaint that I have, other than the GIGANTIC stand, is that playing a 4k game on part of the screen is very hit or miss and you often seem to lose the high refresh rate.
1 of does things will solve over time so first no GPU is powerful is strong enough to push the high fps on a 57 inch yet but it will over time when a powerful GPu comes around like maybe the 5090 than the other issue you have can be solved with the monitor arm from secret lab that is made for the g9 57 inch and ergotron is working on one aswell there problems solved
Ark V2 easily best money I've ever spent on a monitor.
wow Jacob is still alive
Samsung Neo G9 is almost ALWAYS on sale for 2,000$ , like right now it is.
I got the Sammy G9 57” for 1700 at Best Buy sale wait for G9 sale Sammy is 240 htz with DP2.1
I think the 57" SAMSUNG is better.
What a weird point to make that the dell is 26.5" compared to this which is over 57". I don't really think you need to make more of a point when the monitor is 57 freaking inches lol?. I get what you were going for, but just weird
Great video!
I've made multiple calls to Acer in Texas, emails, and attempted chat to Acer support the past two weeks to get an answer on where to buy Acer Predator Hera DDR5 8400 (BL.9B9WWR.603) listed on MSI Memory compatibility chart listed for MSI X870E Carbon WiFi and still have no answer. Can you please tell me what the secret is to buying this Memory from Acer or whoever has it for sale since Acer themselves' cant do it?
Thats a perfect monitor for flight simulation
for me anything over 48" is overkill unless its a 3x 48" monitor setup( for SIM RACING OR FLIGHTSIM) ,
Man gives too much credit for the monitor being insane and missing a buncha essential features
Its definitely an interesting product but seems like it needs to be backed by better integrated software support.
Pretty cool. But $2K, and the issues with the Picture by Picture... There are other options.
Only having DP1.4 makes this a No Go for me.
Ppi?
140
That is seriously extra extra extra wiiide!
But graphic cards can’t cope with the resolution. 4090 and fps drops as @#$&
You lost me at: VA Panel with a matt finish
Let me know when they have a 57" Glossy OLED version!
RIP Corsair Xeneon Flex
Wait, this is just a worse and more expensive G95NC ._.
Just a reminder most games don't support 32 by 9 aspect
@@LeeC_808don't care if you disagree. The OP is correct.
@@LeeC_808 It literally is. Facts > feelings.
Just insane though 2k $ and only 120 hz that's a scam
$2k for a 120hz display.. I'm good
Always well dressed
These PC monitors are too large and ridiculous
83 inch lg g4 better
Just for using insane in the title like thousands of others without a thesaurus. Dislike!
you better find a safe space and dont forget your cry pillow
13:42 huh ? Since when ? No it isn’t getting your facts right
I play in sdr on tv no need for hdr
Where is Caleb Denison?!? 😩😩😩
😂😂😂 went to toilet
Chill bro, it’s not Caleb’s channel and this guy is pretty solid
He isn’t a gamer
@@cra2yey338 I think there is literal footage in the video that would suggest otherwise
Other than gamers, who is this for? Productivity? No, definitely not. An incredibly long horizontal curved screen can only be for gamers. Picture distortions, neck and back strain for any other use case.
I would say its far more useful for productivity and work than gaming.
More like productivity unless these gamers have eyes like Sid the Sloth.
I have the Samsung Neo G9, great for productivity. I can have literally 6 full-width files open at the same time. Excellent for tracing a codepath or doing anything else where your job involves collating information from different sources
I have the Samsung 57 and I use mine for work. I use multiple excel sheets at once and it’s nice to have them on one screen.
I bought my Samsung 57 for gaming and was surprised how awesome it is for productivity. My job is Excel heavy though.
I hate curved screens but the CORSAIR XENEON FLEX 45" and the LG FLEX 42" looks better than this, no doubt...this acer looks 🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮
Curved screens are the only way to go when you get this wide.
Not an Oled? Not worth it.
Some people really don't want to deal with burn-in. I'm glad non-OLED screens/monitors still exist for those that want them.
once you see mini led in person you will understand how so close it is to the OLED. i'm using a neo g9 49'' and the mini led HDR on it is as good as my 65inch LG C2.
@@MegadetH666ksa try removing the film on your oled then 🤣
Yawn. I’ve had my 2500 dollar Samsung Neo g9 57 inch dual 4k for over a year now. Amazing monitor. Late to the party Acer.
What computer do you use with that lol?
@@Duncdunc2377 14900k processors with 4090 asus tuf gpu 64 gb ram
@@Duncdunc2377 I bought one from ibuypower. It’s a i9 14900 k processor and a 4090 asus tuf gpu with 32 gb ram.