Drez

Unbelievable...
 
I'd love to purchase this monitor. Honestly, I just don't think it's worth the £1000 price tag. That's roughly $2050 CAD. I mean really, ASUS? Your competitor is selling theirs for $350 less!
 

Sorry to let you down, but I'm not experiencing the issues you mentioned.

@Drez So, I ended up keeping the x34. I'm really digging it, thus far. I have a bit of backlight bleed, but what monitor doesn't these days?! No other issues, though.

@Drez I picked up the X34 from my local shop since it was $100 off. Now I just have to wait until I'm not so exhausted, to set it up. LOL

It's all good, brother.
 
I'm one of those people that have argued with Metro regarding accountability, so it's nothing new to me.
 
I should've expected this when I mentioned Acer, but even though I think he's quite bias, I do appreciate his input.

I'm thoroughly convinced Metro works for Asus. Apparently he has some inside information that the Asus model will be soooo much better. Yeah ya know what, I'd hope the Asus version is better since they've had all these heads up about what could go wrong with their monitor. As for what Acer is doing, they hot fixed the blue banding week one. Unfortunately, the monitor going to sleep issue requires a hardware fix. The rest of the problems they will address. If you think for one second acer is going to sit by and let their flagship monitor crash and burn especially with the holiday season coming up...then you're nuts. Yeah Acer screwed up on this one and their QC team was apparently on vacation that day, but they won't let this monitor fall to the wayside.
Are you on every other forum bashing all the other products that are first of their kind and having issues as well or are you just hard for Acer?

At this point, anyone that is interested in this monitor and willing to spend the money for it, I would imagine has done some research.  That's the reason I know so much about what is going on with the monitor.  Also, as you don't work for Acer or follow the forum over at Acer about these issues, you can't know what they are doing about it.  So you can't put out a blanket statement like "Acer has not even attempted to fix this issue" because it's blatant ignorance.  The blue banding issue was resolved within a week by a firmware update and they halted the supply of the monitor for this reason.  There really is no use in continuing any kind of debate with you because you don't have facts to backup your statements about the current state of affairs with the x34 or what Acer is doing to fix them.

Right but Metro, what you're failing to mention in every one of your personal crusade posts is that yes, there are people that are having problems, BUT, there are many people that aren't. It's hit and miss unfortunately.  I could understand if you were up in arms over this if Acer was just sitting back saying "Oh, our bad.  Better luck next time."  If you don't think that Acer is burning the midnight oil to fix their flagship monitor, then I don't know what to say to you.  
 
Also, as for the Overclock.net post that everyone posting has at least one problem, then yeah you're right.  All the people with problems are posting in a thread about problems with the monitor.  There's really no point in starting a bunch of threads about how people got their monitor and it's the best thing they've ever bought.  Cause I've personally read quite a few people saying it's the best investment they've ever made in a monitor.  So thank you for dawning the mantle and being the first one to hop in here and post about "OMG, the x34 has another problem" every time something comes up.  If you posted your concern for the problems in a constructive manner it would be one thing, but every time I see you post it's like you're running down from the castle to warn the villagers about Frankenstein's monster.

Metro, my god man, are you sure you don't work for Asus or are a disgruntled acer employee? Cause you've had your torch and pitchfork out on every thread involving the x34. Yes, the x34 has problems. Nothing comes out the gate perfect with tech these days. There are plenty of people out there with the x34 that have zero problems. Check out the threads on overclockers or ultrawide master race reddit. The x34 is the very first monitor of its kind. Sadly, these are early adopter woes. It happens. People will RMA the defects till they get a good one. You dont hear about all the happy owners. The squeaky wheel gets the grease ya know. Acer will keep working to address the issues. Relax a little and go eat a snickers or something.

Once again thank you, giving me good info to think over. I won't be buying it before Christmas, so maybe I'll wait and see how things shake out.
 
Thanks again.

Again Metro, you fail to see the point.  As stated several times already, the company placing their name on the product is responsible for the quality control in TOTAL!  Your logic is beyond flawed.  These companies don't just assemble the parts and ship them out the door.  Each company is responsible for their own qc.  Yes the people who created the panels qc is shit obviously, but still, ASUS/Acer/Dell/Samsung/Etc are the last stop between production and the customer.  They are ultimately responsible for the qc of the total package.  There have been several people in this forum that have already proven your point wrong.  ASUS/Acer/Samsung/Dell/whoever are all responsible for their own stuff.  Every manufacturer has put out products with problems.  It happens.  The original ROG Swift had problems as well, not just the new one.  Other monitors have had problems.  Is this your first time dealing with technology?  Seriously, your posts are not constructive in the slightest and they just run in circles going back to blaming Acer.

Turns out it was a defective custom braided GPU cable from the card to the powersupply.  Replaced it with a stock cable and it now detects the second card and SLI is working.  Appreciate everyones help. 

Getting tired of his posts as well, if you go through his post history, he'll be badmouthing Acer in almost every single post trying to protect Asus in every way possible.
 
Asus is at fault with this monitor imo, they're the ones that decideded to go with the panel and put their ROG logo on it, which is supposed to be their premium line of products.
 
This monitor was supposed to be a Christmas gift to myself in combination with a 980ti but after all these issues, let's say I am in no mood to play lottery.
I find it unacceptable to play the lottery when this much money is at stake, I'll happily put the money on the table for a premium product and this isn't one.

I have the stock standard Asus SLI bridge and I tried that.  Same results.
 
 
I've swapped the cards, tried them one by one, still same thing.  Each one individually works, I've tested that.  So I know it's not the GPU's themselves.  I guess I'll just open a ticket with Asus and see where that goes.  Thank you both for your help.

No I hear that. I couldn't decide for the life of me between 4k, ultrawide, or 144. I have the machine to run anything but I think 4k is a bit limiting. So figured I'd try out ultrawide and 144.
The 271 will be a great monitor. Can't go wrong with that one. I'd say wait for the release and for TFT Central to put out their review on it. They're quite thorough. There is also its counterpart, the Asus PG279Q. Similar specs if you want a different look. Of course the zero bezel on the 271 is nice.

That is simply asinine. Regardless of where the parts are sourced from, it's the responsibility of whoever brands the product.

I think you may be talking about the first generation bobo, the XB270HU. The 271 isn't out yet The new version is quite nice. However, I just picked up a 270 to accompany my X34. I don't feel the 271 justifies a $100+ dollar price increase for a slightly smaller bezel and 21 extra hz. With either the 270 or 271, you're getting a great monitor for sure.

Thank you for only proving my point further.  Acer, Acer, Acer.  You sound like Jan from the Brady Bunch.  That entire post was about Acer this or Acer that.  Not only that, but you completely ignored the fact that your beloved Asus is having quality control issues of their own with the new ROG Swift; which the first gen of the monitor had issues as well.  I can almost guarantee that the PG348Q will have it's own issues.  ALL monitors that are pushing the bleeding edge are going to have issues Metro.  Get over it.  If you're not prepared to be an early adopter than go buy a monitor like the original ROG Swift and go about your business.  Your posts are not helpful in the slightest.  The only thing they do is bash Acer.  I follow this forum daily and I see a lot of people posting and making suggestions and actually helping others.  The only time I EVER see you post is when someone even utters the word Acer.
 
 I do however agree with on how terrible Acer is handling this.  I've followed the post on Acer's boards and listen to people saying they're deleting posts.  I don't work for Acer so I'm not sure what they're doing, but obviously they're not going to be able to fix everything at once.  They fixed the blue banding issue week one and now they're working on the WFS issue (which isn't as big of an issue as coil whine or it not overclocking to 100hz for some people), so they are working on it.  These things take time.  It's just not possible to fix everything at one time.  I'm not sure what field you work in, but as someone in the IT industry, you have to break problems down to smaller problems and fix from there.  There is no magic one time corrective action that will fix everything.  I wish they were more verbal about what they were doing but as soon as one of their people post about what they're currently doing, they get attacked by others saying "OMG!@# @!# Well what are you doing about this issue!??!?!?!".  Again, it takes time.  If you can't be patient while they work on it, avoid buying new tech.

Please avoid listening to Metro.  He only posts on this forum to bash Acer.  He never actually has any constructive information.
 
I'll put a little disclaimer on this post before I continue.  A lot of new monitors that are on the bleeding edge of monitor technology are facing quality control issues.  Even Metro's beloved Asus.  Their brand new ROG Swift pg279q for example is suffering from a few issues itself.
 
Source:
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/3q1wuf/asus_rog_swift_pg279q_review_gsync_165hz/
 
http://www.overclock.net/t/1558309/various-asus-debuts-rog-swift-pg279q-144hz-ips-and-g-sync/4630
 
Now then for the question itself.  Either monitor is an excellent choice.  I personally would recommend the X34 because ultrawide is awesome; or if you prefer Asus, they have their version of the X34 the PG348q coming out soon as well.  Fallout 4 will require a few modifications to make it compatible with ultrawide.  I've been told they were working on an official fix for it however.  A lot of newer games do support ultrawide resolutions.  If you are playing any games competitively, I'd recommend the Acer XB270HU or the Asus PG279Q for that wonderful 144hz.  If you're not playing competitively, ultrawide is the way to go.  More real estate and it's very immersive.  Plus, if you have nvidia card, gsync is amazing.
 
Any just released monitor that you pick up you will be playing the monitor lottery.  A lot of people have had no problem with the Asus or the Acer monitors you spoke of.  What I would recommend is that wherever you buy it from, make sure they have a good return or exchange policy (Newegg/Microcenter) and avoid taking advice from doomsayers like Metro.

Acer sure had a shitload of issues with the XB270HU panel when it first came out, the amount of issues were too abundant to ignore, however.... Since their refresh the XB270HU issues have been less prevalent in units. But of course, unlike ASUS.... Acer is far easier to get ahold of, including for RMA and they will cross ship as well as next day you a new panel, ASUS... Don't expect a speedy process, much less ease of getting ahold of them.
 
Keep in mind the 279Q is suffering the same issues as Acer originally had as well as issues such as with the 278Q.
 
Of course saying this, if I was buying right now for a 27" panel, I'd try my luck at getting a good 279Q, lol. I have to say though the X34 does look nice despite the qc issues, but then again, no different from ASUS, panel lottery is fun no matter what brand you go with  .

At this point, anyone that is interested in this monitor and willing to spend the money for it, I would imagine has done some research.  That's the reason I know so much about what is going on with the monitor.  Also, as you don't work for Acer or follow the forum over at Acer about these issues, you can't know what they are doing about it.  So you can't put out a blanket statement like "Acer has not even attempted to fix this issue" because it's blatant ignorance.  The blue banding issue was resolved within a week by a firmware update and they halted the supply of the monitor for this reason.  There really is no use in continuing any kind of debate with you because you don't have facts to backup your statements about the current state of affairs with the x34 or what Acer is doing to fix them.

In all honesty, it depends on what you're looking for.  If you're competitive or just want the 144hz, go for the PG279Q.  If you want a large ultrawide immersive screen, get the X34.  It's always difficult advising people what to get.  I know I've asked these questions myself and one person would sway me one way and another person another way.  It all comes down to personal preference.  You'll find in not only this forum but all tech forums, some people swear by 144hz and others swear by 21:9 ultrawide.  It's one of those things you kind of have to experience for yourself to know what you like.  Either way, you can't go wrong.  They're both amazing monitors.
 
You have the machine to power both.  Some AAA titles you may not get the full 100hz on the X34 at 3440x1440.  Again as stated by JSG509, your mileage may vary.  I know this isn't a ton of help, but hopefully it gives you something.

A wild Metro appears…
 
:-)

Metro, my god man, are you sure you don't work for Asus or are a disgruntled acer employee? Cause you've had your torch and pitchfork out on every thread involving the x34. Yes, the x34 has problems. Nothing comes out the gate perfect with tech these days. There are plenty of people out there with the x34 that have zero problems. Check out the threads on overclockers or ultrawide master race reddit. The x34 is the very first monitor of its kind. Sadly, these are early adopter woes. It happens. People will RMA the defects till they get a good one. You dont hear about all the happy owners. The squeaky wheel gets the grease ya know. Acer will keep working to address the issues. Relax a little and go eat a snickers or something.

Metro, my god man, are you sure you don't work for Asus or are a disgruntled acer employee? Cause you've had your torch and pitchfork out on every thread involving the x34. Yes, the x34 has problems. Nothing comes out the gate perfect with tech these days. There are plenty of people out there with the x34 that have zero problems. Check out the threads on overclockers or ultrawide master race reddit. The x34 is the very first monitor of its kind. Sadly, these are early adopter woes. It happens. People will RMA the defects till they get a good one. You dont hear about all the happy owners. The squeaky wheel gets the grease ya know. Acer will keep working to address the issues. Relax a little and go eat a snickers or something.