Acer Nitro UM.HX1AA.301 27-inch WQHD 2560 x 1440 IPS Gaming PC Monitor | AMD FreeSync Premium | Refresh rate up to 180 Hz | Up to 0.5 ms | DCI-P3 95% | 1 DisplayPort 1.2 and 2 HDMI 2.0 | XV271U M3bmiiprx, black
Here's what you need to know:
-Beautiful HDR mode. HDR works well with this monitor. When HDR is enabled, shadows become darker, colors are sharper and darker, and most importantly, brightness and contrast are increased, which is almost essential for this display. Factory settings are a bit too dark for me. Increasing the brightness manually can cause more backlight bleed. Some reviewers say that HDR doesn't make much of a difference, but that's the case. I bet some people make custom color adjustments that include increasing the brightness. In this case, HDR becomes "less sharp", but blacks also become less dark. Adjusting the brightness/color settings or enabling HDR are both good options if you don't want to mess with HDR, but I prefer HDR because I think it gives the best overall image in that regard and I don't need to mess with it. Default settings.
-GSync allows 144Hz refresh rate, some users say that G-Sync and HDR don't work together on this monitor... but it's true. I enabled HDR via GSync and set the maximum frame rate to 120fps in the Nvidia Control Panel. I can see myself achieving 120fps in games, and I feel the difference when I turn GSync on or off. So I know it works with HDR and I never turn HDR off.
- Clear images. You can see the difference between 1080p and 2K. A very clear improvement, especially when it comes to gaming.
- Excellent viewing angles, with almost no blur even when viewed from extreme angles
- Stable refresh rate, and for the average person you won't notice any noticeable ghosting or screen tearing in action-packed games, even with HDR enabled (which reduces response times... not sure how low the response time is), but it doesn't work for less than 1 Milliseconds are the number of seconds advertised when any mode other than game/action mode is enabled.
Note: Windows 10 has HDR built-in, but it has several bugs, especially when paired with NVidia cards. What will happen is that the screen color will be "low" and the black will change to "gray". It looks like a cheap TN panel. I didn't have much of an issue using just one of the monitors, but when two of the 2K displays were connected to the RTX 3080, the screen suddenly went "dark" when running certain games or apps. If this happens to you, it's not the monitor's fault. I think some viewers who complained about image quality found a bug in Windows HDR but weren't aware of it and didn't know how to fix it.
This is what I did to reduce it:
1) Enable HDR on Windows and on your monitor
2) NVidia Control Panel > Color Options... Select the Restricted option and go to YCBCR 4.2.2... This is because Windows supports HDR10 unless you enable it and go to Restricted mode. When you activate this feature, you will notice a slight change in color. Everything becomes brighter and less subtle.
For example, in some games (Red Dead Redemption 2) you need to disable Windows HDR for it to work properly. If your screen suddenly darkens when you open/close an app, you can enable or disable HDR for that screen in Windows Display Settings, or you can turn the screen on/off and it will usually revert to full HDR. Again, be careful, this is not a screen issue. HDR Report is still disabled and half hidden in Windows. If you search for Windows 10 HDR on Google, you'll find a lot of information on how to fix this issue (some of it is different from mine). My suggestion is
The great thing about this monitor is that you get higher image quality than an IPS panel can offer, with features like a 144Hz refresh rate and GSync activation. To take advantage of the benefits of an IPS panel, you need to enable HDR. What's also great is that if your graphics card can't get a high enough frame rate in a competitive shooter, and therefore you're worried about ghosting in a competitive shooter with fast action and screen movement, you can get something like a TN panel The same ultra-responsive performance times plus a 144Hz Free Sync/GSync refresh rate, and you can change the mode (Sports Mode) (HDR off) with just one touch. The result is that it loses some brightness and contrast. At this point you may want to increase the contrast and brightness as this will make your blacks a darker grey...i.e. H. It looks like a VA panel suitable for budget gaming or a TN panel with better colors and viewing angles.
That's exactly what this monitor is: a perfect combination of many compromises executed well. It's a budget IPS panel with great images, but HDR is required for the ultimate IPS experience. She's absolutely fine. It also has a slight backlight loss which is generally not noticeable. Again, this is a compromise compared to not paying $2,000 for a 2K IPS display with a fast refresh rate and roughly 50% more backlighting than a high-end IPS panel.
If you're a competitive gamer with a 1ms response time and GSync at 144Hz, this monitor works too, but the downside is that I have to turn off HDR (Sports Mode), but that forces me to give up the eye-pleasing IPS for gaming.
Personally, I admit I mostly play Planet Coaster and RDR2 and don't need to turn off HDR in those games with the RTX 3080.
Disadvantages (not a real flaw if you are familiar with monitoring technology)
- Some backlights fade (for example when the screen is on a black loading screen). In some places you can see light entering the frame, as if someone had a flashlight behind the screen, and it would actually lose some brightness. Backlight Basics Light emission is guaranteed for every IPS display. The only question is how much backlight you get. This model is in the middle of the pack in terms of backlighting, I have 2 and they all bleed slightly differently. When to use backlight levels, bleeding. The color is noticeable, but not noticeable when playing unless you're playing in a dark room or crawling through a dark dungeon.
- The refresh rate increases when HDR is enabled (although with HDR you can still get a 144Hz refresh rate and GSync, but to get sub-1ms response times you'll need to switch to non-HDR, which I would never do. Those Those who simply want the fastest refresh rate while still getting deep blacks and bright whites will need to buy a TN panel, which is at least as expensive (if not more expensive). However, you'll be reassured that TN panels are relatively washed out by comparison. IPS, with poor viewing angles and dull colors.
Here are the pros and cons of different panel types:
IPS (this screen)
Color accuracy and optics are excellent. Human development report. Blacks are blacks and whites are whites. Good refresh rate. Perfect point of view.
When playing dark games, backlight bleeding can occur in dark rooms.
VA panel
It may have decent color accuracy and a “decent” refresh rate/response time. Viewing angles aren't great, but overall they're good. Fading effects occur when viewed from an angle, although they are not as strong as TN panels. The contrast is generally between TN and IPS. Backlight leaks are generally not an issue, as this is the ultimate "premium" panel, often marketed as just a 1080p gaming panel. As long as the VA panel is of good quality, there will be no problem.
TN card
Better contrast (black on white, white on white). There was no obvious bleeding in the back. Combined with the latest advances in IPS panels, they deliver the fastest response times and highest refresh rates for competitive gaming. TN panels offer a range of contrast ratios and refresh rates/response times that are essentially unbeatable.
However, the disadvantages cannot be ignored. The most expensive TN panels still suffer from poor viewing angles. If you're directly in front of it, the edges and edge of the screen will be subtly and gradually "washed out." For this reason, the ideal monitor for professional gaming is usually a 24-inch TN panel, as shrinking the screen prevents any movement of the screen in front of it and reduces the wash that occurs when the edges of the screen move away. . Color accuracy is rated as "poor", creative professionals would never use it, and the screen is poor when watching movies, Netflix, etc. Due to low color/image quality.
These monitors are specially designed for the most demanding gamers. It is actually a "tool".
In "Sport" mode, the screen looks (and behaves) like a TN panel (with better colors/viewing angles and worse contrast). The rest of the time you benefit from all the benefits of IPS panels mentioned above
So it's just a really beautiful display. Display is very subjective, so there's no right answer based on user preferences, but I personally wouldn't choose anything other than IPS at the moment, after overcoming refresh rate limitations over the past year. This is clearly the most advanced surveillance technology available. This is a great, affordable entry into the world of 2K 144Hz IPS.
- 27-inch WQHD IPS (2560 x 1440) widescreen computer monitor.
- Advanced AMD FreeSync technology
- Refresh rate: 180Hz (with DisplayPort) – 144Hz (with HDMI) | Response Time: 1 ms (L-to-R) - up to 0.5 ms (L-to-R) | Pixel pitch: 0.233mm | 2 speakers each 2 watts
- Compatible with VESA mount (100 x 100mm) | COMFORTABLE POSITION: Ergonomic tilt: -5° to 25° | Height adjustment range: 4.7 inches | Rotation: 360 degrees | Rotation: +/- 90 degrees
- Connections: 1 DisplayPort 1.2, 2 HDMI 2.0 and 1 audio out (DisplayPort and HDMI cables included)