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LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
I believe that while your frames can update in 5ms or whatever the display still has to decode and convert the signal to something that actually hits the visible display. That's where the lag is, not (necessarily) how long it takes an individual pixel to change.

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LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
Video scaling via graphics control panel usually seems to be broken with both nvidia and amd. Is anyone currently using this feature and if so what device/drivers are you using?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5142/aoc-aire-pro-23inch-ips-hd-display-for-under-200

Has this been mentioned? Thoughts?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
I got a 27" 1080p because it was cheap, games would run good, and I don't have perfect vision. I like it and it is pretty big. at 220 bucks I thought it was a good deal.
http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27EA33V-led-monitor

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
So I've discovered the joys of custom resolutions in the Nvidia control panel. I've got my 60 hz LG 27EA33V up to 74hz. I've done some web browser vsync tests in my web browser and they are showing that high a refresh rate. If I got up to 75, the monitor tells me that it is too high.

My question is, are the games I play going to use the custom resolution (refresh rate)? If so or not, how do I tell? Do I need to manually set it in games that support setting refresh rate?

Thanks!

edit: world of tanks has a helpful setting that displays available refresh rates, of which 74 is included.

LRADIKAL fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Dec 7, 2016

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
OK, cool. Followup: if I use vsync, will it drop down to 37fps for the half rate?

LRADIKAL fucked around with this message at 03:41 on Dec 7, 2016

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
This Costco talk has got me jonesing.

What are the best $450-600 120hz+ 1440p 27" monitors? I don't mind if it's new or refurbed as long as there's still warranty. I want either gsync or freesync, don't care which. I'm somewhat open to other sizes and resolutions in the same range if there is something special at the moment.

I can do Costco, but I also like Amazon (and it's 5% credit)... Hell I can go newegg! No sales tax still?

LRADIKAL fucked around with this message at 02:28 on Apr 16, 2017

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01L...56xL&ref=plSrch

This looks like a different nixeus than the previous mentioned one? Looking at the 27 inch version it seems legit... What do y'all think?

Wait..this looks like a 60hz model after all

LRADIKAL fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Apr 22, 2017

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
It's smoother. I'm overclocked at 74hz and when it reset to 60 I was wondering what was wrong with my computer playing rocket league. Quick camera swings make it super apparent.

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
Jimminy christmas, this Predator XB1 is bright by default! Looks very nice, didn't have much chance to play with it though! Gotta get through work!

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
It's almost certainly a bad idea to use a TV. I'm sure there's some exceptions, but I'll leave that research to you.

Anyone have a recommendation for a cheap, decent image quality 32" 1440p with smaller bezels? It's for a secondary, non gaming display to pair with my more expensive gaming monitor of same res/panel size. Don't need high refresh and HDR, etc. There's a decent selection on Amazon, between $200 and $250, wondering if anyone has any experience in this class of display.

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
Edit-wrong thread!

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
Any suggestion on a workhorse 1440p 32" monitor as a secondary to a same resolution game monitor? I use if for music players and CPU graphs and discord and sometimes video. It's an over/under setup so a small bottom bezel would be a bonus

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe

Saukkis posted:

You could put the monitor slightly behing the main monitor so the bezel wouldn't be an issue.

Good point, in any case, it's a cherry on top feature.

Oh yeah, and flat, please.

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
I asked not too long ago, so maybe the research is going to be on me, but I'm looking for a 1440p 32" monitor. Any refresh rate is fine, it's a secondary screen to match my primary. Kind of driving me nuts having a 27" 1080p above my bigger, higher res one.

How can I figure out what the cheapest non terrible version of this I can get is? Seems like maybe the market for that size/resolution is small and games oriented.

Thanks!

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
more pixels per second means that it's harder for your graphics card to draw the pictures.

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe

Cross-Section posted:



End of the year/beginning of next year is when the 39''-45'' 21:9s with the nice new RGWB panels start dropping.

I don't follow panel fabrication and what not that closely. the very bottom left thing is something I want! Is this particularly bright or high quality or just cheaper? what's the deal?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
Hey All,

I have one of these LG Ultragear 1440p 32" monitors (https://a.co/d/hZBbbhm) . I'm looking to pair another 32" 1440p monitor with it and replace an existing 1080p display.

I'm looking for either something cheaper to use as a secondary, or something better to take the place as the primary display.

The Ultragear I'm pretty happy with except of course I can't get HDR to work worth a drat (either blows out windows, or mode shifts strangely in games), which I think is maybe more of a windows issue?

So to reiterate, I'm looking either for a high refresh gaming monitor, or a decent IQ cheap one of the stated size.

Thanks!

edit: no curve!

LRADIKAL fucked around with this message at 16:47 on Feb 10, 2024

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
That's only 27". Interesting info about side lit monitors tho.

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
God damnit, I'm going to get one of these fancy monitors. I guess I'm getting a bonus plus my car is almost paid off...

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe

Wrr posted:

Quick Question: My monitor seems to be splitting / peeling; anyone know a good glue or adhesive to glue this bit back onto the shell?






It's hard to see from the picture, but it looks like there's some slimy adhesive between the panels and the bezel. You might be able to wipe the adhesive off. It also could be some kind of tape that might need to be peeled off. Then you need to put a tiny bit of appropriate adhesive, and have a good way to clamp it together (i guess rest it face down?) Heck, maybe super glue would work. anyway, don't gently caress up!

edit: oh, it's curved, so maybe mini clamps and like a strip of balsa, or a bunch of tiny masking tape strips over the back and across the front of the screen?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
With these high end QD-LED HDR monitors, are we running HDR in windows desktop or are we mode switching for games? What about the Windows "artificial" HDR? Do you have to dial it in for every different game, etc?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
It looks like the following are the second gen QD-OLED 32" 4k displays:

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/alienware-32-4k-qd-oled-gaming-monitor-aw3225qf/apd/210-blmq/
https://us-store.msi.com/MPG-321-URX-QD-OLED
https://shop.asus.com/us/90lm09t0-b013b0-rog-swift-oled-pg32ucdm.html

Anyone have any thoughts or recommendations or alternatives?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
Yeah, I've been following along with the thread for the last few weeks.

Are there any other brands with this panel than listed above? Do we hate any of the above brands? Do people really like curved displays?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe

LRADIKAL posted:

It looks like the following are the second gen QD-OLED 32" 4k displays:

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/alienware-32-4k-qd-oled-gaming-monitor-aw3225qf/apd/210-blmq/ $1200
https://us-store.msi.com/MPG-321-URX-QD-OLED $950
https://shop.asus.com/us/90lm09t0-b013b0-rog-swift-oled-pg32ucdm.html $1,300.00

Anyone have any thoughts or recommendations or alternatives?

https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/monitors/gaming/32-odyssey-neo-g8-4k-uhd-240hz-1ms-curved-gaming-monitor-ls32bg852nnxgo/
Here's another one, and it's cheaper at $900 although a youtube nerd hates its matte finish.

Seems to me the main thing putting Dell in the lead is better return policy/warranty?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe

Canned Sunshine posted:

If you’re on a Mac, then sure. Windows handles scaling just fine though; I use 1440p on my 27” 4K screen and it looks great.

You use 1440p on a 4k screen? Letting the display scale the output?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
What's the best way to "camp" stores with a bot or web service or whatever so I can buy one of these stupid things?

(32" 4K QD-OLEDS, obv)

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe

Canned Sunshine posted:

Do you have a particular one in mind?

I'm about to run off to work, but all except the most curved one. :) They all seem to have quirks and differences, but none of them are really deal breakers to me, and I'm like "gently caress it" on the MSRP differences.

Edit: huh, only the Dell is curved out of the MSI, Asus and Dell and it's a more minor curve that I'm cool with, so any of them.

LRADIKAL fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Feb 23, 2024

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
Well, I checked my company discount program, and I can get 10 percent off of a Dell monitor. So I did!

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
https://www.techspot.com/news/102011-msi-new-monitors-cause-uproar-reddit-over-firmware.html

MSI isn't releasing enough firmware updates?

I've never bought a high end TV or monitor before. What's the expectations of support and updates in this segment?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
So I'm looking at this Dell support page as my expensive monitor comes towards me. Obviously I want to update the firmware, but do I care about or want the Dell Display Manager Application? The Alienware Command Center? or even the Driver monitor? what's necessary? What's helpful? What's bloatware?

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/aw3225qf-monitor/drivers

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
Huh, never heard of that setting before.

Thanks for the tips. Also, I was expecting you would tell me to install the monitor inf file. Don't those carry color information, etc? It doesn't matter because windows figures out what monitor it is anyway?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
I didn't see any scratches on mine that I got today. I looked pretty close, I can try harder when I get home.

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
No FOD in my packaging. The display was essentially dust free as well as undamaged. They might have multiple facilities or have changed practices. Could even be as silly as one bad employee or a supplier change.

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
You could also get some kind of KVM to manage your displays, no?

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
Dang, I hit control+shift+t to restore my last closed browser tab and a green crosshair overlay is put on my screen! The alienware software got on anyway, even after the tip someone gave me in this thread that was supposed to keep it from happening! uninstalling! gently caress you dell!

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
I changed my monitor backlight to a warm orange and it's a nice backlight.

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bEKOp1GLDs
RTINGS showing their new monitor refresh tests.

quote:

Our old monitor test bench doesn't paint the full picture of monitor response times. The tests missed important information such as inverse ghosting, red phosphor trailing, overshoot, and small pixel-level details that, in aggregate, become a much bigger nuisance. Our updated pursuit pattern validates user experiences we've long seen reported and confirms the data collected from our response time testing. Plus, while other patterns exist in the testing sphere, none are as detailed as ours.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:17 Motion Blur Overview
3:16 The New Pursuit Pattern
4:47 Red Phosphor Trailing
5:39 The VA’s Worst Nightmare
7:15 Overshoot
11:11 Motion Clarity
11:54 Pursuit Photography
12:48 Conclusion

For more details about our testing process, check out our article:
https://www.rtings.com/monitor/learn/research/pursuit-photo

LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
The panel itself is damaged?. Forget it.

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LRADIKAL
Jun 10, 2001

Fun Shoe
No you download the firmware to your pc and it magically goes across the HDMI.

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