Acer Predator XB271HUbmiprz 27 Inch WQHD Gaming Monitor, (IPS Panel, G-Sync, 165 Hz (OC), 4ms, ZeroFrame, DP, HDMI, USB Hub) Black/Red

For the first half of the review I will be talking about my experience with the new monitor I ordered from Amazon directly brand new. For the second half I'll be talking about the first monitor I ordered in 'like new' condition from Amazon Warehouse deals. My first photo is of the warehouse deals monitor, the other's are of the brand new one.First HalfGreat monitor. I did expect some back-light bleed or a few dead pixels this monitor is pretty much flawless. While there is a bigger amount of IPS glow in the bottom right corner than the rest of the monitor it's not bad at all, I wouldn't even consider it backlight bleed. Whether or not there has been some sort of update in quality control since it's release I don't know but this is the first brand new model I have ordered (March 2018 manufacture date) but I would say it's flawless.Upgrading from a 23" 60hz 1080p IPS monitor is a major jump, and I would say it was worth the investment, since I plan to keep this monitor for a long time. The screen real estate gained by the larger monitor size as well as 1440p is great for productivity, not to mention a better gaming experience (the main reason this monitor was purchased. To anyone considering the upgrade, I would recommend this at its current price of £530 compared to equivalent monitors from other manufacturers, since it is the cheapest monitor with these specs. I'd also recommend if you're looking for a no compromises monitor. G-SYNC makes such a difference since I currently have a GTX 1060 6GB some games aren't able to hit the stock refresh rate of 144hz, but screen tearing is non-existent - a great plus if you have an under powered card but don't want to compromise graphics in certain games where you don't mind a lower refresh rate. I don't actually have any memory of using a TN panel to compare, but since my previous monitor was IPS I didn't really want to switch to arguably a 'worse' panel for colour reproduction and viewing angles.Overall for anyone looking at a monitor of this spec and coming from 1080p, 60hz or no g-sync its defiantly worth the investment.Second HalfNow I'm not going to change my 5 stars as that's based only on the monitor itself. However if I could publicly rate my experience with Amazon Warehouse deals the first time around it would be a completely different story. I chose a 'like new' model in the hopes it simply was a return, and not someone who had sent it back for bad QC by Acer, as well as the reduction in price being around £90. For the cost I was expecting a few marks or something, even though it's description said there was simply damage to the packaging. Upon receiving the monitor there was damage to the box and it had been resealed, but all items were in the box and on first inspection there was no damage to the actual panel itself. However properly looking there was dust over the top of the bezels and the area that sticks out on the back of the monitor. Okay, so either someone's house is pretty dusty or they had it for a few months and amazon still let them return it, that's fine it looks good. There was a very tiny chip along the top bezel towards the left corner but that's fine too. However once I've set up the monitor I was treated to a half cracked display, spanning from the small chip along the entire top half of the monitor, which I was certainly not pleased about.Now, I get how this could have happened because the crack isn't visible without powering the monitor on. What I don't understand is why Warehouse Deals seems to have a policy that a monitor that they are reselling with the rating of 'like new' isn't even checked to see if it power's on. The damage definitely wasn't in transit as it was all packaged correctly, with the box damage being only cosmetic, I can only imagine someone damaged their monitor and returned it to them within a year for a 'manufacturing issue' and got away with it. This is further backed up since the warehouse deals monitor had a manufacture date of December 2016, so it's clearly a fair bit old. I'm sure it's not the person who checked the items fault either - they probably have a quota of items to check per hour and without powering it on I would have given it a similar rating. But when you invest this kind of money I would expect better quality control and it's what made me just cough up the cash for a warranty with Acer and consumer law rights for buying new. I just couldn't take getting a second lemon considering the first was so bad.If you do plan to use warehouse deals, even though this is the first time I've used them I have heard great things about them. But I would recommend considering what it is you're buying and if the saving is really worth the possibility of returning it (amazon customer service was great, refunded me immediately to my Amazon account so I could re-order and get a new one ASAP) and possibly receiving an item that someone has used for an unknown amount of time, with a simple 1 Year warranty from amazon (confirmed to be by a chat before I purchased, although not listed on their site). I'll probably use them again, but not on large or time-critical purchases.

After using this after a month after upgrading from my old 21.5 inch, 60hz, 1080p, non G-sync monitor, I can say that this was an amazing purchase.The extra size and resolution allow for roughly the same Pixels Per Inch (PPI) as my old display, with this monitor having a PPI of 109, meaning that the extra size and resolution combined offer an increased screen size at no cost to image quality.The colors are more accurate and vibrant on this display when compared to my old monitor, particularly giving more vibrant reds.The high refresh rate makes playing games, provided I can reach the monitors refresh rate, can allow for buttery smooth gameplay, increasing the immersion and making the experience far better.G-Sync successfully eliminates dreaded screen tearing, so that won't distract you anymore, if you even notice it.The sleek, gamer oriented stand and the thin bezels make the monitor an attractive site to behold.There is one problem which I encountered with this monitor: dead and stuck pixels. Approximately five dead pixels are located just to the left of the bottom center of the monitor, as well as four stuck pink pixels in the top left area (this is enough to allow me to return the monitor due to the pixel defects, but the hassle and chance of the next monitor being the same or worse makes me reluctant to send it back). While I generally don't notice it when gaming or watching videos, it can become especially especially apparent and visible when against a light background, such as many websites, and leaves me feeling slightly disappointed with my particular model, unfortunately I did not win the silicon lottery this time. On the bright side, IPS glow isn't noticed unless against a black background (I only notice it on the Windows start up screen).Overall I am very satisfied with this monitor, with it's vibrant colors, high refresh rate and lack of screen tearing, even with the pixel defects, I still think it is worth giving it a five star rating, even though Acer's quality control team let many defects slide in the pursuit of money. Either way, it is still a great monitor, and I am sure if you decide to buy it, you will be happy to have done so (unless you end up with defects like me).

Je suis vraiment satisfait. Il est beau et la qualité d’image est vraiment pas mal, j’étais sur une dalle TN et je vois quand même une différence au niveau de l’image grâce à sa fall IPS. C’est aussi génial qu’il puisse être overclocker à 165hz mais j’espère que ça ne réduira pas sa durée de vie.Il a des port usb c’est pratique mais je l’utilise jamais et il ne sont pas non plus super bien placé.Du fait que la fall soit une IPS il a un temps de réponse de 4ms mais je n’ai vu aucune différence réelle et gênante entre mon ancien écran qui était en 1ms.En tout cas il fait clairement le job et ils n’est pas si chère que ça pour ce que c’est je pense vraiment que c’est le meilleur écran et le moins chère pour les caractéristiques qu’il présente.

Queria jubilar al samsung s23a750d que con su panel glossy me estaba destrozando la vista y me fijé en este monitor. Me costo un poco animarme a hacer la compra en parte por el precio y en parte por algunos comentarios negativos que leí, así que haré incapie en mis inquietudes.El negro no termina de ser tan oscuro como en paneles VA pero al tener un brillo tan alto la sensacion es de tener un contraste muy bueno.Las fugas de luz estan ahí, como en todos los paneles IPS, y esto es lo que más miedo me daba, pero creo que se ha hecho un gran trabajo porque se degradan poco a poco desde las esquinas y pasan desapercibidas, además solo se ven si estas muy cerca del monitor como se aprecia en la imagen del androide de alien. La esquina inferior derecha es las más afectada, he seleccionado 4 fotos en las que se aprecia en mayor o menor medida, pero nada grave, solo lo noto en situaciones puntuales. Si utilizas el monitor a 1m de distancia no se aprecian en absoluto. Los 165hz pensé que no llegaría a utilizarlos pero los seleccione accidentalmente un dia y ahí se quedaron. El g-sync es una maravilla pero jugando on-line a shooters noto que me matan demasiado, así que fuera, de todas formas a 144hz no noto ningun problema de tearing. Lo que si me parece horrible es el menú, no es alarmante pero se puede mejorar. Al final con el uso diario te acostumbras, no te queda otra. En resumidas cuentas el monitor es una pasada en todos los sentidos; contraste, colores, refresco... pero ojo que son casi 800 euros. La cuestión es si a un monitor de 800 euros le vas a pasar que tenga glow, (que casi no se nota pero esta) o un menu tan pobre.No he comentado nada de la resolución. 1440 me parece perfecta, muy buena densidad de pixeles y los videos en 4k se ven con mucho detalle, irse a un monitor 4k ahora mismo es un error si tienes que sacrificar refresco.

Dopo tanto tempo ho deciso di acquistare un PC "serio" per tornare un po' a giocare su questa piattaforma e ovviamente il tutto non avrebbe senso se la macchina non fosse accoppiata ad un monitor altrettanto serio.Dopo un po' di indecisione tra ASUS e Acer ho optato per questo Predator. In ambito Acer ho deciso per un monitor 2K, perché come qualcun altro ha già scritto nella propria recensione, ho optato per i refresh alti piuttosto che i 60 Hz del 4K, considerando anche che per giocare seriamente a 4K forse c'è da aspettare ancora un po' per tecnologie ancora più potenti delle attuali.Il monitor è arrivato perfetto e non presenta alcun problema. Spedizione Prime immediata. Mi piace lo stand (anche se un po' fantascientifico), la regolazione è facile ed efficacie, il bordo sottilissimo. Il sistema di menu all'inizio può sembrare ostico, ma a dire il vero io li trovo tutti un po' macchinosi e questo non fa eccezione. Apprezzo molto l'hub con 4 porte USB 3, perché quelle del PC finiscono alla svelta quando si usano parecchie periferiche aggiuntive (tipo joystick, cuffie USB, TrackIR, ecc.). L'audio c'è ma va bene solo per sentire le notifiche di Windows, nel senso che la qualità è bassa e quindi è praticamente trascurabile. Compratevi un paio di buone cuffie e il problema è risolto.I 144 Hz del monitor sono sicuramente il punto di forza, ma, dato che io stesso ho avuto qualche problema di stabilità e ho dovuto cercare in lungo e in largo sui forum per avere risposte, sottolineo l'importanza CRUCIALE del cavo display port per avere il refresh stabile a 144 Hz. Non potendo usare il cavo incluso, perché l'uscita della mia scheda video è una Mini-DP, ho dovuto acquistare 4 cavi DP-MiniDP prima di trovare quello giusto che funzioni perfettamente. Per evitare ad altri il mio strazio (non per fare pubblicità) segnalo che il cavo Startech (tra l'altro marca certificata da DisplayPort.org) è l'unico che fa funzionare tutto perfettamente nel mio caso. Cavi sbagliati possono farvi vedere solo 85 Hz come refresh massimo nelle proprietà video o ancor peggio non farvi risvegliare il monitor dallo sleep. Devo segnalare che anche il cavo Accell, più costoso degli altri e super certificato, a me non dava prestazioni stabili, con qualche flicker e il massimo referesh a 85 Hz qualche volta dopo il riavvio del PC. Per riassumere: gran monitor, ma per godere dei 144 Hz attenzione al cavo. Do per scontato che il cavo incluso DP-DP funzioni a dovere. Se avete strani problemi verificate 10 volte il cavo prima di dire che il monitor ha problemi.Quando tutto funziona a dovere il monitor in game è fantastico, nulla da eccepire. Consigliato ovviamente per chi ha una nVidia, dato che il monitor ha incluso il modulo GSync che vi fanno pagare anche caro :-)

Il top del top, la creme della creme, al pari del top di gamma RoG, dell epoca del rilascio ovviamente.Monitor di facile gestione con il pannello di controllo integrato, colori ottimi grazie ad un buon pannello IPS (unica pecca i 4ms di risposta ma al rilascio era quello il massimo raggiungibile dalla tecnologia) e con due acquisti mai avuto problemi in anni di bleeding o pixel morti.Piedistallo molto bello e che non occupa molto spazio come altri top di gamma di altre marche (anche se lho solo provato, altrimenti sempre montato su stand appositi a muro).

Creo que es necesario dejar una opinión de productos de esta gama, y más cuando el precio es tan elevado.Mi infierno con los monitores empezó hará cosa de 3 meses. Quise dar el salto a 2k y 144hz y el menor tiempo de respuesta posible. Es cierto que estos monitores con paneles IPS no tienen un tiempo de respuesta comparable a cualquier TN, pero la calidad le imagen la supera y con creces (aunque muchos digan que no y mediante el panel de control de nvidia asemejen la calidad de imagen).He pasado por infinidad de monitores, desde el famoso Dell de 2k y 144hz con G-sync hasta el Asus PG279Q. No quiero enrollarme mucho pero quiero dejar constancia que la calidad de construcción de este monitor es muy buena. Incluso llegué a ver una review de los materiales internos comparándolo con su máximo competidor, el Asus PG279Q, y quien lo vea por dentro, no creo que tire por Asus en la vida.Así que, partiendo de la base de que el monitor tiene muy buena calidad de imagen, lo que más me preocupaba era como se comportaría en juegos donde ocurren cosas a gran velocidad de movimiento, como el quakelive. Llevo jugando al quake desde que tengo uso de razón y se puede decir que tengo la vista entrenada. Es cierto que el salto de 1ms a 4ms (o más) que tendrá este monitor se nota, pero os aseguro que si vuestra intención es no jugar al milímetro, sacrificando todo para conseguir ese "extra" para competir, este monitor os va a aportar cosas por otro lado que valen muchísimo la pena. El Gsync lo convierte finalmente en un monitor todoterreno, ya no es necesario nada más. Yo lo noto.En resumen: 0 píxeles muertos, calidad de imagen indiscutible (uso un perfil .icm que descargué del foro de overclockers), mínimo glow, mínimo bleeding, 0 banding y 0 ghosting (suelo ser bastante tiquismiquis con esto porque llevo toda la vida con paneles TN y jugando a juegos con mucha cantidad de negro). O yo he tenido mucha suerte o los monitores fabricados a partir de Septiembre de 2017 están pasando de manera más exhaustiva por el control de calidad.