Acer XB271HU Monitor?

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I'm looking to upgrade my GPU soon and I was wanted to get another monitor as well. I'm not wanting to go 4k yet so I'm looking to stick with a 1440p/144hz/IPS/G-Sync monitor. I've been looking around for a while and I've narrowed my search down to the Acer XB271HU. I know about the IPS glow these monitors exhibit and also the chance for BLB, but I'd really like to experience the vibrant colors as well as a high refresh rate. With that being said, does anyone think this monitor is a good one or could possible tell me their experience with this monitor? Would the 4ms response time be something I should worry about?

Also, I was tempted to wait until Samsung releases the CH711 monitor because of the Quantum Dot technology in it, but if it doesn't have G-Sync, I don't think I'll buy it. I can't think of any other monitors out there that were announced at CES that could have the specs that I want unless someone can tell me one.

Thank you all!
 
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A 1440P Gsync IPS monitor is awesome. Being GSync it's also rare, and more expensive than adaptive sync. Go for the acer and you won't be disappointed. Waiting for 4k is useless cause you need some serious horsepower to run it. I'd rather run 1440p at 110Hz than 4k at 60Hz and save a few bucks on the video card and monitor in the process.

Buy it, enjoy it, and maybe upgrade 3 years down the road when 4k becomes more norm, and 4k capable video cards are more readily available and don't cost $1000.

Only mildly interesting monitor coming is the first 4K 120hz from ASUS, but we'll need about two generations of GPU before that becomes reasonable. (Dell has a $5,000 OLED 4K 120Hz available)

The AU Optronics AVHA panel that Acer uses in the XB271HU is also in the ASUS PG279Q, I have that one, and I do have minor bleed in the lower right (most do, it is where the controls are) Not noticeable most of the time. There were some out there that were just terrible, and some people went through many returns to get a good one. Though some were never satisfied as it was their first IPS type monitor. There will always be glowing at the edges.

4ms is quite fast, particularly when you consider there is no real standard for testing that value. Independent testing has shown that, combined with input lag figures, these monitors with the G-sync modules are pretty much the fastest in all categories. Only bested in response time by the older TN PG278Q, which seems to lose/tie for input lag.

Only other thing to note is the 165Hz overclock makes ghosting worse, so it is best left off.

I'll probably hold out until I can get a reasonably priced 4K OLED monitor.
 
OLED 120Hz! 😱
Time to blow the bank account.... :)
I have the XB271HU, and I can confirm that the 165Hz setting just causes black frame stutters and instability, its pretty much a 144hz 1440p IPS G-Sync monitor.
Its absolutely fantastic, don't get me wrong; its just that there are better options just on the horizon for monitors, and 1440p 144hz will get much cheaper, becoming the new 1080p 144hz in around a year.
Hold out for the 1080ti if your CPU can handle it (Sandy Bridge i7 or later recommended) and get a high refresh rate 4k when they're reasonably priced.
 
Dell UP3017Q (Doesn't seem to be listed anywhere though, rumors that they are re-designing around DP 1.4 instead of Thunderbolt via USB)

– Screen Size: 30 inches
– Resolution: 4k UHD 3840 x 2160
– Aspect Ratio: 16:9

– Panel Technology: Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED)

Refresh Rate: 120hz (DisplayPort over USB-C via Thunderbolt 3 via USB-C)
– Response Time (Gray to Gray): 0.1 milliseconds
– Contrast Ratio: 400,000:1 (Static)
-VESA Compatibility: Yes (100×100)

They can send me a link to buy when something comparable hits about $750.
 
A 1440P Gsync IPS monitor is awesome. Being GSync it's also rare, and more expensive than adaptive sync. Go for the acer and you won't be disappointed. Waiting for 4k is useless cause you need some serious horsepower to run it. I'd rather run 1440p at 110Hz than 4k at 60Hz and save a few bucks on the video card and monitor in the process.

Buy it, enjoy it, and maybe upgrade 3 years down the road when 4k becomes more norm, and 4k capable video cards are more readily available and don't cost $1000.

 
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What monitors are right around the corner that meet my specifications? I've looked and the only one I thought would be interesting was the Samsung CH711, but I'm not sure if that has G-Sync or not. I'm looking for a 1440p/144hz/IPS/G-Sync monitor. I didn't see any of those announced recently. Are you talking about new 4k monitors right around the corner? If so, I'm not going 4k because of the cost. I'm only interested in 1440p.
 


I was thinking of getting the GTX 1080 Ti when it comes out so I can take full advantage of the 144hz. And for the monitor probably around the price of the XB271HU. Maybe $100 more depending on how good it is. That seems like my best bet judging from the QC issues Asus has had.
 
I wouldn't consider a 1080 for 4k as it'll only get you 60hz. I'd rather use a GTX 1080 to push 1440p passed 100Hz.

This summer AMD has Vega comming out which might cause a stir in the pricing market. They may also have something better for 4k at more reasonable pricing.

I wouldn't expect a 4k 144Hz with Sync to be available as cheap as that acer anytime in the next year or to. 4k is not very common in the PC world for gaming. 1440p is considered high end. The odd person is doing 4k but with no sync and only 60hz. Many pro E-Gamers are only pushing 1080p. If your buying anytime soon I'd do that acer. If you want a new video card wait for the AMD stuff this summer and see what's available.
 
Oh they won't be cheap, but they've already been demonstrated at CES, so you can expect them relatively soon.

PG27UQ 4K IPS 144hz 4ms (Presumably AHVA) It will easily be over $1,000 at release. Not really that good though, 27" 4K seems wasteful, 32" maybe.

PG248Q 1920x1080 180Hz also displayed, and the 24.5" 1920x1080 240hz PG258Q

That is about all the cool stuff I can recall reading about. I'm sure Acer will have equivalents at some point.
 
I wonder how many people will buy 240Hz monitors thinking they are way better when they only get 70fps or so :) Just like how I know people who will reduce game settings to get close to 100fps thinking it's way better when their monitor is only 60Hz. It's all about screen tearing, lost frames, and input lag and V-Sync. In my opinion getting high but not beyond 144fps with adaptive sync is the best thing going. 1440p and 27" with a GTX 1070 or 1080 is the best thing going today.

As far as GSYnc vs adaptive sync I think they are equivalent with one not being better than the other. Adaptive sync is more common and cheaper is all, but NVidia makes the better video cards so its a toss up.
 
As I recall they both seem to work well with tearing mitigation, but G-Sync produces superior input lag results since Nvidia has complete control of the pipeline. Since FreeSync uses the built in standards in DP, and I presume software for HDMI, they are still using whatever scalar is in the monitor.

Of course you pay the premium for that minor improvement.