Acer KG271 bmiix 27" Full HD (1920 x 1080) TN Monitor with AMD FREESYNC Technology (2 x HDMI & VGA Port)

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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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Having played on a TV for the longest time I felt it was necessary to buy a monitor as I do enjoy playing console. I bought this as a black friday deal for around $90. It is a 60hz monitor with 1ms response time. Right away I noticed an improvement in my gameplay as the response from my controller to the monitor was significantly faster than if I were playing on a TV. The reason I say this is a monitor for causal gamers is because professionals would not use a monitor like this. They use 144hz monitors and have technologies I can’t even describe. But if you enjoy playing games like COD, BF1 or any shooter on console, I’d highly recommend this monitor.

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Ordered one from a competitor, Was a shame because this was a slightly better price than them. overall i have 3 for a gaming setup. pros: No dead, stuck or floating pixels Great color accuracy for the price point Solid price point for response time and 75Hz Decent connection options Almost no bezel on the tops and sides supports AMD free sync if you can use it Cons Alitter thicker for monitors built in power supply utilizing a standard 3 prong power cord ( kind of a pro but con because it makes this thicker than it could be Viewing angles arent fantastic

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For the 4k Monitor 1. You can get the monitor solely for overclocking it above 60hz if you want, but you have to run the monitor at 1080p or lower. I was able to get an 80hz 1080p signal to work perfectly. Not ideal but some people may want to. 2. 10 Bit Color Depth: You can use the monitor in 10 Bit mode, you just have to do a few things. (For Nvidia, I dont use an AMD card) Go into your Control Panel. Go to "Change Resolution" and scroll down to the "Apply the following settings" and change your Color format to YCbCr422 then click apply. Go back to the panel and change the Output Color Depth to 10 bpc then hit apply. Also, when I got the monitor the first time, I got the 1080p 144hz monitor instead of the 4k one I purchased. I sent it back and got the 4k one after 2 days. Was kinda weird that they mixed it up.

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I was seriously thinking of returning this 27 inch screen when I saw that it was 1080p and not 1440p but I gave it a try. Ive been using it for a few days and love it. It went on sale for black friday to around 135 dollars and it has been the best purchase ive made this year. I sit at about 2-3 feet away and there was no loss in image quality what so ever. Games like PUBG and Overwatch look great even at low settings. The 75hz refresh rate is also really helpful if you have a system to run it. The only downside is that when I got the screen it took me about 30min to make the colors and settings to my liking. The biggest thing to adjust is the brightness and changing the color coding from "warm" to "normal. Once that is done, it runs great. It makes my other screen look like crap and now im thinking of buying a second one.

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0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player This display surprised me given the fact that its a TN display. Usually TN displays generally have narrow viewing angles with color clarity dropping off very quickly when positioned outside the monitors sweet spot. This monitor suffers from those issues too but its nowhere near as bad as other TN displays I have looked at. Much better than most displays Ive used with similar technology. I am also quite fond of the included stand. While it lacks an up and down adjustment (it just has an angle adjustment) it is extremely sturdy and sure-footed. It barely bounces around even on the cheap Ikea desk I test products on. It is also VESA compatible for additional mounting options. There are a pair speakers on the display. Theyre adequate but not great. Game play is nice on the display visually but there appears to be greater input lag than I usually see in gaming monitors. About 84ms from the time I push a button to the time that something registers on screen. This compares to about 44ms on a curved Samsung gaming monitor I reviewed recently. The display maxes out at 75hz which is slightly above the 60hz that most displays at this price point support - that means you can push your games slightly past the 60fps mark if you have a gaming PC thats powerful enough to hit those marks. It also supports AMD Freesync for computers that are equipped with AMD GPUs. This allows the display to communicate with the graphics card and reduce screen tearing and other visual issues that arise when playing games. The framerate needs to be between 40hz and 75hz for this feature to work properly. Going above and below that mark will not take advantage of the feature. Of note: the display only has HDMI inputs (no displayport connectors) and as such Ive found that connecting via a USB-C port will not allow the freesync feature to kick on. Directly connecting an HDMI port on an AMD graphics card works fine with no additional configuration necessary on the monitor. All in Im quite pleased with this as a gaming display. Graphic artists and others looking for consistent color and flexible viewing angles should look for a display based on IPS technology.

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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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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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