With a growing gaming industry, the PC monitor segment continues its increasing competitiveness. The latest brand to enter the Philippine market is AOPEN. With a number of competitors already playing in the field, AOPEN wants to capture a piece of the market with their high-quality monitors sold at a reasonable price.

AOPEN is part of Taiwan’s Acer group. They aren’t new to the game, but it’s their first entry in the local monitor market. From entry-level displays to curved gaming monitors, AOPEN will cater to the needs of new and upcoming gamers. Additionally, they will supply display solutions for small businesses.

Most notably, AOPEN’s lineup boasts a six-color adjustment feature which allows users to “blend” the colors or shades that works best for them. Also, the monitors also come with a Low Blue Light feature that filters blue light to ease the eye strain with prolonged use.

AOPEN has four monitor series to offer in the Philippines. From high-end gaming monitors to budget-friendly consumer displays.@gadgetmatch #GadgetMatchLIVE #AOPEN #ImmersiveGaming pic.twitter.com/GqQjFzh3rZ

— Dan Morial (@danielmorial) April 25, 2019

To entice gamers, the high-end models have support for AMD FreeSync. Meanwhile, NVIDIA G-Sync certification is already in the works.

When it comes to after-sales, AOPEN will be supported by Acer’s technical expertise and existing network of repair centers. AOPEN is already available at partner stores in the country. All monitors have a comfortable three-year warranty.

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Acer’s well-received Predator Orion 5000 has gotten an upgrade, and it includes some of the best hardware you can find on any gamer-centric desktop PC to date.

The new Orion 5000 (model name PO5-605S) can now accommodate up to a 9th-generation Intel Core i9-9900K processor with a Z390 chipset and GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card. That’s a seriously powerful combo, especially since the CPU can be overclocked thanks to Cooler Master’s liquid cooling system.

You also get up to 64GB of RAM and an assortment of SSD and HDD options on easy-to-swap expansion bays. 2.5Gbps Ethernet is available, as well as tunable RGB lighting visible through the mid-tower’s see-through panels.

“With the latest gaming technologies like a GeForce RTX GPU and overclockable 9th-gen Intel Core i9-9900K processor, the new Orion 5000 packs enough power to satisfy even the most demanding gamers,” said Jeff Lee, General Manager for Stationary Computing, IT Product Business, Acer Inc.

Acer also announced a new 43-inch Predator LFGD (large format gaming display) which features a 4K resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. Its VA panel offers Adaptive Sync and a wide color gamut of 90 percent of the DCI-P3 color space.

No exact pricing or availability dates have been mentioned, but these two products will definitely hit Asian markets in the coming months.

While bigger computer monitors are obviously for a more immersive experience while watching or playing games, professionals who spend hours working on their desktops will also benefit from this.

For one, a bigger display literally translates to a larger screen real estate and more space to work in. Plus, if it has special features specifically tailored to certain needs, then it makes your workflow all the more efficient.

Enter the ASUS PA34V — a 34-inch, curved display designed with professionals in mind.

The PA34V has a 1900R curve for better immersion and less eye strain over time

Its 21:9 aspect ratio works well for multitasking between websites and other productivity apps

With a screen resolution of 3440 x 1440, this IPS display shows detailed images

The rear has physical buttons for tweaking the monitor’s settings

It comes with two Thunderbolt 3 ports, two HDMI 2.0, and one DisplayPort 1.2

The company’s signature concentric circle design also makes its appearance here

Tried hooking it up to my 55-inch TV; it was over the top but looked pretty nice

Having a curved design with a pixel-packed IPS display is great, but those alone don’t make this a professional’s tool; it’s the fact that ASUS calibrates each PA34VC before it ships out. This way, customers are guaranteed that the monitor they get reproduces color accurately and consistently out of the box.

Speaking of calibration, if you still require a certain look, you may choose to adjust the color profiles yourself. ASUS has ProArt Calibration technology that gives you an easy-to-use look-up table (LUT) for color correction and the ability to switch between saved profiles.

Apart from using this display for CAD projects or video editing, it also has features that work well for gaming. After all, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, right?

The PA34V has refresh rates that can go up to 100Hz. It’s not the highest out there but that’s almost twice the standard and makes gameplay more fluid as compared to conventional monitors. Adding to that, it boasts this feature called Adaptive V-Sync that avoids screen tearing or those unsightly breaking of images while playing or watching.

Another feature I enjoyed while gaming is the capability for HDR. This allows for realistic images especially when playing titles like Far Cry: New Dawn. Lastly, it supports Picture-in-Picture and Picture-by-Picture to show multiple images from different sources if, for example, you need to compare colors between two inputs while you edit.

If you do a lot of 3D drafts, video editing, or even gaming, the PA34V will complement your workflow and make things enjoyable for you. It’s a bit of an investment at PhP 75,220 (US$ 1,440), but for a pre-calibrated monitor that’s versatile enough for both work and play, I’d say it’s not that bad of an asking price. It’ll be available by June in the Philippines.