Acer Predator x27 - $2000 4K, 144Hz, G-Sync, RGB lighting

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Re: Acer Predator x27 - $2000 4K, 144Hz, G-Sync, RGB lightin

Post by RealNC » 07 May 2017, 12:45

"1440p ought to be enough for anybody." :mrgreen:

Jokes aside, the only reason I didn't wait for the 144Hz HDR 4Ks is due to the completely unacceptable upscaling quality. 120FPS+ on 4K is impossible with modern games, unless you drop everything to "minimum". The bad 1080p upscaling just killed the deal completely for me. SLI is not a good solution, at least for me. It sometimes works, sometimes doesn't, and seems to introduce a heap of issues you don't have on single-card systems.

8K might actually do better here. Due to pixel density, maybe (just maybe) upscaling might actually look acceptable.
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Re: Acer Predator x27 - $2000 4K, 144Hz, G-Sync, RGB lightin

Post by Vega » 08 May 2017, 21:37

They need to start making firmware updates on monitor ubiquitous. Supposedly, it is very easy for current TV manufacturers to say change HDR10 to HDR10+ with a simple firmware update.

Never understood why monitor manufacturers always keep monitor firmware static.

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Post by RealNC » 09 May 2017, 00:19

It would cost them money for support. And it would mean you'd have less incentive to buy new monitors.
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Re: Acer Predator x27 - $2000 4K, 144Hz, G-Sync, RGB lightin

Post by Chief Blur Buster » 10 May 2017, 19:43

Then again, it can be expensive for monitor manufacturers.

Monitor models with major bugs can end up becoming recalled for a firmware upgrade. (That happened to the BenQ XL2720Z)
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