Acer Refurbished Store via eBay is selling the
Acer Predator XB273K GPBMIIPPRZX 4K 144Hz IPS Gaming Monitor [ebay.com] @ $549.99 - 12% Off at Cart =
$483.99. The item is also included for the product.
Note: eBay Product Listing is not entirely correct
Acer Official Product Spec:
https://www.acer.com/ac/en/CA/con....HX3AA.P03
SPEC:
- 27" 16:9 3840x2160 IPS Panel
- IPS with Advanced Hyper Viewing Angle (AHVA), Quantum Dot LED, edge array
- HDR10, DisplayHDR 400
- 10 bit (8 Bit + FRC), 1.07 Billion Colors, DCI-P3 90%
- 4ms GTG Response Time, 1ms VRB
- 3840x2160 @ 144Hz; G-Sync: 24-144Hz
- SDR: 350 nits; HDR 400 nits
- Contrast Ratio: SDR 1000:1; HDR 4000:1
- 2 x 4W Speakers
- 100 x100mm VESA Mount Support
- I/O
- 2x DisplayPort 1.4 (144Hz at 4K)
- 2x HDMI 2.0
- 3.5mm Audio Out
- USB 3.0: 1x Up, 4x Down
- 9.8 lbs with Stand
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how serious is hdmi 2.1?
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I have it right next to my 1440p 27inches.
I can see the difference In higher pixel density and more colors with a 10bit color panel. Diminishing returns tho.
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This means you are left with a PC, which can be sufficed by DisplayPort 1.4.
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This monitor is a GREAT value if all you're looking for is 4K @144Hz for a good price. Getting 4K at 144Hz used to be prohibitively expensive ($1000+, but prices are now coming down for this part of the market, which is great for everyone. That said if you care about the other secondary features of a monitor, this model does cut a lot of corners. Here are some:
1. It's DisplayPort 1.4, which does NOT technically support 4K@144Hz. DP 1.4 supports up to 32.4 Gbps, which is only enough for 4K@120Hz. Therefore to get to 4K@144Hz you have two options: (1) compress to 4:2:2 chroma subsampling, or (2) use TWO DP 1.4 cables (this not an option on this XB273K model because it only has a single DP 1.4 port). So although the panel itself technically supports [email protected] really only supports 4K@120Hz in practice beucase the display interface bottlenecking it. This kinda false advertisement, but in Acers defense, there isn't a whole lot they can do about this (DP 2.0 wasn't really ready for primetime when this monitor originally launched...and we the glorious PC mustard race do not talk about closed stupid standards like HDMI). Also the XV273K model (which is generally cheaper anyway) has the option of using two cables to get to 4K@144Hx (though again, this is not an option on the this XB273K as far as my knowledge goes).
2. HDR 400 technically falls under the HDR official spec, but it is the worst implementation of HDR, and most people argue that it really shouldn't qualify as HDR (and I agree). You can read about this here: https://tftcentral.co.u
3. Big bezels. This monitor has pretty hefty bezels by today's standard. Up to you if this bothers you--this is ultimately an "entry level" 4K@144Hz montior.
4. Color accuracy is fair. Creatives would say its BAD, but as a gaming monitor it is quite good. Depends on your perspective, it is an IPS monitor.
So overall, it's a great value and I'm glad Acer made this monitor (I own one!), but know what you're buying.
This means you are left with a PC, which can be sufficed by DisplayPort 1.4.