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Tom's Guide
23-07-2025
- Tom's Guide
Score this 1440p 240Hz OLED gaming monitor for nearly $100 off
There's no better way to beat the summer heat than playing PC games in the cool comfort of your home, and right now you can score a sweet deal on an OLED gaming monitor. Right now the 27" Acer Predator X27U OLED gaming monitor is $509 at Newegg, which knocks nearly $100 off the monitor's usual $599 price tag. That's a good price on this 1440p QD-OLED display that can hit a refresh rate of 240Hz, making it great for high-speed gaming. This Acer Predator gaming monitor sports a 27-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) OLED panel with up to a 240Hz refresh rate and support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, so it's great for gaming. Plus, it's adjustable, supports HDR and comes with a built-in pair of speakers. I know because I review gaming monitors for a living, and I think that 1440p resolution (aka 2560 x 1440 pixels) is a sweet for PC gaming because it's higher-res than standard 1080p yet doesn't require the kind of beastly rig you need to play your favorite games at 4K. That's especially important if you care about high framerates, and with its 240Hz refresh rate this QD-OLED 27-incher is more than capable of keeping up with just about any game. It also supports HDR and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, so you can count on beautiful lighting and buttery-smooth framerates in supported games. Plus, it comes with a pair of built-in speakers and a good port array too, as this display sports DisplayPort 1.4, USB-C and two HDMI 2.1 ports. That's great if you have a modern gaming console, as it means you can plug in your PS5 or Xbox Series X and count on taking full advantage of their HDR and variable refresh rate features. It's also adjustable, giving you room to tilt, swivel and raise or lower it a bit as you fine-tune your desk setup. This is a good price on this OLED gaming monitor, and I think it's worth splurging on because in my experience the switch from an IPS to an OLED display is one of the biggest upgrades you can make in terms of improving your PC gaming experience. Get one while you can!
Tom's Guide
29-05-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
Act fast to save $100 on a 240Hz OLED gaming monitor
I saw a lot of great discounts on PC hardware over Memorial Day, but even though many have ended there are still some killer deals to be had. For example, the 27-inch Acer Predator X27U OLED gaming monitor is $499 at Newegg, which is $100 off its usual asking price. That's the cheapest I've ever seen this monitor on sale for, and one of the best post-Memorial Day OLED gaming monitor sales I've seen all week. This Acer Predator gaming monitor offers an adjustable 27-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) OLED panel with up to a 240Hz refresh rate and support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, so it's great for gaming. Plus, it supports HDR and comes with a built-in KVM switch. And while $500 is still a little pricey for a 27-inch gaming monitor that's not 4K, I think the fact you're getting an HDR-capable OLED panel is what makes this display worth buying. Ever since I switched from IPS to OLED I've hated going back, because the striking brights, inky blacks and sharp contrast you get on a good OLED panel blows non-OLED displays out of the water when playing games or watching movies. Plus, I kind of think the 1440p resolution can be a strength of this display because it hits a nice middle ground between 1080p and 4K gaming. You get more pixels than standard 1080p, but you don't need an incredibly beefy gaming PC to run the best PC games at high framerates on a 1440p display. You should be able to game seamlessly at high speed too thanks to this monitor's 240Hz refresh rate and support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro. It's also a good monitor for day-to-day productivity thank to its included KVM switch, and the built-in 5W stereo speakers are nice to have when you're lacking a pair of the best computer speakers. This monitor sports both DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.1 ports, so you can plug in a modern console and count on full support for variable refresh rates and other HDMI 2.1-limited features. Plus, the display is adjustable, so you can tilt, swivel and raise or lower it a bit for optimal comfort.
