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    Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    This 'world's first gaming projector' is premium priced, at $5,000.
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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    No display port and an odd resolution, this product makes no sense to me at all.

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    gaming...
    projector....

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    You can probably get 4k projectors at that price with dp...
    "A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."


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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    At that price I'll even stick on in the shed!

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    I was actually waiting for details on this since it's announcement late last year, but what a massive disappointment. Who's seriously going to spend $5000 on 1920x720 projector?

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    Quote Originally Posted by outwar6010 View Post
    You can probably get 4k projectors at that price with dp...
    Quick google gave me 5850 for that resolution but yeah it's pretty close.

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    Why are the buttons in front of the lens?

    Because the on screen menu was designed to be on hand.

    Sorry.

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    Quote Originally Posted by DDY View Post
    Why are the buttons in front of the lens?

    Because the on screen menu was designed to be on hand.

    Sorry.
    I nearly made a whole day without groaning

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    'Gaming'= make it look ugly and charge extra.

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    gamers use projectors?

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    Just got a UK specific update from Acer:
    "The Predator Z850 will be available in the UK from May with prices starting at £3999.99"
    Given one day's notice at HEXUS.net. Now writing for Club386.com

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    Quote Originally Posted by TheBuZZard View Post
    No display port and an odd resolution, this product makes no sense to me at all.
    Agreed. And no 120 Hz, G-Sync/Freesync, low persistence, etc. or any other "gaming" features.

    Quote Originally Posted by cptwhite_uk View Post
    I was actually waiting for details on this since it's announcement late last year, but what a massive disappointment. Who's seriously going to spend $5000 on 1920x720 projector?
    Agreed. Also 24:9 just sounds like a lame excuse for "We cheaped out and couldn't even be bothered putting a full HD chip in".

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    I was looking into projectors myself, and it surprised me that very few reach 1080p resolution. Almost all the viable options are 720p... :/

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    Quote Originally Posted by lumireleon View Post
    gamers use projectors?
    Yup - I sit 2.5m from my 92" screen. Playing the in-car view on Forza is mental.

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    Re: Acer announces the Predator Z850 gaming projector

    Please tell me you guys checked the local date/time for acerHQ before posting this?

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