Acer Predator X32X Review

Design

• Curved panel is unique among rivals
• Modern looks
• Advanced port selection

The main difference with the Predator X32X against some of its other 32-inch 4K QD-OLED brethren is the presence of a gentle 1700R curve to the screen for a touch more immersion that can work well in titles such as sim-racing ones, or more cinematic games.

It gives the panel a different look, especially as it’s one of the only big-screen curved OLED panels that isn’t an obscenely large ultrawide with a wider aspect ratio. 

With this in mind, the Predator X32X is otherwise a smart and modern display, with no bezels around its large 32-inch screen, while the panel itself is quite thin. The stand is easy to assemble with a toolless screw-in base and a stand that clips into the back of the panel assembly, while on the rear of the stand, you’ll find a flip-out headphone hanger if you want it.

The stand adjustment here is welcome, with a good scope for tilt, swivel, and height adjustment. Unlike some of the competition, it won’t go portrait. Doing so with such a large curved screen could be quite unwieldy. 

The Predator X32X’s port selection is quite advanced, with room for a pair of HDMI 2.1 ports and a further two DP 1.4 options. There is a USB-C port that can provide up to 65W of power delivery and display powers for a one-cable solution for laptops, for instance. Oh, and there is a USB hub and KVM functionality if you’re a real power user with one monitor.

Image Quality

• Gorgeous resolution and refresh rate
• Excellent colour accuracy
• Weaker peak SDR brightness

Underneath the curved exterior, the Predator X32X comes with a similarly rich panel spec to many of its contemporaries, with a 32-inch 4K QD-OLED panel with a 240Hz refresh rate to provide the pinnacle in resolution and refresh rate for a modern gaming monitor.

It should come as no surprise that the image quality that this Acer monitor offers is truly sublime. It’s detailed and slick, making games such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Forza Horizon 5 look truly fantastic. Pair it with a powerful PC and you’ll be able to take full advantage of the specs on offer.

Being a QD-OLED means we’re getting deep, inky blacks and marvellous contrast, as measured with my colorimeter’s respective 0.01 and 8130:1 results. That leads to some great dynamic range, too.

Colour accuracy is top-notch, with the Predator X32X recording 100% coverage of the mainstream sRGB space, proving that colours for generalist workloads are displayed perfectly. The 98% DCI-P3 and 92% Adobe RGB results prove this panel is potentially very well-suited to more colour-sensitive and creative tasks.

For gaming loads, we’ve got solid variable refresh rate, or VRR, support. This Acer screen supports AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia G-Sync covered, so you’re in for a tear and stutter-free experience, whether you have a GPU from Team Red or Green.

The chink in the Predator X32X’s armour is its peak SDR brightness, which my colorimeter clocked at 222.6 nits. This is more of a general issue with these QD-OLED screens though, as I’ve experienced it in the past. HDR support is limited to the basic DisplayHDR True Black 400 for better highlights in supported content

Software and Features

• Comprehensive OSD menus
• No speakers

The Predator X32X comes with quite an extensive OSD, with lots of options for everything from simple customisation of brightness and contrast levels to more advanced means such as toggles for VRR and HDR modes and game genre-specific picture modes. 

You can change the aspect ratio of the curved screen to either 21:9 or 32:9 if you want a more traditional ultrawide experience, although on this 4K 16:9 panel, it comes with some severe letterboxing.

There are some built-in speakers here if you want to use them, although they are quite thin-sounding. For more casual work, they’re fine, but you’ll want a dedicated solution for much stronger audio results.

Should you buy it?