NOW JUST $400
27-inch Acer Predator X27U Z1 Monitor
If you’ve been waiting for a deal to upgrade your desktop with an OLED monitor, today I have several options for you, all of them from Acer. Speed demons will want to check out the Predator X27U Z1, which upgrades the usual 27-inch OLED refresh rate to 280Hz and is now on sale for just $399.99 (was $549.99). But there are also deals on 34-inch and 39-inch ultrawides worth checking out.
The headline deal is a 27-inch Predator with the current PC gaming “sweet spot” 2560×1440 resolution. You also get AMD FreeSync support, DisplayPort, and double HDMI 2.1. This one doesn’t include USB-C video or any kind of extra USB functionality, so it’s not an easy pairing with a gaming laptop. But you’re probably not going to find a cheaper OLED from a major brand—and Newegg is also offering a $20 gift card with the purchase. Sure, $20 won’t get you much from Newegg, but every little bit helps when memory costs more than gold-pressed latinum.
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Looking for something bigger? Then look no further than the Predator X34 V. B&H is selling this 34-inch 3440×1440 OLED for $499.99. That’s half off Acer’s retail price! This one’s a bit slower at 175Hz, but that should still be enough to compete in most multiplayer games unless you have superhuman reflexes and vision. And it also supports USB-C charging at 64 watts, plus a KVM switch. Not fast enough? The same listing has the Predator X34 X (which upgrades the panel to 240Hz) on sale for just $599.99, also half off its retail price.
But if you want to go even bigger, the Predator X39 is also an option. It has almost identical specs, but stretches the display to 39 inches for a little more drama. It’s $699.99 at B&H, a $500 discount.
If none of those work for you—my, aren’t you picky?—then check out PCWorld’s roundup of the best gaming monitors.
Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld
Michael is a 15-year veteran of technology journalism, covering everything from Apple to ZTE. On PCWorld he's the resident keyboard nut, always using a new one for a review and building a new mechanical board or expanding his desktop "battlestation" in his off hours. Michael's previous bylines include Android Police, Digital Trends, Wired, Lifehacker, and How-To Geek, and he's covered events like CES and Mobile World Congress live. Michael lives in Pennsylvania where he's always looking forward to his next kayaking trip.