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Acer Predator XB271HU 27" 1440p 144hz $876.00 Delivered @ Futu Online (eBay) (Alternative seller link inside)

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P1xellat3d on 19/07/2016 - 16:45 ebay.com.au (3023 clicks)
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CTEC20

Hi All!

In light of the recent eBay 20% off deals, I have come across this monitor that seems to be the cheapest ($951.80 is the cheapest on Staticice as at 19/07/2016).

Seems to be a good contender against the ASUS ROG Swift however I don't have either monitors so best to look up your own reviews.

Use the code CTEC20 when checking out to apply the discount.

Original eBay 20% off tech deal post

Happy OzBargaining!

EDIT: As of 20/07/2016 17:25PM EST the listing appears to be out of stock.

EDIT2: Courtesy of @Richiie, PC Byte (eBay) has this with an ETA of 3rd August and it is $0.80 cheaper -> link here PC Byte has also sold out on this

EDIT3: Just received an eBay message from futu_online saying they cannot fulfill the order and will issue refund/offer $50 off any other monitor. Paid AU $1,095.00 with PAYPAL on 19 Jul, 2016 18:11 AEST for those that are wondering.
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  • Junior74 on 19/07/2016 - 18:56
    +3

    If you do plan on having more then one it's really important not to buy cheap Display Port Cables. note: You need to use the Display Ports on your Card for G-Sync 144hz (Actually this monitor overclocks to 165hz).

    This is the one time I have seen cables make a difference.

    I have 2SLIxGTX970 with 3 DP ports and 3 of these monitors. On cheap cables (due to length issues I tried two longer ones from MSY and one that came with the monitor) I had trouble getting more than 2 monitors to sync up at one time. After some research I found Accell Cables on Amazon that work perfectly- a massive difference just in syncing and displaying a picture.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0098HVZBE/ref=oh_aui_deta… …hint* Get the shortest length you need!

    There are lots of people with complaints about Back Light Bleed, but either I'm lucky or I dont see it on mine (Mine are all October 2015 stock). You will get IPS glow though, but realistically I don't notice it in game. Other complaints are the finicky menu system, but I dont need a fancy GUI to change brightness settings.

    I pesonally love mine, but you are paying a lot of money. I will say I prefer 3 monitors vs 1 ultrawide as it's easier to use lots of windows for productivity and I only switch to Nvidia Surround during certain games (racing, space sim)-which does push my GPU :(. You do notice much smoother gameplay with higher hertz and G-sync for the stuff I have seen anyway.

    As mentioned earlier the red base and Logo aren't as showy as they seem in pictures but my theme is red so it works well for me.

    • digitalaxon on 19/07/2016 - 22:08
      +2

      I've had similar experiences with cheaper display port cables but for my Philips 40" screen.

      Went to MSY web site, bought a longer DP cable as the provided cable was too short, connected it, it worked, but my screen was stuck at 30Hz @ 4K. Nvidia driver refused to change to 60Hz even when setting the monitor to DP 1.2…

      Bought a DP cable from Cable Chicks, plugged it in, 60Hz.

      While I know most of us have laughed at over priced HDMI as being pointless (as the bandwidth is there in cheap and expensive cables, why spend $100 on a cable when a $10 does the same job?) it seems DP is more sensitive to cable quality when dealing with higher signaling frequencies.

      I believe the ones that MSY sell are not the high speed versions of DP hence the issue in my case.

      I am not trying to suggest MSY is selling defective cables, but rather they are selling DP cables that cannot handle higher bandwidth requirements and for users running at 1080P the cables MSY sell might be perfectly usable and fit for purpose for them.

      • AliensStoleMyMoney on 19/07/2016 - 23:30

        msy selll cheap ones for every day but can get better quality ones with dp cables it is a case of you get waht you pay for

  • p3t0r on 19/07/2016 - 19:04

    Any owners of this monitor ever had one of the Korean 1440p monitors (catleap, achiva etc) able to compare experience \ quality difference?

    • scrimshaw on 19/07/2016 - 19:16
      +1

      I don't have 1440p because I'm a cheapskate, but I bought this 24" 1080p 144hz monitor for $202 and I'm pretty impressed with it.

      Just note it is neither Freesync or G-Sync capable. It's just a monitor capable of 144hz and with 1ms response rate.

  • f0x13 on 19/07/2016 - 19:10

    Hot damn i'd be all over this if it were freesync. Good post OP.

    • GunnerMcDagget on 19/07/2016 - 19:21
      +1

      Ordered the Samsung 28" 4k with Freesync from Futu online for $520. Not a bad monitor for the price

      • f0x13 on 19/07/2016 - 20:22

        Thanks for the heads up!

        Gotta weigh the pros and cons though: Samsung 4K @ 60hz for $520 or Asus 1440p @ 144hz for $200 extra….

        • AliensStoleMyMoney on 19/07/2016 - 21:43
          +1

          get the 144hz trust me friend owned both and i tried both and prefered the 144hz and bought one never go back to 60hz (i was having the same troubles with this seems its a common upgrade debate )

        • GunnerMcDagget on 20/07/2016 - 09:02

          @AliensStoleMyMoney: Definitely if you can afford it. After you go to 144hz it's hard to go back and it's hard to run 4k at a respectable frame rate. I'd go the Asus myself if I wasn't such a cheapskate.

  • Hornpub on 19/07/2016 - 19:21
    -4

    i mean come on, almost 900$ for a monitor?

    i know it is super normal for gamer, but please take a second thought before commit yourself into "serious gaming" gears.

    i am photographer, so i knows there are professional color grading monitors that cost more than my 2005 civic car.

    why this "gaming monitor" deserve to be so expensive when the only remarkable technology is just the frame rate, which isn't very hard to archive now.

    this is a huge market for the companies and as "gamers" who love jump into.

    i really wish those korean monitor can be soon popular so the overall price can go down, which may result more sale for the companies and happy face for us as well.

    • Tyrx on 19/07/2016 - 22:35
      +6

      the only remarkable technology is just the frame rate, which isn't very hard to archive now.

      Please share your wisdom with manufacturers…. All the IPS 144HZ monitors are incredibly expensive because AU Optronics got ahead of their competition and managed to create a high-refresh rate IPS panel (AU Optronics M270DAN02) with minimal response time and input lag. All the high refresh rate IPS monitors on the market literally use the exact same panel because nobody else has created anything like this. It was a massive breakthrough when AUO managed to get IPS down to 6ms on all transitions. Other panel manufacturers (like LG) have barely made any progress in that area, and that isn't from a lack of trying.

      • Hornpub on 20/07/2016 - 02:58

        how about those 400$ TN 144hz 23' monitors? the extra spec speaks itself for double the price?

        • edfoo on 20/07/2016 - 07:25

          Yes.

        • Hornpub on 20/07/2016 - 09:15

          @edfoo: 4' more display worth 400$? no way.

        • edfoo on 20/07/2016 - 10:48
          +1

          @Hornpub: Err. 4 more inches plus better IPS panel (not the cheap TN panel). So hell yeah.

        • Knightelf on 20/07/2016 - 14:43
          +1

          @Hornpub:
          IPS >>> TN

        • Hornpub on 21/07/2016 - 02:13

          @edfoo: guess you must be rich.

        • edfoo on 21/07/2016 - 08:11
          +1

          @Hornpub: Nope, and I am not buying this monitor either, just stating the reason why these types of monitors are so expensive. If you can't afford these type of technology, stop complaining, may be in a few years time they will get cheaper. Hey I am not going to whinge just because Lamborghini is not planning to sell a Avendator for $100,000 here.

    • fatal on 20/07/2016 - 16:49

      You forgot the G-Sync module which nVidia charges a premium on.

      After running a 24" G-Sync monitor with my 980ti, I will never buy another monitor without G-Sync/Freesync. I could not believe how much difference the technology makes.

      • Hornpub on 22/07/2016 - 04:08

        some test show Gsync adds input delay as well. definitely not as much as Vsync, it is more than just OFF.

        • fatal on 26/07/2016 - 17:37
          +2

          Been using it with an AOC G-Sync monitor with twitch shooters and I've not noticed it.

          Might be there if tested in a lab, but it's not something you'll notice day to day.

  • [Deactivated] on 19/07/2016 - 19:22

    Is there a difference between buying a 4k monitor and then downscaling it to 1440p or just buy a 2K monitor instead.

    • P1xellat3d on 19/07/2016 - 20:08
      +2

      As an owner of a 4K monitor I can tell you now that downscaling to 2k or even 1080p is a horrible experience.

      You are displaying a resolution with twice the pixels, but for some reason it's not sharper but instead a lot blurrier (someone with more knowledge on this please feel free to chime in).

      • beyondtool on 19/07/2016 - 21:38
        +4

        All about resolution. If you have a 3840x2160 pixels (4k) screen and you are trying to display 2556x1440 (2k) content on it the pixels don't divide in evenly resulting in the 2k image being smeared/blurred across an uneven number of pixels. You would need a 5112 x 2880 pixel screen to display the 2K content so that each pixel in the image displayed fits neatly into a 2x2 pixels square on the monitor.

        However, 1920x1080p content 'should' in theory look sharp on a 4K screen because it fits evenly in the available resolution exactly 4 times (1 image pixel fits into each 2x2 pixel square on the monitor). This depends on the monitor though, as it may have a built in upscaling method that automatically blurs the image which you would have to ensure is turned off (on my Samsung monitor this is called Magic Upscale).

        • c0balt on 21/07/2016 - 13:01

          All good but 2560x1440 is significantly more pixels than 2k.

          2k is 2048x1080 (which is half of real 4K, not UHD). UHD is close enough to 4K that the terms have pretty much become interchangeable (unless you shoot video, then you need to make sure your edit timelines are in UHD or 4K if you want to edit on a native timeline and not have to scale/render each frame from your source video).

          The in theory part about 4K being 4x 1080p and therefor should display 1080p fine is as you said display dependant. My UHD TV will apply a silly amount of post on 1080p inputs which adds a bit of blurring and increases the input lag. I've tried it on a 28" 4K monitor on display and watching 1080p was pixel perfect.

          So maybe the rule of thumb is that if it's a UHD TV without a 'game mode' then the 1080p input will be scaled and processed, if it's a 4K monitor with no real scaler or post processing then it can look as the theory suggests it should.

  • ltwo on 19/07/2016 - 19:30
    +1

    Not after a 'gaming' monitor. I do, however, really like the quality on those Apple displays (the 27" ones). Is there anything else similar for cheaper?

  • Rizzler on 19/07/2016 - 19:32

    Could someone recommend a 27" monitor for use with PS4 and to connect with PC (non-gaming) should I look at 24" ??? Does a 1440p monitor look bad on a PS4???

    • backslashio on 19/07/2016 - 20:41

      It'd look perfectly fine with a PS4, it'd simply change to 1080p instead of 1440p when using that console and go back to 1440p for PC use

      • Rizzler on 19/07/2016 - 20:50

        That's what I thought, but some of my peers seem to think that it won't look as sharp as a native screen. Thanks for your opinion!

        • backslashio on 19/07/2016 - 23:10
          +1

          Personally I'm using a 2560x1080p screen for my PS4 but its still native 1080p. Anyway I'd much rather have a 27" than downgrading to 24" purely because of a slight sharpness issue

  • happyjoyjoy007 on 19/07/2016 - 19:33

    Wow great price. For those of you that own it, is there any info on Dead Pixel policy, and did you have any?

    • beyondtool on 19/07/2016 - 21:18

      Acer's dead pixel policy is the worst of the industry, the Acer Predator XB271HU for instance can have up to 16 dead pixels: http://www.acer.com/ac/en/IN/content/dead-pixel
      For comparison, Samsung's dead pixel policy is that you can return any monitor with 1 or more bright pixels within 7 days or within the warranty period more than 7 dead pixels: http://www.samsung.com/my/support/warranty/. A Jb Hifi salesman said Samsung Australia will still swap any monitor with any dead pixels within 14 days of purchase.

      • GunnerMcDagget on 21/07/2016 - 09:42

        That link is for the American Samsung warranty. The Australian one doesn't mention dead pixels at all. I spent all last night going through their warranty information as I received purchased a Samsung monitor yesterday that has around 22 dead pixels. I believe standard consumer law considers it DOA if it has over 7 dead pixels so I should be good regardless but I just found it odd that all mention of dead pixels have been removed from Samsung warranty.

    • AliensStoleMyMoney on 19/07/2016 - 21:38

      ive oned about 6 acer monitors in my life only remember 1 monitor having pixels and it was 2 i think so their policy sucks but from my experience they got good quality control

      • beyondtool on 20/07/2016 - 11:12
        +1

        Still a lottery with a $876 ticket price…

        There were major QC issues with the acer predator when it was first released, forums were filled with complaints. I worked it support at a school which had all Acer branded PCs about 8 years ago and most of them had motherboard issues, it was as bad as the MSI popped caps fiasco.

  • beyondtool on 19/07/2016 - 21:04

    I picked up a Samsung 1080p 27in F591 curved freesync monitor recently and are extremely happy with the colour, contrast, and gaming performance on an r290 rig, paid $480 from Jb Hifi. The blacks are excellent wonderfully dark and no backlight bleed. I'm thinking about getting another two for eyefinity if AMD ever get their act together.

    I personally wouldn't touch an Acer monitor with a bargepole, their track record is worse than Segates. The Acer Predator XB271HU has decidedly average colour and backlight bleed issues based on some of the reviews I have read. There's plenty of owner reviews here if that floats your boat: http://www.overclock.net/t/1581181/acer-xb271hu-share-your-e…

  • NakedTechPodcast on 19/07/2016 - 22:53

    Is it fair to say 144Hz only really matters for FPS games? I play FIFA, XCom, etc. Will a 1060 be sufficient for a 1440p screen?

    • scrimshaw on 19/07/2016 - 23:28

      For game genres that are slow paced such as RTS or 4X, having a 144hz display will do nothing.

      I suppose for some RTS games with good graphics, such as Dawn of War, having a +60FPS framerate will make things look more cinematic or realistic, but in my opinion, is not completely neccessary.

      • c0balt on 21/07/2016 - 09:36

        "Cinematic" is 24fps with a 180* shutter angle. So unless the 3D camera in game is emulating shutter speed in relation to fps, there will never be a 'cinematic' look on a game.

        http://neiloseman.com/?p=4221

    • edfoo on 19/07/2016 - 23:31

      Yes, 144Hz is only good for keen first-person shooter games. Other genres of game don't need 144Hz, not sure if you will notice the difference in these games.

  • SaveMeDollars on 19/07/2016 - 23:16

    I bought this monitor a few months ago. I didn't like the design at the start but after a while I didn't think about it because the image quality is really good. Worth the $$$ in my opinion because I don't change monitors that often and will probably buy another new PC before changing this monitor. I'm running a GTX980ti which keeps up with this monitor at 1440p resolution. If you don't have Nvidia GPU to run at 1440p I wouldn't recommend this because of the cost unless you plan to upgrade in the future. I bought this over the Asus ROG of similar spec because that was more known for IPS bleed and was more expensive for the same panel. Good price as it has made me think of buying another one

  • ry34 on 19/07/2016 - 23:37

    Currently using a BenQ XL2720Z @ 144hz 1080p with an nVidia 3D vision setup, I'm tempted to move to a 1440p screen… but! I will lose the ability to use 3D vision… thoughts?

    • QuickdraW on 20/07/2016 - 02:50
      +2

      Thought the 3D gimmick was over.

    • pw2002au on 20/07/2016 - 09:46

      Have to agree with Quickdraw - its all VR now … question would be if VR would transfer over in some way to make use of the 3D capabilities.

      • c0balt on 21/07/2016 - 13:46

        VR is horrible though for watching movies compared to a monitor of the last ~20 years (I own a Vive and have 200+ hours 'in' it, and would take a circa 2001 17" 1024x768 LCD display over the Vive if I had to watch a movie/video.

        3d vision still would be good for watching 3d video content, if that rocks your boat, which it doesn't for me unless it's at IMAX.

  • congo on 20/07/2016 - 10:22

    Will this make much of a difference if I plug my PS4 in for gaming?
    Or does it require a high end GPU on desktop?
    Thanks.

    • pharcyde on 20/07/2016 - 10:46

      Nah it won't make a difference. PS4 (and Xbone) are capped at 60hz.

      • congo on 20/07/2016 - 10:48
        +1

        Ok Thanks.
        Saved $876. Wife will be happy.

  • dunker56 on 20/07/2016 - 11:33
    +1

    As someone who has a 24inch 144hz 1080p screen I'll say this. 144hz for gaming is a priority, it trumps (imo) resolution and screen size any day of the week. I would rather play csgo at 1600x1050 and get 200+fps (and therefore see 144fps) than get 2560x1440 and get capped down to 60fps (60hz). Once u see it in person you can't go back. It is akin to buying an expensive HiFi and using the shittiest speakers around. Why spend all that money on a pc or gfx card and not see it perform the way it should :S

    Having said that… I'm currently 'cheating' on this 1080p screen and pushing it to 1440p (I also tried 4k). 1440p on a 24 inch makes sense, but I have my reservations on a 27 inch. My feelings are that if I went for a 1440p on a 27 inch I would still need a second monitor, but if it outputted 4k then I think I could make do.
    Personally I'm gonna wait for a 144hz 4k 27-30inch in the months/years to come and make do with my 24 inch 144hz for now. I just have limited space and would prefer to ditch a screen, 4k 27 inch+ would enable that (but I want 144hz with it god dammit!).

    Just my 2 cents.

    • c0balt on 21/07/2016 - 10:00

      I went the opposite way in 2011. I had a high refresh rate 1080p TN panel and swapped that for a 2560x1440 IPS 60hz display and the difference was night and day.

      As someone who watches movies/tv series/youtube, works, studied, and games on their computer - the colour gamut of IPS and high resolution are much more important than refresh rate. Even though the IPS monitor had increased response time and decreased refresh rate, it was still so much nicer to game on where everything pops and has depth opposed to the flat, dull, dithered look of TN panels.

      Once you have seen the extra colours and the way they pop (along with the extra resolution), there's no way to go back to a high refresh rate but poor colour accuracy with a dull flat look and lower resolution monitor.

      • Haters.Inc on 21/07/2016 - 10:55
        +1

        Two completely polarising opinions… which one to believe?! :(

        • c0balt on 21/07/2016 - 11:24
          +1

          Walk into a shop that has both and try them for yourself.

          You can bring a laptop in with you and they may let you try out some games.

          My opinion after using many, many monitors over my time (including working daily with professional SDI broadcast monitors) is that IPS is much more important than TN, then 1440p is much more important than 1080p (1440p is where you can do things like having 2 half screen applications side by side which is a necessity for productivity, and things like watching youtube at the same time as surfing the web), then it's pixel response time and then it's refresh rate in terms of importance to me.

          Or you could just do a no compromise solution and get something like this monitor which has the best of all worlds (although sounds like quite a few QC issues with this). Personally I'm waiting for a 34" 3440x1440 IPS, low latency, low response time, high refresh rate monitor, high dynamic range, super deep blacks ect ect ect to get around $1000 (probably still a few years away) before I upgrade from what I have.

  • DingoBilly on 20/07/2016 - 15:06

    What kind of graphics card would you need for this?

    Are we talking more GTX 1060/RX 480, or more 1070/1080?

    • Audisez on 20/07/2016 - 15:34

      Depends on what you're looking for, currently, not even the 1080 can max out the latest games at this res+refresh rate. If you tone down some of the more intensive settings then the 1080 might be able to reach 2560x1440 at 165hz but even then I doubt it.

      If you are just looking for 1440p at 60ish fps on high then a 1060/480 would be enough. Personally, I'd go try to find a good deal on a 1070 as the 1080 is either out of stock or overpriced due to the high demand right now.

  • buddylove on 20/07/2016 - 18:58

    Looks like the Futu Ebay Store is saying 'This item is out of stock'

    • P1xellat3d on 20/07/2016 - 19:31

      Updated.

      Judging by the Purchase History on eBay for this item, it looks like 56 were sold since the deal was posted.

      Apparently some users have received an email informing of a 3-4 week delay.

  • epitone on 20/07/2016 - 20:26
    +1

    PCByte also has this monitor on sale for $1 cheaper.

    • P1xellat3d on 20/07/2016 - 20:29

      Good spot! I'll update it in the post for people to see.

  • fap on 21/07/2016 - 09:38

    271 vs 270 for 495?
    Seems like all I'll be missing is qhd, don't really mind running a 970…
    http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/Acer-XB270H-27-LED-LCD-1MS-FHD-DP-U…?

    • Knightelf on 21/07/2016 - 09:57

      That's a TN panel, hence why it's so much cheaper

  • thedirtywest on 21/07/2016 - 15:05

    I received an eBay message from Futu Online saying my order for XB271HU has been cancelled. Below is the reason they gave me:

    "Although we did have a Large committed order with Acer they have contacted us to advise the order is cancelled as they can no longer supply the stock, so the remaining orders we have left to ship out cannot be arranged."

    Futu Online offers me a $50 discount on any other monitor they are currently selling so I decided to switch it to the older model with basically the same spec XB270HU.

    Still very frustrating and hopefully they will carry out this order.

    • P1xellat3d on 21/07/2016 - 15:56

      Do you know around what time you made the order on eBay?

      An estimate time can probably help others (including me) on working out if we can also expect a cancellation email.

      Side note: you can also place an order with PC Byte who appears to be still taking preorders for the 3rd of August.

      • thedirtywest on 21/07/2016 - 17:12

        I put the order on 9:50 AM 20/07/2016.

        Should not have literately "slept on it".

        • P1xellat3d on 21/07/2016 - 17:29

          Bummer. Sorry to hear.

      • hammershammered on 21/07/2016 - 18:00

        Placed mine at 17:09 on 19/07 and it's gone.

        Must've only had one to sell.

        • fraudie on 21/07/2016 - 18:08

          Ordered on the 19th as well and had to contact seller before they sent me the copy paste cancel order message

      • epitone on 28/07/2016 - 17:34
        +1

        Orders from PC Byte are now delayed till end of August. Either get a refund, replacement monitor or wait it out.

        • P1xellat3d on 28/07/2016 - 21:13

          Can confirm - received this message from them also.

          Currently organizing to pay the difference to upgrade to a slightly better one.

    • Richy on 22/07/2016 - 11:16

      Oh damn. Yeah when I was looking at the monitor previously, they had 3 available according to ebay. Then not long after it had changed to more than 10.

      Perhaps they tried to place another order with Acer during the deal, which has now fallen through :/

  • 2pro4sho on 21/07/2016 - 20:24

    Ordered at like 16:00 on 19/07. Order cancelled. No refund yet. Now pcbyte also out of stock. What a bunch of clowns. Why take orders before you have/confirmed stock?

    • P1xellat3d on 21/07/2016 - 21:18
      +1

      I am very disappointed also.

      Given that I was the first to purchase one after I posted the deal (4:30pm) and purchased at 6:10pm (I checked the sold log on eBay) and I still got the refund / cancellation email, it was realistically out of stock long before I posted the deal :(

      • 2pro4sho on 21/07/2016 - 22:38
        +2

        Great deal OP. Bad company unfortunately. Now will have to chase this refund

  • degske on 23/07/2016 - 15:50

    Anyone get a refund yet??? i have a felling its gonna take a while what a joke!

    • P1xellat3d on 24/07/2016 - 07:51

      I got a refund initiated through PayPal on Friday, paid via AMEX so it might take a few days to revert back to my card.

      If they haven't started the refund process yet I would recommend requesting it through eBay yourself.

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