Acer XV241Y X with 270Hz Full HD IPS panel
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The monitor employs a 23.8″ 1920 x 1080 (Full HD or 1080p) IPS-type panel. A matte anti-glare screen surface is included, whilst a 1000:1 static contrast and 178° horizontal and vertical viewing angles are specified alongside 8-bit colour support. A 270Hz refresh rate is supported, with Adaptive-Sync – including AMD FreeSync Premium with an assumed 48 – 270Hz VRR range plus LFC. A flicker-free WLED backlight offers 99% sRGB coverage and a 350 cd/m² typical maximum luminance. Low Blue Light (LBL) settings are also included to aid relaxing viewing. The luminance is boosted to a specified 400 cd/m² for HDR10 purposes, with VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification included. This allows 10-bit colour processing to be used with the aid of GPU dithering. It’s only a basic HDR level, though, without local dimming or an appropriately generous colour gamut being required.
A 1ms or ‘0.5ms min’ grey to grey response time is specified, which as usual should be approached with caution. We’d expect the VRB (Visual Response Boost) strobe backlight setting to feature, although that hasn’t been specified in the initial marketing material. The screen is fully adjustable, including 120mm (4.72 inches) height adjustment and pivot into portrait. The stand can be removed using a quick-release mechanism to reveal 100 x 100mm VESA holes. The ports face downwards and include; 2 HDMI 2.0 ports, DP 1.2a+ (HDR feature set) and a 3.5mm headphone jack. 2 x 2W speakers are also included, for basic sound reproduction.
Further details are available on the manufacturer’s website. The monitor is listed for ~$300 USD. An alternative version with tilt-only stand of different design is also available, the VG241Y X.
