Acer BE270U 27-Inch QHD/IPS Monitor Review

[ceberle]

Acer kicks off its new BEO series of premium monitors with a 27-inch QHD-res model sporting an IPS panel. Though the BE270U looks to be all about business, it includes FreeSync and a 75Hz refresh rate. We’re checking it out today.

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[joz]

BEO reminds me of B/O's stuff.

Beogram
Beotape
Beooverpricedbutlooksnice

 

[Jay_29]

Any reason to pick this over MG279Q? It seems Acer is only interested in matching ASUS. I'd like to see they beat ASUS.

 

[Mirwnas]

Mate it already does with Acer XF270HU....and the gsync variant

 

[zthomas]

Two hundred cheaper than the acer 27 g-sync XB270 really looks pretty much the same..

 

[Virtual_Singularity]

Any reason to pick this over MG279Q? It seems Acer is only interested in matching ASUS. I'd like to see they beat ASUS.

Good question. Aside from Acer's lower price (though the Asus is currently on sale on Newegg), the 279Q is technically the better monitor, or should be. The MG279Q (much as I don't like revisiting the topic) had/has several QC related problems and complaints on Amazon and Newegg, even though at the time of its release it was supposed to be one of the best 1440p 27" 144 hz FS monitors available. The solution some suggested on Amazon for the 279Q was to keep RMAing until obtaining one that didn't have excessive back light bleed and/or dead pixels. If the latest owner reviews on both sites are anything to go by, it's difficult to say whether anything has changed.