Acer Predator X34 V 175Hz QD-OLED Ultrawide
As an Amazon Associate 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 garner a lot of interest in the gaming monitor space. The Acer X34 V of the Predator series is one such offering, with ultrawide QD-OLED panel. Dark matte materials are used throughout. The stand has a ‘penguin foot’ design and appears to be coated metal – with a dark grey base and black neck. The screen has a prominent bottom bezel with speaker grille texture, which houses forwards-facing 2 x 5W speakers. The top and side bezels are dual-stage with slim panel border flush with the rest of the screen, plus thin hard plastic out part. The OSD (On Screen Display) is controlled by a joystick facing downwards towards the right side of the bottom bezel.
A ~34″ Samsung Display QD-OLED (Quantum Dot OLED) panel is used with 3440 x 1440 (21:9 ultrawide) resolution. A 1800R (moderate) curve is included to create a little bit of extra immersion, without feeling unnatural. A 175Hz refresh rate is supported, alongside Adaptive-Sync – allowing VRR technologies including Nvidia ‘G-SYNC Compatible’ and AMD FreeSync Premium to be used with an assumed 48 – 175Hz VRR range (plus LFC). A glossy screen with anti-reflective treatment is expected and a 1m:1 static contrast ratio, 178°/178° viewing angles and 10-bit colour support are specified. The monitor is ‘Eyesafe 2.0’ certified, with a peak of blue light shifted to less energetic wavelengths to potentially improve viewing comfort. A 250 cd/m² (1000 cd/m² HDR peak) typical maximum luminance is specified alongside a 99% DCI-P3 colour gamut. The monitor responds to HDR10 content with VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification, with additional HDR settings designed for higher brightness pulses. The monitor can put its per-pixel illumination, 10-bit colour support and generous gamut to good use here.
A 0.1ms grey to grey response time is specified – pay little attention to the exact figure, but OLED technology is known to be very strong in this area. The stand includes tilt, height adjustment (120mm or 4.72 inches) and swivel. It attaches via a quick-release mechanism and can be removed to reveal 100 x 100mm VESA holes for alterative mounting. RGB LED strips are included down the left and right sides at the rear, with a flip-down headphone hook towards the top of the stand and a cable-tidy loop towards the bottom. The ports face backwards in a recessed area beneath the stand attachment point and include; 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (plus Type-B upstream), HDMI 2.0, 2 DP 1.4 ports, USB-C (65W PD, DP Alt Mode), a 3.5mm audio output and AC power input (internal power converter). Further details can be found in this press release, which lists the monitor with Q4 2023 availability for ~$1300 USD.
