Forget Multi-Monitor Setups, Acer’s Nitro EI491CUR 49″ Ultrawide Monitor Can Do Much More for Less

The Acer Nitro EI491CUR, priced at $599.99 (was $800), is a 49-inch ultrawide monitor that eliminates the need to switch between a multi-monitor setup. One single screen provides all the space you need to spread out your work and immerse yourself in an immersive experience, just like having two side-by-side monitors on your desk, sans the unpleasant lump in the middle where the two screens meet.

A large 49-inch curved display with a 32:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 5120 x 1440 (also known as DQHD) dominates the desk space. You can see every detail, whether you’re working through spreadsheets or getting utterly lost in an open-world game where the horizon stretches far in front of you. The aggressively curved 1000R screen draws the edges in so close that every part of the screen is nearly the same distance away from your eyes, resulting in a consistent look and much decreased eye strain when you’re staring at it for hours.

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Acer Nitro 49” Gaming Monitor | UltraWide DQHD 5120 x 1440 | 1000R 32:9 Curved | AMD FreeSync | 240Hz…

• Vibrant Images: Explore games like never before on this immense 49” VA display. Expand your field of view to encompass large action sequences and…
• AMD FreeSync Technology: Say “goodbye” to stuttering and tearing. With AMD FreeSync, the monitor’s frames are synced with the graphics card’s…
• Quick Refresh Rate: Experience ultra-smooth, lag-free gameplay with faster frame rendering with 240Hz rapid refresh rate. More frames per second means…

The VA panel technology excels in deep blacks and excellent contrast, allowing gloomy scenes in movies and games to appear extremely realistic without washing out. The colors on the matte surface are also rather appealing, especially when viewing HDR content. Motion is extremely smooth thanks to the 240Hz frame rate combined with AMD FreeSync. Competitive games appear silky smooth, with good clean motion and little to no blur or tearing. The response rate is lightning-fast 3ms grey to grey, keeping up with intense gameplay.

In terms of connectivity, they’ve got the fundamentals covered: one DisplayPort 1.4 and two HDMI 2.0 ports for connecting high-resolution feeds from your computer or console. They include the DisplayPort and power cables, as well as the stand, and the build quality appears to be robust. The stand itself allows you to tilt from -5 to 20 degrees and vary the height by up to 5 inches. It’s a large monitor, weighing 36.7 pounds and measuring around 45 inches wide, but the adjustable stand allows you to position it exactly where you want.

Gamers like this over dual (or triple) screen setups because the continuous curve provides a super-natural wrap-around feel. Productivity users have extra screen real space for timelines, code windows, and multiple documents all lined up, which means no need to worry about getting everything in order.