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Acer Predator XB272 covers the basics
The gaming monitor's design rises a bit above average for its navigation joystick and a few more features than usual in the onscreen display.
Like the XB252, but bigger
G-Sync takes space
G-Sync monitors tend to be slightly thicker than FreeSync ones. If you care about that sort of thing.
For side-by-side use
The display rotates, and the top bezel is sufficiently thin if you want to put two side by side and span your games.
Two USB 3.0 on the side
Connector close-up
A lotta venting going on
Base
The standard Predator base.
Controls
You navigate the onscreen menus via a joystick, and the three buttons to the right control selection.
Over Drive
Acer's Over Drive mode boosts the response time, but can introduce unwanted artifacts.
The Predator at rest
Main control panel
Custom settings
More custom settings
Built-in speakers
And yet more custom settings
Keep in mind that many of these can be controlled via the Nvidia control panel.
Yes, more custom settings
Hot keys
You can map two of the buttons to bring up a particular menu.