At a glanceExpert`s Rating ProsExcellent contrast ratio and color gamutGood HDR brightnessSuperb motion clarity at 240HzSupports USB-C with 90 watts of Power DeliveryConsAggressive display curve is divisiveStand is too largeHigh MSRP compared to rivalsOur VerdictThe Acer Predator X34 is another solid OLED monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate for superb motion clarity, though its extreme curve will be divisive. Best Prices Today: Acer Predator X34 Retailer Price $1,199.99 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket There’s a new generation of 34-inch OLED ultrawides hitting store shelves. They upgrade the maximum refresh rate to 240Hz, making them competitive with the latest 27-inch and 32-inch OLED widescreens. Acer’s Predator X34 is part of this new breed, but it stands out from the crowd with an extremely aggressive curve that’s sure to appeal to som — and greatly annoy others. Acer Predator X34 specs and features The Acer Predator X34 has an LG WOLED panel with a refresh rate up to 240Hz. Refresh rate aside, the panel’s performance is very similar to earlier panels, but it still looks great. Display size: 34-inch ultrawide 21:9 aspect ratio Native resolution: 3440×1440 Panel type: LG WOLED Refresh rate: Up to 240Hz Adaptive sync: AMD FreeSync Premium Pro HDR: VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black certified Ports: 2x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4, 1x USB-C with DisplayPort Alternate Mode and 90 watts of USB Power Delivery, 1x USB-B upstream, 3x USB-A 3.2 downstream, 1x USB-C 3.2 downstream, 3.5mm audio-out VESA mount: 100x100mm Speakers: 2x 5-watt speakers Price: $1,199.99 MSRP Acer tacks on useful extras including a USB-C port with up to 90 watts of USB Power Delivery and a pair of 5-watt speakers. However, the monitor’s listed MSRP of $1,199.99 is expensive, and it’s currently found on Amazon for over $1,000. That’s on the high end of pricing for a 34-inch ultrawide. Further reading: See our roundup of the best gaming monitors to learn about competing products. Acer Predator X34 design The Acer Predator X34 doesn’t make a strong impression right out of the box. It looks fine, but Acer hasn’t developed a cohesive design language that competes with brands like Alienware, Samsung, or LG. When placed next to those brands, the Predator monitor appears somewhat generic. It has sharp, aggressive lines that indicate its gaming-focused intent, but lacks distinctive flair. There’s no RGB-LED lighting, either, which is unusual for a gaming monitor above $1,000. One feature that immediately stands out is the monitor’s aggressive 800R curve. A lower number indicates a more pronounced curvature, and 800R is significantly more aggressive than most competing monitors, most of which have a 1500R or 1800R curve. This is a divisive design choice. An extreme curve can enhance immersion in certain genres of games, like first-person shooters or simulation titles, but may be distracting on the Windows desktop and in productivity apps. Personally, I’m not a fan of the curve. Foundry Foundry Foundry Acer ships the Predator X34 with an ergonomic stand that offers a good range of height, tilt, and swivel adjustment. The stand is sturdy, and I found its operation was smooth. However, like the recently reviewed MSI MPG 341CQPX, the Predator X34 uses a wide stand that takes up too much space on a desk. There’s no need for the stand to be this large, and I prefer a smaller, flatter, more compact design. Of course, it’s possible to use a third-party stand or monitor arm, as the monitor supports a 100x100mm VESA mount. Acer Predator X34 connectivity and menus The Acer Predator X34 comes equipped with two HDMI 2.1 ports, one DisplayPort 1.4, and one USB-C port with DisplayPort Alternate Mode, providing a total of four video inputs. All these inputs are capable of handling the monitor’s maximum resolution and refresh rate. The USB-C port supports DisplayPort Alternate Mode and offers up to 90 watts of USB power delivery. While this isn’t quite as high as the MSI MPG 341CQPX, which provides up to 98 watts, the extra eight watts are unlikely to make a noticeable difference in most cases. The USB-C port allows you to connect and charge a laptop or tablet that supports USB-C. Connecting over USB-C turns the monitor into a USB hub with two additional USB-A downstream ports and one USB-C downstream. If your PC lacks USB-C, you can instead access these ports with a USB-B upstream connection. The monitor also has a KVM switch. A 3.5mm audio-out jack rounds out the connectivity options. This is a good range of connectivity for a gaming monitor. The Acer Predator X34’s extreme curve can enhance immersion in certain genres of games, like first-person shooters or simulation titles… Foundry Foundry Foundry As usual, the monitor’s on-screen menu is controlled through a joystick located in the center of the bottom bezel. The joystick is responsive, and I found Acer’s menus easy to navigate. The font size in the menus could be larger, but good contrast helps with readability. The Predator X34 includes a typical array of image quality and gaming options, such as color calibration controls, an on-screen crosshair, and a dark stabilizer feature, which increases brightness in dark areas so you can see details hidden in shadows. You can also control the monitor’s settings through Acer’s Display Widget software, which is available for Windows. Many major monitor brands now offer similar software for controlling features directly in the operating system, and while Acer’s Display Widget may not be the most polished or attractive option, it gets the job done. The monitor also includes a uniform brightness mode. This reduces the maximum brightness of the panel but ensures consistency, preventing noticeable fluctuations in brightness when switching between bright and dark scenes in a game or between windows in light and dark modes. Audio is provided by a pair of 5-watt speakers. While they don’t sound amazing, they are louder and more capable than average. The speakers are fine for casual listening, such as podcasts or background music, but for gaming, you’ll still want to use a headset or external speakers for better sound quality. Acer Predator X34 SDR image quality The Acer Predator X34 has a LG WOLED panel with a maximum refresh rate of up to 240Hz at 3440×1440 resolution. It performs similarly to other LG WOLED panels, with strengths in brightness and contrast, but a color gamut that’s a bit more narrow than Samsung QD-OLED panels. Foundry Foundry Foundry SDR brightness is a traditional weak spot for OLED panels (whether it’s Samsung’s QD-OLED panel technology or LG’s WOLED). The Predator X34 is not an exception to this, but it does score towards the high end of what OLED panels deliver in SDR. The SDR brightness of 287 nits is inching close to 300 nits, and it makes the Predator X34 X usable in most rooms with light control. With that said, though, rooms with many large windows may still challenge the monitor’s brightness on a sunny day. Also, the monitor’s extreme curve can amplify glare at particular angles, so it’s wise not to place a lamp directly behind where you’ll view the monitor. Foundry Foundry Foundry The Predator X34, like other modern OLED monitors, has an effectively infinite contrast ratio. It can reach a perfect minimum luminance of zero nits, which means dark areas of the screen appear perfectly black. The contrast ratio greatly improves immersion and provides a rich, attractive image in a wide variety of content, from photos to Netflix and games. But, since all OLED panels can achieve this, the Predator X34 doesn’t have a noticeable advantage or disadvantage against its direct competitors. Foundry Foundry Foundry LG WOLED panels tend to have a strong color gamut, but not as strong as QD-OLED. The same is true for the Predator X34. It was able to display 96 percent of DCI-P3 and 89 percent of AdobeRGB. Though good, that’s less than the MSI MPG 341C, which has a QD-OLED panel that hit 98 percent of DCI-P3 and 95 percent of AdobeRGB. Gamers shouldn’t worry about this much, as the Predator X34 still looks vibrant and punchy. However, creators who want wide color support might prefer an alternative that can handle a wider color gamut. Foundry Foundry Foundry The Acer Predator X34 achieves a great result in color accuracy. Though it’s not the best we’ve seen, any result close to a color error of one is outstanding, and indicates a monitor accurate enough that even the most eagle-eyed viewers will have a hard time spotting any problems. I certainly couldn’t, and I found the monitor’s image to appear lifelike and realistic. I also measured a gamma curve of 2.3 and a default color temperature of 6400K at 50 percent of the monitor’s maximum SDR brightness. These figures slightly miss the preferred target of 2.2 and 6500K, and they mean the out-of-box image is a bit darker and warmer than preferred. It’s a minor difference, it’s similar to the error I’ve measured from other OLED monitors, and most people won’t notice it. The monitor also has options to help you calibrate gamma and color temperature to your preference. Sharpness is okay. OLED panels have an unusual subpixel layout as compared to older panel types, and this can cause pixelation in small fonts, as well as odd off-color artifacts across high-contrast edges. However, 1440p is still a reasonably crisp resolution, and these problems aren’t always noticeable. It tends to look sharper in movies and games than on the Windows desktop. Also keep in mind that 3440×1440 is the only resolution available from 34-inch OLED ultrawides right now, and all of Acer’s competitors share this issue.The Acer Predator X34 is a great SDR monitor, though not any better than past OLED monitors. That’s fine, because OLED monitors are among the most gorgeous, vivid, and saturated display panels ever sold. Brightness is their sole downside, but the SDR brightness on tap here is stronger than most OLED monitors, and should be enough so long as you’re not trying to use the Predator X34 X in a very bright, sunlit room. Acer Predator X34 HDR image quality The Acer Predator X34 X supports HDR and has VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification. Based on my results, though, I’m a bit surprised it wasn’t able to achieve a higher level of certification, like True Black 600. Foundry Foundry Foundry I measured maximum sustained brightness of 709 nits in a 10 percent window, meaning 10 percent of the Acer Predator X34 was lit. That decreased quite a bit as more of the display was lit, which is typical for all OLED monitors. Still, a 10 percent window result of 709 nits is solid for an OLED display and towards the top of the pack. In general, the Acer Predator X34 looked good in HDR content. It delivered great brightness in highlights, like a flash of lightning, as well as convincing brightness in scenes with a mix of dark and bright elements. It will only look dim in uniformly bright scenes, like a snow-capped mountain. With that said, I have a couple nitpicks. First, the Acer Predator X34 doesn’t offer many HDR modes. HDR is on, or off. When it’s on, you also have the option to control HDR brightness. But that’s otherwise all you get. Most monitors have several HDR modes. Also, I didn’t find the Predator’s SDR tone mapping to be great when viewing SDR on the Windows desktop. Compared to other monitors I’ve tested recently, like the MSI MPG 341CQPX and Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDP, the Predator seemed flat and dull when displaying SDR with HDR turned on. This is a common problem, but one some competitors have improved on. Still, the Acer Predator X34 provides solid HDR performance overall. Acer Predator X34 motion performance The Acer Predator X34 supports a refresh rate of up to 240Hz, which is arguably the monitor’s headline feature. There’s a handful of 34-inch OLED ultrawides with a refresh rate of 240Hz, like MSI’s MPG 341CQPX, but older models only support between 144Hz and 185Hz. And, yes, the Predator’s motion clarity is excellent. A higher refresh rate improves fluidity, reduces input lag, and reduces motion blur. OLED monitors also have fast pixel response times, which minimizes another source of blur. As a result, fine details are generally visible on the Acer Predator X34. Fast-scrolling test images from League of Legends and DOTA 2, for instance, show that character names and hitpoint bars are generally readable, though names can become hard to make out when they don’t contrast well with the background. Motion clarity isn’t as good as a 360Hz OLED, like the Alienware AW2725DF, but it’s great. Acer provides official support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro. However, the monitor works with G-Sync, too, and was detected as a G-Sync-capable monitor when I connected it to a laptop with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050. I would have liked to see official support, though: It gives shoppers peace of mind. Should you buy the Acer Predator X34? The Acer Predator X34 is a great OLED gaming monitor with impressive SDR image quality, good HDR image quality, and a 240Hz refresh rate that can deliver excellent motion clarity. It also provides a USB-C port with DisplayPort Alternate Mode and up to 90 watts of Power Delivery, so it’s easy to connect a laptop or tablet that supports USB-C. The monitor’s aggressive 800R curve will be divisive, however, since it’s a benefit in some situations but a distraction in others. Acer’s pricing is also rather high, with a listed MSRP of $1,199.99. That makes it hard to recommend over less expensive competition, like MSI’s MPG 341CQPX. But if you find it on sale at a more competitive price, or you want an aggressive curve, the Predator X34 will prove a good choice. Read...

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Console gamers have a leg up on PC gamers when it comes to ease of use. Turn it on and your settings are mostly chosen for you with little fuss. From game to game, the overall experience is standardized — no need to worry if your PlayStation 5 can handle the latest releases. As PC gamers, we may have more options, but that comes at a cost. There’s a real learning curve when it comes to configuring hardware and software to run games optimally, and developers have to play it safer as they’re forced to support a much wider range of specs. A game might not run on a given CPU and GPU combo, or if it does, it may run poorly. Enter the Nvidia App, the successor that combines both Nvidia Control Panel and Nvidia GeForce Experience into one cohesive tool that simplifies configuration options for GeForce gamers. Thiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG If you’re the kind of gamer who frequently dives into game settings and makes tweaks to boost performance, the Nvidia App is for you. You can fine tune basic settings (like resolution and graphical fidelity) up to more advanced options (like Nvidia’s DLSS). Related: What is Nvidia’s DLSS 3? Explained Of course, you’ll need an Nvidia GPU to make use of the Nvidia App. And depending on the age and model of your GPU, certain features may or may not be available to you. Even so, the Nvidia App really helps to streamline the PC gaming experience. Thiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG The most interesting part of the Nvidia, at least for me, is the unified GPU control center that offers unparalleled control over GPU settings. As of this writing, the Nvidia App is still in beta. If you want to try it, just hop over to the download page and install it for free. It’s eventually replacing GeForce Experience, so you might as well get a head start! Keep reading for some of the most crucial and impactful Nvidia App settings you need to know about, which are worth tweaking for the best PC gaming experience available to GeForce gamers right now. Tip #1: Auto-optimize in-game settings One cool feature of the Nvidia App is that it can analyze your PC hardware (e.g., CPU, GPU, display), then tap into the cloud to determine the best in-game settings for your system. Even if you’re tech-savvy, it’s a great way to establish a starting point for each game. In the Graphics section of the Nvidia App, scan your library of installed games to automatically populate the list. Then, select the game you want to optimize and click the Optimize button at the top right: If I click the Optimize button, the Nvidia App will optimize Lies of P for me. If I click the Optimize button, the Nvidia App will optimize Lies of P for me.Thiago Trevisan / IDG If I click the Optimize button, the Nvidia App will optimize Lies of P for me.Thiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG Once a game has been optimized, you’ll be shown a convenient slider that lets you adjust how you want the game tweaked, with a spectrum starting with Performance on the left and Quality on the right. It’s a lot like how consoles have dual modes for games, except here you can achieve the same but with greater granularity. Let me show you a real example using Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut. After optimizing, I moved my slider to the Quality end. (For context, my test PC is running an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 GPU with games at 4K resolution.) Here it is: Thiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG The Nvidia App automatically chose the settings and options that I would have chosen if I wanted to maximize Quality to the extent supported by my system hardware. For example, it set the graphics to Very High. (In other games, it might’ve chosen Ultra if available.) It also turned on Nvidia RTX: DLSS Frame Generation, but went with Nvidia’s DLAA for anti-aliasing instead of DLSS. It also opted to enable Nvidia Reflex for lower latency coupled with the frame generation. Related: How Nvidia Reflex can make you better at esports The resulting frame rates hit well above 60 FPS for this game, averaging close to 80 FPS with these settings. Overall gameplay was smooth and graphics looked gorgeous. The only manual tweak I even considered making was to switch out DLAA for extra frames. Related: What is Nvidia’s DLAA and how does it work? The Nvidia App also provides a neat visual on the optimization page that shows current values and a preview of recommended values. This can help you fine tune the slider to reach a balanced set of settings that work for you. While not every game is supported, Nvidia is regularly updating the app with more gaming profiles. Tip #2: RTX HDR and Dynamic Vibrance The Global Settings panel in the Nvidia App The Global Settings panel in the Nvidia AppThiago Trevisan / IDG The Global Settings panel in the Nvidia AppThiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG Individual in-game settings are great, but Nvidia also offers some global settings that apply to all your games. Found in the same “Graphics” section of the app, click the Global Settings tab. Here you can enable features like RTX Dynamic Vibrance, which uses AI to increase image clarity. It works differently depending on which game you’re in, but it always aims to give you a more vibrant look without distorting the colors too much. RTX Dynamic Vibrance description in the Nvidia App RTX Dynamic Vibrance description in the Nvidia AppThiago Trevisan / IDG RTX Dynamic Vibrance description in the Nvidia AppThiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG Another option you can enable in the Global Settings panel is RTX HDR, which can add HDR to games that don’t normally support it. Windows 11 has a built-in feature called Auto HDR, but it can be hit or miss. Meanwhile, Nvidia’s RTX HDR uses AI to apply an HDR filter to any and all games (and it’s compatible with DirectX and Vulkan). RTX HDR settings in the Nvidia App RTX HDR settings in the Nvidia AppThiago Trevisan / IDG RTX HDR settings in the Nvidia AppThiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG What I recommend is to enable HDR in Windows settings but leave Auto HDR disabled. (Those two things are different.) You’ll also want to disable in-game HDR settings so that RTX HDR can do its job. You may have to further tweak and try different combinations to get the best results, but it’s nice to have additional options with RTX HDR. Tip #3: Use the performance overlay A performance overlay is an essential tool that should be in every gamer’s toolbox. Back when MSI Afterburner was more active, it was the go-to performance overlay app — but now that it has fallen by the wayside with a recent lack of updates, the Nvidia App can help fill the gap. The Nvidia App has its own integrated performance overlay feature that can help you keep tabs on what’s going on as you game. With it enabled, you can analyze in real time how certain tweaks and changes to settings actually affect in-game FPS performance. The performance overlay feature in the Nvidia App The performance overlay feature in the Nvidia AppNvidia The performance overlay feature in the Nvidia AppNvidia Nvidia It can also be helpful for monitoring your system health and temperatures. For example, if a ray tracing setting has your GPU running wild, you may want to tweak it and see what happens to performance. Similarly, toggling resolution scalers (like DLSS) can also have an impact on how much your CPU is taxed. All of this can even help inform whether parts of your PC are in need of being upgraded. To turn on the performance overlay in the Nvidia App, simply press the Alt + R hotkey. (Keep in mind that the Alt + Z hotkey opens other overlay features, such as ShadowPlay discussed below in the next tip.) With the performance overlay active, you can choose which statistics are shown during gameplay. For example, you can opt to have only the frame rate, GPU utilization, temperature, and clock displayed. More technical details, like GPU voltage, could also be helpful to know. Related: How to benchmark your GPU Average PC latency and other latency-related metrics can be instrumental for getting a glimpse of how your system is performing, and it could show you whether you’d benefit from global settings like Low Latency Mode. Nvidia’s other performance-tracking app: FrameView Nvidia’s other performance-tracking app: FrameViewNvidia Nvidia’s other performance-tracking app: FrameViewNvidia Nvidia Note that Nvidia also has another app called FrameView, which can be downloaded separately and integrated into the Nvidia App. FrameView also provides details on system metrics and average frame rates. This combination of FrameView and Nvidia App can be helpful when playing in different areas of certain games, to see the impact on hardware performance when a game doesn’t have a built-in benchmark. Tip #4: Record and stream gameplay With the Nvidia App, you don’t need a separate third-party program to record your gameplay or take screenshots. To do so, bring up the integrated in-game overlay using the Alt + Z hotkey. Called Nvidia ShadowPlay, it lets you capture 8K screenshots, record GIFs, and even create an instant replay reel based on the last 30 seconds of gameplay. Video recording can go as high as 8K at 30 FPS with HDR (with more standard resolutions able to go even higher). The ShadowPlay overlay in the Nvidia App The ShadowPlay overlay in the Nvidia AppNvidia The ShadowPlay overlay in the Nvidia AppNvidia Nvidia These are very useful features, not just for recording and sharing gameplay with viewers and/or friends, but also for analyzing graphics and performance when you review the footage later. There’s also a Broadcast feature in the Nvidia App that allows you to livestream gameplay to popular platforms including Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook Live. Camera and custom graphic overlays are possible with Broadcast, and it’s quick to get up and running once you’re acquainted. Of course, you can always choose to use those other third-party streaming apps that have a lot of the same (or more) functionality, but it’s nice to know this is a viable option in the Nvidia App. Tip #5: Manage your drivers Nvidia’s previous GeForce Experience was meant to be an easier way to update and manage your drivers. The Nvidia App, as its replacement, aims to do a lot of the same except better. You can choose between Game Ready or Studio drivers, and the Nvidia App will automatically populate when driver updates are available. (GPU driver updates often contain myriad bug fixes, new features, and general improvements, so it’s smart to keep on top of them.) Thiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG Thiago Trevisan / IDG One key improvement in the Nvidia App is more driver information readily available in the app itself. For example, you can see details regarding things like what was changed and which games were affected. General fixes, even ones addressing the Nvidia App itself, are also listed under the “What’s Fixed” area of the Drivers section. Driver management in the Nvidia App even lets you know when a new optimization profile is available for a particular game, which is great if you’re waiting to optimize something in your library. The most saliant information, though, might just be the “Game Ready For” area that shows the newest titles that just got their Game Ready drivers. All in all, there’s a lot worth exploring in the Nvidia App even though it’s still technically in beta. If you haven’t jumped on it yet, consider giving it a go — it’s already packed with features that’ll improve your gaming. Further reading: Settings every PC gamer should tweak ASAP Read...

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