
Still, the speakers made sure that the rappers’ distinct voices came through with no problem.

The horns, violin and high hats were relatively undisturbed. However, when I listened to Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar’s “family ties,” the speakers couldn’t contend with the deep bass, creating a boomy, distorted sound instead of a powerful thump. The vocalists’ gorgeous voices reigned supreme pushing a lovely harmony. When I listened to PJ Morton and JoJo’s “SAY SO,” the piano, electric wind instrument, bass and snaps came through loud and clear, blanketing me in a soothing, yet melancholy tune. Depending on the song, the lows were hit or miss. The Predator Helios 300’s bottom-mounted speakers came through on the highs and mids. Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition audio Finally, there’s Player where you can view videos side-by-side in 3D.
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Utilities such as SpatialLabs Go lets you view 2D content such as photos, videos or messaging in 3D while ModelViewer allows you to import and convert existing 3D files from CAD or CGI 3D software and view them in full geometric 3D. SpatialLabs currently supports over 50 games including hits like Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 5, No Man’s Sky, God of War, Borderlands 2 and Tunic.īut Acer has grander plans for its SpatialLabs than just playing games. I’m curious to see if this effect persists with the stronger specs of the consumer system. And whether I was playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider, God of War or Tunic, there was a halo effect that resembled water condensation around the center of the panel, which I imagine is some sort of particle remnant. If I moved my head anywhere that wasn’t dead center, the double image effect that you encounter when the 3D images aren’t perfectly aligned happens. Something else that’s notable is the sweet spot. So is the 3D effect as pronounced as you’d get in an IMAX theater? No, but for a 15.6-inch laptop sans 3D glasses, it’s definitely noticeable. The action was silky smooth with no slow down or jaggies which was great because a delayed frame in Hard Mode in GOW will send you to Valhalla. As I, or rather Kratos and Atreus battled the fiery nuisances, I was impressed with how the rocky outcrops seem to jut out from the rest of the scene like you’d expect from a 3D plane. However, once the game started, everything came into focus with notable depth.Īnd just like that, a leaping fire draugr got much more menacing as it really seemed like it was jumping towards me. When the God of War launched, the Santa Monica Studios logo was a bit hard to read.
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In action, I immediately noticed the display switching from a clear 4K display to 1080p with tiny horizontal lines running the width of the screen. Then the 3D lens uses the image pairs and the info from the cameras to project the images to each eye creating the 3D effect. Click on the title you want to play and the pair of eye-tracking cameras start tracking your eyes’ position while the Unreal 3D engine renders the scene in stereo creating an image pair for each eye. From there, you’ll see a list of compatible games installed on the system. The magic happens once you launch TrueGame in the SpatialLabs app.

You don’t need the dorky-looking glasses to do so.
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First seen on the company’s ConceptD series creator notebooks, SpatialLabs is a combination of an eye-tracking stereo camera, a stereoscopic 3D display and real-time rendering technologies. However, Acer’s bringing its SpatialLabs solution to its gaming laptops to great effect. Nor did I expect it to look and play so smoothly. I knew 3D gaming would come back, I just didn’t expect it to come back so soon. Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition 3D effects Since this is a pre-production model, I couldn’t benchmark the panel, but I’m definitely looking forward to seeing how the panel holds up against other 4K displays in the category. Details were sharp enough that I saw the tire treads on my vehicle.

When I played CyberPunk 2077, the screen was awash in beautiful pink neon that stood out from the blue-black sky and added much needed color to the stark gray skyscrapers.
