Acer Predator XB273 Monitor

144Hz refresh rate, at 4K, with an IPS panel? No, it’s not a dream!

Anthony Agius

“Acer claims the hood is there so you can focus on your game. Like a horse on a racetrack wearing blinkers” Acer’s had a good run with their Predator monitors, releasing some truly excellent gaming displays to the market like the X34 and X34P. The 27-inch XB273KP is Acer’s latest addition to the Predator range. It boasts UHD 4K, IPS, DisplayHDR 400 certification, Nvidia G-Sync and a 144Hz refresh rate, making it truly worthy of the Predator branding. Let’s start this review by looking at the exterior of the XB273KP, because it comes with a rather unique feature not normally seen on gaming monitors — a hood. If you’ve hanged around professional photographers or graphic designers, you might have noticed a plastic frame around their displays to keep stray sources…

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APC (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2019

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