Acer Nitro 24.5 Full HD 1920 x 1080 PC Gaming Monitor | AMD FreeSync Premium | Up to 250Hz Refresh | 1ms (VRB) | ZeroFrame | ErgoStand | 1 x Display Port 1.2 & 2 x HDMI 2.0 Ports | XFA253Q Zbiipr

I spent hours trying various settings and watching videos in an attempt to make this panel look good, unfortunately theres not much information out there on this panel. The ghosting effects are unbearable. The colors are awful, the gamma is awful, the shadows are awful, the refresh rate bounces allover from 50s to over 200 which causes a strange flicker effect on the panel -- It randomly goes from bright to dimmer, back to bright, back to dim, etc. Theres virtually nothing positive worth noting. Ive got a ASUS TUF Gaming 23.8” 1080P Monitor (VG249Q1R) Full HD IPS 165Hz -- It is flawless and beautiful, zero ghosting, vibrant colors, a completely different experience. Ill just go buy another one of those. The 5 star reviews must be for another model, because this Acer Nitro XFA243Y Sbiipr 23.8” Full HD (1920 x 1080) VA Gaming Monitor is not even worthy of a single star. Save up an extra $30-50 and get something better. DO NOT BUY.

As another reviewer had mentioned, after about 7 to 8 months of use, now the monitor will occasionally just go black. You have to disconnect power, hit the power button to clear the memory, plug it back in and turn it back on. This works about 70% of the time. Other than that, the color accuracy is pretty poor. If youre playing games that have a lot of bright and dark scenes, youll either end up with washed out whites or lose all detail in blacks. This is especially present in games like Tarkov. If you buy this monitor I would suggest changing the gamma to 2.4 as it makes this monitor a little more usable. Overall, if youre playing games that have fairly consistent scene lighting like COD and youre wanting to try out 144hz for cheap, get this monitor. If you can afford something a little more expensive, I would avoid this TN panel and look at the newer 144hz 1ms IPS panels. P.S. The best thing about this monitor is the stand.

Bottom Line Upfront: The monitors color are extremely bright out of the box. I WOULD NOT recommend this product unless you have the motivation, time, and energy to adjust the settings in order to make the monitor look normal. Hey there! I would like to start off by that I bought this monitor primarily to increase my FPS while playing Overwatch. Here are a couple things I like about the monitor. The monitor is cheap (keep this in mind as you read further through the review). There arent a lot of 144Mhz Freesync monitors out there that cost less than $350-$400. The base stand is very nice. The stand is fully adjustable, which makes it super easy to adjust the height of the monitor. The monitor comes with DVI cable which made my life a bit more convenient. Heres what I didnt like about the monitor. The color profile looks extremely bad out of the box. The colors are extremely bright and saturated to the point where it was hard to tell a difference. I had to do A LOT of work to make the monitor look decent. I spent about 4-5 hours researching and applying the perfect settings. I even had to download a seperate program to help adjust the colors. This was a VERY time consuming and annoying process. However, Ive had no problems with the monitor since. In the end, if I had to do it all over again, I would just shell out the extra money for a better monitor out of the box. There is no worse feeling than receiving a brand new monitor only to find out that it requires numerous adjustments.

Sorry for the messy photo, but my cables were all organized until Acer support wanted me to try different cables to try and fix this white screen. Just bought this product 8/6/2019, and Im writing this as of 8/11/2019. I was only able to use it for 5 days and when I got home, excitedly turned on the computer, started playing my game, and suddenly, just a blank....white.....screen. Called Amazon Tech Support, and looks like they knew right away the issue, dead LCD. They recommended to either contact Acer Warranty for a replacement, or just do a return. I attempted to file a warranty claim with Acer using their website. I was able to fill in all the details, hit the last checkbox, and when I hit NEXT, it doesnt let me through. Maybe its because Im using Safari, so I tried Firefox, still the same thing. But hey, maybe their website is not optimized for Mac, lets try my Windows laptop. Still the same thing. Now Im pissed. Lets try calling their 24/7 Tech Support, which made me do the steps which I already told from the start that I already did prior to calling, but okay, I guess you wanna make sure. Here comes the fun part, I will be shipping the monitor to Texas, and any damage incurred during shipping will void the freakin warranty. GREAT! WHAT COULD GO WRONG DURING SHIPPING RIGHT? Oh, and dont forget, it takes 7-10 business days for them to check it out, and thats starting from when they receive the monitor. Good thing I still have the box because for sure, its way faster to return this piece of crap to Amazon and order a non-ACER one and it will take me less than a week to receive it. RANT OVER, NOW HERE COMES THE REVIEW FOR THE 5 DAYS I WAS ABLE TO ENJOY IT. Pros: - Jumping from 60Hz to 144Hz is something else. Once you go 144Hz, you cant go back to 60Hz. Everything is buttery smooth on my games in Ultra. I never knew watching yourself hover your mouse on the screen would be satisfying. - Comes with a Display Port cable, so you dont have to buy one. - The swivel, tilt, height adjustable mount is interesting. Very easy to work with. Youll have to see for yourself to know what I mean. - Box is really solid. I feel like if I kick it with the monitor inside, it wont break. Im pretty sure our folks on the Amazon warehouse already threw this thing multiple times but it still survived without any major defects on the box. Cons: - Very unfriendly UI on the settings of the monitor. Its a chore to actually adjust stuff, and the settings that you get are hard to navigate at. - Its a TN screen, so if youre coming from an IPS display, its not a pretty sight. Some of the stuff on the screen actually is blurred if its text, but with any graphic programs, really works well. - I didnt notice any response delay difference between my 60Hz Dell IPS monitor vs this monitor. Both of them seem to have barely noticeable response times, but maybe its because I only play MMOs and not shooters. - Broke down on me on the 6th day. White screen of death. Im glad that those who got working ones are enjoying their monitors. Sadly for me, thats not the case.

I initially found this monitor when building my gaming PC. I saw $200 and thought I was compromising. Now, after almost 6 months of heavy use, I know this is no compromise. It does need some color tuning out of the box, but when you do, it looks amazing. The only downside I can find with the image quality is that dark colors arent differentiated well. It can be hard to see detail in darker games, such as Control or in darker scenes in Modern Warfare. The build quality and stand are phenomenal. The stand telescopes up and down about 6 inches, and also tilts up and down quite a bit. The monitor barely rocks when disturbed. I work from home, using this monitor for 6+ hours a day for work alone, plus an extra hour - 2 hours of gaming a day. This monitor never gives me any issues - no dead pixels, no heat issues, nothing. Ive used this with a Mac, Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4. All work flawlessly. Obviously, you can get a better monitor. But for the price, this is such a great monitor, definitely worth the price tag.

Id love to show the colors, but the monitor died today at less than 4 months. From what I remember: the colors are washed out and ugly; correcting them takes a bit of effort (and that doesnt guarantee youll ever get the colors right). Brightness is average, I guess. My Asus that was half the price of this looks so much better as far as colors go and brightness. The speakers are... complete garbage. If you like blasting sound out of Apple Earbuds (the ones that come for free with iPhones/iTouches), then these are for you cause thats what it sounds like. You absolutely need headphones or separate speakers for these. As a 144 Hz, it does its job and can go up to 144 Hz. Not much else to say there. My biggest issue is it is a load of crap and mine died within 4 months, and the only thing it did was sit on my desk. If it goes to sleep, it will be unable to receive signal from your PC and is pretty much dead. I managed to get it working again by powering it off, replugging the DP cable, etc., but it just decided to completely die today and wont get signal regardless what I do. Im looking to get it repaired so I can sell it off and buy a quality monitor. I guess I only have myself to blame for trying to cheap out on something as important as a monitor and buying this hunk of crap. As you can see in my picture, there is dust resting on the stand from how little I interacted with it physically. It did not break because I jostled it too much or anything of that sort; left alone it decided to just die. Do yourself a favor and spend a bit more to buy one from a more reputable and quality brand.

I purchased this product back in 2017 and it has served me well for intensive fps games. I can’t judge its color options as I am not very color picky, my main concern was always just the 144hz refresh rate. Unfortunately, I just experienced my first dead pixel 3 years and 2 months after purchase (out of warranty). Overall it’s a decent beginner’s gaming monitor, just don’t expect it to outlive your computer.

My son build a PC and had me buy this monitor. He plays games and does school work etc. would recommend.

There is soooo much ghosting on my monitor but I’m able to just block it out but if you look at the monitor it’s really noticeable

First off, the monitor itself is great. I have no complaints about the color/performance of this monitor. It has performed great and compared to many of the more expensive gaming monitors, the price is very reasonable. It does benefit to go through a color calibration process on your computer when you get it. By default, the monitor is a bit bright and washed out, but through calibration, you can get some really vivid and full colors from this thing. Anyway, the reason for the negative review is regarding the warranty. I purchased this in October of 2018 and one day only 9 months later the monitor would not work; it kept saying no signal. I called up their support number and got on the phone with someone and after going through a lengthy troubleshooting session. Firstly, I was talking with a person who I had a really hard time understanding. Between my kids making noise in the background, the quality of the phone call, and the accent of the person, I had to ask him to repeat everything he said for most everything. It was difficult, but I managed. After going through all possible solutions, he said that Id need to send it in to be repaired. They would not send a call tag to have the monitor picked up at their expense. Instead, I would have to send it in at my own expense, and in the meantime, Id have to either find a different monitor to use or be without a monitor for 7-10 days. I decided instead of paying for the return shipping to instead put that money toward a new monitor. Before buying a replacement, I kept trying to make the original monitor work, and fortunately, I have been able to get it working again (not really sure what made it work again), so I have not had to purchase a replacement. Again, I cannot say anything bad about the monitor, as long as it is functioning, but if you end up having to get it replaced, do not expect a great experience. Their policy of me having to pay (even if its just the shipping) to have it repaired is not acceptable to me, particularly within such a short window.