![]() This also happened when I watched YouTube videos. Andromeda cutscenes scaled down to a normal 17-inch, 16:9 aspect ratio, which left thick black bars on both sides of the action. However, I soon discovered that not everything scales to the Predator's 21:9 aspect ratio. It was thrilling running for cover in the heat of battle only to vault over and smash an enemy with my Krogan hammer. For instance, when I was battling Kett in Mass Effect: Andromeda, the skirmishes filled the entire screen. So what's it like gaming with a curved display? It's really immersive, as long as the game supports the 21 X's unique aspect ratio. That makes for near-instant rendering in both full-screen and windowed modes, thus eliminating any tears, and leaving smooth images and happy gamers. In a nutshell, the technology puts the laptop's display rate in sync with the graphics card, essentially placing a frame cap that matches the panel limit (in this case, it's 120Hz). The Predator 21 X's screen also has Nvidia's G-Sync technology. The Titan was noticeably dimmer at 295, but the Eon17 and the Alienware 17 were just a bit brighter at 335 and 340 nits. When we tested for brightness, the 21 X's display knocked it out the park, averaging 332 nits, besting the 291-nit average. The Alienware 17 came the closest to matching the 21 X at 0.5, with the Eon17 and Titan hitting 1 and 2. The 21 X's screen registered a very accurate 0.24 on the Delta-E test (0 is optimal), beating the 1.4 desktop-replacement average. The Eon17 snatched the top spot with 177 percent. That flat-out decimates the 121- percent average as well as the Titan (114 percent) and the Alienware 17 (113 percent). The reason those colors are nearly bursting from the display is the panel's color reproduction, which we measured at 172 percent of the sRGB color gamut. ![]() Details were clear enough that I could see just about every tightly coiled hair on the head of the sniper perched at his post. Watching Tears of Steel, I couldn't help but admire the dilapidated beauty of a war-battered building, including its dusty gold accents gleaming against powder-blue pillars. Once I booted the laptop up, I felt like I was swaddled in vivid color. The curvature of the 21-inch, 2560 x 1080 matte display is tantalizing. I didn't know I needed or wanted a curved display on a laptop until I laid eyes on the Predator 21 X. The case has an adjustable handle and four sturdy polyurethane wheels to help you get it from point A to point B. And in case you end up in some unforeseen calamity, it's also crushproof. The hard-shell storage device is watertight and dustproof. Since there aren't many backpacks that can fit the gigantic machine and all of its accoutrements, the Predator 21 X ships with its own gigantic carrying case. ![]() The laptop also ships with a large palm rest to keep your wrists nice and comfy. To save a little space, the Predator 21 X ships with an X-shaped rubber holder to house the mini-behemoths. Similar to the Eon17 and Titan, the Predator 21 X is powered by two huge power bricks, each weighing 2.8 pounds. At the system's rear, you'll find a USB Type-C port, a Thunderbolt 3 port, Gigabit Ethernet, two DisplayPorts, HDMI and a pair of DC jacks. On the left, you get two more USB 3.0 ports, an SD card reader and jacks for a headset and mic. Along the Predator 21 X's right are a pair of USB 3.0 ports and a Kensington lock slot. If the Predator 21 X's curved display isn't enough for you, the laptop has plenty of ports to support a monitor or two - and a mouse, an external hard drive or whatever you want to plug in. ![]()
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