Serious questions are being raised as to whether the new Acer 18" Blu ray notebook is able to output the highest level of Blu ray quality to a notebook screen. The issue was raised after Acer earlier this week rolled out a new Blu ray notebook claiming it was the world's first full HD 1080p notebook. However investigations by SmartHouse and ChannelNews reveal that it is only a 1080i notebook and not able to deliver full HD 1080p quality to the notebook screen.
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At the press launch Acer was not able to connect the notebook to a plasma screen at the Westin Hotel with some Acer executives claiming it was because of DRM issues. Instead Acer management chose to demonstrate a Blu ray demo disc running on their new range of Gemstone notebooks. Throughout their presentation Acer constantly referred to their new offering as being a 1080p notebook.
When SmartHouse and ChannelNews questioned Acer on this issue their PR Company Spectrum Communications came back and said, in response to your query Henry Lee, Acer's Senior Product Manager Retail Notebooks (who did the presentation on Tuesday) has provided the following response: "The Aspire Gemstone Blue 8920G's LCD is 1080i as Acer in Taiwan highlighted to you. Acer has marketed the Aspire Gemstone Blue 8920G as Full HD resolution, 1920 x 1080, and the capability for the unit to output 1080p via HDMI. So for users to enjoy the full potential of Blu-ray Disc movies, it is recommended they connect to their favourite large size TV and output via HDMI at 1080p".
