Acer Predator X27 G-Sync HDR Gaming Monitor: 4K at 144Hz

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I can’t seem to find any information on whether this is a TN, IPS, or VA yet, but Acer’s latest display is stuffed with killer features: 4K, 144Hz, HDR, NVIDIA G-Sync, quantum dot technology, local dimming, and more. I imagine this guy will be pretty pricey, especially after the video cards you will need to hit 144Hz at 4K in most games.

Acer's Predator X27 portrays astonishingly vibrant visuals without motion blur thanks to a high 4K (3840x2160) resolution at a 144 Hz refresh rate, a fast 4 ms response time and a 1,000 nit peak brightness. Featuring Acer HDR Ultra technology, it offers the best possible contrast quality of the high dynamic range with advanced LED local dimming in 384 individually-controlled zones that shine light only when and where it is required. It not only delivers a broader, more deeply saturated color gamut, but a luminance range several times greater than that of traditional dynamic range monitors.
 
I'm pretty sure it has to be IPS (due to the 99% sRGB), but I'm spouting nonsense without hard proof.
 
It's IPS. I have been keeping tabs on this monitor since it was displayed back in January. I will be jumping on it as soon as it comes out. Already have a buyer waiting to take my X34 off my hands for $150 less than I paid.
 
This is the same display as the PG27UQ, just an in-house version (since Acer is a subsidiary of AU Optronics).
 
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I'd pick one of these up once they hit about $1k - my worry though is if they will still have their major IPS bleed problems like they have been with the current predator. When I was in the market and doing my research *many* people were having to play panel lottery and RMA'ing 3,4, 5 times just to get a panel of acceptable quality. For that much money I expect some level of quality control, they didn't have it. Went with a Dell S2716DG and have been very very happy.
 
collegeboy69us said:
I'd pick one of these up once they hit about $1k. Went with a Dell S2716DG and have been very very happy.
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yeah, this is not making me be in any hurry to upgrade from my original rog swift. especially with those bezels. I don't see why no body's complaining about those bezels
 
Fix desktop scaling in windows and then call me back.
 
Semantics said:
Personally I don't like giant monitors past 27" is this a TV or a monitor? I'm sitting like 1-2 feet away so I don't need anything larger.
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Your eyes get used to it. 30'' - 32'' I think is the sweet spot for 4k monitors. 27'' I don't notice that huge of a difference compared to 1440p.
 
I'm really looking forward to seeing the reviews of this monitor and the Asus version.
 
M76 said:
Fix desktop scaling in windows and then call me back.
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I haven't had much issues with desktop scaling since early Win10 tech preview. I've been running 4k for a while now and everything on my desktop looks about the same as my work computer with a 1080p monitor.
 
Jaymzkerten said:
I haven't had much issues with desktop scaling since early Win10 tech preview. I've been running 4k for a while now and everything on my desktop looks about the same as my work computer with a 1080p monitor.
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Most applications don't scale at all. OR are simply broken by scaling. Text going outside of the bounds of windows, button text fall of the actual buttons, sometimes even whole parts of the interface become inaccessible due to it being off screen, because the windows size doesn't scale, but the actual controls on it do.

Sure the desktop itself looks the same. But does it? The fonts immediately look different as you start scaling, even on the desktop. I Think that's completely unacceptable. I think the font on a 96ppi monitor should look exactly the same as on a 200ppi monitor, minus the extra detail. That's when I'd say scaling works as intended.

And I don't believe it is the responsibility of the developers either. Windows should handle all scaling internally so that it doesn't affect apps in any way.
 
I will have one big question about this monitor: should I go for Acer with appalling quality control or Asus with appalling after-sales service?
 
Too much bezel, the gsync 1440p one which is what I have is much better looking. The whole shield thing around it, is too much though.
 
I'd rather have those features than not. Maybe i can't hit but 144 but i can still hit 60's with the right hardware.
 
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collegeboy69us said:
I'd pick one of these up once they hit about $1k - my worry though is if they will still have their major IPS bleed problems like they have been with the current predator. When I was in the market and doing my research *many* people were having to play panel lottery and RMA'ing 3,4, 5 times just to get a panel of acceptable quality. For that much money I expect some level of quality control, they didn't have it. Went with a Dell S2716DG and have been very very happy.
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I got my X34 a few months ago and I can't say what the IPS bleed is like, all I know is I love the monitor and I don't notice anything wrong with it at all. But in truth I am not looking for anything either. I just plugged it in and started enjoying it. I figured if nothing jumped out at me then why should I care. but that's me.
 
I'd love the shield in some scenarios.
Nice work with the backlight development.
 
Vicinity said:
Why does Acer make all this cool shit and everything I buy from them need to be RMA'd like 5 times.
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I'm not saying that this is you, but....

Some people are willing to buy things from manufacturers knowing that the product will have imperfect "features" and have unrealistic expectations of what they will get. Then they RMA thinking the next one will be better. Somewhere I saw a definition of insanity, something about doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result.

Of course others just have shitty luck.
 
I'd rather have a monitor that didn't have 4K, but everything else in a smaller resolution. 1080p at most do that you could drive the monitor with a single card, at 144 Hz and enjoy the HDR.

I don't think you couldnt even get 144 fps with new games, at 4K, at "Ultra" settings with SLI 1080 TIs. You'd essentially need to buy 2-way SLI Titans whenever a new game comes out if you want to use Ultra settings. Then probably need another card just to offload any the Physx.
 
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lcpiper said:
I got my X34 a few months ago and I can't say what the IPS bleed is like, all I know is I love the monitor and I don't notice anything wrong with it at all. But in truth I am not looking for anything either. I just plugged it in and started enjoying it. I figured if nothing jumped out at me then why should I care. but that's me.
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Here's an example on the more extreme end of what people were having to deal with .

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For a monitor that costs 800-1000 that's simply not acceptable IMO.
 
Yeah, this was my first rog swift
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2nd one was loads better but still not perfect, hope these turn out better.
 
Armenius said:
This is the same display as the PG27UQ, just an in-house version (since Acer is a subsidiary of AU Optronics).
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No they are not.

It's the other way round, AU is subsidiary of Acer.
 
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I would've RMAed those monitors within a heartbeat. Dead pixels on a 1K monitor? No sir.
 
quality control, quality control quality control.

cant do that? wont buy your crap for $1.40, you want $1400? (n)
 
RogueTadhg said:
I'd rather have a monitor that didn't have 4K, but everything else in a smaller resolution. 1080p at most do that you could drive the monitor with a single card, at 144 Hz and enjoy the HDR.

I don't think you couldnt even get 144 fps with new games, at 4K, at "Ultra" settings with SLI 1080 TIs. You'd essentially need to buy 2-way SLI Titans whenever a new game comes out if you want to use Ultra settings. Then probably need another card just to offload any the Physx.
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A good monitor can last several generations of video cards - with the performance we are getting out of the 1080Ti's these days, it's not hard to see in a generation or two we will have plenty of power to push 4k @ 120/144Hz
 
Man, that bezel kills it for me. Why can't pc monitors do like modern tv's are doing? Minimal as possible, to the point you focus on the screen and not on a huge bezel with bright ass led's glowing in your face (gee is the tv on or night? I can't tell without a giant red led telling me...).

On top of this with similar pc monitors coming out at $2k this is out of most people's budget range.

Maybe if they dropped the eye tracking/huge bezel and just stuck to a good solid 4k res/hdr/gsync people could afford it.
 
Stiler said:
Man, that bezel kills it for me. Why can't pc monitors do like modern tv's are doing? Minimal as possible, to the point you focus on the screen and not on a huge bezel with bright ass led's glowing in your face (gee is the tv on or night? I can't tell without a giant red led telling me...).

On top of this with similar pc monitors coming out at $2k this is out of most people's budget range.

Maybe if they dropped the eye tracking/huge bezel and just stuck to a good solid 4k res/hdr/gsync people could afford it.
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Cause these are "Gamer" Monitors. I don't know when or where the meeting was that gamer got together and decided they need over the top design with LED lights coming out of everything to be considered "Gamer" gear. Those people need to be dragged out and beaten. Simple design that is functional is all I want.
 
lcpiper said:
I'm not saying that this is you, but....

Some people are willing to buy things from manufacturers knowing that the product will have imperfect "features" and have unrealistic expectations of what they will get. Then they RMA thinking the next one will be better. Somewhere I saw a definition of insanity, something about doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result.

Of course others just have shitty luck.
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I got a monitor from them back in 2001. That didn't work at ALL, the first 4 RMA's. Then the fifth one was green everywhere. I like what they're doing with monitors now, but going in, I now know what to expect, and it sure the fuck isn't build quality.
 
collegeboy69us said:
A good monitor can last several generations of video cards - with the performance we are getting out of the 1080Ti's these days, it's not hard to see in a generation or two we will have plenty of power to push 4k @ 120/144Hz
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The amount of graphic muscle you'd need every generation to play the latest and greatest that fully utilize what the monitor can do would be the problem. I've been locked into having the "xx80" series of graphics cards at a minimum gaming at a native 2560x1600 @ 60 fps with Ultra settings. Yes, I can play Fallout 4 on my 780 at my resolution. You'd need to knock down the quality drastically and I have just to make the game playable at the monitor's native resolution. If I was to goto 144 Hz, I know that I would hate going to anything less.

If you want to keep up with the newest AAA games and also get 144 Hz and Ultra visuals you'd be locked into SLI-God Tier videos cards forever. Period. I can't see anyone I know fork over 2.5K every Titan release just to do it. I have purchased a 1080 Ti just to run Mass Effect: Andromeda at 1600p so I can enjoy the game without latency and stutters at Ultra quality.

And I know that I'm locked into having to purchase a xx80 series card the generation when something peaks my interest. It's why i'm shopping for a 1080p 144hz (or higher).
 
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