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We are still not fully used to playing Angry Birds on a glossy 24-inch display. We're sure we'll get a better handle on it, but these things take time. For those who want their Android games and apps in full, giant HD, there's the DA241HL.

This isn’t the first large-format AIO PC we’ve seen the past year running Android, and back in February Acer revealed their first device in this new market segment. However today’s new Acer DA241HL has beefed up the specs, added a quad-core Tegra 3 processor and 1GB of RAM, as well as a few other nice additions.

The Tegra 3 is currently in the first-gen Nexus 7, and a few other mobile devices, but Acer is bringing this multi-use processor to the PC segment. With a 24-inch 1920 x 1080p HD display and full access to the Google Play Store (or “Google Market” according to their press release) this is a unique device that can do it all.

The display tilts from 20 degrees to 75 for optional viewing angles. Then the addition of MHL out for a second display output, USB, and even HDMI in allows for a lot of options. You can even stream your Windows 7 laptop or Win 8 PC/tablet to the 24-incher using that HDMI input. So it’s actually quite flexible in terms of what you can do.

This 24-inch 1080p quad-core packing Android all-in-one PC will reportedly be available this October, and will run approximately €429 and up, with some options for storage and the likes.

We're still not entirely convinced that this is a category that needs to exist, though there is, perhaps, something to be said for maintaining a consistent ecosystem across devices. And, of course there are some games and other apps that are optimized for that Tegra processor. But again, you've got to be really into the concept of playing casual games on a 24-inch display for that to be a selling point.