No Prime membership required. Nope. You don’t have to feather Bezos’ nest to get yourself a frankly bonkers deal on a 1440p screen. You don’t even need to get cosy with Newegg+, just give ’em $150 and they’ll give you a prime gaming monitor in exchange.
This is the absolute cheapest 1440p gaming monitor I’ve seen, and it’s not sporting some paltry 75 Hz refresh rate, either. You’re getting a VA panel that’s capable of hitting 170 Hz with a minimum 5 ms response time. That’s where VA has the edge over IPS panels, quicker response times, that and better contrast and black levels.
There are some obvious budget elements to the display, however, which are worth considering before you spend the money. First, the stand is a tilt-only stand, so no other adjustment allowed, and second, it’s only capable of a max 250 nits peak brightness. That’s pretty dim in a well-lit room, and that’s possibly why I’d personally spend the extra $6.77 on the ASRock below.
The budget issues from the Acer immediately vanish as you’re getting full height, tilt, and swivel adjustment and it’s rated to a pretty bright 550 nits for peak luminance. That will deliver a really bright image and would make the Acer look very dim in comparison.
And hell, it is only another few bucks for something that will make a big difference in your everyday experience of the screen. But if the ASRock goes out of stock, just know there’s another cheap 1440p option out there.
