Acer’s 540Hz gaming monitor is coming and it could undercut the competition
Watch out Asus and Alienware!
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Acerrecently revealed a brand-new gaming monitor for the Chinese market, which boasts an incredibly high 540Hz refresh rate.
The Acer Nitro XV242F has been listed on Chinese retailer Taobao and, as reported byTFTCentral, has a 24.1-inch screen with a TN Film panel, FHD resolution, and 1ms gray-to-gray response time. Judging from the high-end specs, this monitor is for professional gamers and is clearly meant to compete with Asus’s 500Hz+ monitor, theAsus ROG Swift Pro PG248QP.
According to the Nitro XV242F’s third-party listing, both it and the ROG Swift Pro PG248QP share specs, including an AU Optronics display panel with 400 nits of brightness, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, 99% sRGB and 90% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage, and a 10-bit color depth. But, the Acer monitor doesn’t have aNvidiaG-Sync processor unlike the Asus one, instead describing it as being Nvidia G-Sync compatible.
Besides the Asus monitor, the Acer Nitro XV242F would also be in direct competition with Alienware’s own 500Hz refresh rate gaming monitors: theAlienware AW2524H 500Hzand the just releasedAlienware AW2524HF. The former is easily one of thebest gaming monitorsout there, scoring four out of five stars from us, and the latter seems to be of similar quality but at a cheaper price point.
Smart pricing will be the key to victory
Pricing is probably going to be the most important factor in determining the Acer Nitro XV242F’s success. According to the current listing, it’s priced at CNY 4999 (around $700 / £550) but this is unofficial until it launches, which means it could be cheaper. Meanwhile, there’s no official pricing for the Asus ROG Swift Pro PG248QP, the Alienware AW2524H 500Hz is $829.99 (about £680 / AU$1,236), and the Alienware AW2524HF is at $649.99 (about £525 / AU$1,010).
Acer was already late to the proverbial 500Hz display punch, beaten out by two other competing manufacturers, so it needs an edge in order to undercut them. The easiest price point to mimic would be Alienware’s $649.99 one, as its specs are quite similar. The fact that the Acer monitor has a higher refresh rate would make it more attractive to buyers looking for the best deal and would also greatly undercut the more expensive $829.99 AW2524H monitor.
Finally, it would preemptively undermine Asus, which hasn’t even released a price for its own offering as of now. Acer’s path is clear, but it’s up to the manufacturer to take advantage of its biggest advantage.
Get the best Black Friday deals direct to your inbox, plus news, reviews, and more.
Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable Black Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content.
You also might like
Named by the CTA as a CES 2023 Media Trailblazer, Allisa is a Computing Staff Writer who covers breaking news and rumors in the computing industry, as well as reviews, hands-on previews, featured articles, and the latest deals and trends. In her spare time you can find her chatting it up on her two podcasts, Megaten Marathon and Combo Chain, as well as playing any JRPGs she can get her hands on.
This Alienware Ultrawide QD-OLED display is my personal favorite gaming monitor, and it’s up to 24% off in this early Black Friday deal
MSI MPG 491CQP QD-OLED review: gorgeous gaming display for a great price
One more AMD eGPU docking station goes on sale — but it doesn’t have USB 4.0, can’t accommodate an M.2 SSD and requires an OCuLink connector to feed the RX 7600M XT chip
