Acer Predator X27, 4K 144Hz G-Sync HDR

[nvgpu]

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/press/2017/255816

 

[wilds]

Definitely need DP 1.5 out ASAP.

 

[Elfear]

This would be almost perfect if it were at least 5" bigger (insert Michael Scott quote here). Still nice to see higher refresh rate 4k monitors start to show up.

 

[Imperceptible]

This would be almost perfect if it were at least 5" bigger (insert Michael Scott quote here). Still nice to see higher refresh rate 4k monitors start to show up.

According to TFT Central, there is one coming, but whether it will have a 120+Hz refresh rate is still not confirmed.

AUO are also now working on a 32" HDR IPS-type AHVA panel, with similar features. A 3840 x 2160 ultra HD resolution, 384-zone backlight, HDR support, DCIP3>=95% and 400 - 800 cd/m2 brightness. This 32" version is expected to go in to production in Q4 2017 so is some way behind the 27" model. No confirmation on refresh rate of the 32" panel, although we don't believe it will be high refresh rate sadly as it is not listed in their gaming panels, whereas the 27" version is.

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/news_archive/37.htm#auo_samsung_roadmaps

 

[Callsign_Vega]

Interested in this quote: To take full advantage of the Predator X27 monitor, gamers are going to need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-series graphics card with a DisplayPort 1.4 connector. NVIDIA & Acer are using every bit of bandwidth offered by DisplayPort 1.4 here, and even that's not enough; the X27's bandwidth requirements actually exceed what DisplayPort can provide. As a result the monitor (like all monitors based on the NVIDIA design) will use 4:2:2 chroma subsampling when gaming to stay within the bandwidth confines of DisplayPort 1.4.\

Is that speculation or did Anandtech get this information from Acer? Without knowing if the new G-Sync chip uses DSC (dynamic stream compression) and at what color bit depth, you cannot do a bandwidth calculation. So the above quote seems like speculation to me.