Acer Predator Helios 500 display profiles – Quality and Health impact results
The 17.3-inch Acer Predator Helios 500 sports an exceptionally good UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) IPS panel with little to be asked, and, luckily, some of the issues can be fixed with our custom profiles. The package contains the usual Office work, Design & Gaming and Health-Guard profiles, each of which will improve the overall image quality in certain aspects. You can read more about them and how to use them here. We also suggest reading our dedicated article regarding blue light emissions and PWM and how our custom Health-Guard profile reduces the Blue Light’s impact and eliminates the harmful PWM.
The Acer Predator Helios 500 has a UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) IPS panel with 99% sRGB color gamut coverage, good contrast ratio (1050:1), incredible maximum brightness (410 nits) and very close to the optimal color temperature – 6680K.
Since our profiles are tailored for each individual display model, this article and its respective profile package are meant for the Acer Predator Helios 500 with a 17.3″ panel /model number AUO B173ZAN01.0/ featuring UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) resolution, and the machine can be found here: Buy from Amazon.com (#CommissionsEarned)
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
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Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
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Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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Office Work
This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Office Work Profile
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Design and Gaming
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile
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This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. “Design and Gaming” takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
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It also regulates the first steps out of black so you can have even faster reflexes when playing in dark virtual environments… or just see everything in the darkest scenes in movies.
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile
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Health-Guard profile
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Health-Guard Profile
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As for the Health-Guard profile, it reduces the blue light impact and eliminates PWM.
Pro Tip: As the Health-Guard profile simulates paper and has as accurate as possible colors, it could be a great tool for prepress designers!
Installing and using the profiles
You can find a guide for installing and using the profiles HERE.
You can check prices and configurations here: Buy from Amazon.com (#CommissionsEarned)
And here you can find the full review of the Acer Predator Helios 500.