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

I dont do a lot of customer reviews for Amazon, but if youre thinking of buying this product you are probably doing a lot of research on this monitor and similar options, and especially for this model there really isnt a lot out there yet. I wanted to weigh in with my thoughts after a few days of ownership, hopefully theyll help you make an informed decision. If youre looking at this monitor, youve probably also considered the XB270HU and the PG279Q - really its just these three on the market right now checking the 1440p, 144hz, gsync and IPS boxes. I liked the look of the ASUS the best, but the QC reports Id seen had suggested that Acer currently has a leg up in that department. Not surprising, since they had some problems with the 270HU initially and have had time to sort out the bugs. I really didnt want to play the monitor lottery if I could avoid it, so that ruled out the 279Q for me. As for the 270HU, it only has one input, and that was honestly what made the decision for me - I need to plug more than one setup into this, and I didnt want to swap cables every time I did it. Plus, the 271HU overclocks to 165Hz, which is a nice to have in a world where I can actually drive 165 FPS at this resolution (someday). So my monitor came, I held my breath while I set it up and powered it on, ran a few tests and... it actually appears to be in perfect condition! I cant see any backlight bleed or dead pixels, at all. The brightness out of the box is too high and will need to be turned down, but I didnt adjust the colors much. Theres been some discussion about the OSD being below par for this monitor, and while it isnt as user friendly as the Dells Im more familiar with, its totally fine and makes sense to navigate for the limited amount of time you need to use an OSD (hardly ever). One criticism I have; the stand is slightly prone to shake, if you are an aggressive typer at all (I am). This is a minor annoyance, but one Id seen mentioned in a video review and that Ive noticed. I do not notice it when gaming because its not an activity where a lot of typing occurs. The picture quality itself is phenomenal. Id never seen 144Hz or 1440p before owning this (my now secondary display is a 1080p 60hz IPS). If youre in the same boat, you will notice the difference immediately. Its evident on the desktop, just moving your cursor around - its just so much smoother. You will never want to go back. The gsync while gaming is also phenomenal. Im currently running an EVGA GTX 960 4 GB, which is not enough to drive high settings at 1440P. This is particularly evident in a demanding title like Witcher 3, which I own and cannot drive adequately with high settings at 1440P. With GSync however, the frames are smooth and you wont notice your FPS dips unless they are extreme. I can live with this until later this year when the Pascal nVidia cards arrive and I upgrade to something better suited for this thing. In conclusion, I would highly recommend this purchase if you spend a lot of time at your rig with gaming as the primary purpose. You are paying a lot to own a rig that can drive top tier games, so they should look as good as they possibly can - and this monitor will do that.

Pros: -Colors pop without over-saturation -Sharp -4K @ 144Hz -Quick response time Cons: -HDR implementation is one of the worst Ive experienced -Anything below HDR 600 is a waste of resources, this monitor uses HDR 400 -If you turn off HDR, the screen is actually quite bright. But once you turn HDR on, even at 418 nits, youll eventually have to crank your brightness settings via your GPU Overall: I use this monitor mainly for work now and light gaming. I have a RTX 4090 and its more than powerful enough to game at 4K, but even at 144Hz, the gaming experience just isnt as snappy. Plus the SDR color representation of this screen is so so. Its like they shouldve implemented HDR 600 to make it even worthy of a viable option to use. Other than that, the SDR experience for work productivity is fantastic. I do have buyers remorse though. This was quite pricey for a 4K monitor that knocks it out of the park with SDR but does very so so when flipping on HDR.

5/23/16 Update: The replacement monitor arrived today and Ive swapped the panels out. This new one (manufacture date Nov 2015) is - so far - perfect. No dead pixels, no yellow color back-light bleed on the corners, and oddly seems as though it performs better than the other one (I was starting to have spotty G-sync performance, but that could also easily be my aging video card - time will tell). Ive also managed to balance out the colors between the two monitors, and theyre just about identical now. Its still not as bright and pure white the Asus display, and theres still a slight off-white balance to the monitor overall, but its much, much closer than it was before. Even so, the color performance is absolutely fantastic now, and Im very happy about that. Upping the review score to 4* to reflect what this panel should have been since the very start. The replacement is the monitor I expected for my money, and I cant wait to pair it up to a GTX 1080. ********************* 5/21/16: Just got my first monitor (manufacture date Oct 2015) and Im already a member of the lottery. Dust behind the display creating a curved black line thats a good 10 pixels long, and two dead pixels in the center top of the screen. Picture quality wise, all the resolution and clarity that I would expect is there. The G-Sync works perfectly, and games look fantastic. My only real gripe is that the monitor doesnt really do pure white. Theres an overall off-white, kind of reddish or yellowish tint to the overall picture that Im struggling with right now. I also have an Asus PB278Q 2K monitor, and the difference in the white balance between the two is exceptionally noticeable, with the Asus being brighter, whiter and overall seemingly more color accurate than the Predator. I was hoping that the $800 price tag and IPS display would really knock my socks off, but so far it really hasnt. Ill have to see how well it performs under different gaming environments, and see whether the replacement monitor has any issues with dead pixels, screen abnormalities or the dreaded yellow black-light bleed.

I am stunned by how good this monitor is. I was using a 4K60 monitor that had Frame drops in most games and I was “just living with it” because I thought my GTX1080 was just struggling to keep up. I picked this up on prime day so I could pass along my old monitor to my son’s Macmini and boy am I glad I did. I get vastly better 4K imagery in almost every game. Rocket League: Max high settings - 144fps Tomb Raised: Ultra high settings - 130fps MK11 Ultimate: Ultra settings - 144fps My 1080 is definitely under load now as the fans kick up half way into a RL match, but it’s worth it. Can’t wait to upgrade to a GTX4080 with this monitor!

This is a great monitor and the value for the picture quality is amazing. The only issue Ive had with it was I was getting absolutely no picture from it one day. Was troubleshooting the issue and to fix it I had to unplug the monitor power cable and plug it back in. Then it worked fine. I have only had to do that once since owning the monitor and I would buy it again unless there is a less expensive option out there. Overall very happy with the product.

Ive had an Asus PA248Q for years and decided it was time to enjoy G-Sync. I was set on an Acer but kept going back and forth between the X34, XB271HU and XB321HK. After playing with an XB271HU in MicroCenter, I decided against 4k/60hz since the 144Hz made a huge difference in perceived motion. My XB271HU arrived from Amazon yesterday. The Mfr. date is March 2016. I have a monitor arm on my desk so I didnt try the included stand at all. Ive only played around in Rocket League and Crysis 2 so far (havent installed C3 yet) but the difference is stark in my eyes and Im really enjoying the fluidity. I checked immediately for dead pixels and got worried when I saw a small black spot in the top-left, but I was able to scrape whatever it was off. Now the BLB...theres some in the corners, especially the bottom-right. Having dealt with it on my Asus though, I already understand the drawbacks of IPS panels and Im confident that I will not notice it in 95% of applications. I think people are really sensitive about BLB because they spend lots of $$$ and want perfection, but until OLED or something similar comes down in price, you have to try and focus on the positives. I know I can live with it and I dont think playing the return lottery is worth the trouble. It doesnt feel a lot bigger than my PA248Q, but thats possibly because the XB271HU has such a thin bezel? Regardless, the pixel density is awesome and makes everything seem sharper. I would prefer if it had a slight curve, since I find myself having to move my head a bit to read text in the corners, but the benefits hugely outweigh all the little things I dont love (like navigating the OSD...ugh). One G-Sync issue (or maybe just confusion on my part) is that Ive set v-sync off in the control panel, but it keeps re-enabling itself somehow. I suspect it happened when I went into my games that previously had it enabled, so now that Ive disabled it in the games, Im hoping I wont encounter it again. Back to Rocket League!

This is my 1st gaming monitor, and I have been a resolution snob where I prefer fidelity over refresh rate. This monitor has single-handedly changed that mentality. Playing games with this 144hz IPS panel is game-changing, and I can no longer go back to 60hz. Visual fidelity is still my preference, but I am now willing to compromise some graphic settings to obtain higher FPS. I have a few gripes with this monitor, but they are minor. My first gripe is that it weighs a reasonable amount. My old monitor arm could not support this beast, and it kept sagging. I am looking at replacing the component to handle this 22lb beast, hopefully. My 2nd issue is that this monitor is only rated for HDR400, which barely even hits the HDR certification. If you are looking for a high-quality HDR monitor, this is not a good choice. My last gripe is that it is priced pretty high for these features but, I was in dire need of a 4k 144hz monitor with HDMI 2.1/DP1.4, and this monitor met most of my requirements.

I love everything related to this monitor, the gaming experience is definately next gen. I would recommend + super fast shipping and great packaging

This monitor is absolutely incredible! The 144hz refresh is a huge bump up for me. G-Sync is super smoother and works well with my 980. The games that Ive been able to play so far with super high frame rates is CS:GO, Killing Floor 2, Trackmania Turbo, and Assetto Corsa. All look great running at 144+fps. For Killing Floor 2 you have to enable variable frame rate otherwise youll be capped at 60. Pros: - Beautiful resolution - Smooth 144hz in games running at that frame rate - The stand is solid with height adjustment - Screen finish is nice (my previous monitor was glossy and I didnt like it) - Nice bezel; super thin and flat Cons: - Im not a fan of the stand feet red finish. I saw on some YouTube reviews that its a lot nicer in person, but its not really my style. Maybe itll grow on me. I will say that the color is a lot more muted that what is shown in the pictures online. - Price. Its a lot of money but I think its worth it. I bought a 4:3 Dell 2001fp about 15 years ago for the 1600x1200 resolution and it ended up costing me around $800. However it lasted me a very long time and if it werent for me wanting wide screen 3 years ago I would have still been using it. So while this is a lot of money today, you do get what you pay for and hopefully this will prove that over the next few years. Fingers crossed. Other: - Ive read a lot of reviews saying that the panel has tons of bleed. Mine didnt really have bleed. I could be picky and dwell on a little bit at the very bottom, but overall mine is a great panel with no dead pixels. - I also read and saw videos saying that the buttons were mushy. It didnt really feel that way to me, but maybe Im not used to firm buttons. - On screen menu system. Its really not great but its usable so Im hesitant about listing it as a con. Im rarely using the monitor menu system.

I had an Acer display once and it was terrible. The quality, the brand identity was not there at all, but this was long ago. Now high frame rate gaming has come to play and Acer seems to be one of the reliable choices on the market (due to its close relationship with Nvidia I suppose). Anyway Id looked into pretty much everything on the market before I bought this. I wish I could go for the dream setup 4K + 144+hz but I think its a little early for that if you dont have so much to spare. 1440p 144hz ips is suffice to get a decent gaming experience with a quality panel which is usually used for displaying more accurate colors than other panel variants . -Overall Design Predator logotype on monitor may please some gaming enthusiasts but as a designer I know it could be better .The red outline (the glow effect) perhaps a little too much but overall its slick design can easily match with Dells manufacturing quality at least for the visible part. The stand has the same red accent color on the tips of the feet and entire thing looks like phoenix persons foot. its quite sturdy and I modified it to use for another display, since Ive been using wall mount for Acer. The reason I had to modify the stand for another Vesa display is because the stands metal panel has two pieces sticking out for the original display to be latched on. Bending it with pliers was quite easy though and since it remains behind the monitor it doesnt need to be perfect. No dead pixels which is great, I cant begin to imagine the frustration to deal with that conversations and shipping back and forth if it had any. Luckily I had none. The menu buttons are okay, some say its not the best experience and I do agree but theyre fine, no issues so far. It comes with Gsync sticker on it though that must be optional. Picture quality, brightness, pixel density are well balanced for a gaming monitor, people who want more may consider other options to get 4k 144 or better which is available but quite an investment for a gamer-soul. -Performance Tested on COD Warzone with RTX 2060S and its so much better than my previous setup (60 hz ips 1080p + older GPU). I wonder whether its significantly better for people who have 120hz monitor because although I get 144 it drops down to 70-120 when I play full res. Lowering resolution does bring it back to higher frame rates for sure but playing 1080p on a 1440p display is just upsetting. That being said I think having constant 144hz is not an easy task if not impossible. Conclusion: Its an IPS 1440P 144hz monitor with full Gsync, so its a no brainer if you have the right hardware. There is not much on the market right now which can give you all of these options. .