Acer Nitro XV282K KVbmiipruzx 28 UHD (3840 x 2160) Agile-Splendor IPS Gaming Monitor | AMD FreeSync Premium | 144Hz | 1ms | TUV/Eyesafe | 1 Display Port 1.2, 2 HDMI 2.1 & 4 USB Ports

I bought this as an Xmas gift for my son. He’s a big gamer and he’s so happy with this monitor. You can easily see the brilliance and quality of the graphics on this monitor compared to his old one.

Had to unplug and plug in again because it was acting weird. Using it with my series x and the 4k at 120 works, my games are looking beautiful. The HDR mode really makes the colors pop.

Monitor is barely 5 months old and it is flickering a lot when playing games. Switched inputs to my pc and its also flickering. I moved my ps5 to a different TV and everything is fine.

I normally dont write reviews, but for this item it would be a disservice not to share my experience. I am no Linus from Linus Tech Tips, but I will try to give you the perspective as a competitive gamer.

Pros:

Xbox series x needs to uncheck auto 4K in the settings and then the monitor will work at 4K 120 for games. I instantly noticed improved picture quality and even sound improvements without headphones! My Mac mini M1 seems to have higher quality video as well. Very sleek designed by Acer. Well done.

I am so glad I found this monitor. I had been searching for something that could really push my new 5800x/6800xt build to its actual potential. I had the fantastic LG gl83a-b which was absolutely perfect for my prior setup with the 3700x/5700xt and 2080 ftw 3 cards (I am a builder so I was once very flush with cards) and once I decided to move up to current gen I started out with the 3700x and Ventus 3070 3x oc and it was a shock at just how well that card handled 1440p @144hz. I ended up getting the cpu upgrade and then the Bitcoin apocalypse resurgence truly blasted off. The last time I was able to check out with a new card was the day before that coin hit 57k...I managed to get both the tuf 3070 and my current gigabyte gaming oc 6800xt back to back (I sold the 3070 to a client at cost plus $30...I am not a scalper).

I bought this on Acer website and have been severely disappointed with what Ive gotten. First of the quality of build isnt there. Nice to have all the connectors but plugins are in weird places, and the frame is made out of cheap plastic that looks like they were cutting corners. Initial setup was not intuitive at all. Graphics were horrible and colors looked washed down. Customer service said thats just the way it is. Eventually figured out how to get the settings right and Ill give it - when it works it looks pretty good. However, every now and then when I try to turn on my computer doesnt register this as a 4k monitor. Ive tried a lot of different methods but the only thing that works is unplugging, factory resetting then replugging the monitor. At this price point its simply unacceptable that they didnt work out the bugs with this thing, and offer the terrible customer service/warranty that they do. I would advise you steer clear of this monitor, and look at the Gigabyte M28 or wait off until theres better 4k monitors on the market, because I feel like I got scammed with this.

1 week UPDATE: Ive experienced the flicker. When it starts, there are vertical lines, and a 30hz backlight flicker. Its awful. Power cycling didnt fix it, but it did eventually stop over time. I kept changing inputs and power cycling trying to fix it. I have no idea why, but this must be what reddit people are complaining about. A day later. And the monitor seems normal again. Im not keeping this. Build quality is terrible, software or hardware issues apparent. I ran 144hz on both my monitors. Never needed with 240hz on this one.

Great monitor for gaming. One thing to be careful of if using with a PS5. The new VRR setting can cause flickering in games and even on the PlayStation’s menus. Be sure to set this setting to off and you’ll be fine. The IPS design of the monitor is what causes the issues