acer XB270HU bprz 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor

The battle and compromise between TN refresh rates and IPS color reproduction can finally be forgotten. With the Acer XB270HU, gamers finally get a monitor that does it both. The World's first 1440p IPS Panel with 144hz Refresh Rate, G-Sync, and ULMB. (Yes, those are some monster specs!) If you're going to buy this monitor, you should understand its technologies first, and actually use the monitor's features that you're paying for... Here is what I think about this beast... Let's start with the PROS: 27" 2560 x 1440p @ 144hz IPS Panel: Perfect pixel density with a very fast and fluid experience, thanks to the 4ms response time and 144hz refresh rate. IPS color reproduction and viewing angles that are far superior to any TN gaming panel. G-Sync = Nvidia's Adaptive Refresh Rate Gaming: This technology comes in handy when playing your favorite games Maxed out at Ultra Settings. To me, G-sync makes even more sense on higher resolution monitors, such as this WQHD Monitor and other 4K variants. G-Sync works by syncing your monitor's refresh rate to your GPU's frame rate... If you're hovering between 45-60 FPS it still feels super smooth. I was shocked the first time when I ran Valley Benchmark at Ultra (8x AA) and saw i was at 40-45PFS and the screen still appeared like a solid 60 FPS... (I recommend to use G-Sync in whatever games you prefer eye candy versus high frame rates) G-Sync is like going from DVD to Bluray... The smoothness is that evident, and you'll never want to play a demanding game without it again. ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur): This is a back-light strobing technology from Nvidia. (Strobe backlights eliminate motion blur on LCD displays) You can run this mode @ 85hz and 100hz on this monitor, and you cannot run G-sync at the same time. ULMB does makes your screen noticeably darker, however the stobing backlight reduces motion blur while gaming and will help you shoot people in the face easier when playing online shooters. To use ULMB you want to make sure you tweak your in-game graphics settings that will allow your PC to render that specific game at over 100 FPS consistently, (Or 85 FPS, if you're running ULMB at 85hz) otherwise you will not get the benefit from ULMB as intended. It may not be for you, but I recommend you give it a try when playing shooters in multiplayer. For me, I exclusively play shooters in ULMB even if it means turning down my settings to Medium to make sure I get 100+ FPS in game at 100hz with ULMB. (You would have to choose between G-Sync or ULMB for that specific game - You are able to configure this setting in the Nvidia Contol Panel to specify what games you want to run in G-Sync Mode or ULMB Mode exclusively. This comes in handy to avoid constantly changing settings on your Monitor's OSD between the both when playing certain games) Kudos Nvidia! Flicker-Less Technology: This monitor has Flicker-less technology which helps you avoid Eye Fatigue and Eye-Strain. I noticed it right away after replacing my 120hz Alienware Monitor. My eyes used to get tired on my Alienware monitor after 2+ hours of gaming. Not the case with the XB270HU! Now for the CONS: DisplayPort only - Make sure your Video Card has Displayport. The Base and Bezels are Glossy - Attracts dust and fingerprints. (Bezels are thin, so that's a plus) It's not a reason for me to take 1 star off, but worth noting if you think the glossy finish will bother you... Base/Stand feels like it should be sturdier for an $800 monitor. If your desk isn't very solid and you bump it, you might see the monitor wobble a little... (Again, not enough to deduct a star) Light Bleed on lower right hand side on any Black Screen (IPS Glow, not unusual for these panels) Mostly on right side of monitor on lower corner. Doesn't show when in game, therefore doesn't bother me a whole lot. No 3D Vision support on this Monitor despite the 144hz refresh rate. Evidently the 4MS response time is a tad bit slow to run 3D is what I've heard. ULMB runs at 100hz max only on this monitor. The ROG Swift runs ULMB at 120hz, but from what I've read people prefer to run ULMB at 100hz anyways to make sure the GPU can keep up at the consisent 100+FPS mark. (Also have read 120hz ULMB can introduce slight artifacts on other monitors, so it may be best at 100hz anyways) Final Thoughts: Feature loaded monitor that I'm enjoying. It's expensive yes, but you should understand it's the first of it's kind. You will have to decide if you will be using your monitor enough to justify such a purchase. This monitor is not plagued by the Pixel Inversion issues I've read about the ROG Swift, so I went ahead and went with the XB270HU... I recommend you read the TFTCentral's Review for the XB270HU if you have any other doubts about this Monitor. Comes with Acer's 3 Year Warranty, I hope it lasts a long time... If you're an Nvidia gamer and have the GPU horsepower to run this monitor I say go for it.

TL;DR: Acer refuses to repair my monitor with horrible ghosting issues but insists that I keep sending it in for repair. No other options available. Amazon refunds. Avoid Acer unless you like terrible customer service. I purchased this monitor back in November and absolutely loved it. It was beautifully crisp and smooth. Unfortunately, after about 2 months the monitor started to suffer from some terrible ghosting and motion blur. This was not a minor issue, as you can see from the photo I have attached. After going through a couple of weeks of troubleshooting I came to the conclusion that the monitor was the cause of the issues. I changed out every variable in the system (included video cards, display port cables and every possible software configuration/driver) that could be at fault and the issue did not exist on my other monitor. I contacted Acer and they told me that I would have to send my monitor in for repair (7-10 business days to repair it). Initially, the support tech told me that I would have to pay for shipping to send the monitor in to have it repaired. Acer reluctantly agreed to pay for the shipping both ways and I sent the monitor off for repair. According to the case # Acer gave me my monitor was "under repair" for the better part of 5 days. I received it back after 15 days and open the box to find that Acer hadn't repaired my monitor. Instead, they "tested the monitor for 18 hours and found no issue." This was the first thing that Acer did that upset me. I send them a monitor to have it repaired and they fail to find the issue. That's fine, but instead of contacting me and allowing me to assist them in replicating the problem they just close the ticket box it up and send it back to me without doing anything. I set the monitor back up and still suffer the same issue. It was immediately noticeable. I contact Acer again and tell them what has happened and they kindly tell me to send the monitor back in for repair. I inform them that I am afraid of sending my monitor back in and having it returned to me in the same manor as before. They tell me that the only thing they can do is open another repair ticket. At this point they tell me I have to contact level 2 support for assistance. The next day I contact level 2 and tell them the same stuff I told the last person and they give me the same reply. I tried to get them to help me diagnose the problem (since there's nothing wrong with the monitor according to them), and they told me to try a different cable, check my graphics card and update my drivers. Acer's tech support is more of just a "let me fill out a repair ticket" support. At this point, I think I am being completely reasonable. How many times do they expect me to ship the monitor and let them have it for 2 weeks before getting it back without them even attempting to repair it? I told them that I was not interested in sending it back for repair and requested that I receive a replacement, refurbished monitor. According to Acer, the monitor that I have is functioning perfectly so I'm just exchanging one working monitor for another working monitor. Maybe I'm asking for too much of Acer but I just want a monitor that works properly, nothing else. The kind lady from Acer replied with, "I can't do that but I can open a repair ticket." I've been without a properly functioning monitor for around 5 weeks at this point. I told her that I was not interested and that I would be reaching out to Amazon to receive a refund. Luckily for me, Amazon heard my side and refunded my money, despite being beyond the 60 day return period. I will NEVER purchase another Acer product. I have never encountered customer service that was less helpful or accommodating. Dealing with them was like pulling teeth. I'll gladly take my refund and purchase the ROG Swift. Kudos to Amazon for have exceptional customer service and taking care of customers even when they don't have to. I will gladly continue to buy from Amazon for this reason.

Increíble resolución. 4k y con Gsync... No pide nada a los 144hz. Muy contento con mi compra. Battlefield y Rainbow Six Siege se ven espectaculares. Una combinación de resolución y fluidez única.

Estuve mucho tiempo a la expectativa de escoger el monitor ideal para dar el brinco de 1080p a una resolucion mayor, y vi como mejor opcion jugar a 2560x1440p ya que el 4k gaming es todavia muy muy demandante graficamente y se requiere un equipo excesivamente costoso,. Total estuve eligiendo entre el asus PG278Q y este acer XB270HU, confio mucho en asus ya que sus componentes nunca me han dado ningun problema, pero el monitor no me convencio debido a que el panel es TN y si vas a hacer la inversion por algo tan costoso mucho mejor un monitor con panel IPS, y el nuevo asus PG279Q aun no esta disponible nisiquiera en amazon USA con amazon como vendedor,. asi que no habia vuelta de hoja,. tenia que ser el acer, lo tuve en la mira varios meses pensando en comprarlo en usa, pero tuve la sorpresa a mediados de febrero que estaba disponible en la pagina de amazon mexico ya no habia peros. El envio venia por amazon estados unidos, escogi el envio mas economico y aun asi me parecio muy rapido, lo pedi un jueves y el lunes ya estaba en la aduana de monterrrey, se detuvo en la aduana y se comunicaron conmigo hacerca de unos papeles para liberar el envio, pero todo fue rapido y ese mismo dia lo liberaron para su envio a mi ciudad. Tengo que admitir que acer no es mi marca de referencia en el segmento gaming, pero los comentarios positivos en las paginas americanas y en youtube me dieron confianza, el paquete venia perfectamente sin muestras de mal manejo, las instrucciones son un poco cutres a la hora de decirte como armarlo pero solo es cuestion de sentido comun. Es importante mencionar que el monitor no incluye cable Display port, yo pensaba que si venia con el, pero no fue asi y tuve que dejar el monitor guardado un par de dias mas en lo que pedia un cable y llegaba a mi domicilio. Por fin tuve la oportunidad de conectarlo y realmente probarlo y fue muy impresionante ver la diferencia,. lo primero fue buscarle un wallpaper a la resolucion de 1440p y ver algunos videos en youtube tambien a 1440p y todo se ve increible la verdad mucho mejor de lo que esperaba, sobre todo que los angulos de vision son completos y no hay tantos reflejos de luz como con los otros paneles. En cuanto a videojuegos el primero con el que lo probe fue the wittcher 3 todo en ultra ssao activo, todo y la verdad es una experiencia mindblowing, los niveles de detalle son increibles, los efectos, particulas, sombras, todo se ve muy bien. En juegos FPS lo probe con star wars y bf4 y se juega a otro nivel, los detalles en explosiones, luces, todo esta a otro nivel. por el momento lo corro con una sola gtx 980 ti y creo va sobrado de poder. En general estoy muy satisfecho con el monitor, tenia mis dudas pero Acer se saco un 10 al entrar por la puerta grande al mercado gaming, sobre todo a un precio mas accesible en comparacion a los monitor ROG de Asus,. aun faltan detalles por checar por ejemplo no estoy muy familiarizado como funciona el gsync, pero con el tiempo si surge alto importante actualizo la reseña. un 10 a amazon mexico por traer a Mexico productos de esta categoria, ir a USA, para que si todo lo puedes pedir desde tu casa en Mexico.

27", thin bezeled, 1440p, IPS, Gsync, ULMB (not with GSync), no flicker, and 144hz all wrapped into one package. Definitely a monitor that pulls no punches, at a price that beats out the ROG Swift to boot. I was somewhat concerned with the early adopters smaller percentage of reviews revolving around the quality control, but had heard the more recent shipments have become considerably better. I'm unsure if this is the case, but my monitor had zero stuck or dead pixels. Backlight bleed in the bottom right corner existed, but nevertheless was quite minor besides pitch black screens. After calibration (I recommend TFT's settings, they look perfect), this monitor has easily been one of my best purchases in the last few years and really tied the beast PC setup together. Admittedly the gloss for stand and bezel is a bit disappointing, but you won't notice it the moment the smooth, clear image with vibrant colour turns on. Your eyes will be hard pressed to look away. Easy to set up, easy to adjust, and easy to calibrate. No crazy gimmicks, just a great monitor. If you can fit this into your budget, I highly recommend it over anything else.

Muy bueno el panel y el g-sync, la calidad de los plásticos y el acabado brillante dejan un poco que desear, cómo que le baja la calidad al producto considerando sus características.

Un excelente producto de alta calidad y que cumple su propósito, muy bueno para jugar en 4K y 2k con g sync