Gaming~$400

Acer

Acer Nitro XV275K V3

Name: Acer Nitro XV275K V3
Brand: Acer
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock

VESA DisplayHDR 1000 on a 4K 160 Hz panel at four hundred dollars is the pitch, and the certification is the evidence behind it: VESA does not award that tier without real local dimming, however many zones do the work — Acer publishes no count for this version. What the spec sheet does carry is 1,000 nits claimed, 0.5 ms, FreeSync Premium, two HDMI 2.1 inputs and a stand that tilts and raises and nothing more. The model name is shared across versions with different port sets and different backlights, so the version letter is the thing to check before buying.

Approx. price

~$400

snapshot, not a live price

Sharpness

68ppd · retina-class

past the ~1 arcminute limit of 20/20 acuity — the grid is gone

HDR tier

Real HDR

1000 nits claimed behind local dimming whose zone count the maker does not publish

Peak brightness

1,000nits claimed

DisplayHDR 1000

USB-C power

None

video and data only, or no USB-C at all

Max refresh

160 Hz

0.5 ms GtG rated

Port speed — can each input carry this panel?

2×HDMI 2.1· full speed

This panel needs 38.2 Gbps at 3840×2160, 160 Hz and 24 bits per pixel, and the maker does not say whether it supports DSC compression.

Best for: HDR gaming on a budget that will not stretch to an OLED

Specifications

Approx. price: ~$400
Type: Gaming
Screen size: 27 in
Resolution: 3840×2160
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Pixels per degree: 68 — retina-class
Pixels per inch: 163
Panel: IPS
Curvature: Flat
Max refresh: 160 Hz
Response time: 0.5 ms GtG
VRR: FreeSync Premium
HDR tier: Real HDR
HDR certification: DisplayHDR 1000
Peak brightness: 1,000 nits claimed
Local dimming: Local dimming, zone count not published
Colour depth: 8-bit
HDMI: 2 × HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort: None
DSC: Not published
Port speed: 1 of 1 input at full speed
USB-C: None
Thunderbolt: No
KVM: None
USB hub: None
Speakers: None
Stand: height, tilt
VESA: 100x100
Weight: 12.13 lb
$ per inch: $15
$ per megapixel: $48

Features

Local dimming behind a VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certification, with no zone count published
VESA DisplayHDR 1000 at 1,000 nits claimed
4K at 160 Hz, switchable to 1080p at 320 Hz
Two HDMI 2.1 inputs

What it does well

DisplayHDR 1000 cannot be certified without real local dimming, which is more than the DisplayHDR 400 badges at this price promise — Acer simply never says how many zones it uses
163 pixels per inch works out to 68 pixels per degree at a normal desk distance — far enough that individual pixels stop resolving
Both HDMI ports are 2.1, and the link-rate arithmetic clears 4K 120 for a PS5 or Xbox Series X on this 8-bit panel with no compression needed
The dual-mode switch to 1080p at 320 Hz is useful for competitive shooters the GPU cannot drive at 4K

What it gives up

No USB-C input and no USB hub at all, so it docks nothing — and other versions of this model number do carry them, so check the letter
The stand tilts and raises and nothing else — no swivel and no portrait pivot
16.7 million colours means an 8-bit panel, so gradients band where a 10-bit panel holds together
Acer publishes neither a native-contrast figure nor a dimming-zone count for this version, so the HDR claim rests on the certification alone — and zone-based dimming always blooms around small bright objects
No speakers at all — the back has a headphone jack and a line out and nothing that makes sound

The two lists above come from the maker’s specifications and from published third-party measurements, not from owner reports. Where owner discussion has been read it appears in its own section below, so the two are never mistaken for each other.

What owners say

No owner discussion has been read for the Acer Nitro XV275K V3 yet. This section stays empty until there is something real to put in it.

What each input can carry

Video inputs on the Acer Nitro XV275K V3 and whether each carries the panel at full speed
Input	Usable	Verdict
2× HDMI 2.1	42.67 Gbps	full speed

Required = 3840 × 2160 × 160 × 24 × 1.20 = 38.2 Gbps.

Link rates are usable data rates after line coding, and a USB-C link is modelled as four lanes of DisplayPort 1.4. The full method.

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Where these specifications come from

Every figure here is the maker's own rating. Nothing on this page was measured by us, and no third-party measurement of this panel is cited yet.

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