Acer Nitro Vg271U M3 27 Inch IPS Wqhd 2560X1440 Pixels Gaming Backlight Led LCD Monitor|180Hz Refresh Rate|0.5 Ms Response|Dci-P3 95%,Hdr10 Support|2X Hdmi,1X Dp|Eye Care|Stereo Speakers,Black

Price bought at: ₹9999Short review:If you are tight on budget and you want a high refresh rate monitor for gaming, this is the best in the segment.Model: VG240Y M3Go for it blind folded if you find a deal on this and anything less than 10k is fine for this.Long review:When my Acer Predator Helios 300 144hz inbuilt display started showing signs of slow death, I made a practical choice to add a bigger and faster display to the RTX2060 for smoother and immersive gaming.After thoughtfully checking out multiple monitors under 12k budget between 24inch and 27inch models, I found 24inch to be sweet spot for FHD resolution as this monitor will be put to use for work alongside gaming.Display density and pixelation are must have considerations while buying any monitor.I am glad I bought this.Let me list down the pros and cons I have experienced during the last 3 months of daily usage of this monitor.Pros:* High refresh rate (180hz).* Cost effective option (Though I bought it at ₹9999, during last GIF sale - early Oct 2024, it was sold for as low as ₹7800. That was a steal deal).* 3 input with 2 HDMI ports & 1 DP port which can be switched between with few clicks of physical buttons at the bottom right corner behind the monitor. I added external HDMI switch for faster and smoother input switching for my 2 laptop - 1 monitor setup.* Brand value.* Almost bezel less design.* IPS display.* HDR is so good that the colors and contrast is as great as inbuilt screen I got on my Acer Predator Helios 300 or even better I would say. Also the colors and contrast is close to what we see on Macbook pro. Though they are not comparable, when we use Macbook in clamshell mode, we won't notice a difference.Cons:* The power cable it came with has 16A plug while most electronics are operated on 6A-10A plugs so are the sockets in most power surge protector extension boxes. This had me buy a 16A-6A converter for ₹60 from local electricals store and eventually spend ₹350 to get a 6A plug cable to eliminate the need for the converter.* I wish there is a dedicated button for input switching between HDMI and DP ports.Thank you for taking time to read through the long review. I hope my review helped you in making a purchase decision. If I was helpful, please acknowledge by clicking helpful button under my review.Verdict:If you can't extend your budget beyond 10k, this is the best budget gaming monitor you can get. For FHD resolution, like experts say, 24inch is sweet spot. We can't go wrong with this.Go for it.

I bought this only for dual monitor setup for working on MS office with single laptop. The picture by picture (PBP) setup was not at all easy and I decided to return it initially. The pbp function was not working and Acer support desk did not know the solution. They even mentioned it's an optional feature and may not work which was a big surprise for me. After trying multiple tricks for 3 days I figured out that you need to disable Free Sync premium under Gaming settings in order to enable PIP/PBP.Cons-Speaker sounds very low if sound is priority. It has audio out to connect sound bar or headphones.OSD navigation is not user friendly, specially the button at back is a pain. Common in such monitors.You may face headache for initial few days if using curved monitor for the first time2 out of 4 ports are facing the stand and long pins may be difficult to plug in. I think this is common accross monitors. its 1 time activity.Pros-Nice viewing angle and color accuracy and brightness is perfectBudget friendly curved monitorYou can extend desktop screen and it acts as 2nd and 3rd monitor in PbP modeOverall a good purchase

I will not talk about Gaming side of this monitor, cause first of all gaming is not the only purpose to buy a monitor. Creative Works and other aspect of entertainment are part of life. So in short as the monitor giving you 180hz, yes you can enjoy gaming. Now lets talk about the monitor why i think it its one of the best. The price point it comes in 17k, there are LG wide monitors between 17-20k price point, you can go for them if you don't trust Acer. But they will not provide you more than 100hz refresh rate, they will give 99 percent SRGB. Where in Acer you will get 100 percent srgb as well as good value of DCIP3 with impressive Delta Value (E<1). It comes out of the box Calibrated, as Delta Value is Impressive Color Accuracy is Top Notch. Lg will give you HDR10 most probably, Acer Providing you HDR400, which is better. Usually under 20k, companies doesn't provide us with True 8bit panel, they use 6bit panel with FRC technology to make the color pop out as 8bit. Yes normal people can't differentiate between FRC 8bit and True 8bit if they watch side by side in most cases. But the people who works with color grading they will need exact color re production from their photos or videos, true 8bit will give them advantage. Now another impressive part of this monitor is, the panel supports 10 bit color also. You have to sacrifice some refresh rate from 180hz to 120hz to enable the 10bit color. This monitor use FRC technology to support 10bit colors. Can you imagine in 17k you are getting such a panel and color accurate monitor. It's no brainer, even Asus Pro art, Benq can't provide you these much things in that price point. Build Quality is decent, the Stand is totally made of Metal and the monitor's body is made of Plastic which doesn't make sound or squeezed. They provided you nipple joystick to navigate the menu of the monitor as well as they gave some switches. So go for this monitor if you are a graphics designer, a video editor, a photographer, a videographer, a content creator or if you want a monitor to enjoy Movies and Series go for it.Let me give couple of Cons, the panel has backlight bleeding which is very minor. U can see that if you are watching content in dark room with Black or Dark scene going on. Maybe you can see very minor bleed of grey on top and down corners. If there is no dark scenes you can't find any bleed of light. Most of the panel under 20k has minor bleed and IPS glow, it's common. Bestselling monitor of Gigyabite also has that issue. That's where BENQ, ASUS, LG, SAMSUNG best at, in most cases you will not find any Bleeding and they comes more priced than this monitor. Another Con i will say if they could have provided a small usb hub and 3.5mm jack for head/earphones behind the monitor it would have been really helpful. Speaker is 'blaaa', not that good. Suggest to use Headphones, Earphones or speaker for sound. And for gamers u can find other reviewers for your specific query, if you need something more after reading my review. Peace.