Acer 4K CB271HK 27" Deal

[lebel22]

BT are selling an Acer CB271HK 27" 3840x2160 4ms Wide 4K UHD IPS DVI LED Monitor for £296.30
http://www.shop.bt.com/products/acer-cb271hk-27--3840x2160-4ms-wide-4k-uhd-ips-dvi-led-monitor-um-hb6ee-018-C5KV.html?ReferrerID=pk00&utm_source=retention+email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email_290816&utm_content=pk00
seems a bargain?

 

[AlienALX]

If it's anything like the 4k Acer I had avoid it like the clap dude. The BLB was among the worst I have ever seen. Seriously, on a black screen it looked like spotlights.

It's also Acer, and, notoriously Acer like everything they make (look up close and it looks cheap and nasty).

Then there's the fact that 4k is probably the most stupid invention ever. I've dropped back to 1440p and would never go 4k again.

 

[lebel22]

If it's anything like the 4k Acer I had avoid it like the clap dude. The BLB was among the worst I have ever seen. Seriously, on a black screen it looked like spotlights.

It's also Acer, and, notoriously Acer like everything they make (look up close and it looks cheap and nasty).

Then there's the fact that 4k is probably the most stupid invention ever. I've dropped back to 1440p and would never go 4k again.

I only 1440p too. I haven't checked the reviews (if any).
I know some have given my monitor bad blb reviews but reckon some get confused with glow instead. I was using the AOC i2369Vm before I upgraded. Brilliant 1080p gaming monitor.

 

[AlienALX]

I only 1440p too. I haven't checked the reviews (if any).
I know some have given my monitor bad blb reviews but reckon some get confused with glow instead. I was using the AOC i2369Vm before I upgraded. Brilliant 1080p gaming monitor.

Every 4k monitor should get bad reviews if I'm being honest. 30 FPS is not acceptable, not anywhere. And to get any more than that min you need a Titan XP, hence why they should all get bad reviews until we get the hardware. I know that some people use 4k for things other than gaming but trust me, that was about the only thing the Acer was good at (it had a lovely picture quality when gaming).

Plus 27" is too small for 4k. At native with no scaling on you would not be able to read anything. Even on my 28" I would have to squint all of the time when running apps that did not scale (like old versions of Photoshop for example).

1440p is the optimum resolution atm IMO. I mean dang dude, 1.6% of people on Steam are using 1440p. 4k falls into the "other" category of 2%, so I would say a small portion of that 2% are 4k users.

1440p? easy, £350 for a GPU and you are laughing. Bit different when you make the step up though !