Acer Gaming Monitor 24.5" KG251Q bmiix 1920 x 1080 1ms Response Time AMD FREESYNC Technology (2 x HDMI & VGA Ports)

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After eight months the capacitors are going out, red lines running across screen. Very poor quality.

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Pulling this out of the box and setting the stand up was fairly straight-forward – you will need either a thicker flat head screwdriver or a penny to tighten the included base to the actual monitor – and took about five minutes start to finish. Hooking it up to a MacBook Pro laptop was also easy. The display, colors, fonts, etc., are crisp. It also does a good job of playing back video. If you are looking for a larger-sized color monitor, I would recommend this one.

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I bought this to use for my Xbox FPS games (primarily PUBG) since I was playing on a 42" TV. The 1ms response 144hz makes a difference. I can see distance much better and the picture is much clearer. Also less screen blur and a clearer transitions when going from target to target. ADS is smoother as well. Just overall smoothness. Character seems to do what I want at the same time Im pressing the button instead of just a slight out of sync feel. I also have this as a dual monitor to my iMac. Bought a $10 cable from Amazon to connect and everything worked out well. Monitor has numerous settings to adjust to your level of brightness, sharpness, rendering, etc. I dont understand it all but Ive tweaked a few things for me and it appears to be working well. Also has a gaming setting where you can optionally include a permanent crosshair to the center of the screen. Might work well on some games but it doesnt line up correctly for PUBG so its a no go. Has 2 HDMI ports and a DP. Comes with a 3 HDMI cable and power cord. Has mount points if you want to mount and comes with a easy to assemble stand. Only thing I wish it had was 4k but that would make it too expensive and I really dont need it. Still a HD monitor.

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Great product. The viewing angles are pretty good, not great, but as expected for the price point. The features are nice for gaming. It includes options for cross-hairs for games that do not have them built in. It also has good ports. The two HDMI ports are very useful if you have a desk setup that utilizes multiple screens or if you want to hook up another console or PC. The speakers are not amazing or very loud, but good enough for typical Youtube and movie watching. If you play games with positional audio you will want headphones or decent speakers. Over all it is a very good panel for a very competitive price. Most gaming screens are in the $200- thousands of dollars range, so this is a good option for entry level people who just want a decent screen or for those looking for a 1080p work space screen.

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for the money, it is the best monitor you can get for gaming performance. the response time and everything is great, but it has just a 75 Hz refresh rate.

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Ive been using 2 of these for about a year and a half, one display for gaming and the other for utility (movies, discord, streaming, etc) and Ive had nothing but good luck with them. You get exactly what you pay for, a 1ms 75hz gaming monitor. Be aware you will not get 75 fps unless you change your windows settings, it defaults to 60. As for the price I think its a great value for someone getting into pc GAMING anything other than that I would recommend a different type of monitor all together. But for right around 100$ this is a great quality monitor. The color is pretty good, nothing to write home about but it was pretty good in my opinion, just remember this is a 1080p monitor and nothing more, dont expect 4k resolution. I use an NVIDIA card so I cant speak on behalf of the AMD freesync settings. The monitor itself has built in presets for colors but I very rarely used them, I found one that worked for me and stuck with it. The built in speakers are pretty bad, sounds like its being produced in a tincan, I highly recommend a secondary speaker set or a headset (or both) but something like that is to be expected around this price point. The only time I had any issue with the monitor was when I turned off V-sync, while it increased my FPS dramatically the screen tearing was very pronounced but thats what happens to any monitor thats being given more information than it can handle. In conclusion this is a great valued monitor that I would recommend to anyone who is starting off in PC gaming but doesnt want to spend an arm and a leg on peripherals.

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If youre looking for a budget 4K monitor for CONSOLE gaming this is the way to go! Has a 60hz refresh rate and consoles cannot push anymore than that. If you are a fps counter competitive PC gamer youre better off with a 1440p 144hz monitor (which seems to be the sweet spot for PC gaming). I replaced a 23 inch Acer with an IPS panel and a 5 ms response time so obviously I was worried about this having a TN panel, but honestly the viewing angles are not bad at all and it looks perfect when looking at it straight on. Plus the 1 ms response time renders literally 0 input lag when playing on my PS4 Pro. Only thing I could possibly complain about is that the monitor wobbles when I bump into my desk due to the plastic stand and the speakers are terrible, but its not an issue considering I purchased this for around $280 on Black Friday weekend. All in all I am extremely pleased with this purchase and would recommend this to anyone trying to push the limits on your PS4 Pro or Xbox One X.

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I’m surprised with the product, the screen looks amazing and the design is nuts. 100% recommended for gaming.

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(KG251Q review) Over all this monitor is nice, for the price i got it for ($130). The refresh rate is a little low and 1ms response time is slightly unnecessary with the low htz. The bezel is a major selling point as it looks great but the color is very bad. On my monitor the black colors are Grey and nothing i do in the settings will fix it. I even have a professional color correction tool that did little to fix it after many attempts, but due to the TN panels used I think there is little that can be done. For the price it is a good monitor but it seems to have most of the worst of both worlds with a low refresh rate and TN panels. If you are looking for a gaming monitor I would look into something with a higher refresh rate, or go for a monitor with a IPS screen for better color.

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I bought this as an upgrade from an ancient 22" Dell monitor. Installing the base was simple and it came with the power cable, an HDMI cable, and VGA+Audio cables. I like the matte finish on the screen to reduce glare and it looks very nice overall. Once hooked up using the provided HDMI cable, the picture wasnt the best. The colors were washed out and scrolling webpages seemed to produce a ghosting effect. I found out through another review here that this was because of the overdrive feature. After I turned that off, the ghosting stopped. I also turned off the black boost and the color quality seemed to improve. The built-in speakers are about useless though. At max volume, I can barely hear any sound and it is very high-pitched. Also, be careful changing settings because some of them (Like the blue light filter) like to turn overdrive back on without telling you. Overall, Im pretty happy with my purchase. I got a really nice monitor without spending a fortune.

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