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With a curved screen and IPS technology, this Acer X34 X34BMIPHZ monitor provides an immersive viewing experience. Play games or watch videos with minimized streaking and blurring thanks to the ultrafast 4 ms response time.
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I have been gaming on PC for close to 20 years and have seen the evolution of displays. I feel like this one if the apex of that evolution. I previously had a 3x23" Acer set up, but the bezels on the monitors made surround display awkward and clunky, so I usually just played on one screen.
I recently built a new rig: i7 6700K, 16GB DDR4, GTX 980Ti, and it was OBVIOUS that I needed to upgrade my displays. So I started looking around. Times had changed, IPS had come out, G-Sync was now a thing, high refresh rates, and curved displays were all features that were in high demand. However, there was only ONE display that combined all of these in ultrawide format - the Predator. I was definitely skeptical at spending over $1300 (after taxes) on a display, but after hooking this thing up I will say that it was worth every penny.
A favorite feature of this display is GameView, where you can place adaptive and agnostic hipshot crosshairs on the screen for FPS games. The crosshairs even highlight when you have headshots lined up, pretty cool!
HELPFUL NOTE: DO NOT connect to this display with hdmi. Use DisplayPort, and make sure you get a DP 1.2 certified cable. I needed a little more length, so I got the Accell B142C-010B from Amazon. You will only be able to use G-Sync and 100Hz refresh if connected via DisplayPort. If you're going to use hdmi, then don't waste your money on this display. Hdmi is limited to 49.97Hz refresh.
My Best Buy number: 2946785577
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Only @ Best BuyWith 6 outlets to connect wall chargers and devices, this Rocketfish RF-HTS1615 surge protector delivers up to 2100 joules of defense against power fluctuations and offers 47dB EMI/RFI noise filtering to ensure clean power. The low-profile design offers flexible placement options.
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A bit expensive. The fine print states that it does not cover any storm surge damage. Only time will tell if it hold up to any surges.
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Same with any surge protector
June 17, 2017
Unfortunately, no surge protector can protect from lightning surges. These things are designed to protect from sudden spikes or drops in the power grid.
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With a curved screen and IPS technology, this Acer X34 X34BMIPHZ monitor provides an immersive viewing experience. Play games or watch videos with minimized streaking and blurring thanks to the ultrafast 4 ms response time.
Is this ever gonna be in-Stock again?
Item has been "sold-out online" for almost a month or longer. Want to know it is ever gonna be in stock again.
Keep checking. I checked the site daily and snatched one up as soon as it was in stock. I can imagine this monitor is in pretty high demand.
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