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Acer Predator XB270HU G-Sync Display Review

Rating: 8.5.

Acer’s XB270HU is a 27-inch G-Sync display with a bright IPS panel. It supports a native WQHD resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 and a refresh rate of 144Hz, with Nvidia’s ULMB technology to boot, rounding off an impressive specification that puts it directly in competition with high-end adaptive-sync gaming displays from other manufacturers.

2015 saw Acer pursue the high-end gaming display market more aggressively than ever, particularly with monitors offering either 4K resolution or adaptive-sync technology. We’ve had the Acer Predator XB280HK (review HERE ) which is a 4K twisted-nematic (TN) display with G-Sync, and the Acer S277HK (review HERE ), which is a standard 4K IPS display but with a really striking metallic design.

The company is clearly serious about maintaining a foothold in this market, but there’s some strong competition. Asus in particular has a huge range of G-Sync and Freesync displays, spread across both TN and IPS panels, at varying refresh rates up 165Hz, with a crop of other manufacturers such as Viewsonic launching high-end gaming displays as well, as evident from many of the stands at this year’s CES.

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The 27-inch Acer Predator XB270HU spearheads the company’s gaming lineup as as it has a 144Hz refresh rate, with both Nvidia G-Sync and Ultra-Low Motion Blur (ULMB).

It has an 8-bit IPS panel, which is based on AU Optronics’ AHVA tech but is effectively a similar thing. This presents superior overall viewing angles than similarly sized TN screens, but with a 4ms refresh rate which is now common on modern IPS panels, without the serious ghosting that affected early IPS screens.

Specification:

Screen size: 27 inch
Native resolution: 2,560x 1,440
Refresh rate: 144Hz
Panel type: IPS (AHVA)
Display inputs: DisplayPort 1.2
USB hub: 4x USB 3
Tilt: -5 to 20 degrees
Raise: yes
Swivel: yes
Other: G-Sync, Nvidia ULMB

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4 comments

  1. Too bad you didn’t get the 165Hz version. I have this very same model but it has the option to overclock up to 165hz, seems the popular consensus is that all of the monitors built from November and on have that ability. I could see in your images showing the gui that they were different.

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  3. I own this panel, probably the most I have ever spent on a single component/peripheral. However, it is stunning. The combination of: IPS, 2K, 144hz, G-Sync and 4ms latency, has to experienced by anyone who enjoys PC gaming.

    Even if you don’t like acer I would encourage people to look at similar panels from Asus and AOC.

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