Acer Predator X27U F3 480Hz QHD OLED
As an Amazon Associate and Newegg Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases made using the “Buy” button at the bottom of this post. Where possible, you'll be redirected to your nearest store. Further information on supporting our work.OLED monitors are exceptionally responsive, making them great candidates for high refresh rate competitive gaming. The Acer Predator X27U F3 is built around this premise, bumping the refresh rate all the way up to 480Hz. The monitor sports aggressive styling, with dark grey coated metal tripod-style stand base and mixed grey and black elements along the neck. The top and side bezels are dual-stage, with slim panel border flush with the rest of the screen plus thin hard plastic outer part. An ‘active area’ (overprovisioning of pixels) between the image and panel border is used for the ‘screen move’ feature, one of the ‘OLED screen protection’ mechanisms. The OSD (On Screen Display) is controlled by a joystick beneath the centre of the bottom bezel.
A 26.5″ 2560 x 1440 (QHD or 1440p) LG Display WOLED panel is adopted with 480Hz refresh rate and improved RGWB subpixel layout, designed to reduce text fringing. VRR is supported via Adaptive-Sync (and presumably HDMI 2.1 VRR), allowing technologies such as Nvidia ‘G-SYNC Compatible’ and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro to be used with 48 – 480Hz VRR range plus LFC expected. Other aspects of note include a matte anti-glare screen surface, 1.5m:1 static contrast ratio, 178°/178° viewing angles and 10-bit colour. The monitor is flicker-free with 99% DCI-P3 colour gamut specified alongside peak brightness values of 275 cd/m² (SDR typical), 450 cd/m² (SDR peak, with ABL) and 1300 cd/m² (HDR peak, 1.5% window). A ‘Constant Brightness’ setting can be activated which avoids distracting ABL (Automatic Brightness Limiter) behaviour under SDR. A factory calibration is included with specified DeltaE <1.
The monitor responds to HDR10 content and can make use of the usual per-pixel dimming, alongside 10-bit colour and good use of the generous DCI-P3 gamut. With some decent bursts of brightness as well. A 0.03ms grey to grey response time is specified – the exact figure is best ignored, as usual, but OLED technology is known for exceptional pixel responsiveness. The included stand attaches centrally via a quick-release mechanism and offers full adjustability, including a very generous 165mm (6.50 inches) height adjustment and pivot into portrait. 100 x 100mm VESA mounting is supported for alternative mounting. The ports face downwards and include; DC power input (external ‘power brick’), 2 HDMI 2.1 ports, DP 1.4 (with DSC), USB-C (90W PD, DP Alt Mode, upstream data), a 3.5mm audio output and 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports plus Type-B upstream. KVM is supported for easy sharing of connected USB peripherals and display input switching between 2 systems. 2 x 5W speakers are included for potentially fairly rich sound output.
Further details can be found in this press release. The monitor is due Q3 2024 for ~$1200 USD (€1200).
