Quote:The X27 is being called “the perfect” gaming monitor by its manufacturer and we’re hard pressed to disagree on this assessment. Excepting the lack of an ultra-wide display format (something many gamers prefer), the X27 offers just about everything the serious 4K gamer could want, assuming they have the right type of GPU and other hardware specs in their PC machine to complement this display. Specifically, the X27 is designed to take maximum advantage of Nvidia HDR technology for monitors as it was originally presented at CES 2017 in January. Thus, this particular PC display offers up 27 inches of display space, a 16:9 aspect ratio, full 4K UHD resolution and HDR specs for contrast and wide color gamut. Acer has even included local dimming backlight technology in the X27 and most impressively of all, the X27 comes with a native 144Hz refresh rate instead of the standard 60Hz that has been the maximum limit of most 4K PC displays for more than a couple years so far. This monitor also of course supports G-Sync technology for maximum frame-rate synching compatibility with Nvidia’s new generations of 4K-friendly GPUs.

In basic terms, the Acer X27 is truly a 4K monitor for the next generations of 4K graphics cards and PC games.

Other more technical specs in the X27 include quantum dot color technology of the kind that really makes wide color gamut and high DCI-P3 color space coverage shine. In this monitor’s case Acer has installed an AU Optronics M270QAN02.2 AHVA panel for the quantum dots. The presence of this feature explicitly means deeper, richer black levels, HDR10 support and a promised 96% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space, according to Acer. As for peak brightness, we weren’t exaggerating when we said that the X27 is truly and HDR monitor. It outclasses many 4K HDR TVs with a peak brightness rating of 1000 nits and also offers a very respectable 4ms response time for speed-conscious gamers.

In other words, in terms of the key specs mentioned above, we’re looking here at a monitor that can just as easily serve as either one insane piece of gaming technology or as a very powerful professional visual design monitor.