Everything but the kitchen sink

If you've been holding out for a gaming Monitor that checks every entry on your must-have features list, Acer may have the solution you're looking for. It's the new Predator XB321HK, a big-size 32-inch monitor with a 4K Ultra HD resolution (3840x2160) and Nvidia G-Sync support, to name just two of the highlights.

Acer went with a high quality In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel instead of a cheaper Twisted Nematic (TN) display. That means better viewing angles and superior visuals—Acer claims the XB321HK offers 100 percent coverage of the sRGB color space, which would make it suitable for even professional content creation where color accuracy and reproduction are key.

The monitor also boasts a 4ms response time—it's not the fastest out there, but respectable, especially for an Ips Panel. And if you're rocking an Nvidia graphics card, enabling G-Sync will significantly reduce or eliminate screen tearing, display stutter, and input lag for smoother game play.

Other rated specs include a 100,000,000:1 contrast ratio and 350 cd/m2 brightness.

You can adjust the Predator XB321HK's spine up to 4.7 inches in height, along with tilt support from -5 degrees to 25 degrees. It doesn't swivel, but it does rotate so that you can view long webpages and other content in portrait mode.

On the connectivity front, the monitor supports HDMI and DisplayPort v1.2 connections, plus it has a built-in USB 3.0 hub (1 up/4 down).

Sound chores are handled by a pair of 2W speakers enhanced with DTS Sound. We haven't sampled them ourselves, but we've heard enough integrated speakers to feel comfortable in saying you'll probably want to use a solid set of headphones or your own external speakers.

The Predator XB321HK is available now for $1,299 MSRP.

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