BenQ ZOWIE XL2720 vs Acer Predator XB271HU abmiprz

You can move between different display modes with a click of a button because using the configurable fast-access switch attached to the base of the monitor.

The ZOWIE XL2720 causes noticeably less eye strain than the majority of competitors in its price range because the monitor is flicker-free and has a mode that reduces the intensity of blue light.

Backlight flickering and high-intensity blue light emitted by LEDs are among the main factors related to eye fatigue that is caused by extensive use of computer monitors.

You can adjust the monitor’s tilt angle, swivel angle, and height so you won't have much trouble configuring it according to your setup.

The five capacitive OSD buttons are built very well and react quickly each time you press them.

The monitor's input lag stays at the fantastically low value of 3.2 ms making the ZOWIE XL2720 one of the most responsive gaming monitors in its price range.

A monitor’s input lag represents the delay between your GPU generating a frame and the frame starting to appear on your monitor.

The OSD is organized in a user-friendly way so all of the settings in the menu are only a couple of clicks away. Additionally, you can customize the OSD menu.

The monitor's excellent motion handling capabilities allow the BenQ ZOWIE XL2720 to display fast-paced content free from motion blur and ghosting because of its panel's high native refresh rate and fast pixel response time.

Motion blur and ghosting effects are eliminated by the panel's quick pixels that need only one millisecond to change their color because of the monitor's full pixel response time of 1 ms. Such fast color change prevents fast-moving objects from leaving artificial trails.

The monitor’s 144 Hz panel refreshes every seven milliseconds making motion appear smooth and fluid.

Regarding its picture quality, the ZOWIE XL2720 is on par with the majority of gaming monitors in this price range as it offers sufficient contrast ratio, peak brightness, color accuracy, and gamma response.

While the monitor's dark scene performance is mediocre, it can still display vivid and accurate colors and eye-catching intermediate tones. It can recreate average-looking dark scenes with blacks that are neither overly flat, nor profound as the monitor's native contrast ratio is limited to 915:1. The colors pop and appear relatively accurate since the ZOWIE XL2720 combines relatively high peak brightness of 315 nits with almost unnoticeable color accuracy error dE of 2.2. Mid-tones look good and saturated thanks to the monitor's gamma response of 2.06 which is only 6.3% away from the ideal value.

The BenQ ZOWIE XL2720 is one of the best gaming monitors in its price range because it offers low input lag, flawlessly-handled motion, and high native refresh rate combined with decent overall picture quality.

You can connect up to three peripheral USB devices to your computer using the monitor's inbuilt USB 2.0 hub. This would come in handy for those who use a laptop and have a lot of stationary USB devices.

G-Sync eliminates stutter and screen tearing because it allows your monitor to synchronize its refresh rate to match the framerate of your video card.

The Acer XB271HU supports G-Sync in the 20-165 Hz range.

The Acer XB271HU doesn’t flicker because it uses a DC signal to dim its backlight. Such approach is beneficial as monitor flickering can cause eye strain.

Adjusting the monitor to get the best possible viewing angle is not a problem with the Acer XB271HU.

The monitor offers lag-free gaming experience because of its fantastically low input lag of 4.6 ms, which makes it one of the most responsive gaming monitors in this price range.

Monitor's input lag is a delay between your video card producing a frame and the fame being fully processed by the monitor.

The Acer XB271HU has one of the best motion control toolsets in its price range, as it manages to display clear and flawless motion without even the slightest trace of motion blur or ghosting thanks to its excellent pixel response time, full ULBM support, and high native refresh rate.

The monitor naturally eliminates motion blur because its pixels need only one millisecond to change their color as the panel's full pixel response time is only 1 ms. Such rapid pixel transition keeps on-screen objects from leaving traces.

Acer's ULMB feature eliminates the artificial effect of ghosting as it strobes the monitor's backlight and makes it behave like a CRT display.

The motion looks smooth and fluid thanks to the monitor's high refresh rate of 165 Hz, which allows it to update its image up to 165 times every second.

The Acer XB271HU offers decent overall picture quality for a gaming monitor at this price point because its brightness, contrast ratio, and gamma response are all on par with what its competitors offer.

The Acer XB271HU displays adequately-looking images, with mediocre blacks, saturated mid-tones, and bright and vibrant colors. The dark scenes look average, with blacks that are neither too flat, nor too deep, because the monitor's contrast ratio is limited to 1000:1. Intermediate tones appear life-like, thanks to the monitors near-ideal gamma of 2.19. Colors look vivid as the monitor's panel can get quite luminous with its brightness peaking at 350 nits.

Additionally, the XB271HU can reproduce more saturated and sharper images than the 1080p competitors of the same size because it features 42% higher pixel density than a regular 27-inch FHD panel.

Armed with a 165 Hz TN panel, the Acer XB271HU offers decent overall picture quality and exceptionally responsive gaming experience, totally free of display lag or motion handling problems, which makes this monitor one of the best choices for gamers in this price range.

Priced below $500, the Acer XB271HU offers a massive 27-inch QHD panel, full ULMB support, and G-Sync. You'll be hard-pressed to find a matching competitor for this monitor in this price range.

You can use this monitor to charge external peripheral devices or connect them to your computer because the monitor has a USB 3.0 hub, which consists of four downstream USB ports and a single upstream port.