Acer XZ306CX 29.5 Inch Ultrawide 21:9 1500R Curve 2560 X 1080 Backlit LED LCD Monitor I 1 MS VRB I 200Hz Refresh I HDR 400 I DCI-P3 93% I AMD FreeSync I 2xHDMI 1xDP I Stereo Speakers I Eye Care, White

**I had BLUE LIGHT FILTER turned on when i clicked the images so it may have a little yellowish tinge** I'm an ordinary middleclass boy who reads lot of reviews and does extensive research online before buying because i'm too scared to buy anything online due to floating reviews everywhere so kindly read the full unbiased review. Fantastic gaming monitor under 20k...TRUE IPS DISPLAY...I had 27inch Benq TN Panel(BenQ Zowie RL2755 ) which also costs around 14k and i have also used Acer KG271C 144HZ TN Panel(which i have returned on amazon)...but this acer blows it away in terms of picture quality...i bought it for competitive gaming but i was shocked to see the picture quality...i started to newly discover both single player and multiplayer games...brightness color contrast and everything else is outstanding....i had to lower brightness to 30 per cent to make it suitable...very good for video editing and watching movies also. People will say that IPS HAS BETTER VIEWING ANGLES BUT ITS NOT COMPLETELY TRUE, I DID DUAL AND TRIPLE MOITOR SETUP And ALSO TESTED WITH SINGLE SETUP and ALL THE THREE PERSONALLY BECAUSE I HAVE RTX 2060 AND COMPARED IT WITH MY TN PANELS (SIDE BY SIDE VIEWING FROM NORMAL SITTING DISTANCE) .THIS MONITOR BLOWS AWAY THE OTHER TWO MONITORS COMPLETELY ITS NO CONTEST AT ALL....VIEWING ANGLES ARE TOO BAD ON TN BUT EVEN ON NORMAL VIEWING THE IPS PROVIDES MUCH MORE...I WOULD SAY A LOT MORE COLOUR ACCURACY DEPTH, CONTRAST AND BRIGHTNESS THAN TN. I play Valorant and the performance it provides is outstanding...i upgraded from 60 to 165...i would like to describe it has BUTTERY SMOOTH PERFORMANCE no lags at all...only flick and one tap head now !! I was stuck on Iron 3 - Bronze 2 but now I'm Gold 1. My gaming settings - OVERDRIVE - normal, FREESYNC - off coz i have RTX 2060 gpu, VRB - normal. The brightness is too high so after enabling vrb to normal there is only 1% drop on brightness only...don't trust other stupid reviews which say screen becomes very dim. Even with vrb on the brightness can hurt your eyes so i set brightness to 30% only. Speakers are nothing special and I don't even care because I have headphones and speakers already. Stand is very good and sturdy and keeps the monitor steady even if your table shakes a little bit. Built quality is surprisingly very good...almost as good as my Benq Monitor which is quite expensive.(Benq monitors gaming/normal are actually slightly more expensive than other brands). I bought from seller XTRONICSAPP for 14k on Republic Day sale and got 1 day delivery so i absolutely recommend this seller...the first piece which i got had some issues with the stand(it was too stiff) and slight back light bleed on the bottom side of the left side....but it was not absolutely horrible or unbearable, a minor glow....it was absolutely fine when being used for gaming and other purposes but somehow the back light bleed started to bother me ...every time i turned on the monitor i could see a certain place glowing excessively with a white light type effect and it appeared as if its spreading over and becoming more prominent so i asked for replacement as i had used it for only 1 day...got next day delivery and replacement immediately on the next day. I have shared the backlight bleed issue with some of my friends, some said it was very minor and they wont't have oped for replacement but some said to replace and get a new coz the bleeding could spread as its a defective panel after all...more or less. New piece which i received is working perfectly fine...not a single issue and i'm absolutely loving this monitor. I have done UFO Test - framerate, ghosting, refresh rate(all the other ufo tests) and dead pixel test and it passed all of them... If u r buying monitor online from Amazon then u can absolutely trust seller XTRONICSAPP. He will provide high quality and new sealed product...and will provide quick replacement incase anything goes wrong. Cheers

Alright guys if u are tight on budget and still need a good monitor with high refresh rate then it is no doubt a great choice I have used this monitor for about 6-8 months now so I would like to point out some pros and cons of this monitor Pros 1. It has 180 hz refresh rate, while most of the other competitors have 144 hz 2.Picture quality is very good no doubt but still lacks in colour accuracy and contrast. 3.Speakers are decent 4.Its brightness is top notch. 5. It is highly adjustable and screen doesn't wobble easily. Cons 1.hdr400 is not better than hdr10 it might sound good to buyers that it has hdr400 while Samsung's Odyssey has hdr10 it's wrong. Hdr400 is just a certification of high brightness but hdr10 has even more brightness and more colour accuracy. 2.when using hdr monitor gets very hot even in short gaming sessions. 3.there are some backlight bleed 4. No usb ports in the monitor u can't attach led lights to it. In short it's a very good monitor considering it's price point around 15-16k inr so in that range it's very good. IMP TIP BUT I KNOW THIS MIGHT SOUND BAD BUT EVEN IF U ARE TIGHT ON BUDGET TRY TO INCREASE YOUR BUDGET AND GET THE SAMSUNG ODYSSEY INSTEAD WHICH IS AROUND 19-20K I KNOW IT HAS 165HZ REFRESH RATE BUT TRUST ME U WON'T NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 165 AND 180 HZ. YOU WILL ALSO GET HDR10 WHICH IS MILES BETTER THAN HDR 400 Thanku for reading this I don't know how many people will read this but this is genuine u can trust me 100% I am also from a middle class family I won't give fake reviews to my gamer brothers..

Price bought at: ₹9999 Short 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 M3 Go 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.