Question 1

did this come with a display port cable?

Accepted Answer

Yes is included

Question 2

How do I enable the higher refresh rate.  The monitor's on screen menu says the refresh rate is set to 60 and I don't see an option to change it.  Do I need an Nvidia card to use the 144 refresh rate?

Accepted Answer

You have to update the refresh settings via the PC's Advanced Display settings.

Windows 10
1) Right click desktop
2) Scroll to the bottom of screen and click "Advanced display settings"
3) Scroll to the bottom again and click "Display adapter properties"
4) Click monitor tab, and refresh rate setting will be available in the drop down menu

Windows 7
1) Right click desktop
2) Screen Resolution
3) Advanced Settings in bottom right
4) Click monitor tab, and refresh rate setting will be available in the drop down menu

Question 3

I have purchased the MSI GeForce GTX 980 to 6G with an Intel i7 6700 chipset and have been banging my head over a gaming monitor. I would love a 4K monitor but with how over the top the prices are I was considering a 2K monitor in hopes the others would drop in price. Does anyone have any recommendations for a monitor? I was looking at the Acer XB270HU Abprz until I read some bad reviews today. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Cheers CJ

Accepted Answer

Been using Acer XB270HU monitor for 8 weeks, with Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 and i5 6600K and have been very happy with the monitor. Have had zero problems playing games on Steam. Smooth and sharp graphics.

Question 4

I can't seem to find a review of this monitor that indicates whether one needs to purchase a stand-alone 3D Vision IR emitter, or if the fact that the monitor is 3D Vision Capable implies that the emitter hardware is included in the monitor.  (I've read that some monitors DO have the emitter embedded, so it is being done.  That said, I don't see an IR port on the face of the monitor, so I'm thinking that this particular monitor likely needs the IR emitter to be added.)

To summarize, my question is this:

To utilize 3D Vision with this monitor, do I need to purchase just the NVidia 3D glasses, or do I need to purchase the package that includes both the 3D Vision emitter and the 3D glasses?  (I have an NVidia Video card that is 3D Vision capable.)

TIA!
Shel

Accepted Answer

This monitor is 3d capable, yes, but you need 3 things for Nvidia 3D-vision

-3d capable monitor (check)
-3d capable video card (check)
-Nvidia 3D kit (shutter glasses and IR emitter)

Question 5

Can the stand come off to be able to mount the monitor itself?

Accepted Answer

Yes, has a typical Vesa mount for Wallmounting or anything VESA compatible

Question 6

Can This monitor switch between refresh rates?
AND
 I was looking at this monitor, (ASUS ROG PG278Q Black 27" Gaming Monitor) but this one caught my eye for its cheaper price. What should I get?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this monitor supports 23,24,59,60,85,100,120 and 144hz, easily changeable.  Its a very very good monitor, probably the best for 2k gaming in my opinion.

The Asus is also very nice, but a lot of people (including me) decided against it due to a lot of quality control concerns (dead pixels, random bands of light on screen, and out right dying after as little as a few weeks).  This may be cleared up by now, so take that for what it is worth, but i would definitely buy the Acer again.

Question 7

I looked this same monitor up on acer and then another site and it shows it as 1080p resolution. Is the resolution stated in specifications correct for this monitor?

Accepted Answer

This is the 2560 x 1440 version of the monitor you mentioned. The 1080P model is the XB270H Abprz. This monitor is the XB270HU Abprz (the letter U was added).

Question 8

How can one tell if this is the IPS or TN model?  The item description and title conflict with each other.

Accepted Answer

Check the details section, it should say tn and the pictures shows 3d vision. It's also cheaper than the ips model. Also tn panel number is xb270hu Abprz  ips is xb270hu bprz

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