Acer Unveils the Predator XB321HK 32-inch Gaming Monitor

btarunr · Mar 2, 2016

Acer made the latest addition to its Predator line of gaming monitors, with the 32-inch XB321HK. This flatscreen boasts of 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160 pixels) native resolution, with 100% sRGB coverage over the entire 178°/178° viewing angles, and 10-bit color (1.07 billion colors). It features NVIDIA G-SYNC adaptive refresh-rate technology. Other key specs include 4 ms response time, 350 cd/m² maximum brightness, and dynamic mega-contrast ratio. The EyeProtect feature reduces blue light emissions, while GameView dynamically adjusts the display to suit your game type. Inputs include DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI. Available now, the XB321HK is priced at 799 GBP (incl VAT).

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Prima.Vera · Mar 2, 2016

I wish somebody would release an 3840x1600 21:9 monitor. Perfect for 4K movies and wide screen gaming.

ZoneDymo · Mar 2, 2016

Prima.Vera said:
I wish somebody would release an 3840x1600 21:9 monitor. Perfect for 4K movies and wide screen gaming.

which will happen, buuut we kinda need everything else to catch up as well, (cables and other hardware)

The Quim Reaper · Mar 2, 2016

32 inch really is the perfect screen size for 4k.

Hell of a lot more liveable with on a day to day basis than the usual 27 or 28 inch that seems to be the norm for 4K panel releases.

silapakorn · Mar 2, 2016

4K is not for me. Gaming on 4K is too demanding, while watching Full HD movies feel like viewing mobile phone clips.

I prefer 32 inch monitor with 1440p resolution, Gsync and 144hz at affordable price.

ZoneDymo · Mar 2, 2016

silapakorn said:
4K is not for me. Gaming on 4K is too demanding, while watching Full HD movies feel like viewing mobile phone clips.

I prefer 32 inch monitor with 1440p resolution, Gsync and 144hz at affordable price.

"while watching Full HD movies feel like viewing mobile phone clips"

ermm gotta explain that one too me because that just makes no sense.

zargana · Mar 2, 2016

New monitors are started to hit the market. But i think they are overpriced. Only 2 brands announced 10bit monitors. Waiting for more! Also a review would be nice.

@silapakorn
If they put Gsync on those monitors the price surely hit over thousand.

PP Mguire · Mar 2, 2016

ZoneDymo said:
"while watching Full HD movies feel like viewing mobile phone clips"

ermm gotta explain that one too me because that just makes no sense.

Watching 1080p videos on a 4k screen looks like watching 360p on 1080p screens. Have to agree there as I used to be ok with 720p for TV and 1080p for movies but now I need high bitrate 1080p for everything or it's almost unbearable. Most of my content I wind up watching on my kid's TV in the living room.

This monitor would be great, if it wasn't so damn expensive.

EzioAs · Mar 2, 2016

PP Mguire said:
Watching 1080p videos on a 4k screen looks like watching 360p on 1080p screens. Have to agree there as I used to be ok with 720p for TV and 1080p for movies but now I need high bitrate 1080p for everything or it's almost unbearable. Most of my content I wind up watching on my kid's TV in the living room.

This monitor would be great, if it wasn't so damn expensive.

Use a better renderer and player then. MPC-HC + madVR (optional: + Smooth Video Project) can give better experience than using common video player like VLC.

PP Mguire · Mar 2, 2016

I use CCCP. You ever heard of stretching? No amount of codec will fix that.

cracklez · Mar 2, 2016

Unless you need a monitor, I'd think it's smarter to wait for DP 1.3 products to hit the market with force. It would be a pity to waste money on something such as this when the new cards are also just around the corner.

EzioAs · Mar 2, 2016

PP Mguire said:
I use CCCP. You ever heard of stretching? No amount of codec will fix that.

You mean upscaling? Sure, I've heard of that. That's why I suggest give madVR a try. It has multiple upscaling algorithms to give better video output.

PP Mguire · Mar 2, 2016

EzioAs said:
You mean upscaling? Sure, I've heard of that. That's why I suggest give madVR a try. It has multiple upscaling algorithms to give better video output.

I'll try it when I get home, but I have a feeling I'll be out in the living room watching 1080p content on a 1080p TV still.

And the two of us still meant stretching.

EzioAs · Mar 2, 2016

PP Mguire said:
I'll try it when I get home, but I have a feeling I'll be out in the living room watching 1080p content on a 1080p TV still.

And the two of us still meant stretching.

Make sure you use a compatible video player as well. I know MPC-HC supports it but maybe other players that do too, as long as you can change the output renderer.

PP Mguire · Mar 2, 2016

EzioAs said:
Make sure you use a compatible video player as well. I know MPC-HC supports it but maybe other players that do too, as long as you can change the output renderer.

CCCP comes native with MPC-HC.

Octavean · Mar 2, 2016

EzioAs said:
Use a better renderer and player then. MPC-HC + madVR (optional: + Smooth Video Project) can give better experience than using common video player like VLC.

I agree,...

With my LG UHD 4K 55UB8500 Smart TV it can upscale 1080 video. I haven't seen anything on it that has actually looked bad with the exception of some overly compressed action scenes via cable. That is the cable companies fault though and switching TV's wouldn't help that.

I have some software packages that claim the same 4K video support and upscaling but I haven't tested them out yet.

PP Mguire · Mar 2, 2016

Octavean said:
I agree,...

With my LG UHD 4K 55UB8500 Smart TV it can upscale 1080 video. I haven't seen anything on it that has actually looked bad with the exception of some overly compressed action scenes via cable. That is the cable companies fault though and switching TV's wouldn't help that.

I have some software packages that claim the same 4K video support and upscaling but I haven't tested them out yet.

My TV has upscaling as well, it sucks and isn't much better than simply full screening a movie which stretches the crap out of it.

[502] · Mar 2, 2016

It'd be interesting to watch a DVD with this... or maybe not :laugh:

Initialised · Mar 2, 2016

Prima.Vera said:
I wish somebody would release an 3840x1600 21:9 monitor. Perfect for 4K movies and wide screen gaming.

Here you go: http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/20...will-be-released-by-samsung-and-lg-this-year/

deemon · Mar 4, 2016

so... 10bpc monitor with G-Sync? So who is this monitor for exactly?

Prima.Vera · Mar 4, 2016

Initialised said:
Here you go: http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/20...will-be-released-by-samsung-and-lg-this-year/

Yep, saw it back then, that's why I was curious when are they going to release it to public...

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Acer Unveils the Predator XB321HK 32-inch Gaming Monitor

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