Acer Predator XB283K KVbmiipruzx 28 UHD 3840 x 2160 Agile-Splendor IPS PC & Console Gaming Monitor | AMD FreeSync Premium/G-SYNC Compatible | 144Hz | 1ms | 1xUSB Type-C, 1xDP 1.4, 2xHDMI 2.1 & 4xUSB

To begin, I got two of these monitors along with my Asus Pg279q (144hz ips gsync). For anyone trying to pair up their Asus monitor with the same specs to this monitor, dont do it. I expected the colors to be off slightly, but Its almost impossible to get them calibrated almost exactly the same. Now on to the review for the more sane people (or at least the people not willing to spend nearly 2k on monitors. To simply this review, Im going to make a list of pros and cons (I would like to note that I waited a month to review so that I can accurately review these monitors, especially their quality control). Pros: -Both monitors have amazing displays with high refresh rates that are great for gaming -Both of the purchased monitors have very little issues (minor back light bleed on both, but not nearly as bad as they originally were. Maybe I got lucky but my Asus has VERY major back light bleed). -USB ports on the side of the monitor for... something -Controls for calibrating screen and such are extremely easy to use (especially when compared to the hideous acer x34 controls) -Bezel is quite small (cant really notice it, even with triple monitors) Cons: -Still a slight bit of backlight bleed (not bad, sort of a nitpick) -Not assembled out of the box like the Asus equivalent (again, a nitpick but Im really struggling to find cons for this thing) -Price is still a bit high considering how old -Stand is quite large (I would definitely recommend vesa mount if you have a smaller desk) Overall, I would say this is one of the best monitors you can buy right now. Although there were a few issues when the monitor was first released, it seems that those issues are now either fixed or at the very minimum, less common. If youre in the market for a monitor like this and are on the verge of buying it, I would definitely say to buy it.

TLDR: Chose this monitor over the Asus PG279Q because it was around $100 cheaper during time of purchase. Would recommend picking up whichever happens to be cheaper since these two monitors are basically identical except for aesthetics. Pros: 1440p offers exceptional clarity at 27 inches and is easier to drive than 4k even at 165Hz. For the record I am running this monitor with a 1080Ti. The IPS panel offers great color reproduction and the 4ms grey to grey time has not caused any issues for me whatsoever. There is some minor light bleed around the edges but in all honesty you would never notice it unless you purposely try to find it. The stand is of great quality with a heavy metal base and it even offers many options for changing the viewing angle/monitor orientation. G-Sync has really been a game changer for me, as an avid gamer (far from professional however) the smoothness that G-Sync provides is amazing with zero screen tearing or stuttering. Its impossible to describe what it feels like to use, you simply have to try it for yourself to understand. Input selection is a bit underwhelming with the two primary inputs being HDMI and DisplayPort, however that is to be expected with G-Sync. Note that DisplayPort must be used to run G-Sync! The USB pass through is a nice touch and is handy for charging phones/cameras and the like, or even to plug in a flash drive if your PC is not on top of the desk. Cons: Only one, the OSD is the most frustrating that I have ever come across hence only 4 stars. A joystick would have made navigation much easier. That being said once you get the hang of the menu it isnt the worst thing in the world and aside from initial setup you likely will not have to mess with it too often.

I like how it has a speaker but no dang remote for..

Like many others Ive experienced issues with dead pixels. Dont get me wrong, the panel quality control has improved significantly since the monitor was first released a couple years ago however its still not perfect. Gone through two of these and both of them have a dead pixel. The price is also absolutely asinine considering its ~800 or so dollars for a panel with pretty much guaranteed dead pixels. As for my return experience with Amazon, I can safely say that it was not good. They sent me a new monitor as a replacement, however I guess their definition of new must sharply contrast from my own as I consider new to be an unopened product sealed in the original box in mint condition, as per manufacture. The one that I got sent as a new replacement had already clearly been opened and it was obvious, looking at the foam wrapping used to cover the base and other components of the monitor. Seriously. It just looked like it had been thrown in there. Some of the styrofoam was even damaged... Pros: -Good viewing angle thanks to an IPS panel. If you can get over the fact that there might be one or two dead pixels on the panel- with the high resolution if youre sitting far enough away you might not be able to even see it. However if youre like me and bothered by imperfect things such as that, itll drive you crazy. -144hz and G-SYNC is insanely good, and actually worth it -Very small bezels -Had no back-light bleed at all on the ones Ive gone through, even at night in a dark room -Minimal IPS glow, like seriously minimal its almost unnoticeable unless youre looking at it from an absurd angle Cons: -Panel QC with pixels -Panel overall has a yellowish tint to it. This is honestly not all that noticeable unless you have another high quality IPS display next to it, but colors and whites do appear a bit yellow in tint. Calibration does not help this. Im not sure if you could really consider this a con though because its likely due to manufacturing restraints, it IS a 144hz AHVA panel after all, and thats quite impressive. -Switching on G-SYNC and going between full screen mode with games and programs sometimes causes a line of pixels to be offset at the corner of the monitor. This goes away if you log out of whatever operating system youre using, or open and close a full screen program a few times. Ridiculous though, this shouldnt be something a monitor of this caliber does. -Not sure if this is a con or not because I was able to fix it (I think? Read more at the bottom.) but whenever G-SYNC was active and running the monitor would randomly turn off ??? From what I understand the point of G-SYNC is to improve my playing experience? G-SYNC should NOT randomly cause the monitor to turn off and on while youre in the middle of a G-SYNC supported game and have it configured correctly in the nvidia control panel. I believe the culprit was that the monitor was drawing too much power from the surge protector it was plugged in to, so I switched it over to its own separate wall-outlet and that seemed to fix the issue with it randomly turning itself off. However, if you ask me not everyone has multiple SEPARATE outlets available to just plug in power hungry monitors. If this truly is the issue, its also slightly mystifying that they dont detail it on the back where it lists the power requirements on the label. If it turns out that the issue has nothing to do with power and it was simply a defect, Ill update my review but so far so good. Other thoughts: Its definitely a good monitor, dont get me wrong but the quality control of the panels used in these monitors is absolutely awful, though they seem to have solved the back light issue. I would NOT recommend this to a friend unless they were dead set on having an IPS panel. TL;DR If youre an average user, and just want sick refresh rates and G-SYNC, save your money and go buy ASUSs 240hz 1080p panel, or if you want a higher resolution, one of the many 2560x1440 144hz TN panels on the market. If youre an enthusiast and NEED to have a high resolution IPS panel with a high refresh rate, then go ahead and get this monitor but be aware you will have to deal with dead pixels among other potential issues. I can wholeheartedly say I knew very well what I was getting into when I purchased this monitor, however if you dont have the patience to deal with this monitors quirks then stay away. Any normal person would be driven nuts.

I bought this monitor in early 2020. I ended up buying two monitors, they were both perfect. Image quality is awesome and for 27 they are amazing. If you want to game with them, there are a few great features for showing FPS, boosting refresh rate to 165hz, and for having a crosshair on your view, if you want it. It definitely takes tweaking some settings here and there to make it the best experience but if you combine it with nvidia settings then it works great. The only downsides are that sometimes sound goes away, this has to do with a DP setting, which i dont entirely understand but once you troubleshoot it youll be able to resolve it at any point moving forward. Its as simple as going into settings and turning this off. Its a dumb hassle but it should be fine. The next issue is that SOMETIMES you get a very odd line down the middle of the screen. This has happened to me like 5 times out of the last 100 in gaming. Im still not sure what the specific issue is here but if you exit the game youre playing (only happens in games) then go back in, youll be fine. I havent noticed it in the last 3 months since i changed my settings so thats been awesome. I have since left my monitor in overclock mode even when not gaming, which might be bad a year from now but has been great for the last 3-4 months. Good Luck and Enjoy!

Everything about the monitor does a really good job on alot of things, but unless Im wrong about this. The biggest drawback is that it cannot display 120hz/fps via hdmi 2.1 for PS5, which was the real reason why I wanted a gaming monitor is to display games at 120 fps on my PS5. The fps counter may say it shows 120 fps, but idk if it is really displaying it, or I need a ultra high speed hdmi 2.1 48 gbps cable that that can really allow the monitor to display supported game at required resolution even with the PS5 console settings set to performancemode. Aside from that, it does not have ALLM mode, which is what I prefer to have, but I didnt learn about it till after I got the monitor. Other than that, nothing else wrong with it.

I’m using this to game on my Xbox Series S but the same goes for Series X. For this to work for you , you need to make some adjustments. 1) make sure you’re using an HDMI 2.1 cable or else 4k at 120hz is not possible. 2) make sure to enable HDR on the monitor in settings and make sure you have HDR enabled on the Xbox as well in settings. Make sure to have your display as auto-detect and it’s not on HDMI(without auto detect being enabled you can’t do 4k). 3) make sure to calibrate HDR settings on the Xbox. 4) enable 120hz and 4k UHD on Xbox display settings. 5) some games require you enable 120fps on the game itself, for example I needed to go into MW2 settings and manually enable 120fps. Great monitor and very clear and sharp. Awesome for competitive gaming

Ive been waiting for a 1440p IPS 144Hz+ GSYNC monitor for awhile now after I got the GTX 980 Ti. Coming from a 60Hz Korean IPS monitor, the 120/144Hz with GSYNC makes a HUGE difference in terms of smoothness in desktop and in games (though the game Im playing is locked at 120 fps, I could feel the difference). Everything is so fluidly smooth and there is definitely less ghosting! As for image quality, the screen is beautiful, albeit some minor flaws. There are no dead pixels or dust and very minor BLB at the right corners, but the top 1/3rd of the screen does have a slight (1-3%) darker/yellow tint compares to the rest of the screen. I dont notice it most of the time, unless Im on a totally white screen and are focusing my eyes. Pictures and videos look really good after some (manual) calibration in the monitors RGB settings. Although, I would still say my Korean Yamakasi Catleap monitor is more vibrant (thanks to LGs more superior IPS display and its glass screen). One thing I notice is videos that are played on the XB271HU sometimes have a frames-jump effect (see the RIGHT side of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHPVDXwMxiA ). Turning Overdrive to OFF helps a lot, though it doesnt eliminate it totally. For this reason, I dont recommend buying the XB271HU mainly for watching movies (duh, this is a gaming monitor). Overall, I love this monitor, despite some of its flaws, and hope it will last me until 4K IPS 144Hz+ GSYNC becomes available, affordable, and is the norm for high-end gaming. Pros: -Beautiful 1440p IPS display. -144Hz GSYNC (can OC to 165Hz). -No dead pixels or dust. -Minor BLB at the top-right and bottom-right corner. -Three monitor presets that you can change anytime (I set my presets to 1-general, 2-gaming, and 3-movie). -Can display refresh rate number using OSD settings. -The base & stand are very sturdy and high quality (albeit a bit big). -Thin and sexy matte bezel. (The next best thing would be edge-to-edge no bezel design. Next one, Acer! :p) -Easier to clean than traditional monitors because the screen is flat from left to right (not raised bezel like traditional monitors where dust can get trap at the edges when cleaning). Cons: -Slight uniformity issue (1-3% darker/yellow tint on top 1/3rd of the screen). -Videos can have frames-jump effect (read above paragraphs). -OSD settings is a bit clunky and requires too many button pressings to change something. -Sometimes you have to press the power button several times to turn on/off (see tip below for a fix). -You have to assemble the base, stand, and monitor. -The bases depth is pretty long. (I have to leave it half hanging off my desk, so it wouldnt be too close to my face.) -Very expensive ($799 at the time of purchase). Other tidbits: 1) My first XB271HU has 2 dead pixels, which Amazon allows for a full refund. 2) Camping for this monitor was not cool. Availability for this monitor was/is so scarce. 3) Check overclock.net for useful stuff like RGB settings, ICC profile, etc. :) My OSD settings (manual eye calibration): Brightness & Contrast: 50 Gamma: 2.2 Color Temp -> User. R Gain: 97 G Gain: 97 B Gain: 100 Tip: Turn Quick start ON and Deep Sleep OFF to increase the power button responsiveness.

Okay, I have to start off my review by saying that this purchase decision was based off numerous factors which required extensive research. 1.) I wanted G-Sync. 2.) I wanted great color quality which I could get from an IPS monitor. 3.) I wanted it to be bigger than my 22 inch screen which I had been using since 2004. 4.) I wanted to be able to calibrate it to do some minor, hobbyist photoshop, video editing, and motion graphics work if I feel the need to. There are currently a lot of monitors out there, but not all of them do everything that you may want. Some monitors may be great for gaming but end up delivering washed out colors when watching movies. Some monitors are great for video editing and photography work, but would add significant latency to your gaming and also not include NVIDIAs gsync technology which removes screen tearing without limiting your FPS. I needed something that would be the best of both worlds. It was either this or the ASUS. Dell currently does not have a gsync monitor that delivers what I want and quite frankly, when it comes to G sync selection and screen size there are not many monitors options out there (currently. The ASUS and the ACER Predator were the two I had to choose from. Though I havent seen my friends Asus monitor, I knew that the Acer would be the better choice for me. Though it is slightly more expensive, the overall positive reviews and little complaints about build quality led me to making this purchase. Does it match up to the reviews? Yes, yes it does. First off with the shipment I got. NO DEAD PIXELS, thank God! Out of the box, the monitor is fairly simple to assemble and the stand is extremely sturdy. It sits tall, has a swivel you can turn. I dont really customize my monitor positioning too much, so Im not sure if the stand is adjustable in terms of height. Also, dont let the red feet scare you off. Like other reviewers have said, its more of a dark red and is really not that noticeable. Also, youll spend most of your time looking at the screen, not the feet. You will need to do some color calibrations on your monitor, but dont be intimidated by this. By default it will start off a bit orange and warm. If you, youtube some color calibrations for the monitor you will find a video that suits your needs. One of the slightly annoying things I found with this monitor is that it has built in speakers. You generally dont want to use these and will have to mute them or put the volume at zero, then go into your volume mixer settings and make sure you set the output to speakers and not the monitor audio. Sometimes your computer may forget that you switched your audio to play out of the speakers. So if you dont hear any audio, make sure you check that volume mixer again. Also, the monitor menu is not very intuitive, so expect yourself to accidentally close out of menus when you meant to go back to a different one. So how do the games and movies look? Well, when I booted up Battlefield 1 and turned on G-Sync and bumped the resolution, my text and graphics went from blurry mess to crisp, clear, and beautiful, gorgeous graphics. In games like Battlefield, The Division, The Witcher 3, I was able to see crisp details like the fiber on the clothes, the details on the guns, and gorgeous rendering of skies and lighting, simply mind blowing. For testing, I booted up Battlefield 1 single player and did the plane mission where youre flying above London. If that doesnt drop your jaw, nothing will (or you already had a high end monitor.) Sure you can see this stuff on a regular, smaller screen monitor, but the bigger monitor allows you to see a lot more details that you simply cant see on a smaller screen. Also, the complete lack of screen tearing makes everything run buttery smooth without any hitching or jitter. (Please note that these settings are limited to your video card and CPU. I was running smooth gameplay on a 980 Ti with a 6700k Skylake processor. If youre planning to run these games at max settings on a lower end card, it may stutter for you.) Watching HD movies and TV shows is an awesome experience, as if Im sitting on my couch watching on a big screen. As someone who was squinting to see details on a 22inch monitor, upgrading to the 27 was an eye opening experience and well worth the money. But remember, for me this was a massive upgrade. If youve already been experiencing HD gaming with a 1920by1080 monitor, maybe you wont see as much of a difference. But I definitely do, especially with the G-Sync feature where before, the screen tearing was noticeable on everything. Nothing like seeing the wall split in half as youre turning around in Dishonored 2 or Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. I wouldnt recommend this monitor for people looking to do only photo and video work, there are much nicer monitors specifically designed for that kind of work. I would recommend this monitor to gamers and casual movie watchers and hobbyists. In the end, this was a significant upgrade and one that I do not regret. It is on the pricey side, but for what I needed, I got a lot of bang for my buck.

This is quite honestly, a Perfect monitor. I wanted a 4k, high refresh rate (120+), and this is what I had found. 4k, 144hz with HDR 400. It did take a little tweaking with the HDR settings and other settings to get a picture that is truly impressive, but surely enough it is there. If you have a decent beast of a PC, this monitor will take full advantage. And after I got it set properly it is such a beauty to behold. Games look so beautiful and smooth. Also, this was very easy to mount on a dual Vesa Mount. Although I nearly didnt mount it because the built in base is very impressive! Very sturdy and very adjustable. All said and done, 5 star monitor all around. Picture, Refresh Rate, Build Quality, HDR, Settings, Adjustability and Function. All 5 star.