Acer Predator Gaming X34 Pbmiphzx Curved 34" UltraWide QHD Monitor with NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology (Display Port & HDMI Port)

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Pros: 1. 4K at 144 Hz even though it is 4:2:2 10-bit is simply amazing for games. I dont run this refresh at the desktop since the reduced chroma is more apparent. 2. 4K at 120 Hz 4:4:4 8-bit on the desktop makes it the best desktop monitor Ive ever used. Super clear fine text, snappy mouse, low input lag precise mouse movements. Hardly anyone has a 10-bit workflow on their computer so 8-bit + FRC is not a hindrance. 3. Stand is nice and modern, looks good and does what it needs to do. 4. Games in HDR at 144 Hz 4:2:2 10-bit look just fine. No real reason to use 98 Hz 4:4:4 10-bit HDR unless your FPS wont exceed 98 FPS anyway (very likely). 5. Colors are excellent. Quantum Dot film really has made this LCD standout. Ensure SDR Colors sRGB is set to "off". 6. FALD is pretty quick to react to movement. Keep on "Gaming" setting. 7. Wide gamma range and black boost for those that like to have the advantage in a game. 8. Motion clarity is slightly better at 144 Hz over 120 Hz. Pixel transition speed may not be quite as fast as the 165 Hz 1440p IPS gaming monitors, but it is fairly good. 9. On-screen aim reticles for those that like hardcore modes. 10. HDR+G-Sync+144 Hz+4K is an amazing combination and experience. 11. DC dimming. 12. FALD in SDR. Even though the monitor allows you to turn it off; dont. The combination of IPS and direct FALD without local dimming control leads to extreme BLB and IPS glow. 13. Contrast ratio greatly improved by the FALD. Neutral: 1. 4K at 27", very good clarity. It is a neutral point for me and not a pro since I would have preferred 32". 2. AR film. It is much better than what they put on TN panels these days, but still short of my preferred semi-gloss. 3. Build quality. Not the best or worst Ive seen. Joystick control on the back feels a bit flimsy. 4. Mediocre 4K Blu-Ray playback via the HDMI 2.0 input. 5. Light sensor on top of monitor. Auto brightness is not adjustable if turned on. A bit too dim for my liking when enabled. Cons: 1. Fan. I normally wouldnt care too much about the fan but it is audible. And it is always on. It even stays on for a few minutes after you turn the monitor off/standby. They really want to make sure this thing stays cool. To be determined if it is for the G-Sync chip, the FALD backlight, or both. Could effect monitor longevity if you plan to keep the display outside the warranty period. Although a fan would be easy to replace. 2. Wish there was some sort of indicator (LED color change?) to indicate when HDR was active. 3. Not a con for the monitor per say, but you will need some significant hardware to push this display. My OCd Titan V struggles to keep up (90+ FPS) in a lot of newer titles with higher graphics settings at 4K. 4K is still very punishing and may continue to be so even when the next GPU generation comes out. 4. Auto black level in OSD doesnt appear to do anything. 5. Haloing is there. Not very noticeable in bright games but you will notice it in dark games such as horror/space shooters, menus etc. It is IPS+FALD, thats just the way it is. 6. Some GPUs wont show boot-up screens on the monitor using the DP. 7. If you use a aftermarket monitor arm, you may have to cut breather holes in the plate for the fan to breath. 8. 300 nit maximum SDR brightness. Perplexing to me considering how robust the backlight is. Most monitors these days have 350 nit minimum and gaming monitors pushing over 400 for those of us that like to play during the day in brighter rooms. 9. Even though it would be extremely hard to run at 4K, no ULMB. I feel this has been a wasted opportunity of the FALD backlight. Overall for desktop use and bright games/first person shooters like PUBG and the Battlefield series, there is nothing that can hold a candle to the X27. Including a 2018 OLED. The amazing clarity, colors, high variable refresh rate plus HDR makes it a real treat. There are some significant drawbacks, most notably blooming and the fan, but if you want the best gaming monitor on the market, look no further. 8.5/10.

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Ive gone through two of these monitors now, both displaying the same problem (flickering in the top right and left of the screen, and developing dead pixels. Both units worked fine upon delivery. Acer support refused to honor the warranty on the replacement received less than 90 days ago from amazon (amazon replaced the first one no questions asked even though it was slightly outside the 30 day window). Given that I run an IT managed service provider, I will no longer purchase acer products going forward, and will advise my clients upon the same. Its too bad, Ive used acer monitors for years, but Ive only heard how legendarily bad their support is up until this point. Amazon has stated they will attempt to resolve this once I obtain a certified letter from acer noting the warranty is being rejected.

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First, I would like to thank Amazon Primes support for helping me, when Acer Support did not. I’ve experienced multiple issues with this monitor. 1- Extreme Overdrive does not work. All you need to know is, that the response times will go from 4MS to 8-10MS response time when this feature cannot be enabled, as stated before by another knowledgeable purchaser. This is not a total deal breaker, but it’s close. 2- Between 30 to 40 vertical lines would randomly appear on the monitor. The only way to get rid of them, was to unplug the monitor. 3- While watching movies online, Netflix etc., the monitor would flicker on and off. When I had the first issue with ghosting and blurring in games I contacted Acer Support. They were of no help whatsoever. I ended up going back to Amazon reviews to get the answer. I had the Acer Supervisor call, since Acer Tech Support was of no help, before I discovered what the issue was. I told him that I was willing to live with the defect, but if anything, else would arise, I wanting to be sure Acer would exchange or Refund the purchase price. He said there wouldn’t be a problem. A few days later, all the other issues surfaced, and I called Acer Support once again. I told them what issues I was having, and I wanted to return the monitor and for them to honor their agreement stated by the supervisor. They said the supervisor never stated the information, and Acer by policy does not refund or exchange their products, rarely, if ever. I’ve read the experiences a lot of dissatisfied customers, with the repair process. They would send the product into Acer, just to receive it back unrepaired or in worse condition. I was unwilling to go through the process, and end up with a monitor in the repair shop, added shipping costs, and eventually running out of a warrantee. If you doubt what I say, just Google customer Complaints Acer Products. In the end, it comes down to this. It’s your hard-earned money. This monitor is expensive, so one would expect a top-quality product, with excellent customer service. None of which I got from Acer. Amazon was kind enough to extend their 30day grace period, so I could return this monitor. I will be purchasing another monitor, but not an Acer brand. They’ve lost my business. Read the warrantee, and research the companies. Buyer Beware.

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It cimes with a display port cable. The stand was already assembled and attached. It fired up as expected however I needed to mess with the Display Port connection on the back. It wouldnt give me a picture but after wiggling it a bit it is working fine now. I came from a BenQ 24" TN 144Hz Gsync, 1ms. I saw a friends 32 inch 4k ISP and loved the color and size however the 60Hz wasnt going to cut it. So I did some research and decided on this one. Honestly, the 4 ms refresh even at 164 Hz with Gsync isnt quite as silky smooth as the 1ms BenQ however overall I am happy with it. The size and slight curve is an immediate plus. I have vision troubles it definitely reduces straining to focus. The colors are brighter with than the TN. The higher resolution is nice however it is kind of a wash from 1080p due to the larger screen size but it is noticeably shaper than 1080P. I have not found any dead pixels and the monitor was in perfect cosmetic condition. I played some World of Tanks and the game felt just as smooth and crisp as my 24". The only slow down occurring in sniper view. But lowering a few settings in sniper view graphics compensated for it. Happy with my purchase so far. New entry: After several months of using this monitor, Ive had no issues. Still very happy with the purchase. Would not go back.

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I am quite pleased with my purchase of this monitor as an upgrade from an Acer XB270HU. When I compare the two, both with the factory settings, the Z321QU seems to have less saturated colors, but better contrast. The overall build quality on the Z321QU feels much improved, with sturdier plastics and vastly reduced back light bleed around the edges. The joystick/button combination for navigating the on-screen display is a vast improvement over the buttons on the XB270HU. I do not really notice the decrease in pixel density when moving to the 32" QHD display vs the 27" QHD display. The speakers work fine. Overall, I am very impressed with this monitor and do not regret my purchase in the least. A few notes: This monitor has a downward firing LED built into the bottom of the panel. The color, brightness, pattern can all be changed via the OSD. I was pleasantly surprised by this feature as I did not see it advertised anywhere prior to making my purchase. There is no documentation provided on how to access the VESA 100x100 mount on the back, as it is blocked by molded plastic covers. After much trial and error, I found that the covers can be removed by carefully lifting the narrow, bottom part of the cover upwards and then out towards me. After I did this the rest of the cover would just pop out. As not many people seem to own this monitor yet, I have not been able to see how it looks with a proper calibration profile applied. Hopefully someone with the proper tools will buy one and provide some calibration settings to try.

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This is a great gaming monitor. I never expected to see how smooth 120hz gaming was until I used this bad boy. I did a lot of research before buying an IPS panel. I bought it knowing the IPS panels do tend to have a bit more light bleed than VA panels and it being curved the light bleed was going to be a bit more. I read a lot of reviews of people complaining about the bleed, obviously they probably didnt do much research before buying and IPS curved panel. I love the 34" extra wide and I dont think I could go back to normal 16:9. Some of the older games you have to go into the prefs and edit the resolution to 3440x1440. Im coming from 3840x2160 resolution and to be honest 3440x1440 is really close games look fantastic. I just wish it had HDR. There is another Acer monitor 3440x1440 here on Amazon that has HDR but only 75hz with adaptive sync w/DP cable. Do I want HDR with 75hz or G-Sync 120hz gaming there is a noticeably difference between 75hz and 120hz, Also there is a noticeably difference with HDR and non HDR monitors. sigh...why cant I have both 120hz G-sync and HDR?

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Amazing monitor, 32 inch 1440P and 165hz refresh rate. The colors are bright and vivid and have great contrast, with bright whites and inky blacks. User interface far better then older Predators with a joy stick to toggle through the settings. The stand is solid and heavy. The 16X9 ratio means no black bars like those on ultra wides. This one is the real deal.Most if not all the past issues with large screen, fast refresh rate screens are gone. This one is a keeper!

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I bought the first X34 in 2016 for $1399. At the time it was the best gaming monitor out there, and it worked flawlessly for me for over 2 years. It hit 100hz, and worked every day without a hitch. No dead pixels, no light bleed. Fantastic. This is why I trust acer and bought yet another acer product. I played a lot of single player games like tomb raider, farcry, assassins creed, mass effect, GTA, too many to count. The experience was PHENOMENAL!!!! HOWEVER... I got back into shooter games like PUBG, COD, and Counterstrike... and 100hz just wasnt cutting it. So I bought a BenQ ZOWIE XL2546. That is a fantastic monitor for what it does (240hz is sooooooo nice) but when I saw this new X34 was out and on sale (got mine for 899) I couldnt help myself. I upgraded to this new one and WOW, what a shock. Puts the old version to shame and just what I needed to make the x34 an awesome ALL-AROUND monitor that shines in literally every game I play on it. The curve is more extreme than the old X34 (which I hated at first and now love too much for words) and the extra 20hz refresh rate really makes all the difference. Now Im playing CS:GO, PUBG, and COD on the x34 (something I didnt like to do before because 100hz was too jittery) and the action feels nice and smooth. Im back winning games of PUBG with 10+ kills and boy does this monitor look as good as it feels while Im doing it. The detail and immersion is unlike anything else on the market. If you have a powerful gaming PC and havent experienced ultrawide QHD gaming yet, BUY THIS. You will not regret it. I know the X35 is coming (the new 200hz version of this) but A) Its not IPS B) there is no release date and they teased it over 18 months ago and there is still no update C) Its going to be $1500+ D) Realistically I dont think any computer out there will be able to push much above 120fps at 3440x1440 in most games for quite a while. I currently have an 8086k and a watercooled 1080ti and barely reach 120fps in most modern titles with the graphics on medium-high at this resolution (save Counterstrike, which I get 300fps easy). I have a 2080ti on the way so that will give me a boost but honestly, for half the price of the upcoming x35 I feel like this monitor is a steal. 120hz is enough to be competitive in my opinion. 240 is nice, but 120 cuts it just fine. So in a year or two, Ill upgrade graphics cards again to something that can actually run 3440x1440 at 200 FPS, and then Ill buy the x35 once the price has dropped down below $1k. Until then though, this monitor is too good to put into words. Believe me guys, you really just cant believe it until you see it. This thing will (literally) open your eyes to a whole new world of gaming goodness that you didnt even know existed. BUY BUY BUY

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Once you have experience games in ultra wide screen, you cant go back. I went from a 144hz TN panel to a 120hz VA panel (this one) and I have used many IPS and OLED devices. If you are concerned with VA panels being subpar compared to that of IPS, well at least with this one, you wont be able to tell the difference. OLED still beats it at color quality, but OLED panels make this beast look cheap, and typically dont offer the refresh rate or response time that VA has. WARNING: Get a VESA MOUNT or GET A BIG DESK. This monster will eat up a lot of desk space to support its size. The pre-installed stand is actually amazing. All metal with swivel, height and tilt, and because all the gamer-y stuff that people are getting a little tired of is well hidden. This should be common sense to anyone who is looking at a wide screen monitor, but it is still worth noting. The speakers that are built in are surprisingly good, but not good enough for a descent set of desktop speakers. Consider them as an added bonus. I cannot recommend this monitor enough. However there are a few issues. 1. The power port and video ports are annoying to get to. This is normally a 1 time annoyance, but an annoyance none the less. 2. Can no one make an easy to navigate monitor menu? Calibrating this thing like most monitors is highly frustrating because of the 6 poorly labelled buttons on the bottom right side. I know this is industry standard, but you think that if you are spending this amount of money that Acer would consider the user experience in all aspects. If you are in the market for a gaming or video production ultra wide monitor STOP this is a great pick. AMD Users, look for one with Freesync. I cannot go back to 16:9 any more.

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Phenomenal monitor! 35" Curved 120Hz G-Sync 1440p. Youll notice EVERY one of these features. Its amazing how quickly you will become spoiled by 120Hz gaming, and youll be fiddling with your graphics settings to maintain the frame rate. Even the difference between 100Hz and 120Hz is noticeable to me, which makes me a little worried that theres still further smoothness to be had above 120Hz, but come on... you have to draw the line somewhere and just be happy with the experience. G-Sync is awesome too. I am a believer. Even 40fps feels playable because of how responsive everything is due to the lack of stutter & input lag that would be otherwise be incurred if you were using V-Sync. I notice no color-shifting, per say, but the most extreme 2" of the screen do shift in contrast (they wash out a little) due to viewing angle, when viewing the monitor as you would normally. Its hardly noticeable though since these areas are in your peripheral. This is just a consequence of the VA panel I believe. Not a deal-breaker for me, especially coming from a TN panel from 2010 where I had color & contrast shifting at the top and bottom of the monitor. No backlight bleed, but the issue described above can be seen here and there on a black screen, where certain areas are not as black as others. Why do I not call this blacklight bleed, even though the effect might be similar? Because if you move your head all around, youll see that these lighter areas shift to a proper black, as they are only a consequence of the viewing angle. For anyone claiming ghosting issues: In addition to the refresh rate settings accessed via the panel inputs themselves, be sure to ALSO change the monitor refresh rate to 120Hz in the *display adapter settings* via the display settings in Windows. Otherwise, the monitor will use 60Hz while youre in Windows and the 60Hz will look like ghosting. Bottomline: Take the plunge, set it up, dial it in, and try to talk yourself into returning it. You wont be able to. I have a 970 GTX, which is arguable way underpowered for this resolution and refresh rate, and Im still loving it. I will be upgrading to a Ryzen & 1080 Ti build soon I think, but Im still very impressed with just how great the gaming experience already is, thanks to this monitor.

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