The Acer Predator lineup is focused on delivering top-of-the-line specs while being relatively affordable compared to its rivals. Their gaming laptops follow the same ideology, offer high-end specs, and so do their gaming monitors. When shopping for a premium monitor, buyers often look for a high refresh rate and resolution over anything else. However, OLEDs are becoming mainstream nowadays, and enthusiasts have never been more drawn to them. OLEDs aren’t perfect, as they can be absurdly expensive and might disrupt your entire PC building budget.
Thankfully, there are some appropriately priced options that shouldn’t be slept on.
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Currently, you can find the Acer Predator 27-inch WQHD OLED 240Hz gaming monitor for as low as $500, which usually sells for $900. That’s a massive savings of $400, and as of writing this article, the Acer Predator X27U is the most affordable 27-inch 2K OLED monitor you can buy.
Details On The Acer Predator X27U
In terms of build quality, the monitor is mostly made of durable plastic that doesn’t feel cheaply made, and the tripod stand holds up well against wobbles. You can tilt, swivel, and rotate the display vertically for better ergonomics. Being an OLED, the contrast ratio is near-infinite, the picture is saturated, vibrant, and blacks look inky. The panel isn’t the brightest out there, and its HDR performance leaves a bit to be desired. The monitor makes up for the lost ground in its wide viewing angles and its ability to mitigate reflections, thanks to the matte coating.
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The panel is highly color-accurate and covers 100.0% of the sRGB color gamut and 95.5% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. This makes the monitor a viable option for video and photo editing, and when not being productive, you can fully immerse yourself in the visually appealing picture quality of the OLED panel in gaming and content consumption.
The monitor elevates the gaming experience with its high refresh rate of 240Hz. Fast-paced shooter games turn out smooth, and paired with their VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) technology, the scenes are tear-free and easy on the eye. A low total response time of 1.4 ms reduces blurring and ghosting to make the overall gaming experience even more enjoyable.
You will need to have a powerful gaming PC with a high-end GPU to be able to push frames close to 240Hz and take full advantage of the refresh rate. Realistically, only e-sports titles can reach such numbers on regular gaming rigs.
At its highest refresh rate and native resolution, you can expect the input lag to be just around 3.0 ms, which makes gaming engaging, and competitive players can’t complain either. There are some issues with the monitor, especially if you want to connect it to your PlayStation 5. Having support for only HDMI 2.0 means that it cannot run at 4k @ 120Hz and have VRR turned on at the same time.
If you try to do so, then it will downscale the output, so you’ll actually be getting a 1440p image. With the Xbox Series X/S, the monitor cannot run at 120Hz on any resolution, so you’ll have to make do with 60Hz. All these complications with consoles are enough to be a deal-breaker, and only PC gamers should consider this gaming monitor.
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