Acer XR341CKA 21:9 QHD G-Sync IPS Monitor

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Press Release

Specs
Acer X34
Screen Size 34"
Resolution 3440 x 1440
Panel Type IPS
Aspect Ratio 21:9
Refresh Rate 75Hz (100Hz with G-SYNC)
Response Time 4ms
Adaptive Sync G-SYNC
Speakers 7W Stereo with DTS

Finally the wait is over and Acer seems to be checking all the right boxes with this one- 21:9, IPS, High refresh rate, G-Sync...

Press release says availability begins this September at $1299.I think I might just have to sell my RoG Swift :D
 
Also looks like complete FUD, no source for that image is provided and in any event it hardly counts as official confirmation coming from some tech support drone. Click bait to the extreme.
 
Nice catch. I'm quite anxious to see the reviews. The Swift has been a good monitor but I do miss the IPS colours from my old monitor. Also, my Swift hasn't been without problems either... first a faulty panel, and now a faulty psu.
 
well this is a nice surprise! But 1400 eur is on the high side... need to be cheaper imho
 
yeah looks like Linus has just got the FreeSync version (XR341CK) which TFTCentral have already reviewed too. no sign of the X34 G-sync model yet although TFTCentral have said they are waiting for details on it and a sample ahead of release. guess that one has fallen behind a bit.

the news about supported Freesync and G-sync range from the Acer service team looks dubious to me. Again TFTCentral have been speaking about that on their forum too. In fact it looks like Acer might have muddled the specs up as the XR341CK manual clearly shows vertical frequency range of 23 - 80Hz is for HDMI (which will be where that came from!) and for DisplayPort it's 30 - 75Hz (which is FreeSync supporting). guessing the X34 spec / manual is the same misunderstanding and that it will be 75Hz maximum as well. although we can hope for more i suppose :)

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image from TFTCentral for XR341CK manual
 
in this article a link is posted to a msg from acer saying that it's 75hz.
But because the G-sync module is oc'd in this model it can do 100hz with G-sync.
Great news , but a pity that it's only 75hz... why only with the G-sync module? Can G-sync not be used in desktop?
http://www.144hzmonitors.com/monitors/acer-x34-xr341cka-has-a-g-sync-range-of-23-100hz/
I wanted at least 100hz and was leaning to the 144hz Acer Z35, but I think the X34 might be my next monitor is this is confirmed.
Sure 40" 4K etc is nice for static work, but not for gaming. I had the Philips 40" 4k 60hz without sync but returned it after 2 weeks.
The lag, stutter & ghosting or whatever combination with movement in desktop & gaming bothered me too much.
Ofcourse you need to experience 120/144hz yourself ... but when you are used to it then you can't go back to 60hz ;-)
 
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I still think Acer support have gotten it wrong. Their statement shown in that news piece doesn't appear very sure of itself and for the reasons I've listed above I think they're prob getting the specs muddled
 
Blade-Runner said:
Also looks like complete FUD, no source for that image is provided and in any event it hardly counts as official confirmation coming from some tech support drone. Click bait to the extreme.
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I hope you're wrong, but I feel like you're right.

Never heard of that site before, and no direct response from Acer. People have been reporting 75hz for a while now and all of a sudden some random no name site posts 100hz? Until TFT or a reputable site reports it, sounds like BS to me.
 
ROFL... OK, hold your horses people... the "source" for the "answer from Acer" is... Amazon Answers!

Yes, that's right, f*king Amazon Answers. That's some fine ass journalism right there. Give this guy a pullitzer!

Here's the LINK

Oh, and the icing on the cake, ANOTHER Amazon source (the same as before) says it's going to be be a maximum of 75Hz. Hilarious.

:D
 
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bananadude said:
ROFL... OK, hold your horses people... the "source" for the "answer from Acer" is... Amazon Answers!

Yes, that's right, f*king Amazon Answers. That's some fine ass journalism right there. Give this guy a pullitzer!

Here's the LINK

Oh, and the icing on the cake, ANOTHER Amazon source (the same as before) says it's going to be be a maximum of 75Hz. Hilarious.

:D
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You do realize it was answered by Acer, right?
 
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Haha. That site was really putting a lot of faith in Acer support. If it came from Amazon answers that's embarrassing! Surely Acer have confused this
 
I'm skeptical as well, although from reading the reply from Acer Support again it sounds like the 100 Hz isn't guaranteed, that's an OC. Still, if 90-100 Hz ends up being a typical OC I'd be happy with that.

Also the reply on Amazon Answer is from the manufacture, not a user, and they posted the answer claiming 100 Hz after the 75 Hz one. Hasn't been corrected yet.
 
x3sphere said:
I'm skeptical as well, although from reading the reply from Acer Support again it sounds like the 100 Hz isn't guaranteed, that's an OC. Still, if 90-100 Hz ends up being a typical OC I'd be happy with that.

Also the reply on Amazon Answer is from the manufacture, not a user, and they posted the answer claiming 100 Hz after the 75 Hz one. Hasn't been corrected yet.
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please be right, please be right, please be right, please be right
 
Can someone PLEASE explain to me how the hell you "overclock G-Sync"... does that even make sense?
 
bananadude said:
Can someone PLEASE explain to me how the hell you "overclock G-Sync"... does that even make sense?
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Not GSync but the module for it. I'm not sure how they do it but it's been done before like on the original ROG Swift, Asus claimed they had to overclock the module as well in order to push 1440p at 144Hz.
 
hmmmm shame if this is not true. Prospect of getting 100HZ with gsync was the only thing that could sway me to buy this, imho, overpriced monitor. I managed to play my games well on 42 inch TV last 6 years... I could wait few more years no problem.
 
I remember orginal swift had serious problem with reaching 144 Hz on AMD cards so maybe it's only assured to run 100 Hz with Nvidia g-sync capable gpus and it's limited to 75 with non g-sync gpus due to lack of testing.
 
I am getting freesync model tomorrow. I will post pictures, but sadly will not have the hardware to test it till Saturday.
 
What does 100Hz on G-Sync mode mean? Clearly it's not a 100Hz panel then (still 75Hz on desktop), it's using some sort of overdrive with G-Sync to achieve that. I have no idea how that will work... i.e if it will appear inferior in any way to an actual 100Hz panel for example. I hope TFT Central do a review of this... they are always very comprehensive with these things.
 
bananadude said:
What does 100Hz on G-Sync mode mean? Clearly it's not a 100Hz panel then (still 75Hz on desktop), it's using some sort of overdrive with G-Sync to achieve that. I have no idea how that will work... i.e if it will appear inferior in any way to an actual 100Hz panel for example. I hope TFT Central do a review of this... they are always very comprehensive with these things.
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I suspect its a limitation similar to the one the Asus PG278Q (AKA The Swift) has. With the PG278Q, if you want 144hz, you MUST run it in g-sync ON. If you want to turn on the ULMB mode (which this new Acer supposedly has as well), you are limited to 120hz.

So Im guessing its something like that. Run g-sync ON and you get 100 hz or turn on ULMB and you get 75hz.

Just a guess based on my experience with the Swift.
 
bananadude said:
What does 100Hz on G-Sync mode mean? Clearly it's not a 100Hz panel then (still 75Hz on desktop), it's using some sort of overdrive with G-Sync to achieve that. I have no idea how that will work... i.e if it will appear inferior in any way to an actual 100Hz panel for example. I hope TFT Central do a review of this... they are always very comprehensive with these things.
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Agreed I'm first waiting on an in depth review of this thing then letting any possible QC issues be fixed with the first few batches before I get one. So excited for this since the 100Hz seems very very likely :D
 
why couldn't ULMB operate at 75Hz though? no real reason other than that the frequency is perhaps a little too low so may produce a more visible flicker than if it strobed at 100Hz or 120Hz for example
 
Drags said:
why couldn't ULMB operate at 75Hz though? no real reason other than that the frequency is perhaps a little too low so may produce a more visible flicker than if it strobed at 100Hz or 120Hz for example
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Someone more technically minded than me may be able to explain better, but I am quite certain I have read it simply doesn't operate below 85Hz. Easy to ask 'why not', but as I understand it, it simply doesn't and cannot.
 
smarter persons have said [H]ere that ULMB/strobing backlights flicker below 85Hz. Ideally one wants at least 100Hz when using a strobing backlight.
 
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