Acer Bakes Nvidia's G-Sync Into 27-inch IPS QHD Monitor With 144 Hz Refresh Rate

[N.Broekhuijsen]

Wait, is that a 27" IPS monitor with a QHD resolution, 144 Hz refresh rate, 1 ms response time, and support for Nvidia's G-Sync? Why yes it is!

Acer Bakes Nvidia's G-Sync Into 27-inch IPS QHD Monitor With 144 Hz Refresh Rate : Read more

 

[SkyBill40]

I think I've run out of excuses for buying a new panel and video card. Now it's time for Acer and MSI to take some of my money.

 

[segio526]

Any word on if either panel supports Freesync (or Adaptive-Sync if you want to use the standard's actual name)? I'd be willing to bet that nVidia has some sort of incentive if manufacturers leave that standard out.

 

[Ninjawithagun]

Same exact specs as the Asus ROG Swift. Looks like the same exact bezel too. Hopefully, Acer will know how to meet customer demand and not be sold out for 6 months straight after initial release. And the price had better be more reasonable. $800 is completely REDUNKULOUS!!!

 

[Ninjawithagun]

...now the XB270HU is a whole new animal and would definitely be worth a higher price for entry since it is the very first 144Hz IPS panel. But notice how Acer didn't provide a response time, which leads me to believe they were not able to get it down to 1ms. I guess we'll know soon enough ;-)

 

[SkyBill40]

...now the XB270HU is a whole new animal and would definitely be worth a higher price for entry since it is the very first 144Hz IPS panel. But notice how Acer didn't provide a response time, which leads me to believe they were not able to get it down to 1ms. I guess we'll know soon enough ;-)

Uh, how did you miss this?

"The star of the show is the XB270HU, which is a 27” monitor with an IPS panel and a resolution of 2560 x 1440. On top of that, it has an extremely high refresh rate of 144 Hz, with a response time of just 1 ms, and support for Nvidia’s G-Sync."

 

[hysteria357]

if they could undercut the ROG Swift by 100-200 dollars and keep it in high supply, I could see this selling well.

 

[TheMentalist]

This for ~$500 and it will sell like candy.

 

[Carlrg]

Awesome but lets see what Santa CES has in stock for us

 

[clonazepam]

Damn! I hope my Acer HN274H (1080p, 120hz) breaks sometime around March! Can't believe I just said that. Still working like a dream since 2011.

 

[maestro0428]

Its about time. I'll take three please.

 

[arossetti]

Not sure if this is article is accurate. Looking at several other announcements as well as Acer's release, none say that the IPS panel version have 1ms response time. Only the TN panel. I sure hope it does though.

 

[envy14tpe]

Competition. Finally. Now we can see prices drop on 1440p 1-2ms monitors. Love it. Been waiting for this for a while....finally!

 

[Lmah]

Might be time to retire my PG278Q, I'll wait for the reviews of course.

 

[AJSB]

Read carefully the article it's NOT an IPS screen but another tech, AHVA.

 

[siman0]

Notice how the article stated noting about a price tag. Good luck affording this b!7(h. Clench your @$$ h073 and watch your kidneys when the XB270HU

 

[Hellbound]

I read the press release from Acer.. They did not announce the response time for the XB270HU..

 

[Hellbound]

I read the press release from Acer.. They did not announce the response time for the XB270HU..

 

[CaptainTom]

What's the point when the Free Sync version will already be out and cost $200 less?

 

[SkyBill40]

What's the point when the Free Sync version will already be out and cost $200 less?

Talk is cheap. Once the product is actually out for purchase and can be tested, THEN we'll see how they match up and/or which tech is better. Until then, all we can do is play armchair enthusiast and debate. So, is your chair comfy?

 

[nitrium]

Seems to me making G-sync proprietary is obviously simply a way to marry users to nVidia cards for the lifetime of the monitor, which is much longer than the GPU (probably 3-5x as long for enthusiasts). So naturally you'll feel inclined to stick to nVidia or lose your G-Sync capability even if the competition put out a superior (or cheaper equivalent) board. It would all be fine IF G-Sync monitors were the same or price or cheaper (after all you are likely committing yourself exclusively to nVidia GPUs for years, which nVidia SHOULD be compensating you for). Pretty lame if you ask me.

 

[eklipz330]

gsync only increases the cost of the monitor. ill stick with nothing for now. if freesync is truly free, gsync is a short lived tech.

 

[SessouXFX]

Exactly what I'm talking about!

Now, how many babies and body parts must I give up to own one?

 

[hannibal]

Most propably over 1000$, but nice to see first 144Hz IPS or something like that monitor! Even without g-sync this will be expensive at first!
Hopefully we will soon see more monitors using this panel, and very likely there will be free sync versions too, with a little bit cheaper price... 100$ is less most likely. So if this would be 1200$ dree sync could be as low as 1100$.
Next year these will be cheaper, but not cheap!

 

[soldier44]

Why stick with 27-28 inches, just not making any sense. 30 inches plus is where its at and 4k.