Acer XF240YU bmiidprzx 23.8” WQHD (2560 x 1440) Zero Frame TN Gaming Monitor with AMD FREESYNC Technology - 1ms | 144Hz Refresh (Display, HDMI 2.0, HDMI 1.4 & DVI ports)

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It comes with Display port to Display Port Cable, Power Cable, and headphone to headphone cable. The speakers on the monitor are small tweeters, So, might want to stick with your awesome heaphones. Very refreshingly satisfying frame rate. Compared to regular 60Hz, Everything looks smoother. Mouse cursor moves more smoothly, the videos play more smoothly, and games play better. Switching from a Samsung 4K monitor that runs at 60Hz, Faster frames are just so much more satisfying that going back to Full HD is no big deal. I do not miss 4K, at all. I fell in love with this monitor since It went from using 30% of my graphics card to 70% of my graphics capacity playing the same game at 144 fps. Now, it feels like the games were meant to be played this way. Note: if you play a game in 144Hz, you will never want to game in 60Hz, again... Just for FYI, I was thinking about building a new rig just to max potential this monitor, but after using my current rig from 8 years ago with modern budget card, I changed my mind. I am using Nvidia GTX 1050 2GB with this, and it works with low settings with some medium post processing. Am I getting full 144 fps? seeing that it does not go 100% usage, but fluxuates around 70%, probably. I have an Xbox One S on 1080p TV, and comparing the gameplay of PC and Xbox S, monitor makes the PC gaming experience so much better. I have only praises for 144Hz gaming. It definitely improves the gaming experience. I am guessing, due to less eye strain.

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I absolutely love this monitor, sure it’s not the top of the line and only 1080p but gaming in 4K is expensive. Pros: - 1ms - 144hz - Price - Overall appearance - Sturdy stand - Easy adjustable screen Seriously I had semi low expectations when buying because it was cheaper than some but honestly it’s fantastic I love the stand it doesn’t move or rattle or anything it’s probably the best stand I’ve ever had for a monitor. It has small borders around the screen so it’s not massive and doesn’t take up a lot of space on your desk. Not sure why people say the colors looked washed or whatever to me they looked pretty good I took about 5 minutes messing with the setting and bumped it to 144hz cuz it’s in 60hz standard and it was 100 times better. Cons: - LED power light - Settings So when I first got it I couldn’t figure out what was bothering my eye thought maybe I needed to adjust to the 144hz. Figured out that when the screen is adjusted to the top of the stand the power light was like beaming me in the eye, super annoying. Easy fix cover it with a super small piece of duct tape so you can still see it but not right in the eye lol. The settings menu is a bit of a pain in the ass to manage around to changing stuff but honestly I set it once and never touch it again 9/10 so who cares. You have to go into the windows advanced settings to bump it to 144hz and you need a DP cable HDMI I believe can be set to 120hz. In conclusion guys honestly you won’t be dissappointed in this monitor I love it. Does everything I wanted in a monitor and I don’t get eye strain from long sessions of use which is awesome! Also the price makes it even more attractive. For people who gave it 1 star for a white screen, come on shit happens you got a bad unit, they replaced it under warranty, it happens. For real though if you’re like me who has to check 50 different same items trying to decide, just buy this one it’s great!

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Dude this monitor will blow your mind. At first i was anxious because of the reviews of this monitor not being able to display 144hz on 1080p resolution. When it came, i checked the rumors. And alas, the monitor is only currently displaying 60hz. But after researching for a little bit, I adjusted the fps from 60 to 144 on advanced settings in windows, and dude, youll clearly see 144hz. When you move your cursor you will see the difference from 60hz. Runs like freaking butter.

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this is the second monitor that i have returned with the same issue....... after it has been on and used for surfing the web and lite gaming the monitor screen will go black..........you must turn it off and unplug the connection to power and unplug the display port from graphics card. Wait a few minutes plug i back in and it will shut off again. After letting it sit for a few hours and turn it on connect all the connections then it may or may not power on if it does it will work for a bit then do the same thing again, this time I had the issue once a couple of weeks ago till today. I am not going to keep or use a product that is not solid and clearly this one is not. I think it is ludicrous that your charging me a restocking fee for a defective item and on the last day I can return it to you. It would be different if it was 90 days or more and if this was first time returning the item. Clearly there is an issue with this acer monitor.

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It’s great. But honestly it seems like the frames maxes out at like 180fps. When I go up to 240 fps I can’t even tell a difference. Maybe it’s just my pc and not having enough processing power. Also, make sure your monitor is plugged into your gpu and not your motherboard. I got this; I don’t care about g sync. I’ve used g sync before and couldn’t even tell the difference. So this amd free sync is just fine for me.

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This is a great monitor at a good price. Yes it is only 1080p but given my budget this is a great monitor. I dont have the budget to buy components that can push 1440p or even 4k AND have money left over to get a monitor to take advantage of all that power. I can max out all settings with this monitor, it is buttery smooth at 144Hz refresh and 1ms response. Acer is still doing a great job making quality monitors in the $200 price range. Even though it is only 1080p the image is crisp, with great colors, and I cannot notice any ghosting, tearing, bad pixels, or any other image issues.

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Alright Im a pro player (Salaried) and having 240hz is a huge game play difference from 144hz. If youre an Esports player to try be at the top of your game Id recommend a 240hz monitor + at least 240FPS in game at all times. This monitor is a beast and it comes with custom crosshairs for those games that dont wanna give you crosshairs. Id recommend it to any one trying to go professional in gaming.

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I really wanted to like this monitor. The display was good and is what you would expect from a TN panel. Not much backlight bleeding. Colors did require some adjusting out of the box. Everything worked well except for one major issue. I use this monitor as my second monitor (extended display). When this monitor is turned off, it is COMPLETELY disconnected from your computer. It is no longer listed in the connected displays. This is usually not the case with most other monitors. Why is this important? When you turn on/off the monitor, it re-extends the display each time. When that happens, ALL other connected displays will go black for a few seconds. In my case, it was at least a good solid 5 seconds before my main display showed anything. This would not work well if I decided to turn on this Acer while I was in the middle of a game.

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I play rocket league.... A LOT! Im a Champ 3 in the game (which is very, very good) and this monitor was a MUST buy for me; it drastically improved my game play (namely dribbling and flicks). First off, it is a true 240hz monitor. My AMD Radeon settings confirms this and I can very easily see the difference when playing at 120hz vs 240hz.. Also, the colors are beautiful! The biggest color improvement I noticed from my upgrade was in the darker lights. I would have preferred to get a 27in screen, however, this was by FAR the biggest bang for my buck ( and yours too!) that you will find at 240hz. I would have had to pay over TWICE (purchased for $230) what I did to get those couple extra inches... There is also almost no bezel and the Display cord is provided!! What a steal! And I can use freesync with this when I play PUBG (as I dont get as many fps on there) to eliminate tearing. Again, this was a bargain and would highly recommend trying it out.

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I use tn pannels all the time, and by far this is the worse 1080p tn I ever came across, Absolutely God awful color, Truly horrendous. You cannot read text, to save your life, its absurdly fuzzy. For the most expensive tn i ever purchased I expect something I can use to read text, play videogames, and do a little work with it. If all you need Is a fairly responsive monitor with proper button layouts, that lacks DVI, And VGA, with fake non-functional speakers, and dont care about text in videogames like oblivion and Skyrim, or really anything at all in DOOM at all; this not the bottem of the barrel. I strongly feel mine is from another Amazon sourced bootleg supplier.

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