At CES 2017, Acer announced three new Predator displays with refresh rates of 200Hz or higher, while also featuring G-Sync support so as to improve your gaming experience.
The Acer Predator XB252Q and Predator XB272 displays are nearly identical: 1920×1080 resolution with a maximum refresh rate of 240Hz, G-Sync, and a low 1ms response time. As you might have already guessed, in order to achieve refresh rates this high, Acer opted to use TN panel technology, which makes the displays able to represent 100% of the sRGB color spectrum (which only amounts to 72% of the NTSC color gamut, but this is par of the course for TN-based panels). The only difference between both displays is that the Predator 252Q measures 24.5 inches and the Predator XB272 comes in at 27 inches. Acer equipped both displays with two 2W DTS speakers and a 4x USB 3.0 hub, and both the displays feature tilt, swivel, height, and pivot adjustments.
The third new Predator display Acer introduced is the Predator Z301CT, and this is the most interesting one. For the first part, Acer equipped the Z301CT with Tobii eye tracking hardware to allow you to control your system with eye movements. Second, its panel sees an upgrade to a VA -based solution, which should give better image quality alongside the improved 178º viewing angle, though it does carry a slightly lower 200Hz refresh rate and a higher 4 ms response time. It does come in at a larger 30 inches, with a widescreen (21:9) resolution of 2560×1080 (which I personally favor over conventional resolutions, but that’s just me). It also has a curvature of 1800R which supposedly gives you an immersed feeling while gaming, though I can’t really speak for that. Acer have also upped the speaker output to 3 W. Like the other two displays, the Z301CT supports G-Sync and has a hub with 4x USB 3.0 ports. Unlike the other two displays Acer showed, however, the Predator Z301CT only allows for tilt, swivel and height adjustments. The Predator Z301CT21:9 curved gaming monitor with eye-tracking functionality was selected as “Best of Innovation”
In regards to pricing, the 252Q comes in at $549.99, the XB272 makes do with a $679.99 price-tag, and the Z301CT comes in at $899.99
