Question 1

Is this a glossy or matte screen?

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Very light matte finish.  Just enough to cut reflections but not enough to interfere with text or graphics.  Absolutely very pleased with this monitor.

Question 2

Is this monitor daisy chain-able? I just purchased a new laptop and I want to daisy chain two of these.

Accepted Answer

My Acer B6 B326HK 4K UHD monitor has 1 HDMI, 1 DVI and 2 display port (v1.2)  inputs-- but no "video-out" port for daisy-chaining as can be found on some display-port equipped monitors.  In any case, note that the DP 1.2 spec simply lacks the bandwidth for daisy chaining at 4K 60Hz (and presumably 4K 60Hz display is the primary reason one would purchase this outstanding monitor.)  I purchased one from NE in November 2014 and it has worked flawlessly since.  BTW, neither DVI nor HDMI (prior to 2.0) can support 4K 60Hz, even on a single display.

Question 3

How long is the DP cable that is included with this product?

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The included DP cable was about 60 inches (152cm) in length.  I did not use it as there was a rumor the included cable did not support 4K at 60Hz.  Ordered another DP 1.2 cable (Accell) and have used that without problems.

The monitor is superb and I have been well-pleased with it.  Saving up to buy a second to have a matched pair.  The cable might have changed or might have supported 60Hz but didn't want to get the monitor and find out the cable was bad so ordered the Accell at the same time I ordered the monitor.

Question 4

What is the refresh rate? Its not listed on Newegg or on the Acer site.

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Despite what you may read, there is no such thing as a DisplayPort 1.1 cable and DisplayPort 1.2 cable.  A standard DisplayPort cable, including the so-call DisplayPort 1.1 cables, will work for any DisplayPort configuration including the new capabilities enabled by DisplayPort 1.2, including 4K and multi-stream capabilities.  All standard DisplayPort cables support RBR, HBR (High Bit Rate), and HBR2 (High Bit Rate 2), which can support 4K at 60Hz, or up to four 1080p displays using multi-stream.

Question 5

Can you recommend a display port cable that allows you to overclock the refresh rate of this monitor?

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Sorry David, I am just using the cables that came with the Monitor.  I do love the monitor though!!

Question 6

Can you play games on it?   I play games occasionally such as Tomb Raider.   Thanks.

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Works for me. 2560x1600 resolution scales well, so your GFX needs to be decent. Below 2560 it dosn't look that great. Lag is okay for casual gaming (for me), but for sure this isn't a dedicated gaming monitor. Picture quality at 4K is awesome, however.

Question 7

Is the HDMI 2.0?

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The specs are vague.  Acer didn't do a good job of documenting the features of this monitor.  NewEgg doesn't even show that it supports HDMI, and I can't tell from the pictures.

The Acer website, however, says it supports HDMI, it just doesn't say what version.

Mine will be arriving in 2 days, 1 if I get lucky.  I'll post a review here when I get it to clarify exactly what this thing has and doesn't have.

Question 8

Bought this for my GTX 1080 tower but will it work fine on my PS4 Pro?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It has HDMI and Display port inputs.
The HDMI input may be limited to 1920 x 1080, though. Display port supports ver 1.2 for higher rez.

Question 9

Does in come with DisplayPort 1.2 cable with 4k 60hz support?

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No it does not come with the display port cable.  But I run it through my DVI and it looks wonderful!! I would buy  another one if I could.  I have a FX1800 and it supports 4K but only at 40 Hz.  But even at that speed looks wonderful it must be buffered internally.  But I'm not a gamer.

Question 10

Does this monitor support displaying WXGA 1366x768 resolution? The manual shows XGA 1024x768 support, but not WXGA.

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I have just received this monitor but asked for RMA, only after 30 minutes into operation.

First, the text quality is worse than 1366X768.  Although I did not try this particular resolution, in both 2K and 4K resolution,  the text display is so blur with loss of sharpness that it was not worth to try any further.

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