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Oct 30, 2020 1:31 AM

Costco Members: 34" Acer 144Hz UWQHD Curved Gaming Monitor

$350

$450

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: 34"Acer 144Hz UWQHD Curved Gaming Monitor on sale for $349.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Ozta for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Resolution: 3440x1440 UW-QHD
  • Panel Type: VA
  • AMD Radeon (NEW) FreeSync Premium Pro Technology
  • Refresh Rate: 144Hz
  • Response Time: 1ms VRB
  • Brightness: 400 nits
  • Screen Type: Curved
  • Screen Size: 34 in.
  • VESA: 75x75mm
  • Viewing Angles: 178/178 Horizontal/Vertical
  • Ports:
    • 2x HDMI
    • 2x DisplayPort

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: 34"Acer 144Hz UWQHD Curved Gaming Monitor on sale for $349.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Ozta for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Resolution: 3440x1440 UW-QHD
  • Panel Type: VA
  • AMD Radeon (NEW) FreeSync Premium Pro Technology
  • Refresh Rate: 144Hz
  • Response Time: 1ms VRB
  • Brightness: 400 nits
  • Screen Type: Curved
  • Screen Size: 34 in.
  • VESA: 75x75mm
  • Viewing Angles: 178/178 Horizontal/Vertical
  • Ports:
    • 2x HDMI
    • 2x DisplayPort

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D.8256
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Sure thing. Just spread some rep if you can Wink

Calibration was aiming for 6500K with gamma set to 2.2. So I calibrated with a brightness of 40, contrast 50, black boost 5. Color 2.2, color temp set to User, R Gain 48, G Gain 47, B Gain 47.

It's said you can adjust brightness without affecting the temperature or colors much. Rtings calibrates at 100 nits actually (for those that don't know).

Uploaded the .icm file and the DisplayCal report post-calibration.

I can try to calibrate again under the Warm color temperature setting. I think it should be more universal, and at 6600K it's already close to my target of 6500K. Just keep in mind the whole procedure takes roughly an hour, so give me a day or two if anyone is interested.

Slickdeals site doesn't allow me to upload .icm files, so I uploaded to Google Drive.

https://drive.google.com/drive/fo...sp=sharing
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Son512
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Order on Nov 1st so you can price adjust on Nov. 30th(Cyber Monday). 30 days for price adjustment for costco.com


https://customerservice.costco.co...l/a_id/628
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camlen92
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I looked into this and general consensus is that this WILL NOT work. Most Costco employees online are saying they are told not to honor price adjustments for Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals and sales for items purchased beforehand. Of course, you can risk it but there isn't any guarantee you will get the price adjusted (most said if the item goes out of stock, Costco will definitely not price adjust).

This deal is super tempting but I will play it safe and hold out to the 30th just in case a similar Dell monitor goes on sale.

Edit: also found out that even using the Costco Visa Rewards CC will not qualify your purchase for the price rewind. It only applies to other stores' prices, not to Costco.
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Nov 9, 2020 2:25 PM
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beachbuddyNov 9, 2020 2:25 PM
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Quote from Akuma77 View quoted comment :
I'm going to return mine. I love the size. But the colors just look off. I even tried the color settings and ICM file another user kindly posted. I don't know if I have a defective unit or this is the panel. Text is clear and sharp, but the colors are so off it's weird... I've tried IPS and VA before and this is just wrong.
Are you connecting to a mac?
Nov 9, 2020 2:27 PM
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beachbuddyNov 9, 2020 2:27 PM
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Quote from BazzX View quoted comment :
Acer Support Page / Drivers:

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/con....TLPAA.001 [acer.com]
Thanks for the link. But it seems they only have drivers for windows. Nothing for mac.
Nov 9, 2020 3:39 PM
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icebreakerNov 9, 2020 3:39 PM
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What's the chance Costco will cancel this Cyber Monday deal because some of you mofos decided to buy it all within the 30 days return period in order to get the difference on that day?
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Nov 9, 2020 3:57 PM
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BerserkerzNov 9, 2020 3:57 PM
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Nice. when does the deal go live (Time)
Nov 9, 2020 4:16 PM
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toneroniNov 9, 2020 4:16 PM
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Quote from kitkat1 View quoted comment :
wow item already sold out
Crap, was just about to buy it also
Nov 9, 2020 4:45 PM
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Nov 9, 2020 5:00 PM
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Shade00Nov 9, 2020 5:00 PM
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Quote from Jaxidian View quoted comment :
This was my biggest hesitation. I've been an IPS-or-bust guy for a few years now. This doesn't look out of place at all between two IPS displays flanking it on each side. Is it as good as them? Not sure - it's only been powered on for 10 minutes. But does it look out of place? Not at all. This is a good display.
Quote from kira9921 View quoted comment :
So my Mac does not show 3440x1440 resolution option. I have set it at 3360x1890. Tried installing DisableMonitor for mac and it allows 3440x1440 res but then I get 1 inch thick black bands at top and bottom of the monitor - only middle part usable - but still the resolution does not look good.

I am using HDMI cable which came with the monitor. I have ordered a thunderbolt 3 to Display Port cable. Will see if that helps.
Are you using a USB-C hub with an HDMI output or does your Macbook have an HDMI port? I suspect that some USB-C hubs may not pass HDMI information correctly. You will likely have better luck with TB3>Displayport, as it should be able to use the full resolution and refresh rate of the monitor.

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Nov 9, 2020 5:15 PM
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beachbuddyNov 9, 2020 5:15 PM
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Quote from Shade00 View quoted comment :
Are you using a USB-C hub with an HDMI output or does your Macbook have an HDMI port? I suspect that some USB-C hubs may not pass HDMI information correctly. You will likely have better luck with TB3>Displayport, as it should be able to use the full resolution and refresh rate of the monitor.
Yes I am using a USB-C Hub. My Macbook Pro has 4 USB-C ports. No HDMI / DisplayPort. And yes hoping the TB3 > DP cable works too.
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Nov 9, 2020 5:17 PM
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TurmishNov 9, 2020 5:17 PM
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Quote from jtree1 View quoted comment :
I would be embarrassed to return a perfectly good router that I used for 4 years just because I wanted to upgrade. If I was Costco I would cancel their membership since they are treating it like a perpetual upgrade system. It's behavior like this that caused the TV and Computer return policy to be reduced to 90 days. I don't want the other items to be reduced to 90 days like that.
Wish I could rep this post a million times!
Nov 9, 2020 5:22 PM
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TurmishNov 9, 2020 5:22 PM
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Quote from icebreaker View quoted comment :
What's the chance Costco will cancel this Cyber Monday deal because some of you mofos decided to buy it all within the 30 days return period in order to get the difference on that day?
Hopefully you get one from someone like me who returned it because of the VA vs. IPS issues and not because it freezes the display after multiple inputs go to sleep :*(

Productivity work with multiple computers connected was my main selling point and I can't even have one to sleep or lock it without my monitor crashing?!?!?!?!?!?!?

I bet better multiple input productivity from a 12 year old dell...

ACER you sure made me sad today after testing your PBP Frown((
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Nov 9, 2020 5:29 PM
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TurmishNov 9, 2020 5:29 PM
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Even worse, I had to unplug the power cable from the monitor to fix it since the OSD is on the right side and it is unresponsive after my laptop went to screensaver mode
Nov 9, 2020 5:40 PM
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flameskyNov 9, 2020 5:40 PM
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It's available now, just placed order!
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Nov 9, 2020 5:51 PM
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Ozta
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Nov 9, 2020 5:51 PM
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Back in stock now! Get em' while they're hot! Starwars
Last edited by Ozta November 9, 2020 at 10:01 AM.
Nov 9, 2020 5:54 PM
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JMattesNov 9, 2020 5:54 PM
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Grabbed 2, hope I can price match day of..

Trying to buy day of will be a no go based on how quick they're going

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Nov 9, 2020 6:14 PM
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TransTeamNov 9, 2020 6:14 PM
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Quote from Rockerslick View quoted comment :
The store will not price match as it is an online item, you have to fill out the online price match form to get the price match.
yup! i thought all SD ers understood that.
unless you know your friendly costco store managers.
i'm ready to get price match or return.

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