Acer’s new OLED gaming monitor hits a blistering 720Hz, with a catch

How a lot velocity do you want in your gaming monitor? If the reply is “by no means sufficient,” then Acer would love a phrase. Its new 27-inch OLED is hitting 720Hz, greater than sufficient to carry essentially the most intense gaming PCs to their knees with newer titles. The corporate can also be exhibiting off a less expensive IPS-LCD that may hit 275Hz.

The Predator X27 U is the velocity demon right here, hitting 720Hz…with a notable catch. That unbelievable velocity comes from reducing down the decision to 1280×720, half of the monitor’s native 1440p decision — a tradeoff that esports professionals may simply be keen to make. If you happen to’re maxing out the pixels, the utmost velocity continues to be a very extremely quick 540Hz. Different pluses embody USB Sort-C help for video (90 watts) along with HDMI and DisplayPort inputs, .01ms response time, 555 peak nits of brightness (335 typical), and 99 p.c DCI-P3 colour protection. Naturally it’ll help AMD FreeSync Premium Professional, however there’s no point out of G-Sync — I’m considering it is a “appropriate, not licensed” state of affairs.

The brand new OLED will arrive within the first quarter of 2026, projected at $1300 USD. It’s coming to China on the identical time for 10,000 RMB, however Europe, the Center East, and higher Asia should wait till the second quarter for a 1200 EUR price ticket. With all of the uncertainty in worldwide commerce in the meanwhile, take into account the entire costs as considerably versatile this far out.

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If that’s too wealthy in your blood, you is likely to be within the extra down-market Nitro XV273U W1. For $300 USD or 279 Euro you get a 27-inch, 1440p IPS-LCD display screen that may hit 275Hz, very respectable for a smaller, less-expensive gaming monitor with high-quality colour protection (95 p.c DCI-P3). I really feel like that may very well be an excellent match for a mid-range desktop setup — and I do imply desktop, as a result of there’s no USB-C and even USB-A on the spec sheet. It’ll be popping out in early 2026.