This may be the biggest review on a monitor I have ever seen -- for the ACER XB270HU
 
http://www.tftcentral.co...eviews/acer_xb270hu.htm

aka_STEVE_b
This may be the biggest review on a monitor I have ever seen -- for the ACER XB270HU
 
http://www.tftcentral.co...eviews/acer_xb270hu.htm

^ Was a deciding factor in my decision to go ahead and buy.

I myself have been lucky. My sample shows almost zero bleed and no stuck pixels. Im hoping to calibrate it myself tonight using a spyder pro calibration tool. The Acer colors are definitely off to me but the whites are white and the blacks are black.
All games I've played are silky smooth but gta v, gta shows stuttering with sli enabled.

ARMYguy

CoercionShaman
Totally agree with you that it should be flawless.  The Rog Swift had tons of issues, too.

 
What issues am i supposed to be having???

We were referring to the early QC issues with backlight bleed, dead/stuck pixels, and interpolation and such.  Some came out perfect while others even had dirt and literal fingerprints under the panel film.  If you got a good one, you were lucky in the beginning.  Seems to be the same problem with this Acer.
 
I'm really interested to see if we have problems as early adopters in a year or so of things failing because we are running this screen at this frequency.  Some of the ROG Swift folks are just now having issues after having 'good' monitors.  Let's hope not.  Hopefully it is a very small percentage, and there will always be a percentage.

If I wanted a 1440 IPS monitor with a Titan X I've done some more research and this would be my choice:
 
http://www.guru3d.com/new...g-sync-technology.html

I knew about that monitor when I bought the XB270HU.
 
The XR341CKA is going to be a $1300 75hz IPS monitor that's curved at 3440x1440. I don't know if we are reaching the limits of current tech at that point, but I would want a higher refresh rate if possible for that price point. Also, i'm not sure how the curved screen is going to affect gaming.

It will be interesting to see the reviews of this monitor when it comes out. :D
 
@Shaman - I am in the same line of thinking, if I get another defective monitor, I will probably return it and wait for reviews on the curved monitor.

I think the XR is the same panel as the Dell U3415W that is already out.  It has been well noted that it can run at 75Hz already.  Basically you are picking up G-sync with the Predator, though, and that would reflect to the current cost of producing that screen as the Dell is down to around $1K.  There is also some mention of Gen2 G-sync as it has an HDMI 2.0 port as well on the XR.

Well, it's here.  Box was damaged but interior was fine.
 
I have a very small area in the upper right hand corner that appears to be dirt under the film about 1.25" diagonally from the corner.  It's not horrible but it is there.  Could be lazy pixels.  I will test that later.  No perceptible back light bleed.  Can't really comment for certain on IPS glow until I can play in a dark environment.  My system is in the loft so I have a lot of ambient light during the day.  I don't see it at all under these conditions.  Colors are pretty good.  I have a 10 bit panel now and I can tell the difference to an 8 bit, but I would adjust to that pretty easily.  Stand adjustment is fantastic.  I have played some Diablo III and SWTOR.  I plan on playing a few other games this evening when I have more time.  Titan has zero issues in either game holding at 144 FPS with everything maxed.
 
So far, though, I don't feel an amazing difference.  I don't perceive anything magical.  I don't think the Hz is life changing.  We will see if G-sync is a factor when I play something more demanding.  I definitely have to get used to the ratio coming from a 21:9.  I will load up some faster paced games tonight as well.  At the moment, I could return this and feel like I haven't really lost much, and that is depressing.

I have the ROG Swift and couldn't be happier. Coming from an IPS panel I think the TN display on the Swift is actually quite good. It doesn't have that same Vibrance as a IPS but the high refresh rate and G-Sync is a more than fair compromise. I can't wait for the Titan X to be delivered so I can really push higher frame rates on it.

Good gravy, what the heck would push 1440p @ 144Hz?
 
Overclocked 6Ghz and four 980 Ti'z?

I actually changed my RMA replacement to a refund today. I decided that I am going to wait for a larger screen as well. I'm gonna be gaming on my 2160p for awhile. :)

1sthurricane

ARMYguy

CoercionShaman
Totally agree with you that it should be flawless.  The Rog Swift had tons of issues, too.

 
What issues am i supposed to be having???

Absolutely zero issues with my Rog.Guess I won the lottery.

You were one of the lucky ones.   That's always a nice feeling.