OSD Settings, Viewing Angles
OSD Settings
The OSD settings for this panel are fairly straightforward. The first thing to pop up is a quick menu of icons corresponding to color settings, brightness (0-100), Overdrive (3 levels), ULMB (85 and 100Hz), and more detailed settings:
Hitting the corresponding button (there are 5 buttons) brings you straight into that submenu. Those who frequently change settings should have no trouble learning the pattern to get to a specific option for rapid adjustment. Here's a look at the detailed menu presented when choosing the rightmost option:
All of the quick options from that initial menu are also tweakable from within this more detailed list. Here I'm showing the settings tab, which includes Overdrive, ULMB, and the USB charging port seen on the previous page. Also available is a 'Refresh Rate Bar':
The bar can appear either 4 or 8 pixels wide, and shows as an overlay on the lower left corner of the display. It's a cool idea on paper, but in practice it is not as usable as I would have liked, mainly because the bar is only updated every 10 seconds. I would imagine that the person who wants to see this bar would also want to see it updated more frequently (maybe even instantaneous).
Viewing Angles
Viewing angle tests show us the ability for a monitor to reproduce an accurate image (with color and brightness) from different directions. If you are sitting at your desk and slouch down, or move your chair to the side, will the screen still show you the image you expect? The easiest comparison we can make here is directly against the ASUS ROG Swift. The following images will alternate between the ROG Swift and the Acer Predator at various matched angles. The Lagom.nl Viewing Angle Test was used for these photos.
Straight ahead
ROG Swift:
Predator XB270HU:
As you can see, the IPS panel is far superior in viewing angles to the Swift. The TN panel of the Swift, while better than most, still goes as far as to change apparent color as viewing height changes even slightly. The straight ahead photo shows only a thin horizontal band where color reproduction is accurate. The Acer Predator does not exhibit these effects when viewed at the same angle and distance.
5 Degree Down
ROG Swift:
Predator XB270HU:
35 Degree Up
ROG Swift:
Predator XB270HU:
45 Degree Right
ROG Swift:
Predator XB270HU:
The Acer Predator sees a slight change in contrast when viewed at side angles. This is common with IPS displays, as blacks will appear lighter at these angles (the effect is known as 'IPS glow'). Overall though, the benefits of an IPS screen technology are definitive in our images as the Acer display offers much more accurate and consistent color and brightness from all angles shown above.
“One aberration we noted in
“One aberration we noted in the specs was a lack of included USB 3.0 cable.”
Not sure if Acer changed their mind or whatever, but mine had one included. Was a pleasant surprise after reading this review. 🙂
The lower right corner bleed
The lower right corner bleed is massive and really annoying. It is also considered as “work as design” by Acer. This screen was the last piece of hardware I will buy from that company.
My monitor has no dead pixels
My monitor has no dead pixels but there is one annoying thing. Sometimes the right half of the screen will have vertical lines and nothing will stop it. Someone please help and tell me the problem with my monitor. My friend says its the Graphics Cards problem and I need to fix it. email me at BobLu323@gmail.com and tell me the problem please thank you
Are you aware of any
Are you aware of any competing displays coming out from other brands with the same features and the same or similar panel? I like the feature set but I lack confidence in Acer to provide a unit with good build quality and without any defects.
I haven’t seen this on my
I haven’t seen this on my Benq XL2730Z, though my old PG278Q Swift did have this issue and finally broke from it I believe.
Asus couldn’t fix and and had no replacements so they refunded me, I t lasted 7 months.
It most definitely also
It most definitely also occurs on the XL2730z, I’ve just returned a display bought on Nov 4th.
They all use the same 1440p pane, so it is expected they all exhibit the same problems.
I love this monitor. I have
I love this monitor. I have October model, So been playing games with 165gz refresh rate. This is awesome monitor. Sure it had bit bleeding light on 3 of 4 corners, this has not affected my gaming and is only noticeable when very dark screen. It expected to have little bleeding. Yet to see IPS monitor that dint have it. Key factor is 0 dead Pixels and amazing colours. Best monitor on market by long shot 🙂