The Acer Predator XB271HU Bmiprz is a good 1440p monitor with a fast refresh rate, wide viewing angles, and outstanding low input lag. The stand has impressive ergonomics, so it's easy to place it in an ideal viewing position or turn the screen to share it with someone else. Although it's a great gaming monitor overall, the response time is a bit slower than most similar monitors. Unfortunately, it has a low contrast ratio, so blacks appear gray in a dark room, but this is typical for IPS monitors.
Our Verdict
The Acer Predator XB271HU is a good monitor for most uses. It's a very good office monitor thanks to the exceptional ergonomics and good peak brightness, and it has excellent low input lag, making it a great gaming monitor as well. It's a decent monitor for multimedia and media creation, but it has a low native contrast ratio, so it's not a great choice for a dark room.
- Image remains accurate at an angle.
- Outstanding ergonomics.
- Outstanding low input lag.
- Low contrast ratio.
- Slower response time than similar models.
Very good monitor for office use. The Acer Predator XB271HU features an excellent stand with complete articulation making it easy to find a comfortable position. It offers a good amount of screen real-estate for productivity, and its wide viewing angle and rotating feature makes it powerful in a more communal working environment.
This is a great gaming monitor. The Acer Predator XB271HU's 144Hz refresh rate, G-SYNC support, and excellent low input lag provide a great gaming experience. Unfortunately, it delivers only average picture quality, which is mostly an issue for darker viewing environments due to the low contrast ratio and poor black uniformity.
The Acer Predator XB271HU is a decent monitor for consuming media. It has a great horizontal viewing angle, so multiple people can share the screen without sacrificing picture quality. It has excellent uniformity, but its low contrast and lack of HDR-related features mean its picture quality is only about average in a dark room.
The Acer Predator XB271HU is a decent monitor for creating media. It has excellent gray uniformity, and when calibrated, it tracks the sRGB target almost perfectly. Unfortunately, though, it does not cover wide gamuts like Adobe RGB and DCI-P3, making it a bit limited for producing print and HDR content.
HDR isn't supported.
Changelog
- Updated Feb 21, 2020: Converted to Test Bench 1.1.
- Updated Oct 12, 2017: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the Acer Predator XB271HU Bmiprz, which is a 1440p IPS gaming monitor. There are many other variants of the Predator lineup which all support G-SYNC but with different sizes, panel types, resolutions, and refresh rates - a selection of which are listed in the table below.
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their monitor doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we will update the review. Note that some tests such as the gray uniformity may vary between individual units.
| Model | Size | Panel Type | Resolution | Native Refresh |
| XB271HU bmiprz | 27" | IPS | 1440p | 144Hz |
| XB271HU Abmiprz | 27" | TN | 1440p | 144Hz |
| XB272 bmiprz | 27" | TN | 1080p | 240Hz |
| XB281HK bmiprz | 28" | TN | 4k | 60Hz |
| XB321HK bmiphz | 32" | IPS | 4k | 60Hz |
| XB273K Pbmiphzx | 27" | IPS | 4k | 120Hz |
Our Acer Predator XB271HU was manufactured in July 2016.
Popular Monitor Comparisons
The Acer Predator XB271HU is a high-end monitor with very good overall performance, especially for gaming (see our recommendations for the best gaming monitors). However, it's far from perfect, especially when viewed in a dark room. While it's a good jack-of-all-trades, for specific uses there may be other monitors to consider. See our recommendations for the best monitors.
These are two different types of monitors, each with their advantages and disadvantages. The Acer Predator XB271HU Bmiprz is a G-SYNC compatible monitor that has wider viewing angles, so the image remains accurate when viewed from the side. The Acer also has better ergonomics, so you can position it to your liking with ease. If however, you have a dark room and sit straight in front, the FreeSync compatible AOC AGON AG271QX has more uniform blacks and a faster response time that leaves only a small blur trail behind fast-moving content.
The LG 27GL850-B/27GL83A-B is better than the Acer Predator XB271HU Bmiprz. The LG supports HDR and can handle reflections better, which is important when there are a few lights in your room. The Acer, on the other hand, has a black frame insertion feature that helps make the image look crisper.
The Acer Predator XB271HU Bmiprz is better than the BenQ ZOWIE XL2540. The Predator has a higher native resolution and larger screen, so you can see more fine details in games. The Predator also has wider viewing angles, which is especially important as the edges of the screen won't fade if you're sitting too close. While both support VRR, the Predator uses NVIDIA's G-SYNC technology, whereas the ZOWIE uses AMD's FreeSync technology.
The Acer Predator XB273K Pbmiphzx is slightly better than the Acer Predator XB271HU Bmiprz. The XB273K has a higher resolution to display more details on your screen and supports HDR, great for HDR gaming. The XB271HU has a higher refresh rate, a BFI feature that helps improve the appearance of motion, and better ergonomics to help position it comfortably.
We buy and test more than 30 monitors each year, all of which we purchase ourselves, without cherry-picked units or samples. We put a lot into each unbiased, straight-to-the-point review, and there's a whole process from purchasing to publishing, involving multiple teams and people. We do more than just use the monitor for a week; we use specialized, custom tools to measure various aspects and deliver objective, data-driven results. We also consider multiple factors before making any recommendations, including the monitor's cost, its performance compared to the competition, and whether it's easy to find.
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