Near the end of the year, players have experienced a wave of attacks from the latest AAA masterpieces, making those players who are poorly equipped feel that getting into an esports monitor is the most important thing at the moment. But what kind of monitor can be called a flagship esports display? Many people think that a monitor with a high refresh rate can meet the needs of the latest AAA masterpieces, but many people feel that only if the resolution is high enough, the game picture quality can be perfectly displayed, and more graphics and color details can be retained.
Therefore, with high resolution and high refresh rate of the display, in order to meet the increasing requirements of the multiplayer competitive game experience, has long been in the player consensus, throughout the current display market, support 4K + 144Hz display has been in the first line level, can meet this standard of the display is not much, Acer's high-end e-sports brand predator series Of Predator X28 is a leader, the following we actually evaluate it, How does this monitor perform against big games?
First of all, in terms of design, the Predator X28 looks full of e-sports atmosphere at a glance, its front is a 28-inch size IPS screen, under the screen is a triangular base, the base has the Predator's LOGO, the front looks like the side of X, there is a kind of "Rush at any time" feeling, very much in line with the state of the player when starting the game. And this bracket can also be rotated vertically by 90°, which not only brings a good experience to esports games, but also has a comfortable feeling in the office.
On the back of the ACER Predator X28, there is a fuselage shell similar to the metal brushed texture, and the decoration of the X-shaped lines in the upper part of the rear shell makes it very angular, not only the overall design is very tough and atmospheric, but also has a special e-sports atmosphere. What is unique is that this X-shaped line not only has a strong decorative effect, but also cleverly hides the heat dissipation hole of the monitor, so that the monitor can maintain a reasonable temperature control when working at high frequencies, and always provide players with a smooth and immersive experience. In the lower right part of the back of the monitor, there are 5 OSD buttons arranged in portrait orientation, which can be quickly adjusted to the game parameters as needed.
At the intersection of the monitor and the stand, there is also a three-dimensional engraved metal nameplate, which is also the LOGO of the ACER Predator X28, and the metallic texture material with the ostentatious LOGO design once again fills the e-sports attributes. Acer is also designing to take full advantage of this personality stand, equipped with a cable management hole and a hidden headphone hanger, which not only makes the nowhere to place the cable and headphone arrangement suitable, but also allows the desktop to avoid clutter.
In terms of display interface is still very comprehensive, ACER Predator X28 is equipped with two HDMI interfaces, a DP interface, two USB interfaces, and also marked with different colors, of which the blue interface can be inserted into external storage devices such as U disks, and the orange interface can be charged to mobile phones and tablets without opening the chassis, which is very practical.
Looking at the screen quality of the Predator X28, the 28-inch screen it uses not only has a viewing angle of 178 °, supports 90% DCI-P3 color gamut, brings a wide field of view and rich and natural color display. It also supports 3840x2160 resolution and 144Hz touch sample rate, and can be overclocked to 152Hz when a single DP, which can easily bring an immersive game experience to players regardless of image quality and smooth playback.
Acer also built Nvidia's @G-SyncTM chip and Reflex latency reduction technology for the Marauder X28, greatly improving the gaming experience in high-speed game transitions. G-Sync's tear-resistant technology keeps the frame rate of the display and graphics output synchronized, effectively avoiding situations such as emergency turns, screen tearing and smearing during teleportation. Reflex Latency Analyzer can capture end-to-end system latency, and can accurately measure the performance of the PC, its main role is to solve the problem of response speed between the graphics card and the monitor, its principle is to help the graphics card remove some useless frames, improve the rendering efficiency of the graphics card, the resistance of the graphics card output to the display is reduced, and the CPU burden will be relatively reduced. Have you ever encountered that the game frame rate is obviously already very high, but it still feels that the picture is not smooth. Excluding the factor of large frame rate fluctuations, it is likely that the game screen lag is caused, and Reflex technology solves such a problem. However, it is worth noting that Reflex technology mainly reduces the screen latency, and does not help much to improve the frame rate.
The Predator X28 has a first-class level of hard-hard coordination, how will it perform in actual use? We play the test video, we can see that the clarity and purity of the video picture have maintained a high level, the transition between colors is also very natural, especially when the picture transition is not a trace of mud and water, to tell the truth, after watching it, I feel that such a monitor is only used to chase the drama, then it is really a bit "overkill".
If the Predator X28 is used to work for flat or video creative work, 90% of the DCI-P3 color gamut is enough to meet the high demands of color in the most discerning creative work. At the same time, with the blessing of NVIDIA graphics card, the screen editing when doing creative design also has a very timely response, at the same time, when I use PS, AI and other graphic design software, I often finish coloring on the computer, and when watching on other devices, it is either gray or too saturated, which is caused by color casts. Then use the ACER Predator X28, adjust the graph, print it out, the color is more accurate, go to other devices to watch, and there will be no color error problem.
At the same time, if you use it as the home screen of the clip video, you can bring more accurate color adjustments, but if you have two such screens, or your home screen can not be rotated 90 °, then you can rotate the ACER Predator X28 monitor 90° to use as a secondary screen. In this way, even if you cut a Hollywood blockbuster, this 28-inch vertical screen is enough to show all your tracks. If you can't use so many tracks, you can also use it to put various properties panels. In general, because of the limitation of screen size, most of the windows of the editing software are hidden, which makes some properties panels that are used more frequently, and it is very troublesome to use. Then you can place all these panels on the expansion screen.
The next game test link is the moment to really show the strength. We chose "Forever" and "Apex", two mainstream games that are very popular at the moment. When I tested the game with the Marauder X28, the 28-inch 4K graphics gave me a particularly delicate visual experience. Especially when playing Forever Doom. I remember playing "Forever Forever" on the 2K screen a few days ago, although every leaf on the tree was displayed, and the character model, including the hair, was also clearly defined, but looking at the moss on the mountain in the distance, it was pasted with the mountain. This time, the Predator X28 is equipped with 4K resolution, and the experience is very different from 2K, the Predator X28 shows the leaves of the trees nearby, the projection of the grass mapping on the ground is relatively clear, and the moss lines on the distant mountains can also be clearly seen. Apex also belongs to the chicken eating game, so the game scenes are relatively large, and the high resolution is also convenient for us to observe distant targets.
Not only has 4K resolution, our measured color gamut coverage is also up to 90% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, in the picture light and dark field detail control, but also reached the VESA DisplayHDR 400 standard, it is worth mentioning that the P3 color gamut belongs to the film-level unified standard, this standard is more professional than the common sRGB. These are embodied in the game, just like the golden yellow leaves that are about to wither, the wooden beams that have been burned by fire and have long been carbonized, and the burgundy poison circle behind me, which brings me a complete sense of oppression. No, it should be said that immersion. When playing a colorful game like Apex, you can experience the game's most native art style.
In the past, we wanted to achieve 4K 144Hz screen output, usually need two DP1.2 interfaces for transmission, but in the X28 placed a G-Sync chip, this chip can drive the computer's graphics card, to achieve frame rate synchronization between the screen and the graphics card, so that X28 through a single DP1.4 interface, you can achieve 4K 144Hz or 2K 152Hz screen output.
For example, when we played Apex and CSGO, the rapid response of the game screen brought me a good state of the game. Playing games is a sport that requires a high degree of coordination between the eyes, brain, and limbs. For example, in the ordinary 60 frame picture, when turning the head, pulling the gun will produce a shadow, although you have long been accustomed to it, and do not feel uncomfortable, but the impact of these shadows, often lead to our eyes can only capture a vague information, so how can our hands control the mouse, accurate positioning of the target? The Predator X28 has a 1ms grayscale response speed and a native 144Hz screen refresh rate, which can effectively improve the smoothness of the picture and improve the impact of smearing. At the very least, with these conditions, when we practice guns, it is possible to practice muscle memory like a professional player.
And it is worth mentioning that the screen response speed can also be increased to 0.2ms through the algorithm, after turning on the rapid reaction mode, the shadow is indeed gone, but the picture is also too sharpened. At the same time, the screen refresh rate can also be further overclocked to 152Hz, and the operation is relatively simple, so users with higher requirements for the refresh rate, the choice of Predator X28 is still very fragrant.
The game's responsiveness provides a more immersive experience, reduced frustration, and allows players to operate with greater precision. In action games, swift action and exciting combos are the key to solving the game's toughest challenges, if the PC's system latency is too high, the game experience is slow, the control response is sluggish, it will increase the difficulty of the combo, miss the jump opportunity, and greatly reduce the game experience. Turn on NVIDIA Reflex for a responsive gaming experience that defeats bosses with more precise dodges and combos. NVIDIA Reflex low latency technology was quickly integrated in competitive shooters, and more than 20 competitive shooters currently support NVIDIA Reflex. And platformers, fighting, and simulator games can also benefit from low system latency. In addition, 7 Reflex-enabled games are coming soon, allowing low-latency game technology to be extended to new game genres.
In other ways, the Marauder X28, like many esports monitors, adds the ability to aim points. When playing shooting games, it can play a role in assisting aiming. But the disadvantage is that the crosshairs do not support the adjustment of the size, and originally turned on this function to assist in the use of aiming, but the crosshairs are too large, which will also affect the field of vision.
Finally, the Predator X28 also pays special attention to the eye health of long-term games, its native low blue light can effectively manage the energy visible light, and under the premise of maintaining a clear and delicate picture display, it effectively filters the blue light, so that the player will not feel dry eyes and eyes for a long time, and protect the player's vision for a long time.
As a blockbuster high-end new product of Acer's mid-to-high-end e-sports brand Predator series this year, the Predator X28 performs superiorly in terms of design, screen quality and multi-scene actual use experience. Excellent screen quality and 4K+144Hz refresh rate fully guarantee the color, image quality and fluency of the picture display, and NVIDIA's G-Sync technology and Reflex technology have made technical support for synchronous refresh and real-time response, which greatly reduces the occurrence of screen tearing and stuttering. Whether it's work or esports, the use of the process is full of surprises, and the Marauder X28 esports monitor is undoubtedly competent.