Acer Predator XR341CK/X34 34" Curved Gaming Screens with FreeSync and G-sync

[varkanoid]

but returning it for another isn't the end of the world like some make it out to be.

it is to some when the replacement is as bad or worse than the previous one or the replacement STILL has not turned up. OCUK received 250 units of which Acer have openly said were a bad batch. OCUK employed Acer to sort the problem out yet Acer have left customers high and dry so yes for some spending £700 on a monitor and getting a lame duck with no resolution in sight is the end of the world for them.

What you need to understand is people on here read the review on TFTCentral of how good the monitor was and were salivating to the gills then when they paid £700 (around $1092) and it turned up it was an almighty turd fraught with QC problems. Acer are the Alpha Romeo of the monitor world. A good maybe monitor but if you get a bad one then you are in a whole world of hurt.

 

[varkanoid]

err

 

[Vega]

it is to some when the replacement is as bad or worse than the previous one or the replacement STILL has not turned up. OCUK received 250 units of which Acer have openly said were a bad batch. OCUK employed Acer to sort the problem out yet Acer have left customers high and dry so yes for some spending £700 on a monitor and getting a lame duck with no resolution in sight is the end of the world for them.

What you need to understand is people on here read the review on TFTCentral of how good the monitor was and were salivating to the gills then when they paid £700 (around $1092) and it turned up it was an almighty turd fraught with QC problems. Acer are the Alpha Romeo of the monitor world. A good maybe monitor but if you get a bad one then you are in a whole world of hurt.

Ah, it sounds like you guys across the pond are having more issues than those of us in the US. Yes, we do get some bad samples but nothing on the scale you are speaking of. I wonder if the "bad batch" is just Europe/UK? I had one of the first in the US and it's great.

 

[varkanoid]

Ah, it sounds like you guys across the pond are having more issues than those of us in the US. Yes, we do get some bad samples but nothing on the scale you are speaking of. I wonder if the "bad batch" is just Europe/UK? I had one of the first in the US and it's great.

Yes its just UK.

Problem is Acer kept saying a new batch was being delivered but it never turned up then when customers enquire they either get nothing or "in two weeks". Well its been "in two weeks" for a while now.

Europe/UK always get a bum deal where computer components/peripherals are concerned.

 

[Baddass]

Acer Predator XR341CK review now completed and online: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xr341ck.htm

let me know if any questions

 

[Nexus18]

Not bad, shame that the response times/motion clarity aren't a little better though.

Now where is Dell's version of this!!!!

 

[HEADRAT]

Acer Predator XR341CK review now completed and online: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xr341ck.htm

let me know if any questions

Very good Baddass, I will make a donation when I get home.

 

[Baddass]

Very good Baddass, I will make a donation when I get home.

cheers mate, always appreciated

 

[Vega]

Good review Baddass as always. Could you double check your math though on DP 1.2. I'm getting DP 1.2 with overhead removed can do 3440 x 1440 up to 145 Hz.

DP 1.2 should be able to do 3440 x 1440 at 144 Hz, but that doesn't mean the internal electronics like G-Sync can do it (1st gen G-Sync cannot do full DP 1.2), and of course the 3440 x 1440 screens have a serious panel speed issue.

 

[johnnystuff]

So basically it's a Dell U3415W with a different pcb that has a fancy chip onboard, repackaged and sold for +300£. And the gsync version will probably be just the same but with another fancy chip onboard and sold at + 500£.

Sounds legit. Not.

 

[Nexus18]

wrong thread

 

[Legend]

So basically it's a Dell U3415W with a different pcb that has a fancy chip onboard, repackaged and sold for +300£. And the gsync version will probably be just the same but with another fancy chip onboard and sold at + 500£.

Yes, you've pretty much nailed it. I doubt we'll see this in Acer's marketing materials however lol...

 

[AnAnarchist]

Say what you will about the XR341CK but it's the best 34" 21-9 monitor you can buy atm.

25% more FPS and variable refresh rate over any of the other options. Plus it comes with the snazzy ambient lighting. The only other tempting one is the Samsung because it offers VA instead of IPS.

I'm 90% sure I'll be picking one up when it eventually drops. Can't believe there isn't a date yet. I fully expect to just check the stores one day and see it for sale.

 

[Legend]

Say what you will about the XR341CK but it's the best 34" 21-9 monitor you can buy atm.

25% more FPS and variable refresh rate over any of the other options. Plus it comes with the snazzy ambient lighting. The only other tempting one is the Samsung because it offers VA instead of IPS.

That 25% equates to a measly 15fps. It's not that special. That said, I don't actually think this a bad monitor, and you may be right it's the best you can currently get, but it's RIDICULOUSLY overpriced for what it is.

 

[AnAnarchist]

LOL, I can you see failed GCSE Maths... 75 - 65 = 25 does it??

I don't actually think this a bad monitor, but it's RIDICULOUSLY overprice for what it is.

Uh.. This does 75 FPS.. the other do 60 FPS...

60/100*25 = 15..

So yeah you get 25% more FPS on this vs the other monitors. Idk where you get 65 from.

 

[Legend]

Uh.. This does 75 FPS.. the other do 60 FPS...

60/100*25 = 15..

So yeah you get 25% more FPS on this vs the other monitors. Idk where you get 65 from.

Yeah I misread sorry, edited. Thought you said 25fps.

My problem with this monitor is the price more than anything.

 

[AnAnarchist]

Yeah I misread sorry, edited. Thought you said 25fps.

My problem with this monitor is the price more than anything.

NP.

Yeah the price is high, although to be fair it isn't actually up for sale anywhere yet so we're not really certain what that price will be.

The Samsung is going for £800 on this site so I'd probably be willing to pay £1000 for the extra FPS, variable refresh rate and the lighting.

Others may hate it but I also like the look of the monitor.

If it's £900 I'd actually be quite happy with the price.

 

[Nexus18]

My problems with this monitor:

- very over priced
- acer so it will have awful QC and beyond awful CS

That last point alone is enough to put me of.

IMO when you get to £900+ for a monitor, you might as well get a TV, it will be better in most areas.

 

[johnnystuff]

.... Plus it comes with the snazzy ambient lighting....

Buy a Dell U3415W, stick this on the bottom, go one week on holiday somewhere. Now you just won at life. And have the best monitor on the market too.

 

[Phixsator]

Im surprised to see that the gsync model of the acer is actually worse for wear than the freesync one.. Frame skipping is NOT a good thing.. Why cant you be better ACER... why?!?

Buy a Dell U3415W, stick this on the bottom, go one week on holiday somewhere. Now you just won at life. And have the best monitor on the market too.

I wouldnt get the Dell U3415w if gaming is the main thing you do.. i use to think it was awesome for gaming but as TFTCentral has highlighted in their review of it, it has some bad response times going from dark to bright. It is actually so bad that if you drag a browser window with OCUK 's forum in it the avatars would trails very clearly to the naked eye. Another example is grass in game with dark grounds under it will look like its shimmering or pulsing a bit(i suck at explaining the effect) when moving around. Dont get me wrong, its a pretty good monitor and im happy with mine but the second a proper one hits the market i will sell it..