[TFTCentral - Review] Acer XB270HU - 27" 144Hz IPS G-Sync

[Pottuvoi]

TFTCentral's review is posted: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xb270hu.htm

Not bad.
Suddenly got an urge to get a new monitor.

 

[Flapdrol1337]

speaking of g-sync, if the amd competition works comparably well, i think NV will likely kill g-sync themselves. and bring out a F-sync clone, so their own way of using A-sync.

Why would they do that?

TFTCentral's review is posted: [URL="http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xb270hu.htm"]http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xb270hu.htm[/URL]

Only 2.5ms slower than the swift, with an ips panel, not bad.

 

[Aeiou]

Great googly moogly i want that monitor.

 

[QuantumPion]

Adjustable gamma in the OSD? That's a godsend after my terrible experience with the ROG swift. Shut up and take my money!

 

[JoeRambo]

Move over Asus ROG Swift PG278Q, in our opinion we've got a new king of gaming monitors!

Pretty much sums my thoughts PG278Q's run for gamer hearts is over, this is the new king!

Epic job with panel, this is holy grail for anything but ULMB gaming.

 

[R0H1T]

Why would they do that?


Only 2.5ms slower than the swift, with an ips panel, not bad.

It's AHVA (IPS-type) probably the main reason why the response times are so good :thumbsup:

 

[Subyman]

Looks nice. Once I calibrated my Swift, it is hard to tell a difference in image quality between it and my VP2770-LED especially in games. Would like to see one of these in person, but not enough for me to move away from the Swift. Hopefully availability is initially better than the Swift was for those that want one.

 

[bystander36]

The one thing that was a disappointment with the monitor, which I imagine is still because of the response time being too slow, is the lack of 3D Vision support. Otherwise, it looks pretty awesome.

 

[kasakka]

Seems like a pretty amazing display. Crap out of the box calibration and ULMB limitation to 100Hz (which I suppose might mean slightly more motion blur but doubt most would notice a difference between 100 and 120) and slightly higher response times than the ASUS ROG Swift are pretty much the only issues.

It wasn't mentioned in the review but I wonder if it allows separate brightness and contrast adjustment for ULMB mode. On my ASUS ROG Swift brightness with ULMB has to be 100% for it to look about the same as I use in non-ULMB mode so it's nice that the ASUS can switch between the two seamlessly. The ASUS' turbo button helps in this as well.

For using the G-Sync and ULMB features it seems the ASUS is a bit more convenient but on the other hand the improved viewing angles of IPS are sure to attract a fair bit of people to the Acer as well. This year looks like it will be great for anyone looking for a new display, with high refresh rate displays and G-Sync/Freesync finally becoming in a variety of displays.

At over 900 euros it's certainly not cheap though.

 

[Mondozei]

The review is up.

They seem pretty upbeat about it. In my view, the only thing that can beat it is probably the Asus MG279Q, it'll be 200-300 dollars cheaper, too - and it's out soon.

Nevertheless, it's nice to finally be able to give people more options than just the swift if you wanted a 27"+ 144Hz display.

 

[Annisman*]

There's already a big thread on this.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2415246

But yeah, awesome monitor glad I skipped the Swift.

 

[Elfear]

Now Acer needs to use that same panel tech to make a 3440x1440 beast with Freesync and G-Sync versions. I could live without a kidney for that.

 

[kasakka]

Now Acer needs to use that same panel tech to make a 3440x1440 beast with Freesync and G-Sync versions. I could live without a kidney for that.

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/news_archive/32.htm#acer_xr341ck

 

[3DVagabond]

I'll wait for AT's reviews on any G-sync/Freesync monitors seeing as they are the only ones to report This

One of the other issues that you run into with 4K gaming and G-SYNC is that you will frequently drop below 40 FPS in demanding games. At that point, the on-screen pixels begin to decay and you can see a noticeable flicker.

No other reviews have told us about "flickering" of the display below 40Hz except for AT. This is the Asus ROG Swift. I don't know if it's the particular display? Gsync? or if all monitors are going to do this below 40Hz/FPS. I'm really disappointed nobody else has reported this. AT makes it seem so matter of fact like we all should already know about it.

 

[stahlhart]

Merged threads. The TFT Central review is more current.
-- stahlhart

 

[amenx]

The Swift is history. Have already seen some owners ready to dump theirs for this.

 

[Mondozei]

Now Acer needs to use that same panel tech to make a 3440x1440 beast with Freesync and G-Sync versions. I could live without a kidney for that.

For me, the "perfect" monitor would entail a 32" size or more. It can be ultra-wide or normal-size, but it should be at 32"-34" so that you don't need any scaling for 1440p.

But at the same time, you can wait for the "perfect" monitor forever and even when it arrives, the standards are raised and it is no longer perfect(think of OLED).

Overall a pricetag of over 900 euros is too much. The Asus MG279Q is basically the same panel but with a launch price of just 500 euros. Are people going to be willing to pay 400 euros extra for G-sync over adaptive sync(without any branding)?

I'm guessing that Acer thinks they won't, which is why they are pushing this out ASAP.

 

[birthdaymonkey]

This thing sounds amazing. Now I just need $1000 and the wherewithal to sneak this purchase under the wife radar.

Realistically, I won't be able to afford one this year, but it's nice to hear that monitor manufacturers are finally showing some progress and giving us the high-Hz IPS panel we've all be lusting after. Currently using a Korean OC'd to 100Hz, which is so much better than 60Hz it's hard to go back. I can't imagine the awesomeness of 144Hz + Gsync.

Hopefully this panel will do better in terms of QC (BLB and dead pixels) than 27" 1440p monitors were doing when I was in the market last year.

 

[moonbogg]

For me, the "perfect" monitor would entail a 32" size or more. It can be ultra-wide or normal-size, but it should be at 32"-34" so that you don't need any scaling for 1440p.

But at the same time, you can wait for the "perfect" monitor forever and even when it arrives, the standards are raised and it is no longer perfect(think of OLED).

Overall a pricetag of over 900 euros is too much. The Asus MG279Q is basically the same panel but with a launch price of just 500 euros. Are people going to be willing to pay 400 euros extra for G-sync over adaptive sync(without any branding)?

I'm guessing that Acer thinks they won't, which is why they are pushing this out ASAP.

Will Nvidia cards work with the standard adaptive sync on that asus? Or is that going to only be supported by AMD because Nvidia wants to be greedy or something and force people to pay more for Gsync?

 

[imaheadcase]

For those getting hyped about this, remember grab one the second you see one because availability is going to be limited. As in hardly any available in the USA.

 

[moonbogg]

For those getting hyped about this, remember grab one the second you see one because availability is going to be limited. As in hardly any available in the USA.

I am hyped about it, but then I heard about the asus that is way cheaper but basically the same. There's always something to steal that thunder, lol.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-077-AC

That doesn't look like 900 euros to me.

 

[96Firebird]

I'll wait for AT's reviews on any G-sync/Freesync monitors seeing as they are the only ones to report This

No other reviews have told us about "flickering" of the display below 40Hz except for AT. This is the Asus ROG Swift. I don't know if it's the particular display? Gsync? or if all monitors are going to do this below 40Hz/FPS. I'm really disappointed nobody else has reported this. AT makes it seem so matter of fact like we all should already know about it.

As much as I like AT's reviews, they weren't the first to bring up the flickering issue.

And it has to do with the pixel decay of TN panels, which can only keep state for around 33ms before needing to be refreshed.

BTW - It looks like you commented on that thread...

 

[crisium]

I think this monitor would even be super attractive for AMD users given that godlike input delay. But surely there will be a free synch 98% as good as this right?

 

[Elfear]

I think this monitor would even be super attractive for AMD users given that godlike input delay. But surely there will be a free synch 98% as good as this right?

I would think so. Controller should be very inexpensive to implement and there would be a market for a FreeSync capable monitor.

 

[3DVagabond]

As much as I like AT's reviews, they weren't the first to bring up the flickering issue.

And it has to do with the pixel decay of TN panels, which can only keep state for around 33ms before needing to be refreshed.

BTW - It looks like you commented on that thread...

They said it was corrected in the retail samples, and to be honest, I didn't pay much attention because of that. Even the AT article mentions it in passing. It's late enough now that it's obviously not corrected. What a bunch of BS! I guess nobody cares about flickering?