When thinking about improving work productivity at home, one of the suggestions to keep in mind is the screen. It must ensure the criteria of large display space, optimal multitasking, and high aesthetics. But the most important thing is that the image quality must be good. Acer KA272 is one of the candidates that can meet the strict requirements. Along with several support features for multimedia use.
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Sturdy design
First, about the design language, the shell is mainly made from plastic. If viewed from the front, the Acer KA272 is covered with glossy black paint, simple but still shows elegance. The rear is replaced by matte black plastic, which is somewhat monotonous.
The main attention-grabbing point of KA272 is at the front. Although the price is relatively cheap, the screen border is thin, the company calls it ZeroFrame. Acer notes that this design makes images more realistic. Especially optimal when setting up two or more monitors side by side. Eliminate the concept of inherent screen borders. The control keys and joystick cluster are arranged on the back right. User-friendly OSD interface, allowing us to customize brightness, darkness, scan frequency, or turn FreeSync on and off…
The stand of the Acer KA272 is not too prominent. The function of adjusting height, vertical rotation, and rotation in two directions are things that it does not have. Of course, users can still adjust the tilt of the screen. Because it is mainly made from plastic, the stand is quite light. It doesn’t take up too much space on the desk.
The main disadvantage of the screen comes from the signal connection ports. The monitor only supports 1x HDMI 1.4 and 1x VGA. Not to mention the specific nature of each brand, motherboards or GPUs that own two HDMI ports at the same time are quite rare. Instead, there are DVI, and DisplayPort ports… To be able to meet the connection, we need to use external ports and signal wires. However, equipping a VGA port is easier to access for older computers (older laptops, PCs with built-in VGA ports).
Display quality
Acer KA272 has a 27-inch panel size, quite suitable for normal work and entertainment. The IPS panel supports extremely wide viewing angles and is quite realistic in color. Testing on the Lagom site shows that we can easily distinguish most color ranges. Color brightness is fairly uniform in the range from 1 to 32.
Although it is not difficult to see the pixels on the 27 screen due to the FHD resolution, the display color gamut is beautiful and bright. In the text, the symbols are a bit pockmarked and the details are unclear. This phenomenon is easily seen if we look at the screen at a close distance.
This is not too noticeable to normal users. Basic tasks mainly serve to display large content and more display space. We will comfortably work and use it for long periods, thanks to exclusive Acer BluelightShield and Acer ComfyView technology. Reduces the amount of blue light emitted from the screen, making image quality more soothing to the eyes.
On the other hand, the Acer KA272 appears to be out of breath in competitive games, especially FPS games such as CSGO, Call Of Duty,… Players of this game system will be relatively uncomfortable when first exposed. The ghosting effect occurs when gamers shake their hands too quickly. That’s what causes the frames to seem impossible to keep up with. In addition, the screen refresh rate is a modest 75Hz. At this time, I tried to adjust the settings to fix the above situation. A “reaction rate” option appears, with three modes: Off, Normal, and Extreme.
By switching to the highest state of “reaction rate”, the effect on games is even worse. I turned it off, and as a result, the ghosting was reduced, but it couldn’t be completely resolved. In addition, an interesting feature – Gameview, allows users to fine-tune colors and enhance contrast. Pay attention to the dark moments when playing, and monitor the screen’s refresh rate.
Summary
The Acer KA272 is quite an interesting monitor if your purpose is multitasking, occasionally involving multimedia work. The main point is the FHD resolution on the 27-inch screen, good contrast, and bright colors. It is worth mentioning that the payment amount is a little more than $160. A bargain for office users. This is a number that I consider very reasonable at present.
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