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expiredOzta posted Oct 30, 2020 01:31 AM
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expiredOzta posted Oct 30, 2020 01:31 AM
Costco Members: 34" Acer 144Hz UWQHD Curved Gaming Monitor
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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.
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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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Anyway, got the acer in first, so bright, too bright. As many others have stated you have to tweak it a lot of not get a headache and feel "weird". It also on the reddish side. The speed and sync is great. When in games it looks great, but when browsing ans esp on white backgrounds it is overpowering. The morningd are worse, don't need coffee.
Anyway, 2 days later my LG came in. The one negative is it is only 105 Ghz (well 100 but I tweaked it),.It comes calibrated out of the box so I only made some minor changes. It also has a smaller curve, like 1800. But I can browse on it without feeling eye aches and other annoyances. The negative is it is a 95 brightness so not much higher to ho.
The HDR mode on the Acer is not good, no one will ever use whereas the HDR10 on the LG is more true HDR (HDR 10 spec).
So the bottom line is the Acer is being returned because although the features are better, I have to be on this daily. I am squinting right now just typing on this (I keep swapping back and forth to be sure). I still liked the speed and curve better though. But since with my ftx 3070 i rarely get above 110 FPS it is a nonissue). And Cyberpunk with rts at med only get 60 lol.
I might sell to a friend at cost too since the prices was so goo (LG $50 more)
If you look through the comment there were a few people like me who returned for same reason, and a couple who also have the same LG. Oh and the LG has an awesome stand and OCD).
Plus Costco returns are so hassle free even if you open and test it.
Definitely some QC issues with this monitor and it is as bright as the sun but I am going to live with this version for a few days to see where I land. Thought this might be useful for people on the edge wondering if it is worth swapping vs a straight refund.
Definitely some QC issues with this monitor and it is as bright as the sun but I am going to live with this version for a few days to see where I land. Thought this might be useful for people on the edge wondering if it is worth swapping vs a straight refund.
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Ordered Nov 1, price adjustment via online submission on Nov 30, and received price adjustment today 12/14.
Costco rocks!
I'm starting to wonder if I want to just spend a little more and get a better one than the LG even given this is something I look at for a majority to fi my day, every day.
Definitely some QC issues with this monitor and it is as bright as the sun but I am going to live with this version for a few days to see where I land. Thought this might be useful for people on the edge wondering if it is worth swapping vs a straight refund.
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