Acer Nitro EDA270U P: What Real Users Actually Think

This is a budget monitor, it is about what you would expect. It is also curved which makes it much more difficult to make with IPS, and that also means that it offsets a lot of the qualms that make VA bad. IPS would be nice but for this price, these specs are great

VA panels usually have poor viewing angles meaning you have to sit pretty much right in front of it or it will look weird. A lot of VA panels also have problems where dark colors leave a smeary trail on the screen, making motion rendering with dark colors look bad.

This is the 2023 model of the XV27U, which had 170hz and 400 nits brightness. The notable differences are that this current model has 180hz and 250 nits. So a slight hit to brightness.

It is a solid monitor all around for more casual gaming but it has one flaw. It is pretty dim. Like noticeably dim.

VA panel fyi

The major downsides are the stand isn't height adjustable, the panel isn't that bright at 250 nits and only has sRGB color gamut, and the rear location of the display inputs and audio out is also downright moronic.

Mid-End VA, good contrast, bad ghosting and bad view angles plus overshot

DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.4 are both old standards. Certain hardware needs a specific version to perform its best. Xbox Series X/S require HDMI 2.0/2.1 to run at 1440P and 120Hz.

I like VA panels, less eye stress. I have switched from IPS to VA.

250 nits is fine for most applications. The sub 200 price for a 1440p, 180hz monitor is incredible. Several people here and on buildapcmonitors were hoping for a deal like this. Here it is.

Generally speaking VA panels have higher contrast ratios which make for better dark room viewing, richer contrast, and deeper blacks.

The stand is a hot wobbly mess FYI

Under $200, 2K and 144Hz+? This is a good one!

This is NOT IPS, this is definitely a VA Panel, and the curve is usually a give away for VA Panels. The Acer recertified store is wrong, the biggest give away is the price, there is no curved IPS at this price, and there are very few curved IPS in general.

I have the ED272QUR, which is 1440p, 144Hz, curved. I love it and I would totally recommend this newer version which also has speakers and is 165Hz.

I have this and it is great. People can find anything to complain about

I just went from 1080p VA to 1440p IPS a few months ago and yeah go IPS.

Why bother when IPS with the same specs for the same price?

VA panel i checked the model number, this is likely an error on ACER's part. I dont think there are any curved IPS on the market, VA or OLED on the other hand have curved panels.

As someone who had this issue, Acer did a bait and switch where they advertised an IPS and then changed it to VA on the listing after selling. Be careful

Brightness is only 250nits. Fine for most indoor settings but if you are in a bright room you may have issues

I actually have this monitor. I have an issue where during gameplay (or even during regular browsing!) It will go into diagnostic mode/color cycling, and turning the monitor on and off is the only way to fix it.

I have a couple of acer nitros, and one of them got a patch of 5 dead pixels only 2 months in. And of course, acer's warranty only covers more than 5 dead pixels. But for under 150, they are still pretty damn good for the price.

I tried a curved 1440p VA panel, and just could not do it. It was cool, but the ghosting and smearing was so noticeable especially at 160hz. Sold it and went right back to IPS.

Does it have HDR? Yes. Is it any good, not even. The panel just doesn't get bright enough to have proper HDR. It is still a great value for everything else. Just don't go into it expecting to have usable HDR.

It is not very bright. But it has hdr. It is 144hz with overclock dp at 170 hz. Comes with a dp and hdmi cable. The stand is actually decent at this price point. It is metal.

I just got a couple of acer monitors and I have dead pixels on one of them less than two months in. Their website says that you need more than 5 dead pixels to be covered under warranty, so I am kinda screwed since it is a patch of exactly 5. I just want to warn people buying cheap monitors like this.

Been using a pair of the older 144hz versions of this model for last 2 years. Love them, don't have any issues.

Acer is pretty notorious for having nonsensical version names. I have heard of things like missing USB inputs, even different panels. It is good if you need a 1440p monitor at $200, but monitors like G2724D are better products.

VA good for movies and videos. And fine for 60fps gaming. But black smearing is a big issue on cheap VA panels, so VA monitors are not good for fast paced games at high fps.

I bought this monitor in late 2021 for close to this price. Response times are not super fast and there is some slight ghosting (ghosting is quite high on default settings, make a custom profile and use black boost and high sharpness to get around it). I use this monitor for Halo Infinite and it is decent for a controller player. Not recommended for twitchy stuff like CS:GO. This is my main productivity monitor and the curve is great for having multiple windows open on the same screen.

The only downside about this monitor is the non-adjustable stand.

Just got it setup this morning. I am Loving it. It is a huge upgrade over my Acer 1080p 60hz monitor. The colors look awesome and I like the curved aspect.

purchased 2, 2nd unit has a cluster of about 8 dead pixels on the right side but otherwise performed well so far. Gonna have to exchange the 2nd unit this weekend though, hopefully they still have a few in stock or ima have to RMA.

Mine had a dead pixel within the first hour of being on sadly

been using one for a few days, had freesync on (3060 gpu) and it would flicker at some screens really annoyingly, took it off and noticed fps game felt twice as responsive, I would just disable it unless you need it for the tearing at lower fps or something

Mine stopped turning on after an hour just an FYI.

I purchased this monitor, generally great. However, the PS5 picture looks somewhat cloudy unless in HDR mode specifically.

Just bought one for 230. Pretty good monitor though.

I decided against the Sceptre despite the lower price because Acer was a more recognizable brand to me, Sceptre is known for their monitors being a gamble on quality, and this Acer came out very recently.

It is terrible, I have the series x and warzone looks so bad with all the ghosting and bleeding of weapons and structures in game

You should turn on HDR via the monitor settings menu also, go to the gaming section and turn on freesync/gsync as well

For 189 its still bad. Everything smears black. Cyberpunk is pretty noticeable. If your playing a moba or grand strategy and need a curved monitor its okay for that purpose