Acer's new Predator QD-OLED monitors deliver 240Hz at 4K and 1440p resolutions

What just happened? Have you made the move to an OLED monitor yet? More Quantum Dot OLED models are coming to market in the form of Acer's Predator X32 X2 and X27U X1 gaming displays, both of which offer some very impressive gaming specs.

It's the Quantum Dot layer that allows QD-OLED displays to achieve higher peak brightness levels than most WOLED models. QD-OLEDs generate blue light, which is transformed into green and red for the other subpixels through a quantum dot layer.

Starting with the Predator X32 X2, the 31.5-inch monitor boasts a 4K resolution and a 240Hz refresh rate, which, if you have the hardware to make the most of that combination, enables an amazing gaming experience.

The Predator X27U X1, meanwhile, is a 26.5-inch monitor with a WQHD (2560 x 1440) resolution. It retains the same 240Hz refresh rate as its larger sibling.

The monitors' remaining specs are pretty much identical. Both offer a 0.03ms GtG response time, 250 nits of native brightness, a peak brightness of 1,000 nits in HDR (3 percent window), a 1,500,000:1 contrast ratio, and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro.

Both monitors are also VESA DisplayHDR 400 certified and cover 99% of the DCI-P3 gamut.

Port-wise, the Predators come with two HDMI 2.1 inputs and a single DisplayPort 1.4. The X27U X1, the smaller of the two, includes two more powerful 5W speakers, while the X32 X2 uses dual 2W speakers.

Although OLED monitors are becoming more affordable, they remain a premium product – particularly the larger QD-OLED variants. The Predator X32 X2 will set you back $999 when it arrives in North America this June. It will launch in the EMEA in August, starting at EUR 1,199, and in China in Q2, starting at RMB 5,999.

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The Predator X27U X1 is available in North America now for $599. It comes to the EMEA in June, starting at EUR 699, and China in March, starting at RMB 3,999.

Earlier this month, the Dell Alienware AW2725Q arrived at $900, making it the cheapest 27-inch 4K 240Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor on the market. It seems the Predator X27U X1 has now taken that title.