Acer predator x35 review in Spanish (full analysis)

After the brutal proposal of Acer with its Nitro XV3 gaming monitor, the manufacturer has not settled, so now it is the turn of the Acer Predator X35. An impressive gaming monitor in curved 21: 9 format and 3440x1440p resolution with a VA panel that offers no less than 200 Hz in overclocking and 2 ms response with DisplayHDR 1000. The fight is getting more and more interesting to see who is on top, so users with big budgets are finding it increasingly difficult to choose a team.

In this review we will see everything that this enthusiastic range gaming monitor can offer us, because it has tough rivals such as the ROG Swift PG35VQ from Asus or Optix MPG341CQR from MSI at more affordable prices.

And before we continue, we thank Acer for their confidence in Professional Review by giving us this monitor for analysis.

Acer Predator X35 technical features

Unboxing

The case of the Acer Predator X35 could not be placed on top of our table due to its enormous dimensions. One that is presented in rigid cardboard of great thickness to support the weight, and at least two side handles to hold it. All of it is covered in vinyl painted in gray and bluish tones with photos of the monitor on the main faces and a huge Predator logo.

The opening system is quite peculiar, and more bale than we have the box lying on the ground, because it will open the main face and the two longest sides. A case-type system that leaves us fully exposed the double expanded polystyrene cork mold that stores all the components.

Within this bundle we have the following elements:

• Monitor Acer Predator X35 European and British type power cable USB Type-B - Type-A cable for data connection User manual HDMIC cable DisplayPort VESA wall bracket Energy label and calibration report

A fairly complete bundle in which the manufacturer has had the excellent idea of ​​giving us a fully assembled and ready-to-use monitor. Otherwise we have all the cables we need, including a British plug and the corresponding calibration report despite being a gaming monitor.

By the way, we have the VESA bracket for the wall, but not the screws, we imagine that they will be pre-installed inside the monitor itself as it usually happens.

Design

The Acer Predator X35 is a giant monitor wherever we look at it, it is what usually happens with these ultra panoramic 21: 9 formats of 35 inches diagonal. Equipment with 1800R curvature typical of these formats to improve our immersion and not having to turn our heads as much to cover the entire panel.

Acer has adjusted the monitor frames to the maximum available, with physical edges that only have a couple of millimeters on the sides and upper area that are attached to frames integrated in the 7 mm panel. The lower area as normal will be somewhat wider with 25mm plastic edges. This configuration is ideal for mounting more monitors close to each other, with a minimum image loss in the joints of only 20 mm, ideal for simulators.

Interesting details are also visible, such as the ambient light sensor located on the upper edge that will be activated by the factory for automatic brightness adjustment. Perfectly deactivatable from the OSD to get the maximum HDR available.

We are located in the rear area to see in more detail the support system of the Acer Predator X35, which is quite complex and luckily we already have it fully installed. The base is completely made of metal and has three support points, one rear and two at the ends with the two V-shaped legs at about 135 ^or very very sharp and aggressive. At least these do not protrude from the vertical plane of the monitor.

To route cables we will have no problems, since much of the base is hollow, at least until we reach the junction with the main support column. This is also metallic with a plastic casing to beautify, and integrates the turning mechanism in the Z axis in those cylinders that are seen in the foreground. We also have a grip on the top that will come in handy to transport the bug.

We looked better the back of the monitor, all of it made of hard plastic that serves to cover the inner metal chassis. This time we have active cooling, so the presence of the fan makes it necessary to have vents to expel the hot air. A system that in this case we consider slightly noisy when we demand more from the monitor. There is also a discreet section of RGB lighting that we will see later in action. The small openings on the sides serve to take out the sound of the two 4W speakers that are integrated into this Acer Predator X35.

Ergonomics

Let's focus on the ergonomics provided by the base of this Acer Predator X35, which despite its size is quite good.

The up or down movement is made through a hydraulic system located in the support arm. This is quite hard due to the fact that it supports a fairly heavy screen, although it allows us a range of 130 mm between the lowest and highest position. Being such a slim base, the lowest position keeps the monitor about 8.5 cm above the ground, which is quite a bit.

With the turning mechanism located in the metal cylinder, we can twist the screen to the right or left at an angle of 45 ^or that is a lot considering its dimensions. This mechanism is quite smooth, and the turning is done relatively easily.

Finally we will have the possibility to rotate it in the X axis, or in orientation. We can do it up with up to 35 °, or down with 5 °. Which is also a lot considering the weight of the screen.

Ports and connections

We now continue with the connectivity of the Acer Predator X35 that draws our attention in certain aspects. It has the following ports:

• 20V / 14A1x Jack 3.5mm Power Jack for Audio1x HDMI 2.01x DisplayPort 1.4USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-B3x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A

Of course we have the DisplayPort 1.4 version, otherwise it would not be possible to achieve the maximum performance of the team. In fact, this connector supports a maximum of 144 Hz at maximum resolution and with 10-bit depth. To use 200 Hz we will have to reduce the depth to 8 bits, at least that's how it was on the RTX 2060 card. In any case, both ports are compatible with Nvidia G-Sync Ultimate.

We are struck by having only one connector of each type, when normally we have up to two and three HDMI or several DisplayPort to connect various equipment. On the other hand, data connectivity is quite good, with 3 seats available.

RGB lighting

The lighting system consists of four areas located at the rear that we can control directly from the OSD in a somewhat basic way, or much better with the RGB Light Sense program.

These areas will give us a merely decorative light, and in no case with enough power to illuminate the wall that we have behind the Acer Predator X35. In any case, the program can be obtained from the official product page. With it, we can choose between different animations available, synchronize it with the music or the game, or leave it fixed in a single color, which is how it comes from the factory.

Display and features

Now we will focus on the section corresponding to the benefits of the Acer Predator X35. Here we will see all the news that Acer has put into its new creation, which eye, we will see that it is something similar to what Asus has in its Strix XG438Q.

Let's start with the basic features, a monitor that offers us a 35-inch diagonal in ultra-wide 21: 9 format at a curvature of 1800R and with a WUHD resolution of 3440x1440p. The panel that has been used is of the VA type with a contrast of 2, 500: 1, although inside we have the Quantum DOT and FALD (Full Array Local Dimming) technology. This technology implements a backlight matrix with 512 LED dots that the firmware can independently regulate to improve panel contrast when playing HDR content. The option that is responsible for doing this automatically is the SDR Variable Backlight, and we will have it available in the OSD panel.

The previous technology has already been implemented in other equipment before Acer such as Asus, although not with panels that have Display HDR 1000m certification like this, this means that the panel will be able to offer us maximum brightness in HDR of up to 1000 nits, while the Normal brightness will remain at about 600 nits.

There is only a superior HDR 1400 certification, and the truth is that the brightness power is impressive. This technology is similar to or equal to that used in the Asus XG438Q, and we have detected exactly the same problem with brightness dimming with elements on a black background. The problem of the Acer Predator X35 manifests itself in the form of a slight glare around icons, windows, etc., with the brightness at maximum and only when viewing the screen obliquely. This problem is fixable through software, so, like Asus, we hope that Acer will provide us with a definitive solution to this new technology.

Regarding gaming performance, Acer has put the rest in this team, providing this powerful panel with no less than 200 Hz refresh rate in overclock mode, and 180 Hz in normal mode. To this we add a response of just 2 ms, one of the smallest ever seen on a monitor of these characteristics. These two factors can be obtained with the options of Over Clock for the frequency and Over Drive for the response. To all this, we add the Nvidia G-Sync Ultimate dynamic refresh technology, Nvidia's highest performance for its graphics cards.

We will only have to worry about the connection to use and the options it supports, which we have already mentioned in the tight connections. The best is DisplayPort, supporting 3440 × 1440 @ 200 Hz in 8 bits, or 144 Hz in 10 bits. In fact, this VA panel has a native 8-bit depth, supporting 10 bits in 8-bit + FRC mode. We do not have Pantone certification, although it does assure us 90% in the DCI-P3 space.

Its most useful features are completed with viewing angles of 178 ^or both horizontally and vertically that are perfectly fulfilled. And also, it has up to 8 predefined image modes to select the one that best suits us based on the use that we are going to give the monitor.

Calibration and color proofing

To see in a practical way the pure performance of the Acer Predator X35 and its color calibration, we are going to carry out a series of tests with our X-Rite Colormunki Display colorimeter and the HCFR and DisplayCAL 3 programs, both free and free to use.

All the tests have been carried out with the factory monitor settings, we have only modified the brightness for the uniformity test and the RGB levels for the final profiling and calibration.

Brightness and Contrast

To carry out these brightness tests we have set the brightness to the maximum with HDR deactivated in search of maximum performance for standard use.

Measurements	Contrast	Gamma value	Color temperature	Black level
@ 100% brightness (normal)	3435: 1	1.91	6561K	0.1632 cd / m 2

We see that even if using HDR mode we have a spectacular of almost 3, 500: 1, which demonstrates the high power of Quantum Dot technology in combination with FALD. Precisely because of it, we obtain excellent black levels with just over 0.1 nits, being very deep despite being a VA. The fit with the D65 point is really good and it almost nailed it, while the Gamma value is a little below 2.2. For a more demanding user in this regard, we could approach the aforementioned value by touching the corresponding option in the OSD, which allows us to increase or decrease the Gamma ± 0.3 and ± 0.6.

Regarding the uniformity of the brightness, we have taken a 5 × 3 matrix for the width of the monitor. We have values ​​that are in the 530-560 nits approximately, not reaching those 600 in normal mode specified by the manufacturer. Activating the HDR we did exceed 1000 nits in the central part of the panel, although we will not go too far. Again, the backlight technology does an excellent job of giving great uniformity throughout the panel, with very close values ​​in all cells.

Measurements	Value
sRGB	92.9%
DCI-P3	67.9%
AdobeRGB	65.7%

For the following tests we have used a brightness of 50%, where the obtained calibration results have been of better quality.

SRGB color space

The Acer Predator X35 covers 92.9% of this color space, the smallest of all in terms of depth, which invites us to think that in other spaces the values ​​are going to be low. In addition, with the factory calibration we find Delta E values ​​far from ideal, with an average of 3.4. We have values ​​that in many cases exceed 4 or 5 for the gray scale, when they should be in figures less than 1. These values closely resemble the calibration report of this unit, so it is no surprise.

In the HCFR graphs we see that the Gamma value is effectively below 2.2 in all cases, and we have a somewhat discontinuous RGB level graph, especially in the blue tone.

DCI-P3 color space

Let's move on to the next space aimed at HD content and video creators. In DCI-P3 we have a coverage of 67.9%, which is far from the 90% that they promise us. Perhaps it is this specific unit, but these are the results obtained, and the Delta E is also high, as was the case in the previous color space.

Otherwise, the calibration curves are more or less the same as before, so this time we are going to carry out a calibration in search of improving these benefits.

Calibration

After testing, we have used DisplayCAL to calibrate and profile the monitor and thus create our ICC file for this unit. The profiling has been done at a brightness of 300 nits, which is 50% of the maximum brightness of the monitor in normal mode. Similarly, we have increased the Gamma to +0.3 to adjust it to an ideal 2.2.

Although we did not improve coverage with the main color spaces, we have adjusted the Delta E much more. Now we have an exceptional average of 0.81 in sRGB and quite acceptable in DCI-P3 with 2.06.

Next, we leave you the ICC calibration file to upload to your computer if you have this monitor.

User experience

As usual, I am going to tell you about my experience with this Acer Predator X35 monitor after arriving a few days using it daily.

Multimedia and Cinema

What you may like most about a monitor of this type is how good it comes to watch movies in full size and without the black bands. Most of them are recorded at 21: 9, so we have absolutely the entire screen to ourselves.

To this we add the curvature, which for these things comes from fable, like the HDR 1000, with which the image shines in a brutal way, so much better to use it only during the day, because at night you almost need glasses. Sun.

Gaming

It is called a gaming monitor for something, and that is that Acer has cast the rest in this VA panel. Not only do we have a spectacular resolution, but it has also got 200 Hz and 2 ms of response. Few monitors are on the market with such power. But the usual thing happens, what graphics card moves a game at more than 60 FPS at this resolution ?, none unless we use SLI or NVLink. In any case, fluency is appreciated to play at lower resolutions, although for that we already have more discreet monitors.

The X35 I see it ideal for users who have enthusiastic level gaming equipment and who are also dedicated to making gameplays or direct. An exceptional immersion with the format and being able to enjoy every moment as if we were inside the game itself is the best of this type of monitors. That itself is a unique experience also reinforced with G-Sync Ultimate and HDR.

Design and work

Finally we can say that the resolution, size, color depth and technology used, are suitable to use this monitor for design. The problem is that the coverage with the color spaces is not the best that we find, since we are very fair in spaces that are not sRGB and this is very limiting in the professional field.

For users who are dedicated to CAD / CAM / BIM design and content creators, we are going fabulous, since the huge desktop is a delight to work with.

OSD panel

The OSD menu of the Acer Predator X35 can be controlled through a joystick in the lower right area, which will be accompanied by three function buttons and a slightly more separate room that is responsible for turning the monitor on and off.

Pressing any of the three buttons we will obtain the primary menu, with three quick menus that are responsible for configuring the image mode, with 8 different profiles, the brightness of the monitor and the video input. They are the typical menus that we find in most gaming monitors on the market, at least in the most advanced ones.

Pressing the central button of the joystick we will get the main OSD menu, which this time Acer has implemented a lot of options through 6 menus.

In the first we will have the most generic, but also very important options, such as brightness, contrast. Along with them, practically all will be important, since we can activate the blue light filter or improve the black balance with Dark Boost and Auto Black Level, one of the new features of this panel with independent FALD lighting areas. We remember to deactivate the automatic brightness to obtain the maximum performance of the monitor.

In the second section we have the color adjustment with its typical three-axis RGB options. The third section is not important either, although the fourth is oriented to gaming and where we can select the maximum refresh rate at 180 or 200 Hz as well as the Over Drive mode to reach those 2 ms response. We also have custom crosshairs. It is important to note that we must select “Apply & Reboot” for these changes to take effect. After these we will go to the Nvidia / AMD panel to select the desired frequency if it is not activated automatically.

The last two sections are less important for gaming, with the typical functions of the OSD and the power modes and appearance of the monitor.

Final words and conclusion about Acer Predator X35

We come to the end of this review, and we are sad to have to return this Acer Predator X35. A monitor that incorporates and combines Quantum Dot and FALD technology in a large VA panel. Its main advantage is to offer us a spectacular image quality and great HDR 1000, although it is true that this technology requires some software adjustments to improve the contrast in certain situations.

It is a gaming monitor, although it may seem design, its WUHD resolution, 200 Hz and 2ms of response make it lower. There is practically no panel of this size that exceeds these registers, much less with Nvidia G-Sync Ultimate implemented. Features that are fully enjoyed by the 21: 9 format and its curvature.

The OSD panel has also been revamped, and we have many important options within it to manage all of its technology. We only miss software that allows us to take that management directly to the operating system, since an enthusiastic range like this should have it.

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And what to say about its design, we have a new design on the base, which provides ergonomics like few of its size and quality finishes almost without frames. It has an ambient sensor to adapt the brightness and two great 4W speakers that give a decent sound quality.

We expected a little more performance in color spaces, since its format would be ideal for professional design, although the spaces are not too covered. In any case, its calibration is good and the huge desk will be perfect to enjoy a gaming experience at the best level

How much will our Christmas whim cost us? Well, the Acer Predator X35 is available for an official price of 3, 155 euros, it is an astronomical figure without a doubt, and for this reason we must become more demanding with this type of model that should touch perfection. It bears the burden of being the fastest monitor in this built format.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ THE FASTEST IN ITS FORMAT: 200 HZ, 2 MS AND G-SYNC	- FEW VIDEO TICKETS
+ QUANTUM DOT + FALD TECHNOLOGY	- PRICE
+ DISPLAY HDR 1000	- DETAILS TO POLISH IN FALD TECHNOLOGY AND LITTLE SPACE OF COLOR
+ ULTRA PANORAMIC AND WUHD FORMAT
+ SPECTACULAR DESIGN AND FACTORY ASSEMBLED
+ SPECTACULAR GAMING EXPERIENCE

The Professional Review team awards you the platinum medal:

Acer Predator X35

DESIGN - 94%

PANEL - 91%

CALIBRATION - 89%

BASE - 91%

MENU OSD - 90%

GAMES - 100%

PRICE - 85%

91%

The fastest 21: 9 curved gaming monitor on the market