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

This was my first 240hz low latency gaming monitor and it didnt fail to impress me, perfect for daily use as itll make you think your computer is running faster than it actually is with how smooth everything turns and suitable for gaming, helped me get the competitive edge in many of my favorite co-op/competitive titles, would recommend to anyone.

Coming from the Alienware AW3418DW (An Ultrawide IPS)(VRR Enabled on both monitors) I was a little nervous with this purchase. That said I really really love this monitor. The colors look nicer than my previous monitor, and the speed is also better. I was mainly looking for the speed upgrade with this purchase and this monitor did deliver. Even when running games at 70-90 fps (below the highest refresh rate of both monitors) I could feel a difference in the response times. My new Acer being the dominant monitor of the two. I also felt that the colors looked better. The Acer monitor was more vibrant and looked better in darker scenes in games than my previous monitor did. I used the VRR (Freesync/gsync*) setting with my RTX 2080 and had no issues, even though at the times of this review this monitor is not gsync compatible. I have read on some forums, but to be honest have not done research myself, that this panel is the same as their similar predator model. The predator model is gsync compatible. This leads me to believe that this monitor could receive gsync certification in the future. The VRR performed amazingly in any game I through at it. EFT where I would get 60-140 fps depending on the local. COD where I was pushing 200 fps. Then CSGO where I could use all 270 HZ. All these games felt better than before. And to my delight, these games even looked better (color). Now since I have talked about looks I should mention that I have not looked at the HDR performance on this monitor because I believe even VESA HDR 600 isnt worth paying extra for. I have to say that I am happy with this monitor but I cant leave out the issue I have had. The issue is pictured above. I have not seen this issue in games and have only experienced these issues twice since I purchased the monitor. I am hoping this does stop but if not I will end up returning this monitor. I really dont want to do that because otherwise I really love this monitor. I will update this review below if needed.

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.

Got this after trying out a cheap 144hz VA 1440p monitor with awful ghosting. The biggest plus on this monitor is definitely the IPS screen. Virtually no ghosting or artifacts, and bright with more saturated colors. The change from 144hz to 240hz isnt as big as 60hz to 144hz, but your eyes can still tell. I got my unit refurbished (probably a return), but had no defects and no cosmetic issues (that I can see).

Such a nice monitor.

I dont know if they are dumping defective products on Amazon marketplace or they genuinely make terrible quality monitors. Im about to return my second one for the same light bleed issues that the first one had. These monitors retail at $1200, they should be absolutely flawless, but they look considerably worse than a monitor thats 1/3 the price. I honestly wouldnt want this product if it were free.

My only dislike is not buying it sooner

You need to turn on hdmi 2.1 in the settings of the monitor. It comes turned off by default. Press the button on the back right of the monitor once for quick menu and once again for full menu. It is under the last tab at the bottom. I spent 20 minutes looking for it under the console settings wondering why it was only outputting at 4k 60htz or 2180 at 120htz. Also this monitor retails $899. Don’t pay $2k for this. It’s beautiful but not worth twice the price. Buy the LG OLED C1 TV instead.

At first I thought I had image burn/image retention with this monitor after several hours of use a night and was going to return it, but then after some research it turns out if you turn up the black boost too high (I had it on 8, I believe), the image burn keeps coming back. So I turned it to the setting of 5 and I havnt had a problem with image burn since then. Pretty good monitor, my first time using an IPS @ 240hz for FPS games. Goodbye TN! Great colors also, really pretty pictures and colorful, amazing. Like nothing Ive used in the past.

Absolutely loving this monitor so far, I got lucky to purchase it for $449 which is 50% off MSRP for this price I say the monitor is worth every penny for what your getting. However when it is $899 I feel like spending $100-$200 more you can have so many more options. I bought this for the sole purpose of having a second monitor for my Xbox Series X as a dual monitor setup for my gaming pc and xbox. Easy to use and setup no dead spots and color is surprisingly exceptional. I have yet to hook it up to my actual pc to play.