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Acer XB280HK 28" TN LED Gaming Monitor 1MS UHD 4K 3840x2160 16:9 DisplayPort G-Sync - $519.20 + Free Delivery @ Futu Online eBay

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Acer XB280HK 28" TN LED Gaming Monitor 1MS UHD 4K 3840x2160 16:9 DisplayPort G-Sync - $519.20 + Free Delivery @ Futu Online eBay
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colblair on 17/01/2017 - 11:07 ebay.com.au (1139 clicks)
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I know there's another big monitor deal going on at the moment but this was the best priced 28" 4K G-Sync monitor I could find.

Best price on static ice is $649, although I've found it a bit cheaper elsewhere.

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Condition:
Brand New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is … Read more
Display Technology: LED LCD
Response Time: 1ms
Brand: Acer
Model: XB280HK
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
MPN: UM.PB0SA.002-D10
Video Inputs: DisplayPort
Screen Size: 28"
Maximum Refresh Rate (Hz): 60
Max. Resolution: 3840x2160
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Features: Security Lock Slot, Anti-Glare, Anti-Static
Brightness: 300cd/m²

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  • colblair on 17/01/2017 - 11:15
    +1

    With the cashback I think that brings it to $512.71

    • bikerdan on 17/01/2017 - 16:14

      I didn't see any cashback? Where did you see this?

      • colblair on 17/01/2017 - 16:18
        +1

        cashrewards standard ebay 1.25%

        • bikerdan on 17/01/2017 - 16:25
          +2

          okay, just learnt something there, thanks for that one! It seems I've been wasting a lot of my ebay purchases, cheers for the info!

        • colblair on 17/01/2017 - 16:26
          +1

          Oh don't worry, I make ebay purchases all the time and forget to use it…

        • Budju on 17/01/2017 - 19:21
          +3

          It's 1.25% off GST non-inclusive price. So in reality the discounted price is $513.36.

        • colblair on 17/01/2017 - 19:27

          Ah my bad, thanks

  • cloverke on 17/01/2017 - 11:19
    +3

    TN panel…Emm

    • c0balt on 17/01/2017 - 12:50
      +10

      There's been a lot of improvements to TN panels over the last couple of years that has gone a bit untold.

      They are now capable of 8 bit colour the same as IPS. No dithering or FPS control needed.

      They can be more colour accurate than IPS now and have less pixel refresh time (independent of panel refresh rate), so effectively they make significantly better gaming monitors provided you sit directly infront of it and don't move to the side (impossible for me as I like to lean on my arm rests) to prevent TN washout.

      TN is no longer a dirty word, IMO - it has a place back at the table.

      Explained here pretty well:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79r5rxS276Y

      • UFO on 17/01/2017 - 13:51
        +1

        Good video, thanks.
        For a minute there you lost me at TN vs IPS… but now i know :).

        For the money I'd rather a decent TN. IPS is good for field of view (more important in a laptop or mobile device), but square on like you'd use on a desktop, TN is fine with me.

        • c0balt on 17/01/2017 - 14:04
          +1

          I'm just glad they were able to upgrade bargain tech to keep it relevant at a good price point.

          I've been saying for a year that my next monitor will be an ultrawide 34" high refresh rate IPS - but that's ~$1500.

          That's 3 of these monitors… diminishing returns to the max.

        • Sxio on 17/01/2017 - 14:29

          @c0balt:

          That's exactly what I'm saving for now. An acer x34. But with this deal… I think I might be throwing away too much cash for something that's nice, but not necessary.

        • Arnor on 17/01/2017 - 20:21

          @Sxio: I bought an X34 last week, its soooooooooo worth it!!

        • Sxio on 17/01/2017 - 23:03

          @Arnor:

          It's like $1400 bro! I can get this monitor and most of a 1080 GTX for that price.

          But I still want one…

      • bogak on 17/01/2017 - 14:03

        I have the 24" TN and yes viewing is not great but it's for your computer so I doubt you will ever sit at an angle. Coloura and blacks aren't so great but the latency is awesome for gaming. If I didn't biy my 24" last year I would so get this one. Though there's always the issue of getting high FPS on a 4k Gsync monitor
        Edit: oh poop it's only 60hz, Nvm my comment

        • no not me on 17/01/2017 - 20:35

          People like to crap on TN a lot. It funny when they rather get the cheapest IPS, instead of a mid-high tier TN. Funnily enough, quality TN panels have pretty good colour accuracy. Cheap IPS have good viewing angles but pretty bad colour reproduction. As you said, TN is also better for gaming, the refresh rate is just much faster than IPS. Though at 4K, it won't matter since 60Hz is the limit imposed by hardware… At least, until Mini DisplayPort ups it to 120Hz and HDMI spends a few years catching up, as usual.

        • bogak on 20/01/2017 - 16:26

          @McFly:
          Only if the xb1/ps4 can do 4k @ 60FPS consistently. Good luck with that though.

        • McFly on 20/01/2017 - 16:56

          @bogak: What's this got to do with consoles?

        • bogak on 20/01/2017 - 20:38

          @McFly: well you're referring a hdmi comment where it's overtaking DP except it isn't. Both are making improvements. You wouldn't plug your PC to a gaming monitor via hdmi. Only reason you would use hdmi is for consoles. PC users wouldn't care about gaming monitors with hdmi.

  • mooreshady on 17/01/2017 - 11:20

    IPS or TN? Not a good deal if TN

    • Lukian on 17/01/2017 - 11:22

      XB270HU is the IPS model.

    • colblair on 17/01/2017 - 11:32

      Can you show me a link to a better priced 28" 4K G-Sync TN monitor?

        • UFO on 17/01/2017 - 13:51
          +2

          You're gunna get a lot of negs for that ;).

    • colblair on 17/01/2017 - 11:59
      +2

      There's a 27" UHD IPS deal someone else posted a few days ago
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/286566

      No G-Sync though, a little cheaper but not much

      • RI4V4N on 17/01/2017 - 15:56

        Gsync is really expensive generally though and most people have GeForce graphics cards.

    • no not me on 17/01/2017 - 20:32

      Good TN > Cheapest IPS. Also, TN is better for gaming, typically, the refresh rate is much higher. Even MacBook Pros, which have always had fairly well praised colour accuracy were using TN panels until 2012/2013 (or maybe from Retina onwards).

  • coprocessor8087 on 17/01/2017 - 11:25
    +2

    I was looking at this one and notice it only has 1 display port, NO HDMI, NO speaker.
    It will be hard time if any of your other devices (XBONE, PS4, PC with Nvidia Card, etc) also want to connect to this.

    I will wait for the other model XB281 to drop price, or other g-sync monitors.

    • McFly on 17/01/2017 - 11:35
      -1

      How can anyone make any monitor with just a single (DVI) input in 20162017, let alone a 4K one???
      I thought it was a mistake.

      • scuderiarmani on 17/01/2017 - 11:39

        Simple, price. Manufacturers make dozens of different Monitors, catering for a variety of needs, this is likely the cheapest route a 4K Monitor can be with G-Sync. So if G-Sync is your priority, and you want it cheap, this is catering for that.

        They'd likely figure anyone wanting a 4K Monitor with G-Sync likely has other speakers too…

        • colblair on 17/01/2017 - 11:52
          +3

          I haven't bought this yet, but if all you're looking at doing is connecting it to a PC and nothing else (which is what I'm looking for), you wouldn't really need any other inputs

        • scuderiarmani on 17/01/2017 - 12:12
          +2

          @colblair:
          Exactly, so why pay money for them.

        • McFly on 17/01/2017 - 12:35

          @scuderiarmani: Because future proofing (assuming HDMI 2 of course) for a tiny amount more is worth it.

        • scuderiarmani on 17/01/2017 - 13:44

          @McFly:
          Than get the model with those extras, it's a barebones to get 4K G-Sync, hence my point, they make dozens of models, their needs to be a difference.

      • elusive on 17/01/2017 - 12:53
        +1

        DisplayPort, not DVI. DisplayPort is the highest-bandwidth video interface currently available.

      • Velathial on 18/01/2017 - 07:58

        The model i purchased last year (27 inch, 144 hz G-sync) only had a Display port which will suck for most, but they're great monitors.

    • Butt Scratcher on 17/01/2017 - 13:26

      That was a limitation with the earlier g-sync modules, it still seems silly that they would even do that in the first place. The newer g-sync modules aren't much better still with one additional hdmi

  • rokkz on 17/01/2017 - 11:45

    60hz, no thanks, but fair deal. Peoples dont get confused with what G-sync does, is like V-sync, without loss frames but does NOT perform anything like 144hz.

    • roseyhead on 17/01/2017 - 11:49
      +5

      Can you even buy 4k monitors over 60hz yet? I can't imagine a 4k >60hz monitor with gsync selling for less than a thousand dollars.

      • RI4V4N on 17/01/2017 - 15:57

        From what I understand you can't. Display Port is the only thing that can do 60hz at 4K.

        • McFly on 17/01/2017 - 17:38

          Except for that other 'little-known' standard called HDMI, which BTW will support 10K/120Hz and 'variable refresh rate' this year (2.1.)

        • no not me on 17/01/2017 - 21:49

          @McFly: It's a shame that DisplayPort never overtook HDMI in terms market share. I guess it's kind of good that HDMI, DisplayPort's commercial counterpart is now ahead of the free, open alternative, in terms of manufacturers 'getting what they pay for' ergo licensing fees. Funnily enough, HDMI 2.1 is able to support 10K @120Hz thanks to DSC 1.2 – which is created by VESA (who also created DisplayPort). This should be indicative of 1.5 being able to, at the bare minimum, level things with HDMI 2.1.

          Still, I hope DisplayPort 1.5 is announced soon, it'll probably blow everything away again.

        • RI4V4N on 18/01/2017 - 11:44

          @no not me: good to know. Thanks. I assume it's a hardware update not just a software one though right? So will need newer monitors?

        • no not me on 18/01/2017 - 19:37

          @RI4V4N: yeah, I'm pretty sure the controller needs to be updated so it's a hardware thing.

      • bws132 on 17/01/2017 - 20:59

        HDMI 2.1 can…but not sure if any cards support it yet
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Yc5YD0kEc
        Yeah over a thousand dollars

    • theguyrules on 17/01/2017 - 11:58

      You wouldn't be able to run anything decent at 4K > 60hz anyway, without a ludicrously expensive rig.
      Plus the monitor would be ludicrously expensive.

    • scuderiarmani on 17/01/2017 - 12:11
      +1

      There is no such thing as over 60hz at 4K I believe, new monitors at CES 2017 relied on non consumer GPU's to achieve anything higher. I don't believe the outputs on consumer cards can even handle it yet, only the Quaddro cards can.

      G-Sync on 4K is a necessity IMO, to maintain a smooth image on a very taxing resolution that no single GPU will always handle.

      • mavis30551 on 17/01/2017 - 12:33
        +1

        But surely you can run 1440 on a 4k Monitor and get high frames?

        Thats what I would do anyway

        • stevenlab91 on 17/01/2017 - 13:01
          +2

          I've asked this question before and got this response:

          (Correct me if I'm wrong anyone)

          4K doesn't scale down well to 1440p as the pixel ratios are different.
          I've been told you should scale:
          4k down to 1080p
          1440p down to 720p

        • c0balt on 17/01/2017 - 13:03

          Would be an interesting comparison between running 1080 or 1440 on 4K.

          1080 has 1:4 scaling so everything should look fine, but 1440 would have more detail but potentially have scaling issues around that extra detail.

          Would be one of those things that people could feel strongly about either way, maybe.

        • Sxio on 17/01/2017 - 14:32

          @stevenlab91: :( I'm using a 4k monitor and I scale almost everything down to 1440! Don't think I can go back to 1080p.

          The aspect ratio matches though.

        • Butt Scratcher on 17/01/2017 - 15:08
          +2

          @Sxio: It's not the aspect ratio, it's the misaligned pixels which makes the picture more blurry compared to a native 1440p display with 1440p resolution.

          Although I have heard from some people that displaying 1440p content on a 4k monitor is somewhat better than 1080p despite the misaligned pixels

        • RI4V4N on 17/01/2017 - 15:58

          @stevenlab91: it's an accurate response. Have tried this personally. You lose a lot of smoothness in pixels.

        • Sxio on 17/01/2017 - 23:16

          @Hunga: That's what I've found. 1080p looks pretty bad full screen for some reason, but I have done a definitive test. I guess if it's no problems to my eyes then I'm gonna keep going with it.

        • Sxio on 18/01/2017 - 10:45

          @Sxio: Soz @Hunga. I mean to say I HAVEN'T done a definitive test.

        • soupratt on 19/01/2017 - 21:28

          @stevenlab91:

          I have this monitor and run most games at either 4K or 1440p and it looks amazing. No issues at all.

        • colblair on 20/01/2017 - 09:24

          @soupratt:
          Whats gfx card are you running?

        • soupratt on 20/01/2017 - 14:58

          @colblair: 1070

  • Livert on 17/01/2017 - 12:01

    Question for the monitor gurus. Anyone know of any good 26-30" 1080p 100+hz gsync/freesync monitors?

    • scuderiarmani on 17/01/2017 - 12:14

      My old Samsung S27A950D was a 1080p 120hz screen, it's not overly common though now. Generally for the higher refresh rate you'd be getting a 1440p screen.

      I haven't heard of a G-Sync monitor at 1080p with high refresh rates though, it'd be an odd combination given G-Sync's extra cost.

      • McFly on 17/01/2017 - 12:25
        +1

        There are lots of whatever-sync high refresh monitors around eg. Acer Predator XB271HU

        Maximum Resolution 2560 x 1440
        Standard Refresh Rate 144 Hz
        Overclock Refresh Rate 165 Hz
        Tearing Prevention Technology G-sync

        Not to mention

        HDMI Yes
        USB Yes
        DisplayPort Yes

        If you're prepared to pay for it that is…

        Edit: Oh, you mean exactly 1080p(?)
        Edit Edit: Acer XB241H - also cheaper than this deal and has HDMI/DP, although 24".

        • Livert on 17/01/2017 - 13:29

          Yeah. Prefer 1080p as I'm not one who would prefer to buy a midrange GPU that can't push as many pixels. I guess 2560x1440 is reasonable too given it's 77.7% more pixels.

        • RI4V4N on 17/01/2017 - 16:00

          @Livert: yeah the 2k 144hz monitors with gsync are the current market standard for multiplayer fps gamers. Having over 60hz doesn't really matter for other games though.

      • dogboy on 17/01/2017 - 12:54
        +1

        The Samsung S27A950D was a good screen.

      • Livert on 17/01/2017 - 12:58
        +1

        That's actually what I'm using atm. Great screen the past 4+ years.

        • scuderiarmani on 17/01/2017 - 13:49

          Only recently sold it, it's incredible.

          Didn't really need to sell it either tbh, just had that urge to spend money on something.

        • Butt Scratcher on 17/01/2017 - 13:56

          I'm still holding onto mine too. I'm not sure if it's bad luck or if this monitor is well built, but in the time i've had it i've gone through 2 secondary dell monitors that died out on me while this is still kicking.

        • scuderiarmani on 17/01/2017 - 14:07

          @Hunga:
          Mine never skipped a beat, didn't game on it, was just a beautiful desktop screen. The design is as good as any still. Most look cheap in comparison.

      • Gunflavoured on 17/01/2017 - 14:05

        I'm still using the S27A750D, same panel but doesn't have DVI (DP and HDMI). The DP drops out occasionally so I have to chose between a stable 60hz screen or 120hz with occasional dropouts. Still looks decent considering how old it is.

        • scuderiarmani on 17/01/2017 - 14:08

          Yeah mine didn't like dp, unsure if the GPUs were at fault though. Stayed with dvi, shame you're experiencing it too.

        • Gunflavoured on 17/01/2017 - 14:19

          I looked into it a while back, I think the monitor doesn't meet the DP standard that it identifies itself as which causes issues. I've had issues on a HD6970 and now a GTX1070 but it doesn't occur as often as it used to. Most users found that Samsung refused to take responsibility, their response was to use HDMI.

        • Butt Scratcher on 17/01/2017 - 14:29

          That definitely sounds like a cable problem to me. The same thing happened to me with a cheap 3m dp cable i got from MSY, so i ended up spending a bit extra on a properly certified cable from amazon. Here it is if you are interested, I had a couple of amazon coupons so i it ended up only costing me around $7 for a 3m cable:

          https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CD1FB4E/ref=oh_aui_deta…

          The length of the cable plays a big part too, with DP cables you generally want 3m or below, or better yet buy a cable that is as long as it needs to be. Above 3m or if you have a bad cable, the signal isn't carried very well so you end up with symptoms such as that.

          In the meantime, I suggest you create a custom refresh rate to a spot where you feel it works best. Probably 100hz or so instead of having it at 60

        • Gunflavoured on 17/01/2017 - 21:22

          @Hunga: I have tried a few different cables because out of spec cables cause similar issues (I think 20 pin is incorrectly connected).I think bought the exact one you suggested. I'm currently running it at 120hz and it drops out 1-2 times a week, no big deal unless I'm gaming.

  • crift85 on 17/01/2017 - 12:17

    I have this monitor, bought it second hand for $400. Does have HDMI. Also does above 60 hz. In games like league of legends with G-Sync on monitor will sit at 80 FPS. I haven't tried over clocking the monitor and being I only have a 770 haven't had an opportunity to play anything else at 4k to test G-SYNC any further.

    Light bleed on mine is quite bad, though when in use I don't notice it, running brightness at 60%. Been happy with it so far .

    • crift85 on 17/01/2017 - 12:27

      On another note I have a XB281HK, so feel free to ignore that. Stupid night shift.

  • resisting the urge on 17/01/2017 - 19:38

    Just need a big screen to stop me playing musical chairs with all my windows. No gaming needs even.

    These 27s won't cut through for me, need mo scro for moi dro.

    Almost had it with the MSY deal, but 'the site failed'… bah.

    Waiting…

  • akqrate on 17/01/2017 - 19:53

    Great monitor, have had it for a while although I bought it well over $650.

    • Velathial on 18/01/2017 - 08:09

      i bought the 1080, G-sync, 27 inch, 144 hz model for around $600 last year.
      Was worth it though.

  • mavis30551 on 18/01/2017 - 12:04

    Jesus when are the 144HZ Freesync Versoins gonna be this cheap.

    Id even go a new Gen TN panel if it was good enough

  • mmmbeer on 19/01/2017 - 16:28

    Hey all, I've got a 6700K and GTX 1070. Gaming is mostly flight sims like DCS and X-Plane. Would this monitor go okay with my set-up or is the 4K resolution too much? From what I've read a 1440 G-sync screen would be the sweet spot but they are damn expensive compared to this one. Thanks.

    • soupratt on 19/01/2017 - 21:26

      Its should be fine. I have a similar PC and this monitor and I run most games at either full 4K or 1440. No issues what so ever. Its a nice monitor.

  • akoli on 09/02/2017 - 21:43
    +1

    Deal still live for another couple of days… expires 13/2/17

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