Acer Predator X34 - The Ultimate Gaming Monitor?
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2024
- This has got to be one of the best 34" Curved IPS G-SYNC 3440 x 1440 100Hz gaming monitors out there!
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I like how all the reviewer get good monitors, but the consumer gets crap with massiv problems. Just look up the owners club on the overclock.net forum for this monitor.
+TheBitFox more than half of them are defective out of the box
+Steve L #luck
DavidtheDuke This is coming from my personal experience, I returned 3 of these. And its not just Acer but Asus also. Its seem like they don't care about quality control nowadays. I'm sticking with my VG248QE for now.
DavidtheDuke I don't know about theirs warranty because I returned them through retailer website #Newegg
+TheBitFox Thankfully I got an amazing one on my first order. Ive had my x34 since December and Its by far the most incredible monitor ive ever owned... Before I bought this I was running a 4k gsync monitor.
Absolutely beautiful video. Great work Eber!
+Canoopsy Thanks man!
a little over a thousand = 299$
Xddddd
+9MultiMan thats equivelent to 299 burgers from mc donalds
Yeah that was a pretty dumb comment.
+Oscar Healy i'd rather throw my money into a fire than eat that cardboard
+Dušan Pešić that's 299 homeless people you've just pissed off
Ngl you guys have the best editing on you tube. Watching reviews of stuff I'll never buy is entertaining. That's when you know it's been done right
looks good but 1,300 for a monitor fuck that lol.
+krlitos "Just over 1000 dollars". Apparently Dmitir can't do math ...
+Findecanor It's not Dmitri.
+Findecanor That's not Dimitry, that's Eber. (Hopefully I wrote the name right)
+krlitos that's what photographers and videographers and the medical industry have been paying for a long time already. My photomonitor cost me 700 euros when it was like 2 years old. Launch price closer to 1000 euros.
Look up NEC and EIZO monitors and you'll realize that 1300 dollars is quite okay in comparison.
Its in Canadian dollars m8
Amazing monitor. I never gave attention to this monitor till you guys released a review. Magic of HWC Reviews
Nice Review! Presentation style make a difference!
Got one, super happy with it. Running of 980TI SLI. Very happy with it. No problems what so ever.
Another great review! Would you consider a review of the Acer Predator 17 gaming laptop?
Would love to see a video on how you do your camera work, it amazes me every time. lol
Just got mine today. _LOVE_ it. :)
Nice shots with the red laser at the beginning. What racing game was that?
Gonna get one of these bundled up with a 1080. Perfect match? What do you guys think?
does your x34 have a plastic leaf over its display when it was new?
i got one last november and works flawless no issues only just a litle bleed on uper left corner...
My favorite combo is the HD598 with a Cheapclip on mic. Easy headphones to drive, and mic quality is decent. BTW you are by far my favorite reviewer on youtube! keep this ish up
Great review, will there be a comparison between the Acer X34 and the Asus PQ348?
Hi! Just a question, howd you get a transparent taskbar? thanks!
Hey Dimitri, im getting this monitor soon but have a question about the predator logo at the chin of the display and the back cablemangment hole , Linus said that it was orange
But some other people say its red
Please tell me what colour it is.
Hi Dimitri,
Where do you get your wallpapers from?
PS: I use the PQ279Q and I wait for DisplayPort 1.3 to upgrade.
Hi i'm thinking about buying one of the 2 models but i don't know the difference. So i would gladly appreciate if someone told me the multiple differences between the X34a and the X34b
hey :D i both gigabyte brix i5 6200u mini pc,i need a monitor for it,do you want help me to make decision? should i need 4k monitor for it?or maybe led ips cheaper monitor is enough for me?
Will you drop a video review of the XB271HK, because i can't decide which one to chose!
I would like to know if it'd be good to buy one with a GTX 1080 or should I get a 4K not curved monitor please.
I went for the Z35 monitor myself. 2560 x 1080. 200Hz, Gsync. I've had no issues with it and personally I think it's awesome! The curve is insane!
The reason I went for the Z35 was so my GTX980Ti could easily drive it. I don't find the PPI bad at all on it which is what I heard lots of people complaining about saying it would be too low.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on the Z35 myself.
Had one for a few months now and it's an absolutely flawless piece of kit. Returning to 16:9 now is just out of the question and the benefits of such a display go beyond gaming and into productivity etc.
I can safely say that, if you have the money and are willing to shell out the relatively extortionate price, do it. You won't be disappointed.
I sold my old samsung 4k monitor, My note 4, and a few cell phones i got for cheap and got about $889 for all that paid the rest out of pocket for it and its totally worth it.
Have the Acer Predator XB271HU. Most of the features of this monitor and similar design. Went with that over the X34 because it's < 800$ and can be overclocked to 160Hz. I have zero regrets about buying it; but damned if the curve of the X34 isn't beautiful. Thanks for the review.
ok can the back stand be changed with a lg 34UC8 stand by opening the joint point as the stock stand sucks!!!!!!!!
I thought I was at a lower resolution due to the lack of proper focus on a lot of things here, but the text overlayed is sharp, so it's not that. Is the footage up-scaled from a lower resolution?
This monitor has a response time of 4ms, so does the Asus PG348Q have a response time of 4ms as well?
That thing is frikkin beautiful!!
Bought it. Love it!
Could anyone help me, I just got an LG 25um57. My laptop is an Asus G50vt with a geforce 9800m GS (yeah it's old.) I can use 2560x1080 resolution just fine but when I play youtube videos the monitor will act up and flicker or even go completely black until I pause the video.
what is the main challenger for this one???
I've had one for 2 weeks now, Great monitor. The only thing I've noticed was a bit of back light bleed on the upper left corner. Not a deal breaker, but one would think that for the price of the monitor, that this would have been worked out. I have not had any of the other issues that have plagued this monitor at launch. It runs great at 100Hz and is a very immersive experience :)
Has anyone had gradient banding issues across the board with this monitor? I just got mine and I have awful banding on gradients. Initially I thought it was the images I had so I opened up photoshop to test the gradient banding and you can clearly see it no matter the colors or bit setting. I have tried everything from color management, to monitor settings, to nvidia control panel settings, with no change. The only thin I can do is jack up the gamma to slightly hide the issue. I also tried a non nvidia driven pc and it looked the same. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would like to exhaust all options before sending it back.
Thanks
Hey can I get alink to the wallpaper at 1:00?
Can someone help me find the background that he used in the video? I'd like to use it for my monitor.
Anyone got a link for the wallpaper at 6:01 please?
I have been using this monitor for about 2 weeks now. my monitor will only OC up to 95hz, and kind of goes crazy set to 100hz. other than that I have no issues with it. I mostly play WoW and the game has no issues being run at 21:9. I have an I7-4770k not OCd outside of turbo boost and the MSI gaming 6G 980 TI and with settings maxed I usually get the full 95 fps with dips down to 60. overall, I am super happy with my predator X34.
does it come with the HDMI cabel?
I picked this monitor up referbished from the Acer and it is gorgeous. The screen is amazing. The only complaint I have is that it's too heavy to use with my current monitor arm.
watched this review on a x34 ;-) it is a fantastic monitor. my jaw dropped more than a few times after realising how good those colors look. after staring at an average TN panel for years this was a real eye opener.
and i couldn't agree more with the g-sync part. i currently run an EVGA 970 SC and those 45 fps on rise of the tomb raider totally feel like 60 fps
i was really worried after so many people in forums had issues with the monitor...guess i was lucky.
the upcoming asus equivalent has an overall nicer design to it in my opinion...but picturewise they are the same.
nice review btw
how do you feel about the Korean cross-fade 28" monitors
What specs are on the machine that was running this?
HardwareCanucks! i know youre a csgo player so wanted to ask you whether csgo on curved monitors is the same experience? or would you prefer a flat one for csgo?
Insightful product review. The OSD was noticeably clunky to navigate. Looking forward to future iterations (or firmware updates?) with improved OSD appearance, navigation, and functionality.
hi, I own the VG289Q Tuf Gaming UHD 4K HDR, i love to watch youtube, movies in FHD, 4K, streaming, facebook etc... do you recommend me this huge monitor?
anyone know where I can get that wallpaper
I am waiting for 4K-Ultrawide screen what resolution that will be...?
SO can I connect a PS4, Xbox One and my Desktop to this at the same time? I just learned its possible to connect consoles to monitors, does this have enough ports to connect all of them?
It does not have enough ports for them all, But there are hubs which you can use with a remote to select the input device you want
+itznickyyheree That sounds awesome, I may do that. Thanks!
I would love this monitor for my next gaming rigg.
Just got the Samsung UN40JU7500. Now that is a beautiful 4K Curved TV/Monitor. The curve makes for a really immersive experience. Only $800 at Newegg.
That intro to hide the blacklight bleed tho lol.
Oh I would love to have that Wallpaper with the tree!!
the curve is bad on some games? or the menu of the game is not made for 3440? thats what happens t me here, menu usually is messed up.
I have 3gb vram could gaming work on this monitor at all? can you lower the resolution?
+Intvel Nexus If you want to play games at this resolution with good visuals and FPS a GTX 970 or equivalent would be the minimum required for running this monitor. And yes you can lower the resolution.
As a side note, if you're thinking of buying this or any ultra-wide monitors wait at least a year until DP 1.3 GPUs and 144hz ultra-wide monitors are out(since current GPUs using DP 1.2 cannot run this resolution at 144hz) if you want the best experience. This one will most likely take a decent price-drop too by then.
Can I use one gaming console for this monitor?
What's the name of the race game seen in the video?
Wheres the star wallpaper from?
Can this monitor display different aspect ratios? like 16:9 or 4:3 etc?
i dont see why not
HOW DID HE GET THAT TRANSPARENT TASKBAR
what is the wallpaper named? ?
I`m happy with my Acer XB270HU. Only minus is only one input
Currently I am running a Visio led as a tv/ monitor 1080p on 2 Asus gtx 970 strix and getting 60 fps and max 63 fps. I would like to get this monitor I just want to be sure my OF 970s will drive it. feedback would be very helpful
Yeah I'll enjoy my lg 29um67 for now. Freesync is great.
dude, how is a curved screen for working with illustrater or photoshop? isnt it irritiating when you have to work precisely with forms and stuff?
Its entirely natural feel with normal productivity work, in fact it slightly helps imo due to the size of the screen. If you are a graphic designer or architect, sure the very slight curve could be counter productive, but I would suggest its great for 99% of people. BTW I think curved TV's are ridiculous and a gimmick.
I bought this monitor today, and I've just realised that there is a black boarder in the screen area, probably .5 inch. Seems the thin bezal is pointless because the useable screen is smaller than the physical screen. Is there a setting I can change? I don't understand why it would be designed like this. Acer also promote the ZeroFrame design on the website which shows a very minimal gap between the bezel and the screen.
amazing you thought it was edge to edge when clearly its not in every video!
Mine works great, and yeah some have some bugs but that's why you wait. i waited about a month or so before buying my predator and i'm glad i did it - works excellent and I've had no issues overclocking it or anything. It's a insane monitor. :)
So I've got the original GeForce GTX Titan 6GB. Should that be enough card to make this monitor work well?
I hope so, im getting duel 1080's, if that doesn't work....well...your titan should.
No back light bleed?
I would definitely consider this screen if I could afford it, hopefully the technologies used in this monitor will become more widespread over the coming months.
link too the wallpaper please
Very Amazing Monitor, Love it.
How would you compare this to the lg 34um98? Keep in mind this is coming from an individual who is building his first computer and is coming from only console. Gigabyte 980TI is the graphics I'm looking at
"Price a little over a thousand dollars" Just 300 dollars over, not a big deal lol
the problem is these reviewers. They aren't the ones buying these products, let's be real, most of the stuff they have is sent to them. Its a bit of a problem when they say stuff like this 'just over $1,000', they aren't consumers, they certainly can't tell us if a product is worth say, $1300 because it doesn't come out of their pocket.
and before anyway says "I'm just jealous", no I like paying for my stuff
+Persona Dgaf oh you're cool huh, I bet you "dab on em" too huh :p foh here trendy
+Oberone Kenobi go look at Paul's hardware's review and Joker Production's review of the monitors. They bring up this issue.
+Wistbacka oh I know, bringing up the issue though doesn't change the fact they can't give us a "its worth this much" statement
+Oberone Kenobi What do you mean? Paul said that he would not have bought the monitor for his own money, that he can't see the need to spend 1300 dollars on a monitor that is marginally better than what he can get for a lot less.
Joker's statement I don't remember, but he was also concerned about the price
You guys should review the Acer xf270hu (Freesync). It's a great monitor with a great price tag, and actually better than its G-sync counterpart.
The foot is too big and i would be afraid, that it slips off the table when i move it when turning the monitor, which I do frequently.
A month or so ago you guys posted a video about the Acer Predator Z35 and said you had that in house also. Are you still planning on a review of that monitor also?
I'd be more interested in knowing about the z35 than the x34 as it's resolution is lower and more GPU friendly. I use a 40" 1080p TV as my monitor now so for me the pixel density will actually be higher when using a z35. You are BY FAR my favorite tech review site so I'd love to know your opinions on the z35 also. Thanks as always.
+Matthew Marquit I went for the Z35. Had it about a week myself and I have to say I love it! I've heard horror stories about it etc, but I certainly don't regret my purchase!
+MonkeySpaz5000 Thanks for the comment. Yeah, my tax return is coming and after getting some ultrawides at work I feel like I can't function without one at home. the z35 looks like the best of all the things I'm looking for (aside of the high price, but it is what it is).
Matthew Marquit I'm sure you won't be disappointed. I'm very happy with mine.
+Matthew Marquit Review of that is in the works :) Stay tuned...
+Eber Antony Awesome, Thanks for the rely. I look forward to seeing it.
I haven't been able to find this monitor in stock ANYWHERE in the last 2 months. It's simply sold out everywhere yet every tech reviewer on youtube has one...heck Linus has at least 7 lol. Almost feels like they sent their entire stock out to reviewers. Anyhow, I gave up waiting on it and got the Dell S2716DG you reviewed earlier for less than half the Predator's price ($529 on sale from Adorama) and couldn't be happier.
Is this wall mountable?
Bought an AOC 34" IPS 1440p a little over a year ago for ~$990, which has great height adjust stand. How is this great at $1300?
Because... G sync
Been using this monitor for a couple of months... only issue is the black (right side) screen that recovers from sleep mode.. other than that no issue.
I wish there were more reviews on the Freesync version
What racing game was that?
@ 4:55 what FPS game is that?
any news on the Asus equivalent?
I got an almost flawless x34 Predator, only a little backlight bleed in the corners which is normal for IPS screens. It overclocks to 100 Hz no problem and got no dead pixels. I'm so happy with my decision to buy this beast of a screen :)
Are you sure? Please convince me to buy it t.t
Zenx I'm not good at convincing people but I would say since I bought this monitor I think 16:9 aspect ratio is stupid. Ultra wide gives me an epic theatrical experience and 100 Hz together with g-sync makes the gameplay really smooth. I knew the risks when I bought the screen, if I would get dead pixels and/or a lot of backlight bleed or other issues I would simply return it.
Please provide that wallpaper link
For $1300, this thing better make me a sandwhich...
I would love to have one just don't have the hardware to push that resolution.
Are you going to review SAMSUNG S24E370DL Freesync?
Vesa mount?
I would love to have a monitor like that. Ultra wides are great for content creation. :)
Is that windows, the taskbar is different?
I think it is windows 10 but it is kinda hard to tell on a phone with a little screen.
Could some one tell me what is that racing game.
got mine refurbished for $949. Works great no dead pixels,overclocked to 100hz
Chase Brown off of what site?
wallpaper?
omg what about the issue of the worst OCD menus and buttons?!! Don't get me wrong, I personally have this monitor and its great but those buttons and that menu is horrible and supper uncomfortable to navigate. Thank god I only needed to use it once for the overclocking process...