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

Im really speechless about everything about this monitor I spent about a week checking and looking different monitors and finally decided to go with this one and I can simply say it was the best decision 100% recommended if you are looking for a small 4K monitor, it is way better than others with more price side note: out of the box for some reason the colors are missed up and brightness is low 1- makes sure you enable Max Brightness mode 2- spend sometime adjusting the colors

So I have been eyeing both this monitor the Acer Predator XB271HU (IPS Version) and the ASUS PG279Q. However based on the quality control horror stories for both monitors I have hesitated. Well finally I decided to pull the trigger on this Acer based on the fact that while there are quality control issues, they are less frequent than the ASUS PG279Q. Again, this is just what I have heard around the internet. So I had high hopes for this Acer as the gaming monitor I would keep and use for the next 5+ years. After using and playing around with this monitor for around 4-6 hours total, here are my thoughts and issues I had. Issue 1 - Yellow Tint Just a quick review of this monitor. So it came in fast from Amazon as always, and I immediately put it through its paces. Right off the bat the color calibration is horrible. The screen was not vivid for an IPS and everything had a yellow tint. But thats ok because I was planning on tinkering with the colors anyhow. After looking around the net at suggested calibrations, I got to a point where the yellow tint was almost gone and good enough. But using other IPS screens, it still looked pretty crappy. Better than a TN panel monitor, but still not IPS quality. Issue 2 - Uneven Brightness / White Uniformity Immediately another issue I noticed was that the far right side of the monitor was not only dimmer than the rest of the screen, but had a different color tone to it. It was very noticeable browsing any website with a white or grey background, and the brightness issue was noticeable when gaming. This was a worse issue for me than the yellow tint issue I described above. The Good Stuff This monitor was not all bad. There was almost zero backlight bleed and IPS glow, which is normally a huge complaint about the ASUS PG279Q. It was very smooth with no ghosting in gaming and the input lag seemed extremely low. The stand adjustable in a bunch of different ways, and the overall style of the monitor is very sleek. The 1440p resolution combined with 144Hz/165Hz is a perfect sweet spot right now and worked great. Conclusion So while this is a decent monitor, I ended up returning it. The two issues above bothered me too much, especially considering this was a $700 dollar monitor. Also the IPS screen used seemed pretty bad compared to other IPS screens I have used. Around the net you can hear others complaining about the yellow tint and white uniformity issues. It seems to be just another monitor lottery on if you can get a good one. Another thing, I have heard both this Acer Predator XB271HU and the ASUS PG279Q both use the exact same IPS panel. Most of these screen issues would then happen on either monitor then. So we might just need to wait for a company to come out with a better 1440p / 144Hz / G-Sync / IPS panel before these issue will be completely gone. PROS - 144HZ (Overclockable to 165HZ) - 1440p - IPS Screen (Not the best IPS though) - G-Sync (I normally turn it off, as it can cause minor input lag in games on any monitor) - Great Adjustable Stand - Sleek style with very thin bezel. - Almost ZERO Backlight Bleed and IPS Glow CONS - Yellow Tint issue (see above) - Uneven Brightness and White Uniformity Issues (see above) - Not the best quality IPS in terms of color compared to other IPS screens out there - Horrible Menu Interface - Limited ports (One DisplayPort, One HDMI) - Speakers were really bad (But who really uses them anyhow) - Price, I did not think it was worth $700 bucks.

I got this monitor as a Black Friday deal in 2019 for $380 not including tax, which I thought was a steal. I was worried that with all the negative reviews on here, Id have either some dead pixels or some noticeable back light bleed (BLB) as is the case with most IPS monitors. Fortunately for me, I got lucky and I did not have a single dead pixel and BLB was minimal in a completely dark room. This monitor will also have to be calibrated, as out-of-box default colors are pretty bad. (Check out Rtings.com for the ICC profile that they calibrated this monitor to). That being said, there was one issue which I still experience which is a vertical line on the right (sometimes left from what people report) and running down the middle of the screen occasionally when I tend to render a lot (alt-tabbing from a game to a desktop seems to trigger this more frequently). The easy way I found to fix this is to power the monitor off and on. It works 100% of the time. If you look online, some people will claim its due to a refresh rate discrepancy (say 144hz in game and 165hz in desktop), but after looking online Acer has posted a final solution to this problem which is due to the G-sync module in it apparently, and its not the most ideal one. I quote: Hi all, We would like to apologize again to all users who are experiencing the reported issue with their monitor. The issue is caused by the G-Sync firmware, and impacts monitors from a variety of manufacturers. The resolution is to have the monitor updated to the latest G-Sync firmware at an authorized Acer repair facility. The issue should be resolved for firmware versions 160613 and newer. Even with the newly applied firmware, there are rare and isolated instances where you may encounter the issue. If you do, we suggest turning your monitor off, then back on. You can verify your monitor firmware version by entering factory mode. You should be very careful not to change any setting when in factory mode. Use the steps below to check your firmware version. 1. With the monitor turned off, press the Game mode key and power button. 2. After 1 second the monitor will enter factor mode 3. Locate the line for firmware and verify you have at least firmware 160613 or newer. 4. Press the Menu button or select Factory Reset to exit factory mode. I bought this in 2019 and my firmware version is 20190613_0_3010_14. Which means i have updated firmware but I am still experiencing this issue. For now, I believe the hassle of trying to send it back to Acer to get it fixed is a moot point. I am just going to have to live with turning the monitor off and on whenever the vertical lines happen, but thankfully it doesnt happen very often. (maybe once every few days when I alt tab aggressively).

Its a high quality screen, a very good choice for gaming. It is satisfying. And at a good price.

Very good qualoty

10/10 ! I want to start by saying this is not my first monitor. Ive always been into high end panels even before I began PC gaming I always did extensive research and would buy a TV with the best picture quality possible. That being said this monitor is absolutely incredible as far as -Picture Quality -165hz -GSync -Build Quality -Screen Size -Color Accuracy -Panel Brightness -Onboard Features -PQ The Picture Qaulity is incredible. The IPS Display speaks for itself the second you turn it on. Its so bright, vivid, accurate, and dark all at the same time. The viewing angles are nuts, you can view the screen from literally any angle without distorting the picture or losing color unlike with TN panels. This is Extremely noticable and makes you realize how much more solid the IPS display is. My TN panel which does still look nice next to my screen almost looks like its water damaged or something compared to the IPS (I know theyre totally different resoluterions ones 2k and ones 1080p but Im just speaking on brightness and color) This review is based completly on out of the box settings (and theyre great). -G-Sync makes things buttery smooth if your running one of Nvidias newer cards. None of my previous monitors took advantage of this tech but it without a doubt is noticeable and when frames drop to 80fps for example it still feels like 165. I built my gaming PC about 6 months ago, I started with a 28 4k samsung monitor (TN panel) 60hz but I could OC to 71hz. I also purchased an Asus 144hz 1080p Gaming monitor also a TN panel. So here I was stuck between playing / using my computer in 4k and being restricted to 60-71hz or I could play in 144hz but I was restricted to 1080P. What I found was 1440P is the absolute sweet spot right now. I have the absolute most powerful gaming rig possible (Intel 6700k Skylake with 2 x GTX 1080s running in SLI) (its possible to spend more money but I dont know if its possible to get more FPS then my rig is putting out) with that being said Id love to live in a world right now where we could game in 4k and get 100+ FPS in all games. In some gamers its possible to get over 100FPS in 4k but no monitor can display this, I believe the fastest 4k monitor on the market right now is only over clockable to 85hz. Also if you play competitive FPS or certain steam games that are un-optimized such as Rust and H1Z1 KOTK, on these games its impossible to get decent FPS (70+ in 4k) but in 1440 you can easily get 100+ depending on your rig. So this monitor is absolutely perfect when it comes to getting the most FPS possible right now as well as getting absolute killer PQ, Color Accuracy, Black Levels, Brightness, Etc. The list goes on. I was debating if a $700+ monitor would be worth it, would G Sync make a diff, should I just get a vive a stick with my current monitors, and I can say with absolute certainty that I am happy with my purchase, I would do it again, I may still get the Vive lol but Im just saying if this monitor didnt substantially improve my setup I would be returning it and Im keeping it without a doubt. I now use this monitor paired with my 1080p Asus tilted 180* in Portrait mode next to it so I can view certain things and have a second monitor while playing games without taking up too much desk real-estate. This is by far the best upgrade Ive made to my computer yet.

Lo pedi a colombia, vino perfecto, llevo 4 meses usandolo y la expencia con el es super buena, los herzios, la calidad de la imagen, el tamaño es perfecto y ademas tiene parlantes integrados lo cual no sabia, muy buen monitor.

Bought this after reading tons of reviews. The 4k 28 144hz field has about 4 different brands all using the same panel so just go with whatever is the cheapest, got mine for 500 but I bet 450 is coming soon. Gotta turn on the max birghtness option under settings though. Monitor is way too dark unless you

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.

Ive been using two 24 Asus TN monitors for the last couple of years. While they have been sufficient for my tasks, I wanted to upgrade to an IPS panel. After reading many reviews and watching countless youtube videos regarding the build quality and back light bleed, I was very very apprehensive about making this purchase. Boy do I feel foolish as this monitor is beautiful. The back light bleed (blb) is a non-issue. There is an ever so slight glow in the top right corner, but that is it. My room has to be pitch dark to even pick it up. I wanted to comment on that issue in case there are any others out there who are considering this monitor and are worried about the blb. Im sure I had some luck involved in getting a good panel, but Im very satisfied. Seemingly much like the rest of the community that is in the market for this monitor, I also found myself looking at the MG279q from Asus. They have the same panel. Obviously, I decided on the Acer version. Tbh the only reason I decided to purchase the Acer was because of the price difference. I like the look of the MG279q from Asus more, but I just couldnt justify the price difference. The experience on this monitor so far has been top notch. There is a obvious improvement in the screen resolution and color rendering. The blacks are more black, the screen is more clear, and images just seem to pop. Going from a 1 ms TN panel to a 4 ms IPS is not noticeable. I play Apex and Destiny 2 and the experience has been wonderful so far. The games look so much better on the IPS display. Set-up took less than a minute with assembling the stand and fixing it to the monitor. In summary, if you are considering this monitor and have the money, dont hesitate. If you get a bad panel, Im sure Amazons FANTASTIC return policy will work out for you.