Review Acer Predator X27U OLED gaming monitor review: Leveled-up image quality and gaming performance

[Admin]

Gaming monitors level up when they’re like Acer’s Predator X27U. A 27-inch OLED panel delivers infinite contrast at QHD resolution with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400 and wide gamut color. Once you see it in action, the price doesn’t matter.

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[gg83]

Thank you so much for this review and calibration recommendation! I bought this monitor a few months ago. I have been using amd adrenaline to adjust color hue and whatnot. I have it set per game so maybe I won't have to do that anymore.

 

[Perosteck]

I can't see that this has G-Sync anywhere on the product specs online, or on the Asus website. Is this correct?

 

[Order 66]

um, anyone notice how it says DisplayHDR 400 certification when the measured HDR brightness is 600 nits? does that seem strange to anyone else? I'm also confused on why this monitor has two different HDR certifications. If it has HDR 10 and can reach 1000 nits, then why only DisplayHDR400?

 

[parkerthon]

So… I scrolled this article which is brimming with praise, but nothing about burn in for people that run windows for productivity all day? I understand it’s a flaw of all oled but it’s still worth calling out. Asus has no burn-in protection apparently. Also it’s woled so text clarity presumably sucks. Will continue to wait patiently for a technological miracle that solves these two issues I guess. Also hdr support for games is still awful. At ~$700 for a 27” monitor you’d ideally use ONLY for gaming on a few select titles that really embrace hdr… bit much. Really hoping mini-led eventually comes along. I don’t need pure blacks, just something that’s not a gray white glow.

 

[UnforcedERROR]

Really hoping mini-led eventually comes along. I don’t need pure blacks, just something that’s not a gray white glow.

Mini-LED already exists in monitors (this article even notes the alternative version was prior to this OLED), and they're appreciably cheaper in most cases. The AOC Q27G3XMN and KTC M27T20/Cooler Master GP27Q are all decent. The AOC isn't even $300, and the KTC can be about $330 if you find a coupon. HDR is good for movies too, but I'd never recommend a monitor for that over a good TV.

um, anyone notice how it says DisplayHDR 400 certification when the measured HDR brightness is 600 nits? does that seem strange to anyone else? I'm also confused on why this monitor has two different HDR certifications. If it has HDR 10 and can reach 1000 nits, then why only DisplayHDR400?

You're misunderstanding the certifications. HDR10 is a static metadata certification mainly used in film and TV. It can be mastered up to 4,000 nits, but largely aims for 1,000. A TV/monitor doesn't have to hit 1,000 nits to get HDR10 certified, and most content isn't mastered that bright anyway. Presumably HDR600 should be applicable here, but I suppose they decided to play it safe. HDR400/600/1000 is a VESA standard for monitors, unlike HDR10 which is more about decoding the HDR10 signal.

Also OLEDs are notably less bright than mini-LED. Some newer models can hit a peak brightness of over 1,000 nits in highlight tests, but full screen brightness is often far less. As an example, the Sony A95L has a peak highlight of 1,350 nits. A TCL QM8? 2,500, and in some cases read up to 3,000+. Peak brightness on that A95L is like 300 nits though, so it's all relative.

 

[Order 66]

The AOC Q27G3XMN

I have this monitor and it’s great. It gets extremely bright. If I wasn’t so concerned about OLED burn in, I would’ve gotten the x27u

 

[UnforcedERROR]

I have this monitor and it’s great. It gets extremely bright. If I wasn’t so concerned about OLED burn in, I would’ve gotten the x27u

Yup! I went the same route for the same reasons. Micro-LED is probably going to be the best option once it scales down, but that's a few years out still.

 

[icycool]

Christian, I am not reading your reviews anymore.
You fail to be up front about the panel used. QD-OLED is vastly different from WOLED.
You never mention text clarity. Something people actually care about.
See TFTCentral on how to do a proper monitor review.