Acer Nitro XV242F (540hz TN) discussion

[BEON]

Just received the XV242F today. I have also used the Asus PG248QP for a month or so, but sold it because I did not think it was worth €620.
I have been using the AOC AG273QZ for a couple of years now, but 27" is not ideal, and the panel has several defects (visible vertical lines when motion is displayed, weird stutters).

First impression of the Acer: very smooth, no perceivable input lag, menu is quick to navigate, tons of settings. No high pitch sound when running the monitor at 360hz+, which the Asus PG248QP did have, which was very annoying. I had my desktop on 240hz to avoid the high pitch, and while gaming I used a headset. The Acer does not have this issue, except when I turm VRB on. At "normal" the pitch is quite low volume, on "extreme" it is very noticable without a headset. However, while playing CS2 it doesn't bother me.

UFO test: looks good, don't think my 30 year old eyes could notice the difference between this and a slightly faster response time.

Bought the monitor for €310 new in box in the Netherlands. Absolute steal if you'd ask me. The 600hz monitors are coming soon, and the Acer one is supposed to cost €850. That was the main reason for me to buy the XV242F now.

I also thought about an oled monitor, but I really prefer 24" monitors for gaming. Much less eye-strain and just a better "feel" for the game.
If you guys have any questions let me know. I could not find a lot of info on this monitor, so I am happy to help you guys out.

System:
9800X3D
RX 9070XT
32gb DDR5 6000 CL30

yeah there is no full review of this monitor in youtube except from a korean youtuber. Do you see any ghosting or crosstalk in the monitor? Also what setting do you use?

I do not experience ghosting or crosstalk, but I'm also not looking for it. I use this display for CS2, not for benchmarking and spotting faults.
I am using the default color settings, Over Drive on Normal, freesync off, Esports off, VRB off, Ultra-Low Latency on.

[Stalast]

I purchased this monitor some months ago and I just happened to watch the korean youtube review and it was discussing how the input lag improved with updated firmware I believe? I looked on the acer site and can't find the firmware for download. Has anyone else who has this monitor updated the firmware and noticed improvements with it? Thanks.

I was wondering the same thing about the seemingly missing updated firmware so I contacted Acer about it. I'll let you know what they say.

Hey any updates? thanks

Unfortunately they were incredibly useless, it took several days of back and forth emails of them not really understanding my request for info on the updated firmware. The final response I got from them was:

I have changed on the system it doesn't show any reported known issue.

Hope this information assists.

Should you require further assistance do not hesitate to contact us.

I was just baffled by this response and gave up, lol.

Edit: I'm sending one more reply asking once again for this mysterious firmware.

[hopelele]

I have got the same monitor and tried hunting down that firmware too, but yeah, it’s nowhere to be found.
Just download the Acer Widget app and check for updates there. Last one I saw was from December 2024. I even hit up Acer’s Ukralne office, and they were like, “Nah, no new updates for that monitor.”

I feel like Acer just dropped the ball on this one. It’s got the same panel as the Zowie 540Hz (checked it in factory mode), but the VRB sucks, and turning Overdrive to Extreme gives mad ghosting. A firmware update could totally fix this, but seems like Acer’s just not caring.

[Stalast]

I purchased this monitor some months ago and I just happened to watch the korean youtube review and it was discussing how the input lag improved with updated firmware I believe? I looked on the acer site and can't find the firmware for download. Has anyone else who has this monitor updated the firmware and noticed improvements with it? Thanks.

I was wondering the same thing about the seemingly missing updated firmware so I contacted Acer about it. I'll let you know what they say.

Hey any updates? thanks

I actually got a reasonable answer this time? But it's unclear what version of the firmware they have. I don't even trust them lol.

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[arenashooterfan]

For those who own this monitor and use rtss scanline sync with vrb can you please share your settings please. Thanks.

[JONAS 3]

I purchased this monitor some months ago and I just happened to watch the korean youtube review and it was discussing how the input lag improved with updated firmware I believe? I looked on the acer site and can't find the firmware for download. Has anyone else who has this monitor updated the firmware and noticed improvements with it? Thanks.

I was wondering the same thing about the seemingly missing updated firmware so I contacted Acer about it. I'll let you know what they say.

Hey any updates? thanks

I actually got a reasonable answer this time? But it's unclear what version of the firmware they have. I don't even trust them lol.

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May I ask if you finally got the firmware from them?

[Stalast]

I was wondering the same thing about the seemingly missing updated firmware so I contacted Acer about it. I'll let you know what they say.

Hey any updates? thanks

I actually got a reasonable answer this time? But it's unclear what version of the firmware they have. I don't even trust them lol.

Screenshot_20250623-153146.png

May I ask if you finally got the firmware from them?

Sadly after I purchased the monitor, they still wouldn't give me an updated firmware. The customer support is completely useless. I returned the monitor and don't reccomend it at all.

[Lucasre5]

I have now the 600Hz Acer. I had the 540Hz model and really liked it (I've had the PG248QP and the 2586X+). For the price, I went with the 540Hz Acer, but the panel had green lines and there were no replacements. Now, with this new 600Hz model, I noticed some drawbacks: The brightness with VRB is much lower, I don't know why, and it's not possible to use it at 480Hz with fast alt-tab like before, only at 420Hz. Otherwise, everything is the same, I recommend getting this 540Hz model if it's available.

[Viilutaja]

I have this monitor. How do i check my firmware version?
And what was the fw version, you were after?
Can somebody link me that Korean review? I cannot find it in YT.