I was concerned about buying a refurbished product. I almost never buy used items. Even more so concerned about buying a refurbished version of a $1300 USD item. Because this is a very expensive item, I felt that getting refurbished in this case would be okay. If worst comes to worst, the return policy for this item is even more accessible than normal. When I got the item, my concerns were put to rest. This item works perfectly as far as I am aware. It arrived in a generic big brown box with all the components required. I saw no visibile damage. I do have a few weird dots on the metal right around the logo. It's as if a liquid that stains and darkens metal was lightly dropped in spots on the metal around the logo. It's only visible with your face close to it though so I not bothered by it at all.



The monitor I used previously had a dead pixel on it. I did not notice the dead pixel until after the return period though because it was a high resolution monitor. Learning from experience I made sure to meticulously comb the entirety of this monitor for dead pixels. Thankfully, there were none and it stayed that way for the last 5 months.



The monitor reaches the 100hz overclock with absolutely no issues and it was pretty straightforward. Same with g-sync.



I am aware of the issue regarding backlight bleed on IPS displays. The monitor I received seems to have very acceptable levels of backlight bleed to me. It's an awkward way to put it but I feel that backlight bleed and how much of it is okay varies from person to person.



The stand takes up a lot of desk space. I made sure to get a monitor arm for my desk. Since the Predator is a very heavy monitor, I was worried about putting it on an arm. Thankfully the VIVO arm I got holds it up just fine. It was very challenging to set it for the VESA arm due to the size and weight of the monitor. You will most likely need a second person to either hold the monitor, or install the screws/pieces.



Speakers are better than nothing, but nothing special. My $14 logitech speakers are better. The menu buttons are a pain to deal with, especially at first because they aren't placed very well.



I love this monitor. Here's hoping it will last for a long time.