ACER PREDATOR 4K XB321HK 32" IPS G-Sync

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Has anybody got this ?

Really thinking of getting this .

Reasons I miss 4K and I miss IPS . Had the first Philips 4K 40in bloomin loved it was amazing quality but gaming It was good but not as good with Gsync sold it due to it being a bit to Big and going x34 ultrawide , sent 3 x34s back and went for 3 X dell 144hz Gsync and even though very immersive I got peeved off trying to fixed games with widescreen fixer and some games just looked washed out . And couldn't record games as not compatible due to the res . Now I like the look of the Acer 4K it was my first choice from the start but here was no release date and nothing online saying otherwise only overclockers pre order price. Now what makes me want this even more is that it is £250 cheaper than the X34a (not from here) , 32in is the sweet spot for me , 60hz won't bother me due to the Gsync , my PC is very good for 4K -i.e. 5960x 4.5ghz , 2x980ti sc @ 1498mhz .. Custom water cooled , even with my 40in 4K Philips i was getting around 70-90 frames in project cars with AA off , and games like black ops 3 I was getting over 100 .

I also very impressed with user reviews online where there is minimum backlights bleed and IPS glow .

Anybody here for this screen and what are your views ?

Pa I have kept one of the dell 144hz screens for back up in case games become to taxing . And plan on getting 2x 1080ti when released and then sell the dell and get the Acer x34p at the end of the year and will have best of both worlds .
 
RidingTheFlow said:
Yes, I am testing it right now, along with Z35, and I quite like it.
See my post here - https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=29774420&postcount=8

It does have some corner bleed and glow though, but I think I will still keep it since they are not much noticeable at brightness levels I normally use.
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nice one , would love to see pics of the ips glow , i had it on the 3x X34 screens and one was so bad it was like a gold tinge in each corner . but they do say IPS glow diminishes after a while when the panel gets older with use . Did you buy from here ?
 
RidingTheFlow said:
I will need to wait for night to take picture. Tried to repro it now, and right bottom corner bleed (where its worst) not visible even on 100% brightness. Glow I can repro, but its very uniform and picture will not really show you much (whole monitor turns faintly gray-ish at high angle).

I had many different monitors and I think Acers I've got now certainly pretty normal. At least this one has no dead/stuck pixels (always higher probability with 4K) and very good backlight uniformity for medium solid colors, better than my Dell Ultrasharp had.

I thought about buying from overclockers but at the end didn't since found better price via google.
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yep its £80 cheaper elsewhere but overclockers are willing to match it on this occasion . the price i found does not show this company as one of the sellers and found it strange that google didn't pick there price up .
 
RidingTheFlow said:
Here is actually a good picture of light bleed:
http://cdn.overclock.net/7/78/500x1000px-LL-78ba1ad9_IMG_0805.jpeg

This photo is not mine, but mine is almost identical, so I consider this just how this panel is.

For my normal use this is not an issue, since I never blow up brightness so high that black becomes gray (and this is only way to have non-uniformity manifest).[/QUOTE]

Mmmmm it all depends on what content looks like I don't mind the bleed and glow if I can't see it while using the monitor with a source going through it either it being s game or watching a movie ( except black bars movie as you would then see the bleed )

How are the black levels ?
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a66as said:
I have one but i prefer my x34 over it. its not a bad monitor but if you have been spoilt by a 40 inch or superwide it hard going back to anything below 40 inches or 34 superwide.
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It just felt going from my 40in Philips 4K to the X34 ultrawide the ultrawide just felt a little slim and not much vertical space and obviously the 3 I had all went back and one was from here . The light bleed was just horrendous and was like a gold effect on sourced content . 2nd and 3rd ones I had were clearly customer returns one had finger prints all over it and the other had paint in the power lead . Trouble with e-tailers when they get a returned product they re ship it to next customer hoping they accept the problems that others didn't want .
 
RidingTheFlow said:
Well, here we go. Just did another check for light bleed and spotted a dead pixel, showing as bright red dot fairly close to center :( Not sure if it was here before because I thought I already checked the dark screen and haven't noticed it before.

But looks like this one goes for (hopefully) exchange...

Here is extent of its backlight bleed btw - http://imgur.com/Whs5aft. Not too serious and would've kept it if not for this dead pixel...
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that looks very livable that glow/bleed and i could live with that . whats overclockers warranty on dead/stuck pixels ? i couldn't even live with 1 as my case of OCD will just play havoc on my brain and i would keep staring at it . I know with dell monitors they exchange if you find 1 dead/stuck pixel . not sure if to buy from here and go trough the hassle of getting the £80 difference back via webnote or just take the plunge and buy from the devil (very poor customer service ) .

so here is the question : is it worth £720 ?
 
in 2 minds now . just use the 1 dell 27in 144hz gsync (TN) and wait until end of the year or take the plunge now and enjoy . only trouble is think 27in is way to small for me , its true what they say once you gone big you dont go back . with the sale of the other 2x dells screens i got £750 burning a hole in paypal lol
 
I have now ordered this screen from elsewhere as had a bit of a run with overclockers customer service regarding a refund . its not put me off buying from here its the fact that if i get a dud the hassle of it getting it returned and exchanged and considering its through finance i took a risk from else where and much cheaper too .
 
This is mine , i havent had a proper play yet but this was hooked up to a cheap i3 laptop that cant really power anything but it dispayed 4K not problems all be it 30HZ . I have packed it away for now until my pc get put back together . but here is a sneak pic i took , the blacks are insane and checked for bleed and couldnt see any really in the light i was in . will check proper next week once pc is finished with 3 x 980ti SC under water .
 
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I have tested the screen proper and all i can say is LEMON ..i have a proper BAD BAD BAD LEMON . and the place i bought it from wants me to send it back at my own cost a they say the backlight bleed is not classed as a fault ..

pics dont do the uniformity any justice , it gives a DSE when playing games and is awful and not fit for purchase . you can make out 3 streaks down the middle .


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RidingTheFlow said:
Pictures appear a bit overexposed, but this does not look good indeed, sorry to hear that :(

Looks like this definitely a light bleed and not a glow since you clearly have difference between corners.

What is the date of manufacture of your screen? Initial one I had was made in February and one I got later from different retailer (with free returns) and still have now (because its a lot better) manufactured in April.

Here white uniformity on my current one. There are some bit of shadowing near edges and some faint vertical stripes, but its I consider pretty good for monitor that costs below 1K and of that size (bigger monitor is, harder for backlight uniformity it becomes even for super-expensive pro monitors).
http://i.imgur.com/TBuP12i.jpg
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It's also a February build . There was also fingerprints on the screen . Looked used and a return maybe .

I'm still waiting on a reply and I've only 2 days left to sort this . If it's not sorted today for collection them I'm contacting the finance company . Wish I never bought from the devil . should have bought from here .
 
It's only slightly over exposed it's neat to what I'm seeing and the uniformity is not being picked up by the camera that well . The banding dse is just making the screen not fit for purpose . I sent the pics by email to there fault management team and I have a shocking reply saying it's not a fault . How can that not be a fault trying to do photo editing in black and watching films but all can see is that in corner and only at 35% brightness and 50% contrast .
 
The guy i been speaking to on sellers facebook page says he the one responsible for buyer the Acer screens . wondering the reason why they are £80 cheaper than everywhere else is because they know they have a few melons and some just dont complain or just dont bother .anyhow he says the bleed and uniformity goes away after a while . yea right . my monitor was picked up friday so today (Monday) should get an email or txt saying received back and when i was talking over pm to the guy on facebook he can see the bleed and the uniformity very clear and said dont worry we will swap it for you . just have to wait now , if i get another lemon i will just cancel the finance and send other stuff back too as its holding up the re-building of the PC as just using a test bench at the minute .
 
my replacement is on its way to me an will be with me tomorrow ( Thursday) . even though they state no problem was found . i told them if they did not replace i will contact consumer direct as i like the screen and wanted it replaced . he went away as i told him to look at the facebook PM as guy i was speaking to said he could see it and he would see to it that i will get it replaced . he phoned back after 30 minutes and said the they will be exchanging through a good will gesture , i also said to him (Gareth) that i would video the opening of the box . and then video the set up . he said ok thats the best thing . i also asked for a none feb 2016 build and he replied he thinks they are all Feb 16 builds and they only came into them 2 weeks ago . yea right more like you bought them as a special price considering that they are £80 cheaper when i bought it and now its still £65 cheaper even though google does not bring there price up which is strange .
 
Got my replacement yesterday and all I can say is ......... Wow ... It's 100 millions times better . Hardly any bleed only in right bottom and top corners and IPS glow and really impressed by the colors , there is the tiny bit of uniformity but I have to look for it and use a grey background to see it but in games I can't we it at all . I'm really shocked that it's he same kind of panel so there really is a PANEL LOTRERY and this is also a February build and it was also brand new and sealed and in no way was there any finger prints it was spotless .
 
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