[Official] Acer Predator XB270HU Owners Club

Chargeit · Sep 1, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Levesque

Just returned, again, my XB270HU to Acer Canada repair.

But I asked to talk with a ''senior'' technician this time to be sure there would be a note in my file to check the monitor before sending it back.

He had some ''interesting'' things to say like ''we don't know anything about any known issue with this monitor'' ''

the return rate of those is not higher then other monitors we make

'' ''we didn't hear anything particular for this monitor'' ''first time I hear about dust problems, yellowish tint, uniformity, bleeding or dead-pixels for this monitor''.

Was he honesly clueless or lying? He even said he looked in the database for this monitor and there was nothing particular in there. No notes. Nothing.

I told him to go read the UK forum thread about this monitor and told him about this thread here...

The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Point being it wouldn't surprise me if the return rate isn't as bad as people assume. We get the people that are unhappy with the monitor, or, already got told how bad the QC on these things are. Naturally anyone reading these posts are going to look for the smallest thing wrong with their monitor vs someone who just bought it and didn't try to pick it apart.

Without a doubt the QC is below average on these for some reason. I have 4 other Acer monitors, two of them IPS (cheap) which have not so much as a hint of light bleed or dead pixels. Still, they're likely selling so many more of their other monitors vs this one that it wouldn't surprise me if this one didn't stick out for abnormally high returns.

*The IPS acers I posted look really great with their glossy screens and tight PPI (105) for their size. My ol'lady loves them and isn't interested in moving to anything else.

mattg · Sep 1, 2015

I was talking about on a 970 not 980ti

kumbhani · Sep 1, 2015

Has anyone used this monitor in conjunction with an Apple MacPro?

Using discrete ATI video cards I've had no luck whatsoever. Using an NVidia GTX680 I was at least able to get 2560x1440@144/85/60/24 working using the NVidia web-drivers. The built-in nvidia drivers supplied by Apple couldn't go past 60Hz. My problem is that I can't seem to find the right settings to get the monitor to drive at 120Hz. I'm using SwitchRezX 4.5.1 to adjust the timings. I was hoping I could just use the timings embedded in the monitor's EDID but so far no luck and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

As an aside, you're probably asking why I would want to downgrade the speed of my monitor from 144 to 120... Basically, it's because I'm planning to use this monitor for work (if possible), and a 0(pure black)-255(pure white) transition takes a least 7.5 ms. Which means when I run at 144Hz (6.94 ms frames), I can't transition from black to white completely. If I run at 120Hz (8.33 ms frames), I should be fine to get veridical output from this monitor. For most people this doesn't matter, but for my particular work, it does.

BangBangPlay · Sep 2, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by idjekyll

witcher 3, gta

I am playing the Witcher 3 with 980s in SLI (moderately overclocked) and I average a pretty steady 72-75 FPS right now with ultra settings @ 1440p. I'm sure I could lower hair works and AA settings to squeeze 80 something, but this title just looks so damn good. With a 980ti you would likely see a slightly lower average (in the low 60s I'd guess), but it depends on your settings. Keep in mind you can always sacrifice Gfx settings in faster paced games to boost your framerates.

idjekyll · Sep 2, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by BangBangPlay

I am playing the Witcher 3 with 980s in SLI (moderately overclocked) and I average a pretty steady 72-75 FPS right now with ultra settings @ 1440p. I'm sure I could lower hair works and AA settings to squeeze 80 something, but this title just looks so damn good. With a 980ti you would likely see a slightly lower average (in the low 60s I'd guess), but it depends on your settings. Keep in mind you can always sacrifice Gfx settings in faster paced games to boost your framerates.

Right now I just don't know if I should just stick to my u2515h or jump the gun with the xb27hu. Is it true that a game running 40 fps with gsync looks better than without it? And how about temps?

boredgunner · Sep 2, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by idjekyll

Right now I just don't know if I should just stick to my u2515h or jump the gun with the xb27hu. Is it true that a game running 40 fps with gsync looks better than without it? And how about temps?

Yes G-SYNC helps especially at lower frame rates. The removal of tearing makes lower frame rates look smoother. At one point in Metro 2033 Redux I thought I was at around 60 FPS but in truth I was at 45 FPS. Without G-SYNC that could have never fooled me.

idjekyll · Sep 2, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by boredgunner

Yes G-SYNC helps especially at lower frame rates. The removal of tearing makes lower frame rates look smoother. At one point in Metro 2033 Redux I thought I was at around 60 FPS but in truth I was at 45 FPS. Without G-SYNC that could have never fooled me.

Ye it's this reason alone that is a huge plus point for me but a single 980 ti is no pushover anyway. I'll decide today and I'll probably get it by Friday.

BangBangPlay · Sep 2, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by idjekyll

Right now I just don't know if I should just stick to my u2515h or jump the gun with the xb27hu. Is it true that a game running 40 fps with gsync looks better than without it? And how about temps?

Boredgunner is right, framerates aren't as important with Gsync because it smooths gameplay out significantly. My 980s are watercooled so they never go over 57C in my loop. I can't remember what they hit on air because it was such a short time before the blocks went on.

Performance wise the XB270HU is a beast, you just have to get your hands on a good one. Just don't sell or return your current monitor until you are sure you have a keeper, that's my 0.02...

johnnyw · Sep 2, 2015

Got my XB270HU yesterday, no dead/stuck pixels & very minor BLB at top right corner that you only notice in totally dark room at black bacround.

What kind of OSD settings you guys are using with this? Tried TFT central settings, but those didint really work (Gamma was totally wrong according lagom). Now using default settings apart from brightness to 30%

Net1Raven · Sep 2, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyw

Got my XB270HU yesterday, no dead/stuck pixels & very minor BLB at top right corner that you only notice in totally dark room at black bacround.

What kind of OSD settings you guys are using with this? Tried TFT central settings, but those didint really work (Gamma was totally wrong according lagom). Now using default settings apart from brightness to 30%

Where did you buy it from? Also what build date is it?

Kold · Sep 2, 2015

I'm considering trying a third time to get a good Predator. I just received my 21:9 3440x1440 AOC and I am unimpressed. There's brownish back light bleed on all corners and the input lag is very noticeable even above 60fps. The Acer is the perfect monitor IF you get one with little to no back light bleed. Round 3 here I come!

AMDATI · Sep 2, 2015

Ok guys, I caved and bought one from Amazon for $719 new (sold by Amazon). Was waiting for the Asus PG279Q, but with October- December times, I'm just not going to wait potentially 4 more months. I bought a nice sturdy ergotron-like monitor arm to replace the ugly glossy base, so maybe that will help some. I got a good deal at only $99. Also threw in some nice genius 20w desktop speakers while I was at it, since I'm currently using a 12yr old Panasonic bookshelf speaker system.....which is actually 4 times the wattage, but is getting pretty worn looking and things like the tweeters are pushed in from kids pushing on them. I don't need it for things like high end audio playback anyways, I've got my sennheisers for that.

Also got a couple other things, so I just basically went on a $1k.amazon spending spree, god help me

Hopefully the XB270HU has no issues.

Kold · Sep 2, 2015

Good luck. DON'T settle if you receive one with nasty BLB.

EmCom · Sep 2, 2015

Been trying to get comfy with my Acer for the past two weeks and i'm close to the deadline if i want to return it. BLB is quite something on this one, but it really doesnt bother me at all at the moment. Looking at the pictures one could say otherwise:

Picture 1

Picture 2

My main gripe with this panel is the slight yellowish tint on the lower left corner. Putting this display next to a factory calibrated Dell U2515 is a mistake. It beats the acer badly and while i got away with zero dust or dead pixels.. i dont know if i can live with this yellow/brown tint. Hell i don't know if it spreads along the whole screen... going crazy looking at it. Going back to 60hz is not an option either

I have yet to try switching ULMB on if it affects anything.

*Edit* better picture with 31 brightness and camera not on automatic settings.
BLB non-auto

johnnyw · Sep 2, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElBerryKM13

Where did you buy it from? Also what build date is it?

Bought it from finnish shop called Jimms PC Store & manufacturing date is June 2015

AMDATI · Sep 2, 2015

All XB270HU's should be of at least a June build date by now. If you get anything earlier, I'd be worried about a returned model branded as new, which some sellers are doing, even big name sellers. By now, all of that old stock should have cleared from pretty much every big name seller, especially with all the replacements.

Inflatable · Sep 2, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmCom

Been trying to get comfy with my Acer for the past two weeks and i'm close to the deadline if i want to return it. BLB is quite something on this one, but it really doesnt bother me at all at the moment. Looking at the pictures one could say otherwise:

Picture 1

Picture 2

My main gripe with this panel is the slight yellowish tint on the lower left corner. Putting this display next to a factory calibrated Dell U2515 is a mistake. It beats the acer badly and while i got away with zero dust or dead pixels.. i dont know if i can live with this yellow/brown tint. Hell i don't know if it spreads along the whole screen... going crazy looking at it. Going back to 60hz is not an option either

I have yet to try switching ULMB on if it affects anything.

That does look worse then mine, see pictures here: http://www.overclock.net/t/1549176/official-acer-predator-xb270hu-owners-club/2740

I only have the yellowish tint in bottom right which appears to be a starting point for IPS-glow on that side (it's blue on the left on mine, not yellow).. Did you lower the brightness? It looks very bright in your pictures.. I use mine at 30 brightness max.. In the end it's up to you if you can live with it or not..

EmCom · Sep 2, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inflatable

That does look worse then mine, see pictures here: http://www.overclock.net/t/1549176/official-acer-predator-xb270hu-owners-club/2740

I only have the yellowish tint in bottom right which appears to be a starting point for IPS-glow on that side (it's blue on the left on mine, not yellow).. Did you lower the brightness? It looks very bright in your pictures.. I use mine at 30 brightness max.. In the end it's up to you if you can live with it or not..

I have to admit i can't remember if i had the tft-central values or was it out of the box. It might have been with high default brightness since i was wondering why the bleeding was much lower the day after.

At the moment i have it at around 30 brightness and have yet to notice BLB in games or so. This monitor is solid for gaming and the yellowish is only visible mostly during internet browsing.

mattg · Sep 2, 2015

heres an update on mine.

this was with low light in the room on, to your eyes its about 1/3 as noticeable as the pic looks. i cant see any of that middle change with my eyes only a little in the bottom right

cant believe how much it has dropped!

this was it originaly

AMDATI · Sep 2, 2015

Acer is going to release a second matte version of this called the XB271HU, and it possibly, maybe, will do 200hz. The Z35 is 100% confirmed to do 200hz, so the other may aswell. But it won't be out until November. It also has some other specs that don't really matter like quick profile settings and on screen crosshairs. Kind of on the fence about canceling my order before it ships. If I for sure knew it'd pull 200hz, I'd for sure wait. But even then, the first one should drop in price after the release of the second one since they do plan on selling at the $799 point.

The XB271HU is also supposed to have a zero frame design, which is basically just the side bezels gone for multimonitor, still nice on its own though.

Overall though, the Z35 seems to be the one really pushing the envelope, including speakers even. The XB271HU seems to be an XB270HU in a new housing along with a few extra OSD features, but there may be other differences internally or with the panel itself. It's really hard to say with the limited data.

The matte body alone is tempting, but since I'm going to be using a monitor arm rather than the stock glossy base, I think I could live with the glossy bezel, and live without features like on screen crosshairs.

http://www.acer.com/predator/en_US/predator_xb1.html

here seems to be somewhat useful info and images.

now I'm really tempted.....I just don't want to wait almost 3 freakin months for it. this is basically the perfect monitor for sure. of course I did get the xb270hu at a ~$40 discount, which I doubt this new one will be any less than the full $800 on release. the only thing I'm not digging is that huge predator logo, it's ugly. this update is basically what the xb270hu should of been on day 1.

more info including release dates: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/09/prweb12935409.htm

[Official] Acer Predator XB270HU Owners Club

Chargeit

mattg

kumbhani

BangBangPlay

idjekyll

boredgunner

idjekyll

BangBangPlay

johnnyw

Net1Raven

Kold

AMDATI

Kold

EmCom

johnnyw

AMDATI

Inflatable

EmCom

mattg

AMDATI

Top Contributors this Month

Recommended Communities