If you want an OLED, you gotta pay up. If you want an ultrawide OLED, you gotta pay more. If you want an ultrawide OLED that’s even bigger… well, you see the pattern here. But today, B&H is offering a gigantic 39-inch Acer Predator OLED monitor for $699.99. That’s an $800 savings, more than half off the retail price. Dang.
The Predator X39 is basically a super-sized version of the Predator X34, stretching the same semi-standard 3440×1440 resolution from 34 inches to 39 inches. But the rest of the specs are surprisingly good, especially at this deep discount. You get a 240Hz refresh rate and 0.01ms response time for lightning-fast gaming, USB-C video with 90 watts of power delivery to make it a great companion for gaming laptops, and some extra USB ports to enable a software KVM switch. It also has speakers, which you really shouldn’t use.
The extra size and more dramatic curve (800R is tech-speak for “very curvy”) means this might not be a great choice for an office or workstation monitor. And with the extra heft, you might need a reinforced monitor arm just to be safe. But if you want a huge, gorgeous OLED image for your gaming desktop or laptop and don’t want to strain it with a full 4K resolution, this monitor is a fantastic choice.
If $700 is too pricey, there are cheaper 1440p OLEDs available around the $400 mark. And if neither of these fit your needs, be sure to check out PCWorld’s roundup of the best monitors on the market.
Get this 39-inch Acer 1440p OLED ultrawide gaming monitor for $700Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld
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