Acer Predator XB271HU Abmiprz 27-inch WQHD (2560x1440) NVIDIA G-SYNC Monitor (Display Port & HDMI Port, 144Hz)

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Love the monitor, love the 144hz refresh, love the look and the adaptability. I am giving it 5 stars because I am ultimately happy with my purchase since I waited until the price dipped down to $499ish, I cant remember. That being said, I have already started experiencing the "line down the screen" causing you to turn off/on the monitor in order to clear it. It happens maybe once or twice a week, so nowhere near a deal breaker, but apparently it gets worse with age, so that is very unfortunate. I have my headphone receiver, my wireless controller receiver, and my keyboard, all attached to the monitor, so when I have to reset the monitor, all 3 of those shut-off as well, so it makes "clearing the line" a lot more difficult than it should be. I will attempt to come back in another 12-16 months to update my review with the longevity of the monitor, but, with all this said, I would still buy another Predator XB271HU if the price was right and I needed it. Granted, if the line issue were any worse, Id probably be whistling a different tune.

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Im happy with the monitor, but there are a few things that I havent liked about it. I would definitely purchase it again though, for the price it is amazing. The only major problem that I have had with the monitor is a single dead pixel that was present at first startup. I havent got around to pursuing a replacement/fix, which I plan to do very soon, but depending on how the process goes I may lower the score a bit. Pros: -Refresh rates are as advertised. -Very smooth and clear picture. -Bright display. -Great packaging. -Easy assembly. -VERY sturdy construction (dont put this on a flimsy desk). -Stand is nicely adjustable in all directions, and base is wide and stable. Cons: -The entire thing put together will take up a decent portion of most desks. -A single dead pixel upon delivery. -The speakers are worthless. -Throws off some heat. The screen itself isnt hot, but this running with my PC basically heats my room during winter. -Disappointing, but it does NOT have any kind of eye-care technology. Eye strain is a thing with this monitor, but Ive gotten used to it.

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I have been gaming on 60Hz panels for a long time so I went with this monitor as an upgrade. The difference is night and day between the two in gaming. I think the biggest drawback of this monitor is the fact that its a TN panel with mediocre color accuracy and not so great viewing angles. The colors can be calibrated a bit in the Nvidia control panel though so it isnt a big deal. I would definitely say this is worth the money and I would recommend it to anyone looking into getting a higher refresh rate monitor.

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This is an AMAZING monitor with great image quality, 1 ms response time, and 144 hz refresh rate. However, you need to be very knowledgeable about computers before making such an expensive purchase. First of all, expect initial image quality issues, and also expect the Display Port to stop working on you for no reason at all. If this happens, it doesnt mean you need to RMA your video card or get a new cable, its a known issue with Display Port which is not tried and true. Only buy this monitor if you know exactly what youre doing and are a computer expert like I am. If not, youll run into nothing but hassle and problems. BTW, contrary to other reviewers, the integrated speakers are excellent for an apartment setting where subwoofers and extremely loud sound would be disturbing. If you want bass and loudness, get a pair of 7.1 headphones. Whats nice about the integrated speakers is that they dont disturb the neighbors, are loud, and allow me to take the headphones off when not gaming. Excellent monitor, just not for the amateur.

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I do light gaming and a lot of video editing. Blacks look nice on this monitor and the brightness is great. I wish there was a height adjustment, but it only has a tilt feature. People are having a bit of trouble with FREESYNC and it is true. FREESYNC did work for me in the first few months but it stopped working after that. I know there is a way to fix it with some drivers from ACER, but I just never bothered. The monitor does say that it can support 144Hz but I am only able to get a max of 75Hz. I know it has something to do with the FREESYNC, but I just never bothered because I dont really notice any ghosting when I play games or when I am working on videos. If you want to have a decent monitor then this is the one for you. If you are a snob about video quality then go with the ACER Predator series.

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I did exhaustive research of brands and specs before deciding on the monitor. Its hard to be happier with this monitor for work and play. Purchased 2 of these October 2017. Not a single dead pixel on either monitor. Very minimal blue light bleed on very bottom edge on complete black screen in a dark room. Easy overclock to 165Hz when using a DP cable. USB ports and adjustment are excellent. Screen is responsive, bright, and sharp. No way I can go back to 60Hz ever. Only CONS? The price. Not a big deal but I also found it strange that if you have multiple computers hooked up to the monitor (1 on HDMI, 1 on DP), it does not automatically switch over to the powered up system. Last thing is the speaker sound quality is horrible and near useless. That is to be expected and I would rather they stop building speakers into monitors anyways.

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So if youve read any of these reviews, most of the bad ones are because of the vertical tear this monitor gets when you enable G-Sync. Fortunately, I have found a working solution to this problem. Ill address this first, and then get on with the actual review. If you experience this, which it looks like most people do, there is a hilariously simple fix. Out of the box, this monitor was working great, but after about 2 weeks without issue, the dreaded tear showed up when I started playing a game with gsync. So, I did the classic "I wonder what happens if I turn it off and turn it back on." It worked. You have to go into the nvidia control settings, go to gsync, and turn it off. Sometimes the tear will show up again. Turn off gsync, restart your computer, then turn it back on. It should be fixed. I have not had any issues with this fix so far, so I am assuming this will work with other monitors as well. Now for the actual review of the monitor itself, that issue aside. This is my very first 144hz monitor, so I do not have a baseline to compare this to. That being said, I have literally zero complaints with this monitor. The price is insanely good for what this monitor can do. Once you get all of your settings right (enabling the 144hz in your display settings, tampering with color settings and other things within the monitors controls) this monitor looks gorgeous, and performs flawlessly. I have this aside a 60hz 4k monitor, and it has no issues working in tandem with another monitor. All in all, if youre worried youll get this tearing issue, which you most likely will, there is a fix for it, and an easy one. It is annoying, however, that you spend ~$500 on a monitor, and will know its going to ship with a flaw, but just know there is an incredibly easy fix for it. So if youre not willing to up your budget another $100 to get another monitor that is on par with this one, there are virtually no issues with getting this one, and feel confident recommending it to you, given you have a moderate amount of troubleshooting and general computer experience.

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This monitor is a great improvement to what I had previously and I am extremely happy. There is one noticable issue when it comes to actually watching a show/movie on netflix. Once I put it on full screen, after about 10 seconds, the screen becomes dark and the colors are distorted, a quick move of the mouse solves the problem. I am not picky enough to say this is a make or break deal but it does prevent this review to be a full 5-star. **Update** After the initial issue with the dark screen I have not encountered the problem again. Im switching my review to 5 stars.

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This is a review for the 27" TN panel model. Acer makes it very confusing by assigning such a similar model number to the IPS panel. My monitor arrived in a well packaged boxed in perfect condition. No dead pixels. No light bleed. I have never used an IPS monitor so I dont know how much different they look. This replaced a 7 year old Acer V223W 22" monitor with a resolution of 1680x1050. The difference is very noticeable. The colors look good to me. The only thing I have noticed is that the blacks arent a very deep black. Apparently this is a downside to TN panels. Playing games at 165Hz looks fantastic. I have Gsync turned on, Vsnyc turned off and limit the framerate to 165 with MSI afterburner. I have played DOOM at a constant 150 to 165 fps and this monitor doesnt even hesitate for a second. The stand seems to be quite stable and I dont mind the red feet since I have a black/red theme going on for my new computer. The Predator logo isnt distracting or out of place at all to me as other reviewers have complained about. The monitor adjusts easily up and down on the stand. It also rotates and tilts. The only downside to the base design is that it is too big to fit on the riser I bought. However, with the ability to adjust the monitor up and down on its own stand I dont need one. The menu is a little cumbersome to navigate as was the old Acer monitor I was using. It has plenty of settings to fine tune but is quite confusing on how to use until you have practiced a little bit with the arrow keys. 1440P looks fantastic. I was concerned that such a high resolution would "shrink" everything and I was right. I had to adjust the scaling in Windows display properties to 150% to be able to comfortably see things. This seems to work pretty well. Nothing looks distorted and games still run at the native resolution of the monitor. I was debating on getting the 32" monitor but they just dont have the same features as the 27" ones. Maybe in a year or two we will be able to buy a 32" version of this monitor. The 34" widescreen curved monitors are a little pricey and the aspect ratio looks a bit strange since they are so short and wide. I didnt ding any stars but I had a huge problem when I first set this up. I plugged in the display port cable and the power cord and all I got was a no signal message. I called Acer tech support which is supposed to be some premium tech support service as stated on the fancy card in the box. They had no solution and basically told me I have a defective monitor. Come to find out the default input was set to HDMI. All I had to do was switch to display port in the menu and it worked. For the price this monitor should be able to auto detect the connection you have made and adjust accordingly. Acer tech support gets zero stars!!

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A relatively inexpensive monitor (especially when on sale) that offers good picture quality and a fast refresh rate of 144hz. Pros: The screen is coated with a matte finish that helps to eliminate reflections 100 x 100 VESA holes for mounting an incorrectly named Black Boost feature (should have been named shadow boost) which increases visibility within shadows Easy to use front-facing controls for the very user-friendly OSD menu 1ms response time low blue light filter Cons: Tilt-only, No rotation or height adjustment TN panel looks good when sitting in front of it but viewing angles are limited. Also, if you plan on using this monitor for photo editing or creation using tools like Photoshop, I would recommend a comparable IPS display instead. TN panels suffer from color shifting which means the colors arent always uniform depending on the angle you are viewing. This is normal for TN panels and shouldnt affect gaming. 4-watt speakers are a joke and sound horrible. Free-sync only Overall, a great monitor especially for the price that allows for faster refresh rate gaming with good contrast that wont break your budget.

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